I’m not a score keeper in my relationships, but, the balance is important in the big picture.
I just pay attention to the big picture.
Close friends I would not ask for any compensation, usually we work things out where one or the other of us drives and the other person buys lunch as a gesture of appriciation.
I have an ex friend that was constantly wanting a ride or “inviting” me to do something and conveniently NOT telling me she did not have her car that day.
Once I became aware of her sneaky maneuvers and false “invitations” I started thwarting her manipulative behaviors. haha
It was hilarious..I could always tell when she was in her scheming mode, she’d call and be all coy, ask ” Sooooo, what are you doing today?” as an intro to feel me out.
It was one of those games where if I said XYZ she would try to insert herself in my plans, she’d jump in with ” Oooh, I was thinking of going there today too! ” hoping I’d invite her along, which always meant picking her up.
If I said I didn’t know, she’d then “suggest” “we” do something together, under the guise of having “fun”, when, in reality she was bored and stuck at home and just wanted to use me to get out of the house.
My point is, that, eventually, I DID start asking for gas money for all of her ” special” favors, and that did slow her down some, but, was not fully effective. Ultimately I dumped her. lol
I’d say that some sort of offering for compensation is just good manners, especially if it’s a regular thing and one person finds themselves driving more.
Every situation needs to be evaluated on an individual basis IMO.