thait84
Active member
Has this happened to anyone? Today I went to go park and all the electric spaces were taken. I was able to park next to one of the cars and I decided to leave a note on their car to plug me in once they were finished. (The charging is free).
On a whim, I checked to see if they were finished charging. One was a Leaf that was still charging and another was a PiP. The PiP was done, so I unplugged them to put plug in my car. I also removed the note from their car.
The PiP owner ran out and got mad at my and interrogated why I unplugged him. I told him that it said he was finished charging according to the EVSE and if he didn't believe me he could verify it. He was still irritated, but after a minute or two I was able to diffuse the situation and he drove off without saying a word.
Is this against proper charging etiquette? I thought it was okay to unplug someone when they were done charging. (Assuming it is either free or the accounts get reset by swiping my Blink / ChargePoint card). I have parked in various locations and left a note on someone's car with my charge port open and they have plugged me in.
On a whim, I checked to see if they were finished charging. One was a Leaf that was still charging and another was a PiP. The PiP was done, so I unplugged them to put plug in my car. I also removed the note from their car.
The PiP owner ran out and got mad at my and interrogated why I unplugged him. I told him that it said he was finished charging according to the EVSE and if he didn't believe me he could verify it. He was still irritated, but after a minute or two I was able to diffuse the situation and he drove off without saying a word.
Is this against proper charging etiquette? I thought it was okay to unplug someone when they were done charging. (Assuming it is either free or the accounts get reset by swiping my Blink / ChargePoint card). I have parked in various locations and left a note on someone's car with my charge port open and they have plugged me in.