Asda responds after drivers complain about new speed bumps damaging cars in Sheffield

The new obstacles were only installed outside the 24-hour Handsworth superstore on Wednesday, August 12, but have already prompted numerous complaints from motorists.

Asda insists they comply with the 100mm height limit for speed bumps and customers should have ‘no difficulty’ driving over them if they slow down as expected.

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But a spokesman for the retailer said it was looking into whether any changes could be made, such as clearer signs warning customers about the bumps on their approach.

A Facebook post complaining about the new bumps has generated nearly 200 comments since being shared on Thursday, August 13, with many motorists complaining about getting stuck or scraping or banging their undercarriage.

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One woman, who asked not to be named, told how her exhaust had been sheared off its mounting crossing the bumps, though she said that after she complained Asda had offered to pay for the repairs.

"I stopped and let the car just bump over them and they still scraped underneath all my car!” she added.

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Karl Hammond described how the speed bumps had pulled the heat shield off his exhaust, saying ‘it went with a right bang’.

"I’d just returned from a week in Cornwall, where some of the roads were a bit dodgy, and then I go to Asda and that happens,” he said.

"You can tell the speed bumps are too high because so many people are scraping their cars, and it made me a bit mad.”