Keeping kids away from my car

ergonomics

Hi all,

I tend to stay in my Mum's every weekend and have to park my car on the road outside her house. Over the last months I have repeatedly caught the kids from the street messing with my car. It ranges from drawing in the condensation/dirt to actually sitting on the roof of my car. I have let roar at them numerous times and spoke to their parents but nothing has changed.

Does anyone have any other suggestions as to how I can keep the kids away from the car? I'm worried they'll end up damaging it.

Mr Benevolent

I find that automatic weapons usually do the trick. If you can't get your hands on some then there's feck all you can do. It's parked on a public road, you've spoken to their parents, what more can you do except park it somewhere else?

Is the car a Daewoo Lanos or Bugatti Veyron?

EPM

Try parking it somewhere else? If anything telling them off will just make it worse...

B11gt00e

ergonomics wrote: »

Hi all,

I tend to stay in my Mum's every weekend and have to park my car on the road outside her house. Over the last months I have repeatedly caught the kids from the street messing with my car. It ranges from drawing in the condensation/dirt to actually sitting on the roof of my car. I have let roar at them numerous times and spoke to their parents but nothing has changed.

Does anyone have any other suggestions as to how I can keep the kids away from the car? I'm worried they'll end up damaging it.

Is it the only car on the street, or is there something particular that attracts them to your car?

Does it look something like this...

CJhaughey

Cover it in grease, they won't be too keen on getting their tracksuits greasy.

ninty9er

ergonomics wrote: »

Hi all,

I tend to stay in my Mum's every weekend and have to park my car on the road outside her house. Over the last months I have repeatedly caught the kids from the street messing with my car. It ranges from drawing in the condensation/dirt to actually sitting on the roof of my car. I have let roar at them numerous times and spoke to their parents but nothing has changed.

Does anyone have any other suggestions as to how I can keep the kids away from the car? I'm worried they'll end up damaging it.

I would tell you to clean it, but I know you don't have time...get your mum to come to you at weekends?

mondeo

I would tell them in a nice way to get off your car otherwise they will just purposely pick your car for the buzz or whatever..... Just park it somewhere else and walk for 5 mins.

Saab Ed

I know a fella who can help you with that.....



They'll dissapear fairly lively ( excuse the pun ) with this fella around.

Martron

+1 on the grease. will looks like sh1t but there wont be anyone near the car

Martron

or you could try electrifiying the outside of the car. we did it when installing a crappy amplifier in my mates car. cant be that hard.

the results will be purely shocking!"!!

iceman777

Keep an eye out for them and then see where they go home to and then sit on their parents car and believe me it'll stop pretty fast.

The-Game

Martron wrote: »

or you could try electrifiying the outside of the car. we did it when installing a crappy amplifier in my mates car. cant be that hard.

the results will be purely shocking!"!!

Would love to do that, although the little bastards would probably be drawn to it then daring each other to touch it!

sdanseo

Get one of those high-pitched noisemakers only kids can hear and hook it up to your remote keyfob, then when you see them have it on maximum

And if they squeal to their parents, they won't hear it so they'll get a kick up the arse for telling porkies too!

Martron

nope. stick an inverter on it and you will have a couple 100 volts on it!!! i would dare them to touch it too!!!

The-Game

Ah if only it was legal....

OP what car have you??

brendansmith

Stop putting petrol in it. Eventually it will become so hungry that it will eat the kids to survive.

cormie

This is what I saw when I played back a recording taken from the cab of my van As long as they don't damage anything I don't really care, I can't exactly cast the first stone myself:

corktina

the "ride of teror" is the only answer...Im guessing you'd only need to do it once....



(im joking...):cool:

ergonomics

The-Game wrote: »

OP what car have you??

It's only a little Fiesta but I don't care if it's a heap of junk or a Bugatti Veyron; it's MY car and I don't want MY car getting damaged.

There are loads of other cars on the road and I don't know why they always come to mine. Well no, they also mess with cars parked near mine but only outside my Mum's and her neighbour's house. I figure it's furthest away from their parents.

For the last two weeks or so I have been ignoring them and hoping they would get bored but no joy. I don't really want to park elsewhere. Mum doesn't exactly live in a nice estate so I don't want to risk it getting damaged more somewhere else. I feel safer when I can see it so I guess I'll just have to resign myself to them being at it.

