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A Tall Double-Sided Teardrop Flag for Forecourts and Car Parks
Branding on a forecourt has to compete with passing traffic, and a tall teardrop flag answers that by lifting a rounded sweep of colour high enough to catch a driver's eye from the road. The TF5000DC rides a curved glass fibre pole and stands on a flat drive-on base: you roll a vehicle wheel onto the plate and the car's own weight pins it down, with no digging and no stake. Each face is printed on its own panel around an opaque core, so the message reads forward to traffic coming from either direction. With nothing driven into the ground, it goes straight onto tarmac, paving and concrete. Best suited for car dealerships, petrol stations and retail parks where the surface is hard and a vehicle can hold it in place.
Why This Teardrop Display Pulls in Passing Traffic
- A solid image on both sides: Two printed panels are bonded around an opaque core, so each face shows a full graphic and the other never bleeds through pale and reversed. With traffic passing both ways, the offer reads properly to drivers approaching from either direction, and the printing comes with the order, so you send art and it returns finished.
- A base a vehicle holds down: The flat steel plate has a foot the pole slots into, and you simply roll a car, van or trailer wheel onto it. The vehicle's weight does the anchoring, far more than a portable weight could, so there is nothing to dig in and nothing to carry once a wheel is parked.
- Height that carries to the road: Standing tall, it lifts your branding above parked cars and forecourt clutter to where drivers see it from a distance. On a busy roadside pitch that extra reach is what turns a passing glance into a visit, lifting the message into the eyeline of a driver who is looking at the road, not the pavement.
- A shape that reads in light air: The curved pole keeps the teardrop under tension, so the graphic stays spread and legible even when the wind drops. It will not collapse into a slack wrap around the pole the way a flat banner does on a calm day.
- A pole that gives with the gusts: The glass fibre mast and its GRP whip bow and recover in a blow rather than standing rigid, so out on an open forecourt the flag rides a wind of up to 45 kph (28 mph) where a stiff pole would fail.
- Quick to move around the site: Lift the wheel and the whole display frees in seconds; the pole splits into sections and the fabric rolls into the bag supplied, so one person repositions it without tools. A 1 year guarantee backs it against manufacturing faults.
Where This Roadside Banner Earns Its Keep
| Car Dealerships and Forecourts | Flags finance deals, a featured model or an open weekend across the forecourt. A wheel from any stock vehicle anchors the base on the hard standing, and the tall flag reads to drivers slowing on the road outside. |
| Petrol Stations and Service Areas | Points motorists toward a shop offer, a car wash or a food stop from the pump island or the approach. The drive-on base holds firm on the concrete apron, and the double-sided print reaches traffic arriving from both directions. |
| Car Washes and Valeting | Advertises a wash package or seasonal price right where cars queue and turn in. The base sits on the wet hard standing without a stake, weighted down by a parked vehicle, and the flag stands clear of the lanes. |
| Retail Parks and Roadside Units | Draws shoppers off a busy road toward a unit or a launch. The tall teardrop clears the parked cars between the road and the door, and a vehicle on the base keeps it standing on the tarmac through the trading day. |
| Garages, Tyre and MOT Centres | Marks a service offer or a seasonal check from the workshop frontage. The base takes a wheel from a car already on site, holds the flag on the paved forecourt, and lifts away when the bay is needed for work. |
| Car Park Entrances and Event Parking | Signals an entrance, a rate or an event from a paved car park where stakes are not allowed. A marshal's vehicle or a parked car holds the base on the tarmac, and the height guides drivers in from right across the lot toward the way in. |
On Grass Rather Than Tarmac?
The drive-on base needs hard ground and a vehicle to hold it. Where the pitch is a lawn, verge or field, the same tall teardrop is offered with a ground spike base that drives into soft earth instead, giving you the same shape and print on a footing made for grass.
Not certain which base your site needs? Call 01279460460 or send us a message and we will help you decide, or quote for a run across forecourts.
