Having a car can be a real convenience, but also a real pain.

Especially if the people attached to the car are being pains themselves.

In this case, it’s about more than who is going to make the payments and carry the insurance.

Check it out.

AITA for refusing to pay towards a car I don’t own and can’t drive?

I live with my girlfriend in the UK.

I work from home, so I don’t need a car, but for her job, a car is essential since she works across different locations.

All office jobs should be work from home at this point.

Why do we all need to be in the same room to stare at our laptops?

I don’t have my own car because it would be an unnecessary expense.

I’m on the insurance for her car, so I can drive it, but usually, I only drive when we’re going somewhere together since I enjoy driving and she doesn’t as much.

I chip in for petrol every month.

That’s been the arrangement before, but soon things changed.

Her car started having issues back in August, so she decided to look for a new one.

She found one at the start of September, but had to get a small loan to cover it.

She’s paying £100 a month on it and asked if I’d pitch in £50.

I agreed but made it clear that’d be my only contribution since I’m not on the title, and she was fine with that.

I also said that I’d like to use the car myself when she’s not using it, and she agreed.

And then came the tipping point:

Last week, I had a day off work, and she was working from home, so the car was just sitting there.

I asked if I could borrow it to go see family since she didn’t need it that day.

She said no and that she’d rather I didn’t drive it without her for a while.

When I asked why, she just repeated that she didn’t want anyone else driving it right now.

I reminded her of our agreement and pointed out that I’m also paying toward the car loan.

She has altered the bargain, pray she does not alter it any further.

She still said no, so I told her that if she’s not going to let me drive the car, then I’ll stop paying toward it.

I don’t think it’s fair to contribute if she’s going to refuse to let me use it on my own.

She told me I was being unreasonable, but I don’t think I am.

AITA for refusing to keep paying towards the car when she won’t let me drive it?

Let’s see what the comments make of this:

Seriously, why the change of heart?

Seems like you’re paying for nothing.

Watch out, friend.

Bit of a red flag all around.

They’re going to have a rough time sorting this one out.

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