Car park damage

Nothing winds me up more.

I park my car away from everybody else when possible but still have dents as a result of clowns in car parks

The parents car was destroyed (2 grand worth of damage) around Christmas. It was a big shopping centre car park and none of the retailers were willing to help or look at cctv except a very helpful chap in Harvey Norman.

We couldn't find anything conclusive on the cctv and I'm not even sure if we could use it if we did.

Could your son have taken a pic if their insurance and try to claim?

I have noticed in a recently built Lidl surface car park, that they now have hatched 'buffer zones' on both sides of each car park space. I haven't measured them, but they at least give a suggestion that there is additional door opening space at each position.

It would be good to see if there is actually additional space... sometimes I have come back to the car and apart from additional dints bestowed upon it, there have been occasions where I would have to go off for a gym session and work towards my illusive ideal BMI in order to get back into the car. Breathe in.. squeeze sideways and squash my fingers between my opening door and theirs, to avoid dinting them, while I contort myself back into my car.

First world problem I know.... but every door dint on my car has been a secret surprise from a shopping center car park.

The need to park alongside another car in a near empty car park annoys me too! Particularly when you go to the effort of parking far enough away from the entrance of the shopping centre so as to avoid someone parking right up next to you.

You would think people think their car gets lonely if it isn't next to another car!! I assume the people that do it aren't very confident or good at parking and need another car or cars to align their car into the spot.

Cars have absolutely gotten bigger in recent years, especially wider. Car park spaces have generally remained the same as we’ve seen little enough new ones built in the past 12-15 years either. It’s very noticeable now. Even if everyone parks perfectly there’ll be precious little space either side. I try if at all possible to park far away from wherever I’m going away from other cars. Usually get some tit rocking up beside me despite this!

There was a time when motor manufacturers placed a rubber / plastic " Waist Line" along the sides of cars, and this did prevent a lot of accidental damage.

Haha. So true! You feel like you are Mr Bean getting back into the car.

I think some idiots do this as they need another car to “line up” off to help them park. It’s the only explanation for it. Happens me too but I try to park very far away if I can from the place I’m going to and most rubbish Parker’s are lazy fcuks too so won’t want the walk!

Ford have a nifty device like this that comes out of the door and protects the door edge when opened and hides back in when closed. I was amazed when I saw it first, so simple, why couldn't every single car have it

There used to be " Door Protectors" you could buy....they were reflectorised pieces of plastic, that you pushed on to the door edges. They were shaped so that the gripped very well. Worked very well too.

True,,,,,unfortunately!!!

"The need to park alongside another car in a near empty car park annoys me too! Particularly when you go to the effort of parking far enough away from the entrance of the shopping centre so as to avoid someone parking right up next to you"

Probably the same people who use the urinal next to you when others are free...