I can absolutely see some people getting 'possessive' about chargers in supermarkets, and claiming ownership of them when the store isn't open.
People are aggressive and psychotic about parking spaces in general already!
It occurred to me when I saw the Lidl/Aldi ones, which aren't open past 10pm, next to some houses. I full expect some psycho/tight people who live next to them that could have their own homecharger, but choose not to, making threats to people who dare use "their charger" out of open hours
One of the worst things about people is that there's a large proportion who will take advantage and full exhaust any gratuity that exists out there, and see any 'community' (or otherwise public) benefit as something to be claimed and monopolised, rather than used only where necessary. There's people by me who go so far as to claim they own parts of the road, and park huge motorhomes there instead of on their driveways, preventing guests and so on from using them (as was the intended design).
Not a great leap from the spiteful people who park in Parent & Child bays or Disabled bays they aren't eligible to use, or indeed EV bays with ICE cars.
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These must be the same people Boris Johnson kept referring to when he said about the pandemic that “people were all doing the right thing.”sausageroll wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:44 pm I can absolutely see some people getting 'possessive' about chargers in supermarkets, and claiming ownership of them when the store isn't open.
People are aggressive and psychotic about parking spaces in general already!
It occurred to me when I saw the Lidl/Aldi ones, which aren't open past 10pm, next to some houses. I full expect some psycho/tight people who live next to them that could have their own homecharger, but choose not to, making threats to people who dare use "their charger" out of open hours
One of the worst things about people is that there's a large proportion who will take advantage and full exhaust any gratuity that exists out there, and see any 'community' (or otherwise public) benefit as something to be claimed and monopolised, rather than used only where necessary. There's people by me who go so far as to claim they own parts of the road, and park huge motorhomes there instead of on their driveways, preventing guests and so on from using them (as was the intended design).
Not a great leap from the spiteful people who park in Parent & Child bays or Disabled bays they aren't eligible to use, or indeed EV bays with ICE cars.
Not normally one to comment on politics, but a similar thought crossed my mind
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The Engie chargers in West Yorkshire are free until the end of this month but... if you don't leave within 75 minutes there's a charge of £10 and further £10s for every subsequent 75 minutes.Scratch wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:25 pmscott28tt wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 3:04 pmWarminster id wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 2:42 pm Ok no problem, I’ve never met anyone who feels a public charger is there own.
I've read comments online from people who leave their car charging at the supermarket while they're at their office down the road for 8 hours, or while going for lunch at a restaurant, or plug in then walk or cycle home...
Surely it wouldn't be difficult for them to program the Tesco charger to stop charging after a certain period of time? Maybe 1.5/2 hours? Then send a message to a clamping company!
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Without starting a whole new thread (which may be here already !)
Charging after a set time appears to the way forward and might stop chargers being hogged all day.
Free chargers are an excellent incentive for shopping areas to attract customers, who will hopefully spend while cars are charging, though at 7kw (on average) you won’t get a large amount but in winter very useful to keep warm perhaps.
This same can be said for rapids, where some already charge for overstays but would be good to ensure free use of an asset that’s is currently in limited supply
I can imagine the furore if a person filled with petrol/diesel and left their car on the pump thereby denying the use to the next person !
Must say we have been fortunate and only met very considerate people using rapids and a good social event it turns out to be while either waiting for one to finish or if a pair as we both charge!
Charging after a set time appears to the way forward and might stop chargers being hogged all day.
Free chargers are an excellent incentive for shopping areas to attract customers, who will hopefully spend while cars are charging, though at 7kw (on average) you won’t get a large amount but in winter very useful to keep warm perhaps.
This same can be said for rapids, where some already charge for overstays but would be good to ensure free use of an asset that’s is currently in limited supply
I can imagine the furore if a person filled with petrol/diesel and left their car on the pump thereby denying the use to the next person !
Must say we have been fortunate and only met very considerate people using rapids and a good social event it turns out to be while either waiting for one to finish or if a pair as we both charge!
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