Airport/holiday WWYD

I think I'd just get a cab but i wouldn't have a problem asking OH and my parents. I also know I have at least 2 mates locally who would happily drive me.

I'd have no problem putting myself out for family and friends either. In fact, I think I'd be semi put out if they got a cab instead of ringing me.

Surely your brother would have offered some money to his housemate for the inconvenience, no? Quite often taxi runs for that legnth of journey have to be prebooked, not all drivers want to be schleping from Bournemouth to West London on little or no notice!

My father is a taxi driver so I have no qualms in calling him last minute to take us somewhere. In fact he does all of our airport runs and often sleeps in his car at the end of the road when on 3am/4am/5am, taxi duty for us. ?

If a friend or family member needed a lift and I was able to help, I'd do it, especially if it meant they would miss their flight otherwise.

I don't think it;s all THAT annoying. I guess he didn't mean to oversleep. If asked, I would probably do it and likewise if I had askable family, I would do it

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Think it depends entirely on the relationship you have with your family, I wouldn't ask mine. However, I once lived with a woman for whom it wouldn't have been considered unusual or cheeky and she was regularly mystified and annoyed by the fact that I wouldn't (for instance) ask my Dad to pick us up from the pub.

I think you're getting worked up over absolutely nothing.

Well I'd hopefully never be that disorganised (though I can well imagine my little brother would - the first time I met my in-laws H and I had to leave again almost as soon as we'd got there to drive half the way back home - about 1 hr 15 mins - to meet my dad and hand over my brother's passport that he'd left in my car because he was going on holiday very early the next morning).

But, no, I wouldn't mind if someone - a friend or relative - did that to me, although I would expect a pretty good present on their return! And if it was me that missed my coach, I might try and get a cab but equally, if I thought there was a friend or family member who could help me out, I would ask them.

Interesting to read other views. I guess it's just typical of my brother to rely on others to do him favours and it's cheesed me off. If it was the last resort (ie no taxis available), I guess he had to chance his arm or lose the holiday.

Funnily enough, I think if I'd been able to drive and he'd asked me, then I would have done it, as a last resort.

I think I'd probably ask my close family or friends (discounting those I know it would cause the most inconvenience to) as I'd like to think that I'd do the same for them, given the situation. After all, he didn't mean to oversleep and that's quite a lot of money for a taxi - it could mean the difference between spending money on hols and not.

However, if someone made a habit of asking me for lifts due to their own disorganisation, I'd start getting a bit miffed. As a one-off to help out someone who was obviously panicking, then that's different in my book. That's not to say that I'd be chuffed about being dragged out of my bed at early o'clock, though ?

I don't think what he did is that bad. That's what friends are also for and family. Id' do it for a friend.

I can't really see the problem. Am guessing it was a mistake on his part.

I got told off by both my parents and my aunts for getting a taxi instead of calling for a lift from Belfast to Dublin at 4 AM when Robbingy anair diverted our flight there instead of Dublin (they didn't tell us until we were in the air) so I know my family wouldn't complain.

Absolutely. We all feck up sometimes, don't we?

I'd be more miffed if a friend or family member had lost out on their holiday rather than feeling they could ring me and ask a favour.

Wouldn't bother me at all. I wouldask and would happily do it for a friend. I'd rather they asked me than pay out £80 for a taxi

I don't think it was cheeky at all and I would have done the same in his position