TF5000DC is a 4.4m double-sided glass fibre teardrop flag from Displaysense, supplied with a drive-on car base and printing on both faces. Its differentiator is a tall teardrop anchored by a vehicle wheel rolled onto the base, made for hard surfaces with no stake to drive in. Height 4360mm, width 862mm. A printed graphic of 862mm x 3818mm covers each face. Made from a glass fibre pole topped with a GRP whip, a polyester flag and a steel drive-on base; inner pole diameter 16.8mm. Stays standing in winds to 45 kph (28 mph), Beaufort Scale 6. Builds by hand in around two minutes, with a carry bag and a 1 year guarantee in the box. Suited to car dealerships, petrol stations, car washes, retail parks and garage forecourts. A single-sided version, a ground spike base for soft ground, and shorter 3m and 2.2m sizes are also available. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
A flag printed on one layer leaks its design through to the back, where it reads pale and flipped. This one is bonded from two printed panels with an opaque core between them, so each side keeps a solid, correctly-read image and the other never shows through. On a forecourt with traffic passing both ways, that two-sided clarity is what lets the offer land with drivers approaching from either direction, instead of only those heading one way.
A teardrop flag is the rounded, sail-like shape, pulled tight over a pole that curves across its top edge. Kept under that tension, the graphic stays spread and readable even as the wind eases, rather than wrapping limp around the pole the way a flat banner does on a calm day. The mast itself is glass fibre, fine glass filaments set in resin to stay light and flexible, and it ends in a GRP whip that bends with the breeze. Like the rest of the range, the pole carries a 16.8mm inner diameter, shared across the teardrop and feather models alike.
Holding it down is a drive-on base, a flat steel plate with a foot the pole slots into. You position the plate on the ground and roll a car, van or trailer wheel onto it, and the vehicle's weight does the anchoring, far more securely than any portable weight could manage. Because the hold comes from the wheel rather than a stake, the flag belongs on hard standing: forecourts, car parks and paved frontages. No soft ground is involved, so where the pitch is grass the ground spike base is the version to reach for instead.
The graphic is bonded in by dye sublimation, a heat process that turns the inks to gas so they soak into the polyester and colour the fibres themselves rather than coat the surface. A print fixed that way keeps its strength through sun and rain on an exposed forecourt and stands up to repeated rolling without the colour lifting. Each face carries an image area of 862mm by 3818mm. Send your artwork over, both sides are printed for you, and the flag builds by hand in around two minutes, with no tools and only a wheel to roll onto the base at the end.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x 4.4m double-sided glass fibre teardrop flag, printed on both faces from your artwork
- 1 x steel drive-on car base
- 1 x carry bag
Branding a Dealer Group or Forecourt Chain?
We print and supply teardrop flags in volume for dealer groups, fuel retailers, valeting chains and forecourt operators across the UK. For a matched set across sites, or repeat artwork to a campaign schedule, the team can quote the run and turn it round to your dates.
Send us the detail: call 01279460460 or share your brief and we will come back with a plan.
TF5000DC is a 4.4m double-sided glass fibre teardrop flag from Displaysense, supplied with a drive-on car base and printing on both faces. Its differentiator is a tall teardrop anchored by a vehicle wheel rolled onto the base, made for hard surfaces with no stake to drive in. Height 4360mm, width 862mm. A printed graphic of 862mm x 3818mm covers each face. Made from a glass fibre pole topped with a GRP whip, a polyester flag and a steel drive-on base; inner pole diameter 16.8mm. Stays standing in winds to 45 kph (28 mph), Beaufort Scale 6. Builds by hand in around two minutes, with a carry bag and a 1 year guarantee in the box. Suited to car dealerships, petrol stations, car washes, retail parks and garage forecourts. A single-sided version, a ground spike base for soft ground, and shorter 3m and 2.2m sizes are also available. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
The technical detail for the tall 4.4m double-sided teardrop flag with its drive-on car base. Both faces are printed, a flexible GRP whip finishes the glass fibre mast, and the wind rating reaches 45 kph. Built to stand on hard ground, pinned by a vehicle wheel.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Total Height | 4360mm (4.4m) | Tall enough to lift your branding above parked cars and forecourt clutter to where drivers spot it from the road, which is where a roadside display has to be seen to earn its place. |
| Width | 862mm | The rounded teardrop gives a broad, bold graphic that stays legible at the speed traffic passes a roadside pitch, without needing a wide stretch of forecourt to stand in. |
| Display Type | Double-sided | Both faces read forwards, so drivers approaching from either direction get the same message and none see a reversed logo. |
| Printed Graphic Size | 862mm x 3818mm per side | A generous full-shape canvas on each face, the largest in the teardrop range. Set your artwork to this size and both sides return printed, ready to raise and anchor. |
| Pole Material | Glass fibre with GRP whip | Flexible, not rigid. The curved mast holds the teardrop taut, and the whip lets the pole bend in a gust and spring back instead of cracking on an exposed pitch. |
| Inner Pole Diameter | 16.8mm | A common fitting across the whole flag range, so masts, bases and spare parts swap freely with the other flags on site. |
| Base | Steel drive-on car base | A flat plate a vehicle wheel parks on to anchor the flag on hard ground. No spike. For grass, the ground spike version is the one to choose. |
| Flag Material | Polyester, dye-sublimation printed | The colour dyes the fibres rather than sitting on top, so it holds up to sun and rain on an exposed forecourt and rolls away without flaking. |
| Wind Resistance | Up to 45 kph (28 mph), Beaufort 6 | Holds through a strong breeze as the flexing mast spills wind rather than toppling. Lower it ahead of severe or gale-force weather. |
| Assembly | No-tool, around 2 minutes | One person raises it in a couple of minutes, with nothing to screw or bolt; you just roll a wheel onto the base to anchor it, then drive off to release it. |
| In the Box | Flag, drive-on car base, carry bag | The flag, its drive-on plate and a bag for the fabric arrive together, ready to set up on any forecourt or car park where a vehicle can hold the base down. |
| Guarantee | 1 year | Covered against manufacturing faults for a full year from delivery, for confidence through a season out on the forecourt. |
Print to order. We handle the artwork process with you.
We send a template, you submit your artwork, we produce once approved.
Delivery
Free
UK Mainland, Zone 1
Lead time
3 to 5 days
From artwork approval
Template sent
Within 24hrs
After your order is placed
Returns
Bespoke
Non-returnable unless faulty
How It Works
-
1You
Place your order
Payment taken at this stage. Your lead time does not start until your artwork is approved.
-
2Us, within 24 hours
We email you a print template
A personalised template with full instructions. Please check your inbox and spam folder.
-
3You, next step
Submit your artwork
Follow the template instructions and email your artwork back to us.
-
4Us
We review and approve
If anything needs adjusting we will contact you. Once approved, your order enters production.
-
5Us
Production and dispatch
Lead time begins from artwork approval, not your order date.
Need it faster?
Express Print Service Available
Turnaround and pricing on a quote basis. Contact us before ordering.
Bespoke print orders are non-returnable. If your item arrives damaged or contains a manufacturing error, we will put it right. Returns policy · Delivery information
Frequently Asked Questions About This 4.4m Teardrop Flag
Q: What is the best teardrop flag for a car dealership forecourt?
A: For a forecourt, the TF5000DC is well suited. Its drive-on base takes the wheel of any stock vehicle to anchor it on hard standing, at 4.4m it lifts branding above parked cars to the road, and the taut teardrop reads in light wind. Both faces are printed, so it reaches traffic from either direction.
Q: How does the drive-on car base hold the flag down?
A: The base is a flat steel plate with a socket the pole slots into. You set it on hard ground and roll a car, van or trailer wheel onto the plate, and the vehicle's weight pins it in place. Nothing is staked or bolted, so when you need to move it you drive the wheel off and lift it away.
Q: Can it stand on grass or soft ground?
A: No, the drive-on base needs hard standing and a vehicle to hold it, so it will not stand unaided on grass or soil. For soft ground, choose the ground spike version, which drives a stake into the earth instead. The car base is made specifically for tarmac, paving and concrete forecourts.
Q: Does this outdoor marketing display work for petrol stations and retail parks?
A: Yes. Petrol stations stand it on the concrete apron to flag a shop or wash offer, while retail parks use it to draw drivers off the road toward a unit. The drive-on base holds firm on the hard surface, and the tall double-sided print reaches traffic coming from both directions.
Q: Can this teardrop flag be used at a car wash or garage forecourt?
A: Yes. A car wash stands it where cars queue to advertise a package, and a garage marks a service offer from the workshop frontage. The base sits on the wet or paved hard standing and is weighted by a parked vehicle, keeping the promotional flag clear of the lanes and bays.
Q: How do I set it up, and can one person manage it?
A: It goes up in about two minutes by hand. The pole sections push together, the printed banner sleeves over them, and the pole seats into the base; you then roll a wheel onto the plate to anchor it. One person handles the build, and the fabric and pole fold into the carry bag to move between pitches.
Q: How big is this flag, and what is the printed area on each side?
A: It stands 4360mm, around 4.4m, the tallest size in the teardrop range. Each face is printed across 862mm x 3818mm, the size to set your artwork at. That height and the broad teardrop shape are built to read from the road at the distance drivers pass a forecourt.
Q: What is the difference between the double-sided TF5000DC and single-sided TF5000CB?
A: Both use the same drive-on car base, so the print is the difference. The TF5000DC prints a separate, forward-reading graphic on each face around a blockout core, reading correctly from both sides. The single-sided TF5000CB prints one face, shows a faint reversed image on the back, and costs less. Choose double-sided where traffic passes the forecourt both ways.
Q: Do I need a double-sided flag on a forecourt?
A: It depends on the road. Where traffic passes in both directions, double-sided keeps the offer forward-facing to drivers coming either way, doubling the readable frontage. Where the flag faces a one-way approach or sits against a building, a single-sided banner covers it for less.
Q: Will it cope with wind and weather on an exposed forecourt?
A: Within its rating, yes. The flexing glass fibre pole spills wind rather than fighting it, so the flag holds in a breeze up to 45 kph (28 mph), and the dye-sublimation print is set into the fabric so sun and rain do not lift the colour. When a gale or storm is forecast, take it down to be safe.
Q: Do you deliver this banner free anywhere in the UK?
A: Yes. Free UK mainland delivery is standard on this custom printed banner. Displaysense has supplied display products to UK businesses since 1978 and ships from its base in Hertfordshire. It arrives printed and ready to build, with the drive-on base and carry bag packed in the same box.
Q: Is there a shorter size or a base made for grass?
A: Yes. The same teardrop flag is made in shorter 3m and 2.2m heights, and in a single-sided version for one-way viewing. Where the ground is grass, soil or a field rather than hard standing, a ground spike base replaces the drive-on plate to anchor it in soft ground.
Guides for Teardrop Flags and Forecourt Visibility
A teardrop flag is a cheap way to claim a roadside pitch, but where you place it and what it says decide how many drivers it turns into visitors. The guides below look at catching the eye at events, standing out among competing displays, and choosing a format that suits the setting, so your flag pulls traffic in rather than blurring past at thirty miles an hour.
