Car hit twice now parked outside house!

Wes121708

We live on an a road and our cars mirrors keep getting hit. We have the wing protectors, wingaware things but they still managed to get hit. On our road instead of cars waiting to pass they all seem to squeeze by when depending on your vehicle two cars sometimes don't fit. It also doesn't help that there is a single yellow line just behind where one of the neighbours constantly parks their white transit which causes more of an issue as people cannot see anything and just go to drive through. 
My car has also been hit and needed a new door, nobody stopped so had to pay for it all and now my husband's car has had the wing protector snapped off and someone gone along the side of his, again nobody has stopped!
Can anyone recommend anything else we could use to put on the cars or by the cars to stop this happening instead of having to have to park them down another road, which isn't ideal with two kids!
Debating on getting traffic comes and putting them by the car or moving! Lol
Also thought of a dashcam but as the van is constantly parked right behind them on don't think it would pick anything up.
Any suggestions?

Typhoon2000

Is it just your car getting hit? Do you always park in the same spot? May be there is a pinch point if you always park in the same place. If your car is narrower than the Transit I would park next to that. If passing cars can clear the Transit, they should clear yours too. A dash cam won’t stop your getting hit, and it may be hard to prove that the damaged caused during a particular bump wasn’t pre-existing ( especially as you car seems to get hit a lot).

comeandgo

What is the speed limit on your street?  Can you try and get speed reduced?  Can you turn your side mirrors in when you park your car?

Wes121708

It's a 30. The problem is that the van is wider so cars pull out as they cannot see anything coming and then after they've passed the van and see a car coming so pull in next to mine and end up scratching up the side of it!
Think I'm going to try parking away from the kerb so my car is wider than the van so they physically can't get two cars to pass. 
OH has just ordered some cones to put by them, see how that goes!

DullGreyGuy

And this is why those that make a non-fault claim can face higher premiums because of where they park, how they drive etc 

HillStreetBlues

DullGreyGuy said:

And this is why those that make a non-fault claim can face higher premiums because of where they park, how they drive etc 

I can see why insurance companies do that.

"I want to make a claim on my insurance, my parked car was hit"
That's unlucky
"Well I know the reason why it got hit, it's unsighted"
So where will the car be parked in future?
"Same place."

Wes121708

DullGreyGuy said:

And this is why those that make a non-fault claim can face higher premiums because of where they park, how they drive etc 

We don't make no fault claims we end up forking out for it ourselves! 
We're reported the van parking on the single yellow all the time. You never know they might end up moving it and it'll stop. Or we could park on a different road and have a nice transit van parked outside of our house constantly, what a lovely view!

ontheroad1970

I don't think parking away from the kerb is going to help - it might make it worse.

SpudGunPaul

DullGreyGuy said:

And this is why those that make a non-fault claim can face higher premiums because of where they park, how they drive etc 

It's not non fault claim in the eyes of the insurance company. You know that. 

SpudGunPaul

Wes121708 said:

DullGreyGuy said:

And this is why those that make a non-fault claim can face higher premiums because of where they park, how they drive etc 

We don't make no fault claims we end up forking out for it ourselves! 
We're reported the van parking on the single yellow all the time. You never know they might end up moving it and it'll stop. Or we could park on a different road and have a nice transit van parked outside of our house constantly, what a lovely view!

So do you commit fraud when taking out a new policy or inform your insurance company about the incidents?

baser999

There’s a road near me where the owners position bollards into the rear wheel arches of their cars - whether that works or not I don’t know; assume it helps else they’d not do it.