Tips and advice for driving in a supermarket car park

Motorists who drive safely and responsibly can often build up their no-claims discount allowance and seek maximum no-claim bonus insurance. However, no matter how much care a person takes over their driving, they are not always fully prepared to tackle supermarket car parks during their busiest hours.

Supermarket car parks are often chaotic and unpredictable and, no matter how much a driver may play by the rules and follow signs and road markings in car parks, there is no guarantee that other motorists will behave in the same way.

When a car park is particularly busy, some shoppers may drive recklessly just to ensure that they secure themselves a parking space near to the shop's entrance.

To avoid becoming involved in an accident, drivers should remain alert and remember basic rules at all times. At the end of junctions, drivers should give way to other cars and similarly adhere to any other road markings or signs which require cars to give way.

Many car parks involve the use of a one-way system which helps to reduce the risk of an accident and creates more space for parking manoeuvres. Drivers should always respect a one way system and should never attempt to drive against it to reach a space accessible from the opposite direction.

Once a driver has spotted a suitable parking space, they should indicate to other drivers and pedestrians that they intend to use it. If a car needs to reverse into or out of a space, they should constantly check their surroundings to ensure that a shopper hasn't unknowingly moved behind the vehicle, or another vehicle hasn't approached from behind.

In very busy periods, such as Christmas time, drivers struggling to find a space may be tempted to follow shoppers leaving the store to their car so they can use their space. However, shoppers returning to their cars may not always be intending to leave the car park immediately, and blocking an aisle to wait for them can inconvenience and aggravate other drivers.

Of course, drivers can avoid hectic supermarket car parks by choosing to do their shopping during less popular periods, such as later in the evening when the majority of shoppers have already completed their supermarket trip.

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