Carports & Canopies

OK, so your garage is jam-packed with stuff and I can't persuade you to de-clutter it so what options are you left with?

1.     Park on the drive.  Can the postman/lady/anyone who comes to deliver or visit you get past the car?
2.     Park on the street.  Not really an option for me as I am blonde and female.  Need 3 spaces!
3.     Park on your front lawn.  OK if you don't have an attachment to the lawn.  Looks scruffy.
4.     Park on your front hardstanding.  Can see the car in your living room.  Only just fits on!
5.     Park on your side hardstanding.  Now you are talking!  Room for a proper drive/garage here.

You don't have any hardstanding?  It's time to step up to the plate and start putting some money away for some hardstanding, a canopy, carport or building a garage or even moving to somewhere more car friendly.  Does anyone know how much a garage adds to the value of your property?  This is just a wild guess, £5 - 15K?



 For my friends in the US of A here are some kind of tent things to park your car in.  Yes, I know, they are canopies!  I think they are kind of neat.



If you live somewhere warm like Florida it could be perfect for you.  Keeps the car cool!  On the other hand, you may live somewhere cold so it will protect the car from the weather to a degree, especially if it is erected near to a building wall.  It may mean the difference between defrosting the windscreen or not, and hanging around in the freezing cold (we Brits know a thing or two about that - but maybe we will get a comment from Alaska telling us different!).  You can buy it on Amazon.  If you decide to buy one like this please make sure you have read the reviews.  All those helpful people have given you the benefit of their experience.