3DataModem

Thin film of grease on the bonnet and roof. Perhaps start with Vaseline - it will be practically invisible but can be applied quickly and easily after you park with a cloth or sponge (and removed easily).

Gary ITR

buy a washing machine, or learn how to use your own, then you won't have to spend every weekend at your mothers house. Other than that keep hassling their parents

ianobrien

Maybe if you told their parents that if they hurt themselves, you are not responsible as you deem it to be malious, and are not paying out.

Maybe the thoughts of the little "darlings" hurting themselves and not getting compo may encourage the parents to act responsibly.

CJhaughey

3DataModem wrote: »

Thin film of grease on the bonnet and roof. Perhaps start with Vaseline - it will be practically invisible but can be applied quickly and easily after you park with a cloth or sponge (and removed easily).

Thats no good, Thick waterproof grease is the stuff Preferably lithium based (stinks).
Grease gun fine nozzle run around all the shutlines bobs yer aunties live in lover.

run_Forrest_run

Onkle wrote: »

buy a washing machine, or learn how to use your own, then you won't have to spend every weekend at your mothers house.

exactly what I was going to suggest. You are a big boy now, you own a car so time to cut off those apron strings.

As already suggested, don't bother giving out to the kids, they will love that and it will only make it worse.

Biro

Tie all of them except one up and force them to face your car. Then take the remaining one and staple him lying downwards on the ground, and drive slowly over his head. When the rest are forced to watch their mates skull crunch and split open, they'll remember that next time and will probably not bother climbing on your car again.

bazzachazza

Bucket of freezing cold water over their heads will put them off either that or tell the old bird you ain't coming home any more.

ninty9er

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

exactly what I was going to suggest. You are a big boygirl now, you own a car so time to cut off those apron strings.

As already suggested, don't bother giving out to the kids, they will love that and it will only make it worse.

I'd also be fairly sure she knows how to use a washing machine. There's more than one reason to go home for the weekend.

The-Game

ergonomics wrote: »

It's only a little Fiesta but I don't care if it's a heap of junk or a Bugatti Veyron; it's MY car and I don't want MY car getting damaged.

I completely agree, i was just asking out of curiosity if there was something unique or different that attracts them to your car.

ergonomics wrote: »

I don't really want to park elsewhere. Mum doesn't exactly live in a nice estate so I don't want to risk it getting damaged more somewhere else. I feel safer when I can see it so I guess I'll just have to resign myself to them being at it.

I would be the same, prefer being able to see the car. Are they causing any damage? Leaving dents? Marks? Breaking things off??

craichoe

ergonomics wrote: »

It's only a little Fiesta but I don't care if it's a heap of junk or a Bugatti Veyron; it's MY car and I don't want MY car getting damaged.

There are loads of other cars on the road and I don't know why they always come to mine. Well no, they also mess with cars parked near mine but only outside my Mum's and her neighbour's house. I figure it's furthest away from their parents.

For the last two weeks or so I have been ignoring them and hoping they would get bored but no joy. I don't really want to park elsewhere. Mum doesn't exactly live in a nice estate so I don't want to risk it getting damaged more somewhere else. I feel safer when I can see it so I guess I'll just have to resign myself to them being at it.

Their doing it because they keep getting a reaction out of you.

Sell the car and use public transport if it bothers you that much, seriously if you park it anywhere theres a risk someone might

- Kick off a wingmirror
- Take a dump on the roof
- Key it

and so on,

Its costing you worry at the moment, so the fix here is to stop worry about it, if something happens to it then it happens, theres nothing you can do about it.

KC JONES

Put a sign in nthe window that says. warning body/roof treated with substance corrosive to skin or such like.
Once in a chipper i saw a girl leaning on my car and went out and said "be careful I was cleaning it today with something that will ruin your clothes, pretended to look at her jacket and ask if it was OK.

ShadowHearth

ah, i miss those days when you could give a slap to a kid and not to go to jail for it...

If they would really do crap to mine car, i would get them cought on camera, then go to solister, and make the parrents to repaint car for all" scratches" kids done to it...


And there is no diffeence what car it is. mine car is not expencive, but if i would find some little sh*ts jumping on it i would go bananas!

psycho-hope

Ive the same problem Op tho my car is parked in the drive way, pointless talking to there parents, all i got was ah sure there only playing

The Big Red Button

I'm extremely careful of my car - even though it's not worth much - and, if it was me, I would absolutely get public transport or a taxi if this was an ongoing thing. As far as I can see, it's all you can do really!

