Quote Originally Posted by RandBlade View Post
When my house was getting built an exterior power outlet (and an exterior tap for water) were both optional extras which we declined to go for. Though even if we had an outlet without a drive or garage I don't think it would be much use anyway. My parking space is in the back of a communal car park behind the property.

I can't recall if we had exterior power outlets when I was growing up in Australia.
You're too young to be such a tight wad! It doesn't cost much when building a house to opt for exterior power outlets, whether they're for electric lights or grills or power tools or whatever. Much better than extension cords.