2Qwerty- As a chaverim member I’d like to explain from two angles.
Financially- 1 gallon= $4.00 (give or take)
Gas tank= $10.00
Total. = $14.00
The chaverim member is supposed to offer you to keep the tank, the charge is $20, 20-14=$6 so now that we understand were talking about $6.00 here’s the idea. All other services that we do don’t cost the responder money, just his time. Do you really expect a chaverim member to spend $ on a constant basis to help others, it won’t work people won’t be able to afford it.
Idea of charging- Now we could really charge you exactly what it costs, however we feel that many times when someone runs out of gas (obviously, not all cases) they could have prevented it with some forethought and, a gas call can be more involving than other types of calls, sometimes the member has to go fill up the tank special for you (maybe a few miles) then drive to you and help you. Whereas a boost he drives directly to you gives you a boost and he’s gone. Now, so that people keep an eye on their gas level we feel its important to have a charge.