Petrol Money..

Booner! · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:36

Going down to Southampton and back from Oxford.... a friend is taking me there and back in an unknown car so we can party over the weekend with more friends.

How much should I offer for petrol? I might just buy her drinks instead?

Advise please

Stinky · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:37

how far away is it??

depends on the car. is it just you and her?

nin9abadga · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:38

ensure her tank is full, drive down and back, fill up when you get back, split cost. that's what i'd do

Wyrdo · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:38

Half the petrol cost?

Dead and Gone · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:39

just offer to fill the tank.... it's ruffly 60 - 70 miles one way

Booner! · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:39

67miles each way , 3 people in the car

GarethDW · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:40

Offer £20....see if she's happy with that. Oxford to Southampton isn't very far really. Roughly 60 miles each way, I'd guess. Pretty much A34 followed by M3 so no "cross town driving".

Gaverick · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:41

About £7

Mat · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:42

Give her a, "Cheers darlin'" and a pat on the bum.
Any woman would be happy with that

Jez · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:42

Offering petrol money? Are you 17? Id never ask mates for petrol money and they wouldnt me.

Stinky · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:43

give her a list of 'favors' you are willing to do? is she hot?

jackthezipper · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:44

Buy her lunch/breakfast to say thanks for driving?

furnace · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:47

Jez said:
Offering petrol money? Are you 17? Id never ask mates for petrol money and they wouldnt me.

It'd depend if I was going that way anyway. If I were doing them a favor and saving them from the depths of public transport then I wouldn't feel bad asking for / taking petrol money

It'd probably be different if I were in a position where I could call £20 "not much" - but then I think £30 jeans are overpriced, so...

Worthing to Southampton and back costs me about £15, probably a little less, with 2 people in the car.

DB_SamX · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:48

Jez said:
Offering petrol money? Are you 17? Id never ask mates for petrol money and they wouldnt me.

Same here; left all that at sixth form. Might just buy a friend a dink though if we were going cross country.

Jez · 8 Feb 2008 at 13:50

DB_SamX said:
Same here; left all that at sixth form. Might just buy a friend a dink though if we were going cross country.

Absolutely, if they drove i would buy them a pint to say thanks, more for the driving than the fuel costs though.

Deluxe1 · 8 Feb 2008 at 14:01

Nothing wrong in offering some money to cover the costs,what if she is short on cash its not exactly fare to epect her to pay for it all herself.

furnace · 8 Feb 2008 at 14:01

Deluxe1 said:
its not exactly fare

No pun intended?

CircleFaust · 8 Feb 2008 at 14:02

i'd offer £15 for the round trip. should cover costs no problem.

cyborg · 8 Feb 2008 at 14:15

Jez said:
Absolutely, if they drove i would buy them a pint to say thanks, more for the driving than the fuel costs though.

I see your point as the car would most likely be going there with or without him as a passenger, though if it was going 'out of the way' Id give some money towards petrol.

Muffin` · 8 Feb 2008 at 14:17

I'd do the polite thing of offering to pay for half the fuel, and buy her a drink. Working out the fuel costs only takes a few seconds.