KC JONES

ShadowHearth wrote: »

go to solister

good idea

congo_90

yet the irony is when you jump on their parents cars at 4am pissed and the gards come they won't believe 'ah i was only playing' :rolleyes:

ShadowHearth

psycho-hope wrote: »

Ive the same problem Op tho my car is parked in the drive way, pointless talking to there parents, all i got was ah sure there only playing

WTfudge means, they are only playing, if you gave them birth, make sure you got a leech for little bast*rds! did people forget that they need to look after theyr kids? he will be jumping on that car, then slip and brake his head, and then owner of car will be accused, becouse somebodys little angel did not knew what he was doing...

Like i said, get it on video, bring it to parents, show it to them and say: " if you wount leech those animals, i will go with this to court, and make you repaint all mine car"...

YourName

Whats wrong with electrfying your car, like with a low voltage, would that not stop anyone from going near our car. Is it illegal???

Run_to_da_hills

CJhaughey wrote: »

Cover it in grease, they won't be too keen on getting their tracksuits greasy.

I actually did this to a vintage motorcycle and side car to keep brats from messing with it. Parents had the audacity to knock on my door complaining that their kids were covered in grease and waste oil. I told them what to do with themselves.

Del2005

YourName wrote: »

Whats wrong with electrfying your car, like with a low voltage, would that not stop anyone from going near our car. Is it illegal???

If you put enough power into it to stop them you'd kill them, anything less would be lile playing with an electric fence..

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I actually did this to a vintage motorcycle and side car to keep brats from messing with it. Parents had the audacity to knock on my door complaining that their kids were covered in grease and waste oil. I told them what to do with themselves.

Classic

The-Game

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I actually did this to a vintage motorcycle and side car to keep brats from messing with it. Parents had the audacity to knock on my door complaining that their kids were covered in grease and waste oil. I told them what to do with themselves.

The cheek of some people, i applaud your methods!

Danuogma

If they are the kind of "children" I think they are then this is the only thing that will make them think twice about effing around with other peoples cars...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrzMGdYWZc

Tracksuits are very flammable, it would be all over very quick, they won't feel much pain.

old_aussie

iceman777 wrote: »

Keep an eye out for them and then see where they go home to and then sit on their parents car and believe me it'll stop pretty fast.

My first thought, see how their parents like it.

old_aussie

YourName wrote: »

Whats wrong with electrfying your car, like with a low voltage, would that not stop anyone from going near our car. Is it illegal???

Na, ya want extremely high voltage and very low amps, for some real fun.

Make sure the area around the car is covered with grease so they tramp it back onto their parents carpets.

corktina

you think these people have CARPETS in their homes? straw is more likely:D

CarMuppet

I feel your pain.... had same problem around 5 years ago in my old house... I had an old Jap import I loved at the time... it was old but I spent a heap on it and kept it in good condition, and, in my driveway.. the kids were drawn to it like flies to s*** for some reason... which gave me an idea....

.......... I put plenty of old engine oil and a few dog turds on the wall out front and on top of the ESB box at the top of the garden... I think it was the stupid ESB box that drew the kids to be honest in the first place.. they would climb up on it and then jump in to our garden and 'attack' the car.... I think it was the turds that did the job.... it wasn't a pretty sight but it worked after a few weeks..... the only problem was the rain would wash away my defense[FONT=&quot][/FONT] system so I'd have to locate more turds... which is a bit freaky to be honest considering I didn't have a dog at the time... ... you know the way with neighbours "why is yer man in number 12 collecting dog crap in the park green at 3am in the morning? weirdo! Yea he spends a lot of time with his car too I heard... it's not normal.."

In the end a new neighbour moved in, up the road, and he drove some large super-bike thing and the kids found themselves new hunting grounds...

Seriously, I know they are only kids etc, but a buckled bonnet is still expensive to fix... when you approach parents of kids that have damaged/scratched your car you get grief! It's a difficult situation.

Best of luck with the battle,
CarMuppet

topper75

Saab Ed wrote: »

I know a fella who can help you with that.....



They'll dissapear fairly lively ( excuse the pun ) with this fella around.

He was great that lad - but he ain't been around in a while?