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How much petrol money to offer?
My son is at a summer school in August for gifted children. It's 25 miles from where we live, so a round trip of 50 miles, 100 miles for both drop off and pick up. Friends & relatives have offerred to help us out taking DS there and picking him up as we were struggling to do so due to time constraints and our jobs. I don't expect any of them to fund the petrol cost themselves though, but I also don't know how much to offer.:think: I know it depends on what they drive, how they drive etc, but just a rough idea?
The cars taking him there and back, 1 is a Zafira, 1 is a fiesta and the other I've forgotten but a small car, some fiat perhaps.
The cars taking him there and back, 1 is a Zafira, 1 is a fiesta and the other I've forgotten but a small car, some fiat perhaps.
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100 mile at 35-mph is about £17 is it not?0
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why do you need 3 cars for 2 trips? id offer a £10 each way.Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.0
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Just give them however much it is that you save by not doing it, if they make a profit on that it is probably better than you making a profit on it0
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TBH, i think it would be about £15 as an average, but i'd be offering at least £20 to cover the inconvenience0
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just pay them what most companies pay their staff in expenses for a trip £0.45 per mile - so around £45 per trip - dont forget a car doesnt only use petrol in a trip its about the whole cost of running the car for those 100 miles - insurance tax, petrol depreciation, tyres, wear and tear etc - HMRC has deemed 45p per mile to be a reasonable amount0
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£15 will cover the fuel cost - £20 will cover the cost of depreciation, servicing, tyres etc.The man without a signature.0
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vikingaero wrote: »£15 will cover the fuel cost - £20 will cover the cost of depreciation, servicing, tyres etc.
does your car cost £20 every 100 miles in service and depreciation?Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.0 -
paddedjohn wrote: »why do you need 3 cars for 2 trips? id offer a £10 each way.paddedjohn wrote: »does your car cost £20 every 100 miles in service and depreciation?
Is there something you're not getting?
You questioned the use of 3 cars for 2 trips and now the £20 I said?!
The OP said that one of 3 cars could be used.
Then I said that £15 would cover fuel, but to offer £20 (an extra fiver) to cover all costs. Not an extra £20 on top of the £15.The man without a signature.0 -
paddedjohn wrote: »does your car cost £20 every 100 miles in service and depreciation?
I'd guess he means £15 of the £20 is fuel.0 -
I reckon £20 is the bare minimum plus a decent meal out when it is all over even then it would really be for the love and not the money.0
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