No, no, it's a very balletic foot-on-door and extend leg behind kind of thing, I don't hoof it

Oakvillian - thanks for tip, I'm careful to touch nothing on the way out of the car so that's where I'm going wrong.

Afraid I'm another one who had fun with the van der graaf generator thingy and rubbing nylon sticks with dusters but paid no attention to what was being said by the teacher

1. When you get out of the car hold your key on the metalwork as you touch the ground .... the key crackles and you don't (usually) feel a thing.
(There are warning notices on gas pumps here to earth yourself and discharge any static build-up before starting refueling!)

2. try to wear less nylon

3. I don't seem to have been as bothered this winter as I was last year, so maybe I'm getting acclimatised?

You can get a piece of rubber that hangs from the bottom of the car so it is always in contact with the ground. I have not seen them for years. 20 Years ago you would see lots of them on the back of cars.
They are made of a conductive rubber compound therefore discharging the static electricity from the car.
I will have a look on the web and see if you can still buy them.
Saves looking like a prat doing a dance every time you get out of the car.
LOL
In the mean time have a look at this site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A6378744
It has got some tips on how to prevent static build.
Note do not use your car key to discharge the static as you could disable the immobilizer chip in the key!!!!!!

Found this site should do the trick

http://stopzap.com/

And here

http://www.extremeautoaccessories.co...p?section=1205

Cool thanks for all those tips
My mam wasnt gonna visit me anymore haha
Mandi