MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Would you contribute to the cost of repair?

Captainblunder

I would definitely pay. I am usually the driver on these sort of holidays as other people are scared of driving on the other side of the road or just can't drive.

With driving there is always a risk that the car will get bashed somewhere somehow. To the people who wouldn't pay - I think they should look again at the situation. You have asked someone to take on a large amount of risk, essentially doing you a massive favour, so that you can be driven around risk free. Why should the driver shoulder all of the financial pain when he/she has taken all of the risk as well? (unless they were being just plain stupid...)

melony101

Without a doubt i'd pay my quarter what kind of friend wouldnt:D

Money_saving_Martyn

mmmcg wrote: »

No dilemma here.....everyone has equal responsibility.

I think you'll find the responsibility of driving falls to he or she with the pedals and the steering wheel.

The fact it's a holiday and it's a hire car makes no difference to me.

If I were this driver, I'd take full responsibility. My passengers don't have brakes! They didn't back the car into the post, did they?

Maybe you are all driving some new car where braking has to be agreed by both the driver and passengers.....

What's more, it doesn't say the passengers are in the car. The driver could have taken it for a spin round the car park.... afterall it's got a 2.0 Gti engine (whatever, etc etc etc) oooops, what an idiot he hit that post.....

This reminds me of my future brother in law. Apprently (not 100% confirmed) he damaged his new car on a brick wall he hadn't noticed whilst backing into a space. According to him, it was his passengers fault, his wife, because she wasn't watching. (She wasn't asked to..... and is a passenger!).... obviously.... being a passenger it was partly her fault because passengers are of course co-drivers :-s Get real!!!!!!!!

Money_saving_Martyn

Captainblunder wrote: »

I would definitely pay. I am usually the driver on these sort of holidays as other people are scared of driving on the other side of the road or just can't drive.

With driving there is always a risk that the car will get bashed somewhere somehow. To the people who wouldn't pay - I think they should look again at the situation. You have asked someone to take on a large amount of risk, essentially doing you a massive favour, so that you can be driven around risk free. Why should the driver shoulder all of the financial pain when he/she has taken all of the risk as well? (unless they were being just plain stupid...)

So when you crash your normal car you expect you passengers to pay because you

1) Didn't look
2) Were speeding
3) Were breaking some other traffic law ???

221thelma07

As only one person is allowed to drive it is only fair that all others in the car share the responsibility, but word of warning it should be agreed prior to hiring the car that should this happen all parties should pay a share. That's what friendship is all about:beer:

Taffybiker

So what country is this holiday in? I would prefer a holiday where there is enough to keep me occupied within a set area. To see more of the country a much cheaper alternative would be to share a taxi.
Or if the idea was actually touring, what's wrong with air conditioned tourism coaches?

My point? I would not hire the car in the first place. However, if it was generally agreed by all concerned that it is the best way to go then yes, I would pay my share.

Karina_Marshall

I'd contribute - not because I thought I had a responsibility to, but because he's a friend and it's the nice, decent thing to do. It's not worth losing a friend over.

chickadee

I think that some posters are mistaken when they think that to cause £500-worth of damage the driver must have been driving recklessly. I was parking in a tight spot with a low wall (18in) to the passenger's side. I got a bit too close to this wall and scraped my door, wheel arch and bumper, even though I was going slowly. The cost to repair was over £600 because I damaged several panels. This is quite possible in a foreign country, with a left-hand drive car on unfamiliar roads.

The driver is being inconvenienced by having to drive everywhere and I think that morally there is shared responsibility, given the circumstances. I would always contribute in these circumstances.

This is very different to being offered a lift by someone in their own car. In that case, they have taken on the risks and rewards of ownership of the vehicle and have insured it themselves with an excess that they are happy with. Unless you distracted them whilst they were driving, the responsibility is theirs.

shadej

chickadee wrote: »

I think that some posters are mistaken when they think that to cause £500-worth of damage the driver must have been driving recklessly. I was parking in a tight spot with a low wall (18in) to the passenger's side. I got a bit too close to this wall and scraped my door, wheel arch and bumper, even though I was going slowly. The cost to repair was over £600 because I damaged several panels. This is quite possible in a foreign country, with a left-hand drive car on unfamiliar roads.

My point entirely, It was your fault that you hit the wall and not the fault of any of your passengers, regardless of the speed it was still your fault.
Also a 18in wall and a lamppost are completely different so I'm not sure why you are comparing them. I can sort of understand why you could not see a 18in wall but a lamppost
I would see this as my mistake and wouldn't dream of asking my friends to cough up for my misjudgment. I am sure the driver was not pressured in to hiring a car.

Melly31

221thelma07 wrote: »

As only one person is allowed to drive it is only fair that all others in the car share the responsibility, but word of warning it should be agreed prior to hiring the car that should this happen all parties should pay a share. That's what friendship is all about:beer:

Nobody said only one person was allowed to drive, they said only 1 had a driving license!

So if that person has a driving license, why aren't they capable of driving abroad?.......if they'd of said they weren't capable of driving abroad (& that they might well crash) would you still of allowed them to drive & covered the bill if they drove poorly? I think not, is it our fault that their driving is so poor that they can't drive abroad? Nope!

Like I've previously said, if they weren't capable of driving abroad then they should never of volunteered!

Also; why is it not the same as accepting a lift in this country? They said they can drive & they offered to drive????