Money Moral Dilemma: Should I ask my friend to pay for charging his electric vehicle at our house?

HillStreetBlues

Link for those who need it https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6483987

chamelion

Great, the polls are becoming as repetitive as the content on this site / in the newsletter.

psm2day

Being an EV owner I'd insist you took payment, sad he didn't even offer 

Maybe visit him, hand him a 20lt fuel can, ask if he can pop and fill it up for you but dont offer him any money, then if he asks you for payment just say I thought it would be free like our electric was.

Alternatively you could sign up your EV charger to a community charging group/app, then anyone can book to use it, they would have to pay to use it via the app and you'd get payment, then next time your friend asks to use it say yes but you'll need to do it through the app.

RichShadwell

Change your name by Deed Poll to Door Mat 

jaym1980

Not after the fact.

if he comes around again say yes but that he has to pay for it. I presume you don't have a fixed deal for the charger, so we're probably charged a standard rate by the energy company.

We pay our friends who have EV chargers and without being asked.

CapeTown

Next time just say it isn't working 

Ed264

If he's a good friend, just let it be on this occasion. 

FruityP

To top up the EV is more likely to be less than a tenner. I can put in around 50 kWh for £10 (approx 200 miles). Ask beforehand the next time.

Erica51

It’s too late unless you wish to lose his friendship.  Ext time he asks set out the rules before he charges his car.

Rd1994

Emmia said:

It's probably too late, he offered money and you declined it.

If he comes round again, just say he'll need to pay this time 

Except from he didn’t offer and they didn’t decline it.