Should I have lent my friend my car after she dented it last time?
The complainant says
Last year my friend borrowed my car for a weekend and returned it with a dent in the rear bumper. She said it 'must have happened in a car park' and didn't offer to pay. It cost me Ā£180 to fix. I let it go to keep the peace.
Now she's asked to borrow it again for a week while hers is being repaired. I said no, politely, and mentioned the dent. She said she can't believe I'm still holding that against her and that she'd do the same for me.
The other side says the friend, as the complainant tells it
She says she genuinely doesn't know how the dent happened, it wasn't her fault, and that bringing it up a year later is petty. She says she needs the car to get to work and I'm leaving her in a difficult spot over Ā£180.
Jury discussion (4 comments)
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She doesn't know how the dent happened but it happened while she had it. That's how borrowing works.
Also check insurance. Lending your car for a week might not even be covered.
'Over Ā£180' she says, as if it's your job to absorb it.
No is a full sentence. She can hire a car or ask the garage for a courtesy car.