Giving lifts to work dilemma

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One day a week I give a colleague a lift to work. I have to drive 2 miles in the opposite direction to pick him up then drive to work. He only pays me £1 for doing this.

Another work colleague gives him a lift 3 days a week for the same £1 per lift. He makes his own way home either by being picked up by his family or public transport. He can't get public transport to work as we start before public transport starts.

Is £1 a fair amount to pay? I want to raise this as I think it is costing me more both in fuel and time.

It wouldn't be bad if I was picking him up on the way to work but the fact that I have to go 2 miles in the opposite direction to pick him up.

scaredofdebt

In my car that would cost around 20p to go 2 miles, but it could cost 50p or so depending on your fuel consumption.

Then there's wear and tear, your time etc.

How much do you actually pay for the journey yourself and how much money are you saving him?

I'd ask for at least 50% of the fuel cost plus 100% for the extra mileage, you don't mention how far the journey is though so no idea how much that would be.

If it's 5 miles per day then £1 a day isn't terribly low but depends on your car, if it's a new Ferrari then I'd be inclined to charge more than if it's a 10 year old Smart car, you get the idea.

No idea how much public transport costs, if he's saving £5 on the deal then you need to be asking for more than £1!

[Deleted User]

Work is 5 miles away from my home so picking him up is adding 4 miles onto my journey.

He is getting an extremely good deal as if I had to get a bus to work every day it would cost me £20 a week for a bus pass. He is getting to work for £4 a week while getting picked up by his family at home time. The 5th day he gets a lift by his family as no one else is able to pick him up that day.

He also works more hours than me and earns more than me while still 'living at home'.

sinbad182

I wouldn't ask for anything as it's a minimal amount of extra mileage and I'm not a tight b@stard

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sinbad182 wrote: »

I wouldn't ask for anything as it's a minimal amount of extra mileage and I'm not a tight b@stard

I wouldn't ask either if it was odd times or on the way to work. But he is a tight b@stard to put it bluntly. I've been doing this for 18 months and he has only offered £1 for the last year after someone else who also gave him lifts mentioned payment to him.

londonTiger

i wouldnt take money for a tiny lift, but here in London 2 miles can cost 15+ minutes. I would not lose 15 minutes extra sleep to give someone a lift. You're commuting such short distances why doesn't he get a pushbike?

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londonTiger wrote: »

i wouldnt take money for a tiny lift, but here in London 2 miles can cost 15+ minutes. I would not lose 15 minutes extra sleep to give someone a lift. You're commuting such short distances why doesn't he get a pushbike?

Probably because he knows he is onto a good deal.

Personally I think he should be asking to rearrange his shifts so he doesn't start work until he can get the first bus. He used to start work later but then they changed his shifts to start earlier and he just went along with it.

elsien

You could always say no. Who arranged it in the first place?

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elsien wrote: »

You could always say no. Who arranged it in the first place?

He asked for a lift one day and I didn't realise it was going to be a weekly thing 18 months later.

londonTiger

Deleted_User wrote: »

He asked for a lift one day and I didn't realise it was going to be a weekly thing 18 months later.

yeah just put a stop to it if it's bothering you. I got into a weird arrangement like this a while ago.

A woman come knocking on my door appearing desperate saying she's diabetic and extremely thirsty and needs water. I said "OK, i can call you an ambulance". She said no - just a glass of water would be fine.

She comes in, and then says she's got low blood sugar, can she put some sugar in the water.

I said ok, and then she said sugary water is no good for her, can she have a cup of tea.

At this point I'm suspecting that she's taking me for a ride - I'm being polite in case she is genuine. Meanwhile I'm thinking is this a scam? Is she going to open the door for someone whose going to come burgle my house or rob me?

Then she spots a crossaint at the kitchen counter and says "can I have that bread as it will help get her insulin thingy to work faster"... "or I can have some of your leftover dinner"..

I was humming and haaing thinking what the eff is going on. I'm slightly trying to resist now and telling her if she has a problem with her diabetes she needs to go hospital.

But she's an old hag and experienced with this as reassures me she's not a scammer or anything and she'll be on her away after she's had dinner.

I was sure her next step would have been to ask for a room to stay for the night. :rotfl:

specialboy

Tell him its going to be £10 a week from April 14th and he can either agree or disagree and walk, unless its a good friend of yours don't put yourself out.