Right, so I park my car in the middle of no where when I go shopping, as I suspect most of you do on this forum. Well I do this so disrespectful people do not bash my car! Well I return to my car to find a middle aged lady gettin out of her car and hitting her door against mine!!! I couldn't believe it as she could clearly see I was waiting to get into my car!! After questioning her she denied it even tho I saw her do it?! There's no damage to my car but that's not the point! I can't believe some people have a complete disregard for my property especially when it's brand new!!! What more can I do short of sticking hideous bump strips on my car? Which is not going to happen!

Rant over.

Put an alarm that senses the slightest knocks, that makes the most deafening sound you can imagine and flashes lots of big lights.

I'm so careful when parking next to someone else's car so as not to damage their property or mine. I had a similar incident a few years back in a Tesco's car park. When I questioned the guy he tried to laugh it off saying there was no damage. That smile was promptly wiped off his face when he saw my brother got out of the car.

Edited 22 October, 201213 yr by HasAki

Get a clear vinyl wrap done on the car?

I'm always so careful when getting in and out of the car. Should have seen the look on my face watching the other half getting out the car after I parked next to a CLS Brabus at the weekend!

I just can't get my head around people that are so disrespectful.

Not a lot you can do really!

Phil

i am also super careful when parking next to other and would never dream of hitting someone elses car with my door!! I just wish others where the same! i want my car to stay in it's current condition for the duration of owner ship and this isn't going to happen if i keep parking in supermarkets :-(

I think the only way is to find somebody else with a nice shiney car and park next to them in the hope they will be more careful!

alot of people think its knock for knock if they damage your car in car parks, they honestly dont think the laws cover public areas such as car parks.

A few years ago I had a new Alfa Romeo & my 1st trip was to a trade show at the NEC, parked up in a quiet bit of the car park; before I

had left the car 2 old boys pulled up next to me and the driver opened his door with such force into my shiney new pride & joy that it rocked the car !

I leapt out and had a moan, his comment...

"Oh did it ...? never realised..."

Sadly SWMBO now has to suffer for my car park aversion as it is about a 2 mile trek to just about anywhere when we park now,...!

Edited 22 October, 201213 yr by curleybar

fit one of these so when the occupant of the offending vehicle exits, they're toast

Not much you can do. They're like moths to a flame. They see a shiny undented car and feel the urge to get as close as possible. Then because they are either overdue the grave or have an overactive pie gland they have to throw their doors wide open to get out and waddle to the cake aisle.

If I must park next to a car I try to get next to one that looks clean and looked after, irrespective of age or type. Expensive new cars get driven by pricks too. Also generally try to avoid 4x4s and anything that looks like it holds kids or the undead.

fit one of these so when the occupant of the offending vehicle exits, they're toast

What is it? it's blocked by work :(

I definatly try to avoid people carries and 4x4s because i know its hard to strap a baby in the back with out knocking the door with your bottom

I usually park in the quitest place anyway and avoid beat up old rovers (thats what the lady was driving this morning) but not alot i can do when they turn up after i parked!

I think the best soloution is from now on i take SWMBO' car to morrisons

What is it? it's blocked by work :(

It's a South African anti-hijack device, ie a flame thrower built into the car

Sounds perfect!!

I always park in the mum and brat spaces, not to save my car just to pee off the professional "I'm a mother" types.

Same happened to me, parked the car, at the time there was just me in the car park, gone for only half an hour, and when I return a car has parked behind me........rest of the car park EMPTY! Get home and they have only driven in to the bumper and dented it, didn't know at the time and it cost me nearly £300 to get repaired. They follow you like sheep.....does my head in.

Same happened to me, parked the car, at the time there was just me in the car park, gone for only half an hour, and when I return a car has parked behind me........rest of the car park EMPTY! Get home and they have only driven in to the bumper and dented it, didn't know at the time and it cost me nearly £300 to get repaired. They follow you like sheep.....does my head in.

Yeah it's a joke, maybe people need other cars to park by as a reference? who knows!

Tesco near me has an overflow carpark at the rear, I always park there as outwith Christmas nobody else does and I don't mind the walk, anyway had to go in just the other week, a flying visit but parked in my usual place in the deserted carpark. I was no more than 5 minutes when I returned what was parked right beside my car, yep you guessed it... a double decker bus!!!

Couldn't have got any closer too.

I feel your pain, there are such idiots about. Went out to Asda late one night. hardly any cars about. Some jealous git rolled his trolley into my rear quarter. Came back to my car with trolley stuck in the side. Some guy sat in a Jag about 20 ft away up a slight slope but no proof.

Edited 22 October, 201213 yr by Blanes

I always park in the mum and brat spaces, not to save my car just to pee off the professional "I'm a mother" types.

Great! So real parents struggling to do the shop with kids in tow have to drive miles to find a space because your brain's randomly labelled all mothers annoying? :wonder:

Just because you choose not to have kids, it seems a bit harsh to despise those that do. Why not go all the way and park in the disabled bay to pee off the professional 'blue badge holder' types?

What exactly is a professional "I'm a mother" type anyway? I think you're confusing "mothers" with "bell ends", and bell ends can be parents or be childless; male or female; they can be old or young; and a bell end cannot be identified by race, culture, or religion. A bell end will simply make themselves known by their bell-endery.

Personally, I never park in the child bays anyway. Too much risk of a wayward, child-driven trolley. I park right next to the trolley shed so I have to crawl out the passenger door. This leaves plenty of space on the other side to avoid the selfish door plebs (these can also be catergorised as bell ends).

I never take my car to supermarkets any more - SWMBO's car is for that It came with a scrape on each corner and a couple of door dings so it's already battle scarred.

Mine - parked miles from anyone until we returned:

Though in this case there was room to fully open the doors with a foot to spare, so no worries

SWMBO' car can be used for know but i fear when we pick up her new one in november we we will go in neither and get a taxi instead

I will always park next to the nicest car I can, if the space is on the other side then I've still reduced my chances of a dinged door by about half. I also don't spend long away from it when parked in such a place

Great! So real parents struggling to do the shop with kids in tow have to drive miles to find a space because your brain's randomly labelled all mothers annoying? :wonder:

Yes, just because someone's kept their legs open long enough for her hubby to fantasise it's her sister under him doesn't mean they need exclusive parking, charge them £5 to park there and you'll soon see them happy to make their precious little bundle walk 50 metres.

Yes, just because someone's kept their legs open long enough for her hubby to fantasise it's her sister under him doesn't mean they need exclusive parking, charge them £5 to park there and you'll soon see them happy to make their precious little bundle walk 50 metres.

Might help fight against child obesity :p

Yes, just because someone's kept their legs open long enough for her hubby to fantasise it's her sister under him doesn't mean they need exclusive parking, charge them £5 to park there and you'll soon see them happy to make their precious little bundle walk 50 metres.

Who let this troll out? Clearly you have no idea why parent and child parking bays make a big difference for parents as your NOT a parent so don't talk a lot of *******s about something you know nothing about or have not experienced.

The parent and child bays are a good thing!!! it stops mothers bottoms from knocking her door into mine by giving them more space to strap the kids in/out!!

i'll happily park further away! Thats not the issue...

Edited 23 October, 201213 yr by DMilsey