Is OTHER wrong in the post ? POST : I’m at university doing a course that requires us to be on placement most of the time. We’re paired with partners on our placements.

I have a car and my partner does not. Because of this I give her a lift to placement most days. Over the 10 week placement I would say I average giving her a lift 3-4 days out of 5. 

We are both entitled to claiming back expenses. For things like parking tickets or bus tickets you can claim back the full amount with a valid receipt, whereas for petrol you get a certain amount per mile, which for my car (a small economical model) does not cover all the petrol. I can also claim a small amount extra for having a passenger but it is really a small token amount.

Picking her up and dropping her off adds around 5-6 miles to my journey, and around 20 mins each way depending on traffic. That’s not a lot but it adds up, and equates around a full tank of petrol at least, not accounting for my time or the effort. I cannot claim this extra 5 miles on top of my regular journey. 

When doing my expenses the extra I get for having a passenger did not even add up to the cost of a tank of petrol, so I asked if she would be able to top the amount up to equate a tank and we’d call it quits. This was about £16 from her for the entire ten week placement. 

She’s saying this is unreasonable as she’s had to spend money on buses the days when I didn’t give her a lift. When I pointed out that she could claim that back she’s stated she doesn’t have the receipts, which I don’t really think is my problem. 

I’ve said that going forward it would be best if she either made her way to my house if she wants a lift or she can make her own way and claim it back, which she says isn’t fair and is much more hassle for her.

I don’t know if I’m being really mean here. Getting the bus is a pain which I know as I did it all last year. It’s also expensive and long, but at the same time I pay for the luxury of having my car and she doesn’t, and I feel pretty taken advantage of. She’s also been a pretty judgemental passenger, making comments if I’m a few minutes late etc etc 

TL:DR; friend is saying that giving me 1.60 a week for driving her to placement is too much. AITA for asking for this money?