One in four drivers admit they’ve accidentally caused damage to another car in a supermarket carpark.
And more than half (53 per cent) have had it happen to them in return.
It follows a study of 2,000 drivers which found car damage and dings are a concern for 92 per cent.
The research found 11 per cent park over two spaces in a bid to avoid dents, while 18 per cent deliberately park next to the flashiest car they can find, in the hope they’ll be super-careful with their own doors.
The findings were commissioned by The AA, to highlight Accident Assist, a 27/7 support service for members, which also built a tongue-in-cheek ‘drive-thru bubble wrap machine’ to show the lengths people could take to swerve scrapes, dents and dings.
TV’s Scarlett Moffatt, who took 14 attempts to pass her test, was the first to ‘trial’ the drive-thru.
And more than half (53 per cent) have had it happen to them in return.
It follows a study of 2,000 drivers which found car damage and dings are a concern for 92 per cent.
The research found 11 per cent park over two spaces in a bid to avoid dents, while 18 per cent deliberately park next to the flashiest car they can find, in the hope they’ll be super-careful with their own doors.
The findings were commissioned by The AA, to highlight Accident Assist, a 27/7 support service for members, which also built a tongue-in-cheek ‘drive-thru bubble wrap machine’ to show the lengths people could take to swerve scrapes, dents and dings.
TV’s Scarlett Moffatt, who took 14 attempts to pass her test, was the first to ‘trial’ the drive-thru.
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00:00I'm ready for my close-up, boo!
00:06We're a nation of nervous drivers,
00:08worried about car park dinks and bumps.
00:11I should know, I've had a few.
00:13Oh, the handbrake's on!
00:16Listen, they weren't all my fault.
00:18AA Accident Assist did some research
00:20and one in four people have actually
00:23accidentally caused some damage in a car park.
00:25So watch as I try out the Drive-Thru Bubble Wrap
00:27for bumper levels of protection.
00:29Right, where did I park my car?
00:31Here we go!
00:33Safety first!
00:38What do you do to protect your car
00:39from those little car park dinks?
00:41Music down, always.
00:42Yeah, because I can't see if the music's too loud.
00:45If I'm going to the shops and I see a larger space
00:48down the end of the car park,
00:49that's where I'm going, it's less stress.
00:50My partner is a police officer
00:52and often I come in with a story
00:54of another dink in my car.
00:56And I'm not just saying it, right,
00:59it's never my fault.
01:00No, it's never.
01:01It's the bullard's fault.
01:02Yes, or the trees.
01:03Who puts trees in car parks, man?
01:06Five out of five stars.
01:07Would recommend.
01:09Oh, this is tight, this, you know.
01:11Even the smallest prangs in a car park
01:13can be expensive and mean an insurance claim.
01:16When AA members contact us first,
01:18we'll do everything for them.
01:19There's no hassle, no claims forms, no admin.
01:23They can drive with absolute confidence.
01:26Sigh.
01:27Listen, AA's accident assist has your back for any dinks,
01:31no matter how big or small.
01:33Now, can someone unwrap my car, please?
01:35Hello?
01:36Anyone?
01:40Oh, that is so satisfying.