- 10 Event Signage Ideas to Grab Attention at Your Event
- How to Attract Attention at Your Exhibition Stand
- Market Stall Display Ideas to Grab Attention
- How to Choose the Right Pop-Up Banner for Your Next Event
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Double-Sided 4.4m Glass Fibre Teardrop Flag with Drive-On Car BaseOverview
A Tall Double-Sided Teardrop Flag for Forecourts and Car Parks
Branding on a forecourt has to compete with passing traffic, and a tall teardrop flag answers that by lifting a rounded sweep of colour high enough to catch a driver's eye from the road. The TF5000DC rides a curved glass fibre pole and stands on a flat drive-on base: you roll a vehicle wheel onto the plate and the car's own weight pins it down, with no digging and no stake. Each face is printed on its own panel around an opaque core, so the message reads forward to traffic coming from either direction. With nothing driven into the ground, it goes straight onto tarmac, paving and concrete. Best suited for car dealerships, petrol stations and retail parks where the surface is hard and a vehicle can hold it in place.
Why This Teardrop Display Pulls in Passing Traffic
- A solid image on both sides: Two printed panels are bonded around an opaque core, so each face shows a full graphic and the other never bleeds through pale and reversed. With traffic passing both ways, the offer reads properly to drivers approaching from either direction, and the printing comes with the order, so you send art and it returns finished.
- A base a vehicle holds down: The flat steel plate has a foot the pole slots into, and you simply roll a car, van or trailer wheel onto it. The vehicle's weight does the anchoring, far more than a portable weight could, so there is nothing to dig in and nothing to carry once a wheel is parked.
- Height that carries to the road: Standing tall, it lifts your branding above parked cars and forecourt clutter to where drivers see it from a distance. On a busy roadside pitch that extra reach is what turns a passing glance into a visit, lifting the message into the eyeline of a driver who is looking at the road, not the pavement.
- A shape that reads in light air: The curved pole keeps the teardrop under tension, so the graphic stays spread and legible even when the wind drops. It will not collapse into a slack wrap around the pole the way a flat banner does on a calm day.
- A pole that gives with the gusts: The glass fibre mast and its GRP whip bow and recover in a blow rather than standing rigid, so out on an open forecourt the flag rides a wind of up to 45 kph (28 mph) where a stiff pole would fail.
- Quick to move around the site: Lift the wheel and the whole display frees in seconds; the pole splits into sections and the fabric rolls into the bag supplied, so one person repositions it without tools. A 1 year guarantee backs it against manufacturing faults.
Where This Roadside Banner Earns Its Keep
| Car Dealerships and Forecourts | Flags finance deals, a featured model or an open weekend across the forecourt. A wheel from any stock vehicle anchors the base on the hard standing, and the tall flag reads to drivers slowing on the road outside. |
| Petrol Stations and Service Areas | Points motorists toward a shop offer, a car wash or a food stop from the pump island or the approach. The drive-on base holds firm on the concrete apron, and the double-sided print reaches traffic arriving from both directions. |
| Car Washes and Valeting | Advertises a wash package or seasonal price right where cars queue and turn in. The base sits on the wet hard standing without a stake, weighted down by a parked vehicle, and the flag stands clear of the lanes. |
| Retail Parks and Roadside Units | Draws shoppers off a busy road toward a unit or a launch. The tall teardrop clears the parked cars between the road and the door, and a vehicle on the base keeps it standing on the tarmac through the trading day. |
| Garages, Tyre and MOT Centres | Marks a service offer or a seasonal check from the workshop frontage. The base takes a wheel from a car already on site, holds the flag on the paved forecourt, and lifts away when the bay is needed for work. |
| Car Park Entrances and Event Parking | Signals an entrance, a rate or an event from a paved car park where stakes are not allowed. A marshal's vehicle or a parked car holds the base on the tarmac, and the height guides drivers in from right across the lot toward the way in. |
On Grass Rather Than Tarmac?
The drive-on base needs hard ground and a vehicle to hold it. Where the pitch is a lawn, verge or field, the same tall teardrop is offered with a ground spike base that drives into soft earth instead, giving you the same shape and print on a footing made for grass.
Not certain which base your site needs? Call 01279460460 or send us a message and we will help you decide, or quote for a run across forecourts.
