Oh no not at all.

I live in London so have on-street unallocated parking. 80% of the time I cant get a space outside my home.

I can afford a compressor, and I can have a powersource to use it, on the 20% occasion I get a space outside my home, but I cant use it on the street. Possibly if my street was a quiet one that would be fine, but its an extremely busy and tightly packed road.

To get around this, and so that I can use a lift to do the bits of work off the road that require substantial amount of time under there (no way in hell am I doing under-car work on that road, people will definately drive over me) I found a company that rents out lifts for a reasonable price. But, they dont allow the use of spray guns or air compressors.

In a few years I'll get a house with a garage or drive and I'll definately be getting a compressor then!!!

For now though, I must make do.