Its not a new idea, but a piece of foam between the tow bar and the car saves any misfortunate bumps to the car from the caravan hitch, the pound shops have a kneeling pad in the gardening section which is just the ticket. The only thing you have to do is cut a small notch in it to sit on the tow bar.
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