TF5000DC is a 4.4m double-sided glass fibre teardrop flag from Displaysense, supplied with a drive-on car base and printing on both faces. Its differentiator is a tall teardrop anchored by a vehicle wheel rolled onto the base, made for hard surfaces with no stake to drive in. Height 4360mm, width 862mm. A printed graphic of 862mm x 3818mm covers each face. Made from a glass fibre pole topped with a GRP whip, a polyester flag and a steel drive-on base; inner pole diameter 16.8mm. Stays standing in winds to 45 kph (28 mph), Beaufort Scale 6. Builds by hand in around two minutes, with a carry bag and a 1 year guarantee in the box. Suited to car dealerships, petrol stations, car washes, retail parks and garage forecourts. A single-sided version, a ground spike base for soft ground, and shorter 3m and 2.2m sizes are also available. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Description
A flag printed on one layer leaks its design through to the back, where it reads pale and flipped. This one is bonded from two printed panels with an opaque core between them, so each side keeps a solid, correctly-read image and the other never shows through. On a forecourt with traffic passing both ways, that two-sided clarity is what lets the offer land with drivers approaching from either direction, instead of only those heading one way.
A teardrop flag is the rounded, sail-like shape, pulled tight over a pole that curves across its top edge. Kept under that tension, the graphic stays spread and readable even as the wind eases, rather than wrapping limp around the pole the way a flat banner does on a calm day. The mast itself is glass fibre, fine glass filaments set in resin to stay light and flexible, and it ends in a GRP whip that bends with the breeze. Like the rest of the range, the pole carries a 16.8mm inner diameter, shared across the teardrop and feather models alike.
Holding it down is a drive-on base, a flat steel plate with a foot the pole slots into. You position the plate on the ground and roll a car, van or trailer wheel onto it, and the vehicle's weight does the anchoring, far more securely than any portable weight could manage. Because the hold comes from the wheel rather than a stake, the flag belongs on hard standing: forecourts, car parks and paved frontages. No soft ground is involved, so where the pitch is grass the ground spike base is the version to reach for instead.
The graphic is bonded in by dye sublimation, a heat process that turns the inks to gas so they soak into the polyester and colour the fibres themselves rather than coat the surface. A print fixed that way keeps its strength through sun and rain on an exposed forecourt and stands up to repeated rolling without the colour lifting. Each face carries an image area of 862mm by 3818mm. Send your artwork over, both sides are printed for you, and the flag builds by hand in around two minutes, with no tools and only a wheel to roll onto the base at the end.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x 4.4m double-sided glass fibre teardrop flag, printed on both faces from your artwork
- 1 x steel drive-on car base
- 1 x carry bag
Branding a Dealer Group or Forecourt Chain?
We print and supply teardrop flags in volume for dealer groups, fuel retailers, valeting chains and forecourt operators across the UK. For a matched set across sites, or repeat artwork to a campaign schedule, the team can quote the run and turn it round to your dates.
Send us the detail: call 01279460460 or share your brief and we will come back with a plan.
