Not always the case, MAW.... sometimes in these multistoreys with concrete pillars etc, you get the front PDC telling you about the pillars as you reverse in and the rear PDC telling you about the wall behind you. It does all get a bit of a mess.... the only difference is that the front PDC beeps come out of the front speakers and the rear beeps come out the rear, so when you're being bombarded by beeps from front and back it is sometimes difficult to separate them.  

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Hmm I didn't realise that, but there is also a tone difference isn't there between F & R?

Don't think so - but then I'm about as musical as Betty Boo so I'm no judge  

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Not always the case, MAW.... sometimes in these multistoreys with concrete pillars etc, you get the front PDC telling you about the pillars as you reverse in and the rear PDC telling you about the wall behind you. It does all get a bit of a mess.... the only difference is that the front PDC beeps come out of the front speakers and the rear beeps come out the rear, so when you're being bombarded by beeps from front and back it is sometimes difficult to separate them.

So, once again, I reiterate the facility is there as a secondary aid to your own eyes and judgement.., not instead of!!!  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

You're forgetting we're all lazy Brian even if you are right!  

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You're forgetting we're all lazy Brian even if you are right!

Yep, I am NO different.., clobbering a bollard in my X5 made me realise PDC systems sometimes tell little lies!  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

Mine has always been good to me - even the time I thought it was wrong and I took over - ... that golf was where PDC said !!!!!! No damage done though

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Mine has always been good to me - even the time I thought it was wrong and I took over - ... that golf was where PDC said !!!!!! No damage done though

I think it's a question of the two systems working in harmony.., human judgement AND the PDC?  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

It'll never catch on!  

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I suspect you're right S.., it'll always be one or other. Good news for the bodyhop then?  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

Bodyhop? Is this some kind of unusual North London ritual?  

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so we r in agreement here the rear and front sensors are not good enough for safe parking and we all agree that the human brain can't differentiate between the front and rear .....so as conclusion we need visual help which could be sure rear view camera..oh I did not snap a pic for my rear scratches and littlie bend (painful one) but let me post one after my own repair  2007 Range Rover Sport Supercharged, Buckingham Blue, Ivory converted to HST Silver

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my wife also agrees the sensors are not suitable

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Bodyhop? Is this some kind of unusual North London ritual?

Absolutely! It's the physical expression from the unfortunate driver who's just clobbered a bollard, before effecting the next essential act of visiting the bodyshop. Similar, but, as you can see, completely different? I hope this clears-up that little misunderstanding.., just in case you thought I'd made a typographical error!!!  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs