Who may use the charging point at your holiday home?
In practice, anyone you grant access to may charge, and no one else. There is no legal rule stating that every passerby may connect to your charging point; you decide that yourself, just as you decide who may sleep in your home. The question holiday home owners actually ask is a practical one: how do you ensure that only your own guest can charge, and keep out the neighbor, day-trippers in the parking lot, or your own staff, without having to be there yourself.
The answer lies in how the charging point is connected to your metering and payment system. At Staywatt, every charging point is its own object with its own QR code and its own rate. Whoever doesn't get the code cannot log in and therefore cannot charge. You share the code as deliberately as you share the WiFi password: with whoever you want, whenever you want.
Why this matters more often than landlords expect
As soon as a charging point appears at a holiday home or small park, interest naturally grows beyond just the current guest. Think of the previous guest who stays an extra day, family visiting with an electric car, a supplier happening to be at your door, or your own staff charging the company vehicle in the evening. Without a clear agreement, this quickly becomes a dispute over who actually paid for that electricity.
Because every charging point in this system is separate from the normal power supply to the home, you don't need to track this manually. The point itself registers who logs in and how much power is used, and charges that against the rate you set for that specific point. That can be a different rate than what your guest pays for electricity in the home itself, and also a different rate than what you might charge staff or third parties.
How you manage access in practice
The QR code as a key
The QR code at the charging point is not decorative; it is the access key. If you place that code visibly at the parking spot, theoretically anyone passing by can scan and charge. If you'd prefer to limit it to your own guests, you can hang the code inside the home, put it in the welcome folder, or share it only in the message the guest receives upon arrival. For a holiday park with a reception desk, it works differently: there the code can be handed over during check-in, so only booking guests receive it.
A rate per user group
Because each point is its own object, you could theoretically work with multiple QR codes for the same physical charging point if you want to distinguish between guests and, for example, your own staff. In practice, most landlords opt for one simple rate per point and manage access through who does or doesn't receive the code. If you want more customization here, that's something to explore with your installer or via the knowledge base before the point goes into operation; the guidance per situation in the knowledge base specifically addresses these kinds of choices for charging points.
What happens if someone charges without authorization
Without a balance in the app, charging does not start. So there is no situation where someone can simply connect for free and drive away: whoever hasn't scanned a QR code and bought kWh cannot get beyond plugging in the car. That is a technical fact, not a legal guarantee, and says nothing about what your rental contract or house rules otherwise stipulate regarding use of facilities. For that side of things, and for questions about liability for misuse of a charging point, a lawyer or your own industry organization is the right contact.
Figure out for yourself what suits your situation
Whether you have a single charging point at a single holiday home or multiple points at a park with changing visitors, the question of who is allowed to charge is essentially a setting you make yourself. In a few questions you'll see which setup suits your situation, and here you can read where the meter data comes from and how the settlement is calculated. If you're still wondering whether a charging point with its own tariff makes sense for your property, check out what the costs for hardware and subscription per object are and do the free quick-scan to see where you stand in just a few minutes.