Q. Further to the problem (31 July) of the lady
who wished to avoid travelling to bridge parties with an alarming driver, I have the opposite problem. I am almost the only person at my university who does not drink so I am constantly being asked to chauffeur everyone around in my car. I don’t mind that much but petrol is very expensive now and because all my friends are so drunk they usually forget to contribute towards it. Next term how can I jog their memories or abdicate from the chauffeur role without being a bore?
Name withheld, Edinburgh A. Find a two-seater car which is more fuelefficient than your vehicle. Tell your friends you are thinking of swapping for budgetary reasons. If the penny does not drop then go ahead and swap for a two-seater. At least you will have the pleasure of one-to-one contact as you hit the social circuit.
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