Q - If you & your DH go out in the car together, who drives?

[SuperMumNot]

a) DH
b) you
c) depends whose car you're in
d) DH, unless he's had a drink or two
e) varies - you alternate/whoever feels like it etc

Please just indulge me with an answer - I'll explain why a bit later

I'd honestly say it's about 50:50 with us. We tend to take my car for long journeys as it's more economical, but we generally split the driving. So a long journey will usually start with me driving and then DP will take over when we stop halfway. For shorter journeys, often the owner of whichever car we're in will drive there and the other drive back (or if we're out for food, I'll usually drive there and he'll drive back so I can have a glass of wine).

Sometimes I can't be arsed to adjust all the mirrors in his car so will 'let' him drive there and back!

We're both very good drivers, although I've been driving 5 years longer as I'm older than him.

We also never criticize the other's driving. Which is a refreshing change after my ex husband who, despite being a worse driver, always criticized my driving and even used to beep the horn / turn on the indicators 'for me' (I nearly pushed him out of the moving car when he did that!)

I'm 45yo.
Any long drives and we do half and half.
Shorter drives and it's really about who feels like it (much more DH atm due to ill health on my part)
For a long time, he had his car and we were taking his car if he was driving. Even though mine had more room at the back so more legroom for the dcs. Mine wasn't nice to drive apparently.
He changed his car, for one that actually uses lots of petrol so mine is now totally acceptable to drive
What you are describing is reminding me of what my parents do tbh. And I seem to be die ding my time insisting my mum is driving more so she is still confortable with it. My dad still drives most of the time ....

Two cars. Both paid out of joint account. He is registered keeper of one, I'm rk of the other. I'm the lead insured name for both. I drive more alone, dh walks to work, I drive. When we go out together we take whichever car is best suited to the journey - longer journey we use the more economical, slightly more comfy car, shorter trip, we use the one I drive to work. Who drives? No real pattern, depends who fancies it, or not. We share very long journeys. If DH 'comments' on my driving he soon knows my feelings on the matter and tends not to comment these days.

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Just indulge my answer OP.
It will all become clearer.

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