How much should I pay mate for fuel?

agnes · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:04

My mate picked my mate up from Stansted Airport (with me in the car) and drove us back home. So 2x return trips from mine to Standsted airport.

Total of both trips together comes roughly to 320 miles...

He wants £80????

Forgive me, but £40 tops in my mind...

Thoughts?

bobbyspangles · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:07

I work out my fuel as about 0.16p a mile and it's pretty spot on, so 320 miles would be ~£50 for me. But then this is a 1l Corsa

s452 · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:08

the absolute minimum will be the cost of the fuel

agnes · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:09

Any way to work it out on a mpg basis? 30mpg to be exact.

antijoke · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:10

£80 from both of you or £80 between you both?

Also, did your friend (the one being picked up) ask for the lift or did your other friend offer to pick you up?

BDEE · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:11

£80 is more than reasonable. (assuming this is in total???)

It's not just fuel - There is the other factors to consider.

HMRC allowance for reimbursment is 45ppm, which would be £144.

Seems like £80 is a fair deal to me. How much would a taxi or train have been?

That said.... it depends how much of an ass your mate is. I would only ask any mate of mine to cover the fuel - This would be about £48 at around 55mpg for diesel.

*edit* just to add if it was £80 each, which would be less reasonable, then he is acting as an illegal taxi, as you are not allowed to "charge" someone more than the HMRC allowances for giving them a lift unless you have a taxi license.

Glanza · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:11

What car has he got? Diesel or Petrol? MPG?

Derek W · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:12

agnes said:
Any way to work it out on a mpg basis? 30mpg to be exact.

320 miles / 30 x cost per gallon of petrol /diesel assuming your mate was travelling at a constant 30mpg

agnes · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:12

From me alone.

I asked for the lift for my mate as I don't have a car. They were happy to...

Sindri · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:12

What car does he drive? If his car averages at 40 mpg, and is unleaded it will cost him just over £45 in fuel.

scorza · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:13

320 motorway miles would be about 3/4 a tank for me, which works out about £65. So £80 seems quite reasonable. Isn't short stay parking at Stanstead a bit of a rip off too?

bobbyspangles · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:13

At 30mpg if my calculations are right (I doubt it) then £80 seems reasonable. :eek:

agnes · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:14

Ford Focus, petrol, fairly new. I'm going to offer £50...

antijoke · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:15

Wait, so Friend A is at the airport, you ask Friend B to collect him with you in the car, Friend B collects friend A, now friend B wants money from you?

Sindri · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:16

At 30 mpg it will have cost him about £62. If he was a close mate I doubt he would want anything more than fuel cost alone.

ZombieFan · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:18

Just used an online fuel calculator:

miles: 320
mpg: 30
fuel pence per litre: 129.99 (pretty much the uk average, I would imagine?)

This journey would cost you £63.03.

boxman2000 · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:18

Just give him £80 and keep your friendship - next time take the train

Kemik · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:19

Sindri said:
At 30 mpg it will have cost him about £62. If he was a close mate I doubt he would want anything more than fuel cost alone.

This. If anything you should pay for his fuel and buy him a beer. 320 miles return is a long way to go to pick someone up from the airport!

£50 won't cover his fuel if he does 30mpg.

http://www.fuel-economy.co.uk/calc.shtml

Edit: Just seen your location. Reading to Stansted is a massive pain. Pay the man!

youdsy · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:19

why are you paying fuel to take your mate to an airport?

your mate can pay it.

you did him the favour of organising a lift for him.

surely??

bobbyspangles · 8 Nov 2013 at 13:23

youdsy said:
why are you paying fuel to take your mate to an airport?

your mate can pay it.

you did him the favour of organising a lift for him.

surely??

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