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Car bottoming on drive way - best solutions?

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  • ontrack
    ontrack Posts: 92 Forumite
    solution1 Drive over the kerb at increasing speeds until offending kerb or car part is worn away
    solution 2 Move house
    solution 3 Change car
    solution 4 Turn up radio

    Simples
  • paddedjohn
    paddedjohn Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    A lot of stupid answers here OP, what you should do though is buy a recovery vehicle (ex AA will do) and every time you want to get onto your driveway all you do is load your car onto the back and reverse up the drive, unload the car and park the truck on the road. Took 8 pints to work that one out.
    Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.
  • vikingaero
    vikingaero Posts: 10,921 Forumite
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    arcon5,

    Have you considered a more permanent and proper solution such as grading the ridge down. In the long term it's a problem that will get worse as manufacturers make cars lower to satisfy the fleet market and increase wheelbase length to improve interior space. The longer the wheelbase the more likely the car will ground.
    The man without a signature.
  • arcon5
    arcon5 Posts: 14,099 Forumite
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    Haha the answers here have certainly made me laugh. :)

    Viking, we rent so not really an option for us.

    I found some remaining slabs from the rear patio today and lined then across the top of the drive way. Seems to have done the trick - so long as I make sure I drive on to them they provide the extra few inches to bring the rear wheels up
  • sharpy2010
    sharpy2010 Posts: 2,471 Forumite
    I think paving stones are the answer.
  • martinthebandit
    martinthebandit Posts: 4,422 Forumite
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    Well I am quite surprised that no one has suggested using a few paving slabs :cool:

    If you don't find joy in the snow,
    remember you'll have less joy in your life

    ...but still have the same amount of snow!
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    How about this, you'll only get wear on one side, and you might avoid it altogether.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22664659
  • ValHaller
    ValHaller Posts: 5,212 Forumite
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    How about this, you'll only get wear on one side, and you might avoid it altogether.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22664659
    I agree, you only need to use paving slabs on 1 side.
    You might as well ask the Wizard of Oz to give you a big number as pay a Credit Referencing Agency for a so-called 'credit-score'
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