A woman has hit out at people who don't drive after she was asked for a lift by her neighbours.
She claimed that driving is a "life skill that all eligible adults should be capable of".
Parenting forum Mumsnet is a popular space for people to ask fellow users if they are being unreasonable, with many posts revolving around the topic of neighbours.
Some users share thoughts on feud that occur between households and stories of the next-door-neighbour.
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Most recently, one woman has taken to venting over people who can't drive after her neighbours asked for a lift.
In a lengthy post highlighting the amount of people she knew who didn't drive, the woman wrote: "Disclaimer: this post is not about people who for whatever reason — sight problems, epilepsy, disability, poverty etc — cannot drive. It's about people who could learn to drive but don't want to.
"Earlier this week I had a knock at the door and it was a couple asking if I could lend them some gardening equipment...they wanted a rake and a spade and loppers 'Because it's difficult to carry a rake on the train'. I invited them in and made them tea while I went to unlock the shed and find the tools. Turns out neither of them drive. He has a licence but found driving stressful and she prefers to be driven.
"Our houses are a half-mile walk to a bus stop which isn't much fun when it's pouring with rain. I raised an eyebrow and asked if they cycle? Electric bikes are getting popular around here. We're 11 hilly miles from the nearest major town for shopping and transport links.
"No, they don't cycle. Long silence. I said that was a pity: taxis were very expensive because they had to come out from the town. She said that they have very nice neighbours where they currently live and they help out with lifts.
"Apparently the nice neighbours had run these two to the station that morning and would pick them up on their return. And then she asked 'I don't suppose you'd be going into town around 4pm, would you?'
"Fortunately I had a full afternoon's zoom meeting booked and showed them my diary. My partner and I try to be good neighbours but surely this was a very large red flag?"
The woman went on to give another example of a friend who doesn't drive.
She said: "Next week I'm going to a book festival. I'm going in the camper van my partner and I share. A friend who doesn't drive is coming by train and will be travelling with a tent and camping gear. We arranged that I would be at Hereford station to pick her and her gear up at a certain time. It was planned to give us time to drive to the festival campsite and then for me to go and attend one of the events, which I've booked and paid for in advance.
"Today she's contacted me to say that she can't get anyone to give her a lift to the station at her end in order to catch the train required. Someone can give her a lift later to the station later in the morning, so she'll be arriving in Hereford two hours later than planned. She still expects me to pick her up from Hereford. I've told her she'll have to catch the bus from Hereford and she's responded that she has far too much gear to get on a bus.
"She fancies herself as a bit of a green crusader, always knocking me and my partner for having two vehicles and yet she's totally dependent on drivers to get her around."
And in another instance, she pointed out that her nephew would also be relying on her to 'ferry' him around.
"In August my 28-year-old nephew and his girlfriend are coming to stay. They hope to go walking in the area and to visit several out-of-the-way places. They live in London and don't drive. It's become clear while we've been making arrangements that if they're to do half of what they've planned, I'll need to ferry them around almost every day.
"They're my relatives, they're here for a week and I'll do it without grumbling. But they'd have far more freedom and independence if they learned to drive and could hire a car for a week.
"It strikes me that driving is one of those life skills that all eligible adults should be capable of, even if they choose not to own a car. AIBU? [Am I being unreasonable]"
The post quickly accumulated over 500 comments with opinions varying. Many rallied round the author of the original post, saying they would refuse to help too, while others found sympathy for both parties.
One commented: "I don't understand your neighbours - surely if you're picking something up, you should be the one making arrangements on how you'll get it home and not assume that your neighbour will do it?"
"Yeah.. I agree with the OP", said another, "People (not including the exceptions mentioned) should at least try to do their best to get themselves through a driving test. Otherwise they will end up having to rely on others forever even if only occasionally. Not everyone needs to own their own car but being able to drive is a reasonable expectation for *most adults I feel."
A third piped up: "If you don't drive then you should plan your life accordingly. I live in a city with a train station close by, good taxis, I walk distances that my driver friends shudder at. I don't expect people to run (drive) around after me."
Another could see both sides of the argument: "I don't think it's unreasonable to be fed up with people asking for lifts per se but it does depend on circumstances. I didn't learn to drive until my late 30s because I just didn't have the money to buy and run a car."
They added: "A work colleague used to drive past me at the bus stop and never stopped to pick me up. It used to really upset me. In those circumstances I would stop to pick the person up."
"I don't drive because I can't afford to take lessons. I never expect lifts and plan all my days and ferrying kids back and forward to groups via walking or bus, keeps me busy. I'll definitely learn one day, just not right now", a non-driver said.
Another interjected: "Driving lessons in the UK where I am are £35 an hour. You can’t learn to drive from scratch in just ten hours, even with a discount."
