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[quote=Anonymous]Your limits seem totally fair.  But even if they weren't, they were in your handbook and known upfront and it's totally fair to stick to them.  You don't necessarily have to put a tracker on the car but you can say that you understand she wants to visit her friend, but said friend lives 40 miles round trip and after the first two trips she'll need to contribute for the gas.

We also had an issue with driving with a previous au pair and so now it's in our handbook that we only allow the car to be driven locally (in Arlington) or very nearby, i.e., Tysons Corner is OK, DC is not.  That means she can drive to the gym, to visit local friends, to meetings...but she won't be doing long-distance trips.  And she needs to tell us where she's taking the car.  She can also walk or drive to the metro and use it if she wants to go farther afield.

When we didn't have a car we gave $20/week for Uber.  That's 1-2 trips on Uber pool.  We're walking distance to bus and metro.  When I was young and had no money, that's what I had to do.  Adding $100/week in added uber benefits, as pp suggested, is, to me, crazy. [/quote]

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