TF5000DC is a 4.4m double-sided glass fibre teardrop flag from Displaysense, supplied with a drive-on car base and printing on both faces. Its differentiator is a tall teardrop anchored by a vehicle wheel rolled onto the base, made for hard surfaces with no stake to drive in. Height 4360mm, width 862mm. A printed graphic of 862mm x 3818mm covers each face. Made from a glass fibre pole topped with a GRP whip, a polyester flag and a steel drive-on base; inner pole diameter 16.8mm. Stays standing in winds to 45 kph (28 mph), Beaufort Scale 6. Builds by hand in around two minutes, with a carry bag and a 1 year guarantee in the box. Suited to car dealerships, petrol stations, car washes, retail parks and garage forecourts. A single-sided version, a ground spike base for soft ground, and shorter 3m and 2.2m sizes are also available. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Specifications
The technical detail for the tall 4.4m double-sided teardrop flag with its drive-on car base. Both faces are printed, a flexible GRP whip finishes the glass fibre mast, and the wind rating reaches 45 kph. Built to stand on hard ground, pinned by a vehicle wheel.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Total Height | 4360mm (4.4m) | Tall enough to lift your branding above parked cars and forecourt clutter to where drivers spot it from the road, which is where a roadside display has to be seen to earn its place. |
| Width | 862mm | The rounded teardrop gives a broad, bold graphic that stays legible at the speed traffic passes a roadside pitch, without needing a wide stretch of forecourt to stand in. |
| Display Type | Double-sided | Both faces read forwards, so drivers approaching from either direction get the same message and none see a reversed logo. |
| Printed Graphic Size | 862mm x 3818mm per side | A generous full-shape canvas on each face, the largest in the teardrop range. Set your artwork to this size and both sides return printed, ready to raise and anchor. |
| Pole Material | Glass fibre with GRP whip | Flexible, not rigid. The curved mast holds the teardrop taut, and the whip lets the pole bend in a gust and spring back instead of cracking on an exposed pitch. |
| Inner Pole Diameter | 16.8mm | A common fitting across the whole flag range, so masts, bases and spare parts swap freely with the other flags on site. |
| Base | Steel drive-on car base | A flat plate a vehicle wheel parks on to anchor the flag on hard ground. No spike. For grass, the ground spike version is the one to choose. |
| Flag Material | Polyester, dye-sublimation printed | The colour dyes the fibres rather than sitting on top, so it holds up to sun and rain on an exposed forecourt and rolls away without flaking. |
| Wind Resistance | Up to 45 kph (28 mph), Beaufort 6 | Holds through a strong breeze as the flexing mast spills wind rather than toppling. Lower it ahead of severe or gale-force weather. |
| Assembly | No-tool, around 2 minutes | One person raises it in a couple of minutes, with nothing to screw or bolt; you just roll a wheel onto the base to anchor it, then drive off to release it. |
| In the Box | Flag, drive-on car base, carry bag | The flag, its drive-on plate and a bag for the fabric arrive together, ready to set up on any forecourt or car park where a vehicle can hold the base down. |
| Guarantee | 1 year | Covered against manufacturing faults for a full year from delivery, for confidence through a season out on the forecourt. |
Delivery & Returns
Print to order. We handle the artwork process with you.
We send a template, you submit your artwork, we produce once approved.
Delivery
Free
UK Mainland, Zone 1
Lead time
3 to 5 days
From artwork approval
Template sent
Within 24hrs
After your order is placed
Returns
Bespoke
Non-returnable unless faulty
How It Works
-
1You
Place your order
Payment taken at this stage. Your lead time does not start until your artwork is approved.
-
2Us, within 24 hours
We email you a print template
A personalised template with full instructions. Please check your inbox and spam folder.
-
3You, next step
Submit your artwork
Follow the template instructions and email your artwork back to us.
-
4Us
We review and approve
If anything needs adjusting we will contact you. Once approved, your order enters production.
-
5Us
Production and dispatch
Lead time begins from artwork approval, not your order date.
Need it faster?
Express Print Service Available
Turnaround and pricing on a quote basis. Contact us before ordering.
Bespoke print orders are non-returnable. If your item arrives damaged or contains a manufacturing error, we will put it right. Returns policy · Delivery information
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About This 4.4m Teardrop Flag
Q: What is the best teardrop flag for a car dealership forecourt?
A: For a forecourt, the TF5000DC is well suited. Its drive-on base takes the wheel of any stock vehicle to anchor it on hard standing, at 4.4m it lifts branding above parked cars to the road, and the taut teardrop reads in light wind. Both faces are printed, so it reaches traffic from either direction.
Q: How does the drive-on car base hold the flag down?
