Anti car ding techniques?

[Wobba]

I have recently acquired several dings and paint scuffs, including TWO from yesterday in the McDonalds car park whilst with other WC members.

I have to park in a car park at work where ther are people frequently moving their cars, but it's not too bad here, it's mainly at other places with dozy fat women who are generally screeching at their kids and blissfully ignorant of the damage caused to the hundreds of cars they slam their husbands passenger door into.

Other than fitting bollards to the side of the car or straddling two bays, is there a tactic you guys use to minimise car park dings, or are you now resigned to these incidents as part of life?

[white16valver]

Park as far away from the entrance as possible. (People are lazy and will take all the spaces nearer before resigning themselves to having to walk.)

Park on the end of the row and right up to the kerb, leaving room for people to open the door and get in. (I have wondered if this risks bigger dings if people just swing the door open rather than squeezing in and only gently touching your car?)

Park either reversed in and right up to the kerb at the back of the bay, so your plastic front wings are in the door-opening area and the rest of the bodywork is too far back for doors to open on to, or frontwards in and with your rear sticking out of the bay slightly to get the same effect. (and preferably on the end of a row, as above!)

[TriO`]

pain in the arse isn't it!! you could...

try not to park next to big people carriers or other family cars that are bound to have millions of kids jumping in and out swinging their doors carelessly into your pride and joy!!

If you have to squeeze in between two other cars try to find a space where their passenger sides face you in the hope that they are on their own and get in the other side!! ie. no dents!!!

If this happens you can park a bit diagonally too so that if your plan fails and there are passingers... there might be a bit more room where they open the door!!!!

like this masterpeice was aimed to show lol:



failing all of the points above you could always just park over two bays :D

TriO`

[number1]

Park in an empty trolley bay and climb out the boot, problem solved... lol

i used to work in an asda store and had a place where i parked in the mornings, The bays with a green strip around the outside are Where colleagues are told to park by management so if you park in there somewhere chances are it'll be between two workers cars and they wont be back for sometime

Dave

[seanofnp]

Walk to the shops.

[Wobba]

This picture rules.

Good advice here lads, except you Sean, you just plain suck

I personally don't walk to the shops as I live in town and driving is a bitch.

I do generally try and park next to cars that have clearly been abandoned, probably WC members clios :D

I have seen some weird cushion-like bollards you can get...like littel round pillars. Looks daft and some chav would probably nik them as they arn't bolted to the floor :(

[Wobba]

what I meant to say is: I DO walk to the shops.

[titcharoony]

if im in a multistorey car park i make sure i park next to a pillar. this has dangers in itself, but at least ur protected on one side. i also park as far forward in the space as I can. that way when people swing their car into the space next to u, you've less of a chance of being hit on a rear corner...just lil things....

[Daz.]

I park so far away from everyone else its unreal!

I have to usually pay for 2 hours on a car park even if I'm only going to be an hour - the other is for getting back to the car

[Daz.]

I also look to see if I can see other enthusiast cars - you can tell if someone really looks after their car no matter what it is - I'd never park inbetween two mucky mondeos for example as theres a good chance they're rentals/company and fat man dam behind the wheel won't give a toss..