@Laura2592
That's really cheeky. So they expected you to drive them around because they wanted to spend time with you picking your brains, like you don't have better things to do then help out the competition?
None of my guests bring vehicles nor need to drive while they are here. However, you do occasionally get guests who expect too much. I remember one young guy who was arriving quite late (around 11pm if I remember correctly). I agreed to a late check in and sent him directions from the tube station. He insisted I wait for him outside the station to walk him to the house because he was worried about getting lost. The house is a five minute walk down the same street, no twists or turns. It really couldn't be more straightforward, but I sent him a map with the route highlighted.
Nope, not good enough, he insisted I wait for him at the station, even though he couldn't be specific about his arrival time. He was told firmly no, that a solo female host should not be expected to wait outside the station late at night because he couldn't figure out how to walk in a straight line (okay, I didn't use those exact words for the last part, but really stressed how easy it was).
So, instead, he shows up with a female friend. He had somehow managed to rope her in to coming over to wait for him outside the tube and walk him to my house. She lived on the other side of London so it wasn't a short journey for her, plus it's not like she knew the way to my house any more than he did. After checking in, he got her to take him to a local takeaway to get some food and then she had to travel back to the other side of London at what was now close to midnight. I hope she didn't miss the last tube!
I lost all respect for this guest at that moment. It's not like he was afraid of walking alone at night. He just thought that it was someone else's responsibility to escort him here (and who knows, maybe carry his bags for him).
You have to draw the line. I absolutely would not have agreed to pick up these guests nor drive their stuff over to them. As much as I try to be helpful and hospitable to my guests, I'm not going to be treated like a skivvy either.