Parking sensors/insurance

notanewuser

Splott wrote: »

Because you'll not be able to judge the gap at the rear and because of how the bonnet is angled you'll think you're closer to the car at the front than you are.

I know where the front and back of my cars are.

I've been driving for 18 years and have never once hit another car when parking.

Dave_C_2

fishpond wrote: »

I have been thinking of having front and rear parking sensors fitted to a 08 plate mondeo.
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What do you all think?

As you are only thinking about it, why not just ask your insurance company? You will get a definitive answer, as distinct from opinions.

Dave

Gloomendoom

notanewuser wrote: »

I know where the front and back of my cars are.

I've been driving for 18 years and have never once hit another car when parking.

Good for you. Unfortunately, not everybody is as spatially aware as you claim to be and I for one am all in favour of them using every parking aid available.

After all, it might be my car they are parking next to.

shaynemawer

i agree with the comment regarding poor vision in a mk4 mondeo, i have one and it's the worst car i've had to park.

reeac

Gloomendoom wrote: »

What a lot of rot. That view may have had some merit years ago when screen and door pillars were as thick as matchsticks. The visibility out of modern cars, in all directions, is getting worse every year.

I think that the poor rearward visibility of new saloon models is due to manufacturers giving greater boot volume by raising the level of the boot lid and consequently making the rear window smaller. The reduced visibility can be hazardous in many driving situations, not just when parking.

Gloomendoom

reeac wrote: »

I think that the poor rearward visibility of new saloon models is due to manufacturers giving greater boot volume by raising the level of the boot lid and consequently making the rear window smaller. The reduced visibility can be hazardous in many driving situations, not just when parking.

I think current fashion has a lot to do with it too. Both mine and my wife's cars have a very high waistline and slitty windows. We looked at a three door Evoque and that took poor rear visibility to a whole new level!

anotherbaldrick

I thought from looking that the Evoque was more styling fantasy than practicality. One answer is to buy a car that does'nt look as if it's been sat on by an elephant.

Gloomendoom

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

I thought from looking that the Evoque was more styling fantasy than practicality. One answer is to buy a car that does'nt look as if it's been sat on by an elephant.

That's a problem because I actually quite like the "sat on by an elephant" look.

Herzlos

notanewuser wrote: »

I know where the front and back of my cars are.

I've been driving for 18 years and have never once hit another car when parking.

I've been driving 8 and never hit another car whilst parking, but that doesn't mean I find parking in my current car easily (it's a couple of inches longer than most UK parking spaces, and curves away at the front and back so I can't easily see where the car stops. The highish back window also means I can't see the front of the other car). I can do it slowly, occasionally getting out to check, but it'd be much easier if I had sensors.

There's no motoring/internet machismo required; sometimes technology makes things easier and there's no problem with that. And the rear visibility on some cars is awful. Again, no problem trying to make life easier.

That said, I doubt any insurance company would reduce the quote for having them fitted as I'd imagine very few people report parking bumps to insurance companies as they probably cost less than the excess to repair.