Co-charger

[Barney]

Does anyone use this ?
I'm interested not for neighbours (we have none) but for charging guests/visitors to our B&B.

 

[Cocijo]

It’s an interesting option. I’ve thought fir a while that at some stage in the future You will have whole streets with home chargers on every house (as allowed) - most of them unused for the majority of the time. We do all like our own space though.

 

[5teep]

You could just say to guests that the wall charger is available at a cost of £3? per night, whatever it takes to cover the cost.

 

[Lovemyev]

Does anyone use this ?
I'm interested not for neighbours (we have none) but for charging guests/visitors to our B&B.

I think it is a good idea ?.
But you could offer a reasonable fixed charge from a standard wall box if this was easier ?.
You could still have control of the time scale the charger is used, by having a key lock or even an RFID.
An App on your phone should give you control / cost also ?.
If you have a “Pay As You Go” type unit on your property, if the word gets out, you could find a lot of people using the unit and blocking the charger for your guests !.
Unless you have plenty of room that is.
Food for thought I guess ?.

 

[Barney]

You could just say to guests that the wall charger is available at a cost of £3? per night, whatever it takes to cover the cost.

That's what I offer at the moment (but £5). But guests are unlikely to need it every night. Typically I would expect them to charge up for their first night and then maybe top up on their last before they head home.

I think it is a good idea ?.
But you could offer a reasonable fixed charge from a standard wall box if this was easier ?.
You could still have control of the time scale the charger is used, by having a key lock or even an RFID.
An App on your phone should give you control / cost also ?.
If you have a “Pay As You Go” type unit on your property, if the word gets out, you could find a lot of people using the unit and blocking the charger for your guests !.
Unless you have plenty of room that is.
Food for thought I guess ?.

I would prefer to have the guest pay directly rather than me having to monitor and then present them with a bill (we don't always see guests before they depart). No worries about anyone else getting to use it, given its location.

 

[Deleted member 823]

Interesting idea. I've seen some home chargers on Zap Map too that seem to charge like this. I could do it, but sadly when the charger's not in use I have another larger vehicle parked in front of it.
I can see this taking off though where people don't have access to their own chargers. Let's just hope the government don't make it mandatory!