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Scots woman pays for holiday in Spain after renting out driveway

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A thrifty Scot paid for a holiday to Spain with her husband by renting out her driveway to motorists needing a parking space.

Ruth Lewis, 41, from the Bonnington area of Edinburgh, was looking for ways to earn some extra cash. The nutritional and massage therapist realised her driveway, which she never used, was a potential source of revenue.Ruth and husband Ross saw people using the website, Your Parking Space, and decided to add their drive for rent.

She told Edinburgh Live : “It was really straightforward. They do everything and when someone books, you get a message with their details.” The couple charged a £5 a day at first, wanting to offer an affordable price to visitors, then increased the charge to £9 after seeing the price of other spaces in the area.Ruth said the website also adds a fee.They have been renting out the driveway since 2018.Last year Ruth banked a £1,500 from renting out the space, and the pair jetted off to Malaga earlier this year.Ruth said they had only run into two issues with the scheme over the years.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a round up of the week's must-read stories on Sunday afternoons.Signing up is simple, easy and free.You can pop your email address into the sign up box above, hit Subscribe and we'll do the rest.Alternatively, you can sign up and check out the rest of our newsletters here.She said: “Someone got the address wrong, they got confused and parked in someone else’s driveway.

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