to charge an EV at AirBnB?

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We have booked an air BnB which does not stipulate it has a car charging point.
I said we should use our electric car to get there, then use the 3 pin plug cable (through a window probably) to give the car a trickle charge overnight.
DH says we should pay to use a public charger. I reckon it would cost around £7 to charge it up overnight. £15 on a public charger.
WWYD? Charge or not charge?

I'd use it

I’d charge at the Airbnb

I don’t think that’s reasonable usage. If you do it I’d pay them a bit extra.

It's a huge fire risk, please don't do it, go to a payable public charger.

@Maltybiscuit
How can it be a fire risk? It is exactly what the cable is designed for.

It is not a "huge fire risk". Where do you get this information?

We have an EV and charge it overnight every night using the normal mains. That said, I would probably mention it to the owners and offer to pay them a little extra to cover the cost. We've stayed at a place once that stipulated no EVs. I imagine this will become more commonplace as EVs become more popular.

It's awful. I'm having to do my spare room on Air BnB because of poverty and bills. My big fear is people like you.

No, I would think this is really cheeky. Why should your rental property pay for your transport costs?

We’ve just been on hols with an EV. Would use pay-for charger unless had express permission from property owner (and had offered to pay for it). You’d need to keep a downstairs window open over night, too.

Do it! If there's no specific stipulation preventing it then why not?

OK if agreed in advance and extra paid

What is different about charging your car over any other type of usage? You might be the sort of person who doesn't go out and has the TV on all day. Or has three showers every day.

Do it.

Anyway I bet they are charging you a fortune for the letting, so you might as well take advantage.

No please don't take the piss. Energy is so expensive now and your booking was based on accommodation not charging EVs.

So stipulate that people can’t charge an EV, if it’s your spare room it’d be immediately noticeable.

Do it, and don't pay extra.

I really don't know why this usage is any different from any other electricity usage.

How much is it to pay to have the telly on for 8 hours as opposed to charging a car up for 8 hours?

A friend recently charged at my place and burnt the socket in the wall completely out, terrible electrical smell, it was scary.

I have an Airbnb. Lots of owners are talking about setting an agreed amount of electricity usage and charging for extra because of this and people leaving fans and aircon units on while they're out all day.

We had this conversation recently when camping. Next time we camp, we'll have an EV, and I was wondering about charging it via the EHU. I didn't see any reason we couldn't do this.

For context, we barely use electricity when camping- we pump up our air bed, charge a lamp (30 mins max) and sometimes plug in a cool box. I know other people run fan heaters, multiple fridges, hair dryers etc. So I have no qualms about topping up the car.

Well if you stay somewhere a week and have the TV on 12 hours a day, that is 7 x 12. A few years ago we had the misfortune to be next to someone in a cottage who never went out and we could hear their TV all the time when we were in (both properties were holiday lets).

The OP will only need to charge her car once or twice. Anyway if it's £7 a go that is really nothing compared with the massive profit the landlord will be making on their rental. Someone was saying they were paying £2000 a week the other day. I think you can afford the energy bills based on that sort of fee!

No, don't do it. I have an Airbnb which is on a prepayment meter. Energy is so expensive now and if a guest did that, I would clock it straight away. It's rude.

Tight fisted wotsits. You are making massive profits out of people (and taking away a residential property from the housing market in most cases as well) and you feel hard done by because of a fan being on? I wouldn't be happy about people wasting energy when they are not there from an ecological perspective, but you can have timer switches to deal with that.

We have this issue in our apartment block. Tenants using communal electricity on a daily basis to charge their car. Even if the cost is not high, neighbours get amazingly upset.

Tell the host you would like permission to charge your car. Tell them how much you think it will cost, and offer to pay this as extra.

Everyone ends up with their heads help high. You have paid less than a commercial charge. The landlord has not lost profit.

And if they say no, use a commercial charger.

This is an interesting post. I feel like in the future we're gonna know how many kwH everything uses and it's likely that there will be greater parameters set on energy usage.

Until that time though, I think it's pretty fair to say unlimited electricity, hot water and climate control are included unless otherwise specified. While I agree it's unlikely to amount to the same as charging an EV, it's possible somebody could take 3 showers a day, crank the AC or heating while even leaving the windows open or while out etc. I think it's generally understood at least at this point in time that these incredibly basic amenities are included without caveat (again, unless otherwise stated) at any western hospitality property. Electricity not a per diem or ala carte item.