Protecting Your Car From Foxes
I’ve recently had a few people contact me regarding foxes causing damage to their cars.
One gentleman had an issue with foxes chewing his car’s vinyl roof, another was getting scratched paint work, whilst a lady contacted me for ideas on how to stop foxes chewing wires underneath her car.
Having to fix a car because a fox has caused damage to it is incredibly frustrating, inconvenient and often expensive, so I’ve come up with a few ideas for you to try to keep the foxes away and off your car!
Depending on whether you park your car in a driveway, in your garden or on the street, you need to decide which option would work best for you.
Cover your car with a car cover or a tarpaulin
If you have a problem with foxes (or cats for that matter) jumping up on your car and causing damage to the paintwork, then a simple and cost effective solution is to buy a car cover.
They are available in a range of sizes, are often water resistant and don’t take much time to put on or remove. If you’re looking for something inexpensive just to protect your paintwork, then a manufacturer called Maypole do car covers in small, medium and large, so you can select one according to the size of your car.
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Alternatively, another more heavy duty option is to buy a large piece of tarpaulin. This will keep foxes off of your paintwork and, if you buy a large enough piece, it can protect the underside of your car also.
You can secure the overhanging tarpaulin to the ground with something heavy like bricks, or fastening it with tent pegs (if parked on grass). T
his will make the underside of the car inaccessible to foxes, therefore protecting against chewed wires. There is a range of tarpaulin on Amazon so try and make sure you buy tarpaulin large enough that you can fix it to the ground.
Put a portable radio in or under your car
Obviously I’m not advocating leaving your car stereo on all night, otherwise you’ll come down in the morning to a flat battery.
But you can get very cheap but very functional battery-powered or wind up radios that will do the job.
Tune it to a station that has only conversation (e.g. Radio 4) and put it in or under your car. The foxes will hear the voices and think humans are close by which should be enough to keep them away.
To see how surprisingly effective radios are in keeping foxes away, please read my article on Using a Radio as A Fox Repellent here »»
Spray Scoot Fox Repellent around your car
In addition to the above two options, you can also use Scoot to spray on the ground where you park your car.
This is probably more applicable if you park your car in the same place each night and maybe not so easy if you park on the street.
Scoot works by covering any scent left by a fox and makes the foxes think that another animal has claimed the territory.
The fox will want to avoid any conflict and after a short while will leave the area alone. Scoot is easy to mix into a solution and is not harmful to pets or the environment, but could help in keeping foxes away from your car.
Hopefully one of these options, or a combination of options, has provided you with food for thought on how to protect your car from the unwanted attention of foxes.
You must understand that repelling foxes is rarely something that can be achieved overnight, but by making your car as unappealing to a fox as possible, the fox will soon get the message and turn it’s attention elsewhere.
