A thrifty Scot paid for a vacation to Spain along with her husband by renting out her driveway to motorists needing a parking house.
Ruth Lewis, 41, from the Bonnington space of Edinburgh, was in search of methods to earn some additional money.
The dietary and therapeutic massage therapist realised her driveway, which she by no means used, was a possible income.
Ruth and husband Ross noticed individuals utilizing the web site, Your Parking House, and determined so as to add their drive for lease.
She instructed Edinburgh Dwell : “It was actually easy. They do every part and when somebody books, you get a message with their particulars.”
The couple charged a £5 a day at first, wanting to supply an reasonably priced worth to guests, then elevated the cost to £9 after seeing the value of different areas within the space.
Ruth stated the web site additionally provides a charge.
They've been renting out the driveway since 2018.
Final yr Ruth banked a £1,500 from renting out the house, and the pair jetted off to Malaga earlier this yr.
Ruth stated that they had solely run into two points with the scheme over time.
She stated: “Somebody acquired the handle incorrect, they acquired confused and parked in another person’s driveway. We didn’t know them and after they acquired dwelling, they discovered another person’s automotive of their driveway. They phoned the police!
“The police, by means of speaking to all of the neighbours, they discovered we lease our driveway and turned up at our door. Fortunately the proprietor of the automotive wasn’t too far-off.”
Ruth stated the “overwhelming majority” of house customers are visiting Edinburgh for “a couple of days”.
She added: “They could be staying in an AirBnB that doesn’t have parking, or seeing household. And so they e book for a complete week or a weekend.”
Merely Paving analysed the value of personal parking areas on Parkopedia throughout 50 areas within the UK. Edinburgh is the seventh most worthwhile location within the UK, with solely London boroughs having a better common worth per hour.