How car owners can protect their cars

New Year’s Eve fireworks are beautiful to watch – but they can leave expensive marks on the car’s paint. This way you minimize the risk of damage.

No matter how much you look forward to the annual New Year’s Eve banger, streetlight parkers are particularly afraid of rockets and firecrackers on this night. This makes it relatively easy to avoid damage to the car. Basically, you have to be with the fireworks that are available for free sale ADAC No big worries about damage to parked cars – as long as they are used correctly. Burnt-out rockets that have fallen onto the metal usually do not cause any major damage, not even to convertible fabric tops.

Paint damage and burn marks: Improperly used fireworks in particular can cause damage

Things can look different if illegal firecrackers are used. Or if the fireworks are used improperly. If rockets are fired at a car from a short distance, things look worse: paint damage, burn marks and even shattering windows can result. The person responsible must be responsible, but in most cases they can no longer be found. Partial insurance often covers fire and explosion damage as well as broken windows. In the case of vandalism, however, only fully comprehensive insurance covers the issue; the same applies to dents caused by falling fireworks, for example, or damage to the convertible top caused by smoldering rocket residue.

Roofing protects the car: Investing in a parking garage space can be worthwhile

In order not to have to deal with this, you can park your car at the turn of the year in a parking lot where it is not under fire. The safest place to park the car is, of course, covered. But if you don’t have a garage or a carport and don’t have a parking garage nearby, you should choose a quiet side street for the night. In some cities or districts there are also bans on fireworks – it is also safe to park there. However, parking options near larger events with New Year’s Eve fireworks logically pose an increased risk.

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Before the first trip of the year: Be sure to check the new exhaust

Lantern parkers are advised to check the exhaust before their first trip in the new year – it often happens that passing revelers put firecrackers in the exhaust pipe at night. You should also make sure that there are no bottles in front of or behind the tire, the shards of which could cause lasting damage to the tires when driving off. Speaking of driving: If possible, you should leave your car parked between 11:30 p.m. and around 1 a.m. Many neighborhoods are then clogged with revelers, and bottles are lined up on the streets as launch pads for rockets. If the journey is unavoidable, the windows remain closed to ensure that no fireworks accidentally get into the interior.