CF Neighbours threatening to complain to council over EV charger ‘hire’

If you know so much about tax you'd know that you can earn up to £1k a year AFTER expenses doing just this kind of thing. That would be in addition to a separate non property related side hustle
People like you always sound jealous, not concerned. A bit like the people who criticise fat women merely out of 'concern' for their health.

Well I was one of the people who mentioned she should check into tax, merely because if she has annoyed neighbours and they are vindictive, they may try going that route, what's wrong with that?

And I do know about Tax. If you’re just flogging your old clothes on Vinted or eBay, HMRC isn’t interested. They only care if you’re buying stock to resell or running it like a business. Clearing out your wardrobe is not taxable — it’s just decluttering with benefits.

In the OPs case, and I make it clear here as I did in my post that I admire her entrepreneurial spirit, she is selling electricity she would not normally use herself and as such she is a business seller, now how much she sells, could mean its not relevant, I don't know, so I advised she should check it to ensure her neighbours can't use it against her.

how do they invade your privacy?

I live in a lovely cul de sac with a few shops and restaurants around the corner, unfortunately the last few years customers and delivery drivers think its ok to constantly come here and disturb our peace due to no parking there and hang around having loud conversations by my house. It's really annoying, we have no privacy anymore and worked hard to buy our house so understand why your neighbours are complaining. I wouldn't be happy if some woman was talking like that outside either, we all have kids and to be honest she sounds like the riff raff you mentioned.

Based on this comment, I suspect your neighbours simply dislike you.

Again that depends on your perspective and the behaviour of the people using the charger.

I suppose it depends on who the "annoying neighbours" are - is it the ones running the business with noisy and antisocial customers and lots of activity or the ones complaining about this?

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No one is discussing a business with noisy or antisocial behaviour.

It's a pain but annoying neighbours are the worst so I'd try to placate them to keep things amicable.

I suppose it depends on who the "annoying neighbours" are - is it the ones running the business with noisy and antisocial customers and lots of activity or the ones complaining about this?

Then just tell neighbours its all registered legally, but out of courtesy to them (not because you have to), you've asked clients to be quiet and as respectful as possible.

Maybe Air b'n' b regulation is different where you are but in Scotland you absolutely do have to make sure your guests behave. It's part of your licence conditions, not an optional extra.

Can you say why?

I wouldn’t be thrilled at my neighbours doing what you are doing either

From your neighbour’s point of view, I don’t see how it’s any different from “outsiders” Parking their car on the street, or say a neighbour having carers pop in at various times of the day, etc. Your neighbour sounds like the sort of person who thinks they own the street outside their house. I don’t know how people get like that, I presume they don’t have much else going on in their life… I hope I never get like that.

I doubt they're making enough to warrant it. Hmrc allows £1000 per year in trading allowance earnings (vinted, eBay, a craft hobby you occasionally sell etc) that you don't need to declare or get taxed on. Looking at these websites you make a few hundred pounds a year, it's not a business, it's a side hustle and unless it goes over £1000 a year then it doesn't need declaring at all.

Inspired me to add my charger as we don't use it now we don't have an ev anymore! Really surprised they're bothered, I would think lots of people come and go on a normal street nowadays (delivery drivers, post people, carers, cleaners, pet sitters etc) we actually rent our garage conversion as an air bnb and none of our neighbours seem to care (they've not mentioned it anyway!) I think it might be worth, if you are bothered, messaging any "clients" who regularly use you, and just asking them (we do the same with the air bnb) "please be aware we are in a residential area and if possible please keep noise to a minimum and don't leave any rubbish or cigarette butts nearby, out of respect to our neighbours". Then just tell neighbours its all registered legally, but out of courtesy to them (not because you have to), you've asked clients to be quiet and as respectful as possible.
It's a pain but annoying neighbours are the worst so I'd try to placate them to keep things amicable.

Stating facts that are very obvious to anyone reading your responses.

Many of us will have a covenant in our Deeds not to use our house for business purposes. They could try and enforce that through solicitors or your Freeholder (if your house is Leasehold - if your house is Leasehold I would stop as they can take action against you for a breach of covenant) on top of any policies you are breaking re business rates etc. I don't know what registrations you would need to run this business from home, so research and make sure it's water tight.

Resorting to insults to prove a point?

What a horrid comment! I'd feel like complaining on that basis alone.

Riff raff? Ffs.

Genuinely struggling to understand why people could take issue with this. It’s 2-3 people per day. Unless people are living in a remote area in the countryside, majority of people will have at least 2-3 people walking down their street. It hardly causes snooping or increased crime rates. I guess if anyone does burgle you, at least you’ll be able to see their number play when you report it. Furthermore, the car is on the OPs own drive. If it was on the street taking a spot (illegal but annoying) or blocking someone, I could get it. However it’s quietly sat with the engine off on her property. How on earth can anyone be annoying or dislike it? I literally come and go in my own home 2-3 times a day. They park up and walk away. It isn’t noisy.

I would let your neighbours crack on and complain. The council won’t care. Oooo EV drivers charging their car. High noise activity that. 🤦🏼‍♀️

”Faints”

No dear just more educated than you obviously.

Or are you meaning me??

What?? Seriously are you high

Declare it to whom?

i thought it would be an easy YANBU. But I’d continue doing it and just deal with anything that comes from the council.