How much should a colleague pay to have a car share journey to work?

GH

Quite simple. Go to a motoring mag such as What Car , find the true cost per mile of running a car and charge him 50% of that. There's a LOT more to running a car than sharing the cost of petrol.

Teacher2301

sturll wrote: »

Hang on, whats with all these ludicrous amounts?

I think its worth noting that whether the passenger was going or not the driver would be going anyway.

This is the problem with society today - these days people want paying for favours.

I think a token payment of £20 a week would be more than sufficient.

Glad you mentioned it...this is what I thought and hence the reason for getting some debate on the issue - Thanks :T

vikingaero

Teacher2301 wrote: »

M also demands that K go home whenever M wants to regardless of K's commitments at work.

K needs to tell M to Foxtrot Oscar. The car belongs to K and M should not impinge on work commitments. K & M should accept a compromise on working hours if at all possible but M has no right to demand anything.

tsstss7

I agree with poster above that approx petrol consumption would be about £5.00/per day for the both of them and so that makes a 50/50 split of around £50.00/mth. Although I suppose it would be fair to ask for a small amount more for the extra hassle and petrol use connected to of picking up and dropping off the passenger so I would go with £75.00 or £100/mth as a fair price.

I don't think it's fair to charge more than that as the passenger is expected to work to the drivers timetable so isn't exactly putting them out much.

Teacher2301

vikingaero wrote: »

K & M should accept a compromise on working hours if at all possible but M has no right to demand anything.

Good point - well made.

welshmoneylover

I would go for a minimum of £100, not just based on petrol, but time & effort of driver, wear & tear, etc

If he doesn't like paying, there is always the bus!

Rotherham_Lass

tsstss7 wrote: »

I agree with poster above that approx petrol consumption would be about £5.00/per day for the both of them and so that makes a 50/50 split of around £50.00/mth. Although I suppose it would be fair to ask for a small amount more for the extra hassle and petrol use connected to of picking up and dropping off the passenger so I would go with £75.00 or £100/mth as a fair price.

I don't think it's fair to charge more than that as the passenger is expected to work to the drivers timetable so isn't exactly putting them out much.

I think they said £5 per day after splitting so £25 per week and £100 per month.

greenface

and the answer is ???????

getmore4less

Teacher2301 wrote: »

Alternative costs would be train fares (£40 a day) and then a bus (£5).

Non-car owner has the greater need.

£45pd and the extra travel time make the job unviable without a car.

Season tickets(weekly,monthly) probably bring this cost down though.

Why is the non-car owner working so far from home, they should move or change jobs.

Given that alternative, £10 per day would not be an unreasonable offer for the extra convenience, also closer to covering 1/2 the true costs or runnng a car.

sturll

getmore4less wrote: »

£45pd and the extra travel time make the job unviable without a car.

Season tickets(weekly,monthly) probably bring this cost down though.

Why is the non-car owner working so far from home, they should move or change jobs.

Given that alternative, £10 per day would not be an unreasonable offer for the extra convenience, also closer to covering 1/2 the true costs or runnng a car.

But the driver would be going anyway?

And to suggest moving jobs is ridiculous and i think you probably know that.