A: The base is a flat steel plate with a socket the pole slots into. You set it on hard ground and roll a car, van or trailer wheel onto the plate, and the vehicle's weight pins it in place. Nothing is staked or bolted, so when you need to move it you drive the wheel off and lift it away.
Q: Can it stand on grass or soft ground?
A: No, the drive-on base needs hard standing and a vehicle to hold it, so it will not stand unaided on grass or soil. For soft ground, choose the ground spike version, which drives a stake into the earth instead. The car base is made specifically for tarmac, paving and concrete forecourts.
Q: Does this outdoor marketing display work for petrol stations and retail parks?
A: Yes. Petrol stations stand it on the concrete apron to flag a shop or wash offer, while retail parks use it to draw drivers off the road toward a unit. The drive-on base holds firm on the hard surface, and the tall double-sided print reaches traffic coming from both directions.
Q: Can this teardrop flag be used at a car wash or garage forecourt?
A: Yes. A car wash stands it where cars queue to advertise a package, and a garage marks a service offer from the workshop frontage. The base sits on the wet or paved hard standing and is weighted by a parked vehicle, keeping the promotional flag clear of the lanes and bays.
Q: How do I set it up, and can one person manage it?
A: It goes up in about two minutes by hand. The pole sections push together, the printed banner sleeves over them, and the pole seats into the base; you then roll a wheel onto the plate to anchor it. One person handles the build, and the fabric and pole fold into the carry bag to move between pitches.
Q: How big is this flag, and what is the printed area on each side?
A: It stands 4360mm, around 4.4m, the tallest size in the teardrop range. Each face is printed across 862mm x 3818mm, the size to set your artwork at. That height and the broad teardrop shape are built to read from the road at the distance drivers pass a forecourt.
Q: What is the difference between the double-sided TF5000DC and single-sided TF5000CB?
A: Both use the same drive-on car base, so the print is the difference. The TF5000DC prints a separate, forward-reading graphic on each face around a blockout core, reading correctly from both sides. The single-sided TF5000CB prints one face, shows a faint reversed image on the back, and costs less. Choose double-sided where traffic passes the forecourt both ways.
Q: Do I need a double-sided flag on a forecourt?
A: It depends on the road. Where traffic passes in both directions, double-sided keeps the offer forward-facing to drivers coming either way, doubling the readable frontage. Where the flag faces a one-way approach or sits against a building, a single-sided banner covers it for less.
Q: Will it cope with wind and weather on an exposed forecourt?
A: Within its rating, yes. The flexing glass fibre pole spills wind rather than fighting it, so the flag holds in a breeze up to 45 kph (28 mph), and the dye-sublimation print is set into the fabric so sun and rain do not lift the colour. When a gale or storm is forecast, take it down to be safe.
Q: Do you deliver this banner free anywhere in the UK?
A: Yes. Free UK mainland delivery is standard on this custom printed banner. Displaysense has supplied display products to UK businesses since 1978 and ships from its base in Hertfordshire. It arrives printed and ready to build, with the drive-on base and carry bag packed in the same box.
Q: Is there a shorter size or a base made for grass?
A: Yes. The same teardrop flag is made in shorter 3m and 2.2m heights, and in a single-sided version for one-way viewing. Where the ground is grass, soil or a field rather than hard standing, a ground spike base replaces the drive-on plate to anchor it in soft ground.
Knowledge Hub
Guides for Teardrop Flags and Forecourt Visibility
A teardrop flag is a cheap way to claim a roadside pitch, but where you place it and what it says decide how many drivers it turns into visitors. The guides below look at catching the eye at events, standing out among competing displays, and choosing a format that suits the setting, so your flag pulls traffic in rather than blurring past at thirty miles an hour.
- 10 Event Signage Ideas to Grab Attention at Your Event
- How to Attract Attention at Your Exhibition Stand
- Market Stall Display Ideas to Grab Attention
- How to Choose the Right Pop-Up Banner for Your Next Event
Downloads
Double-Sided 4.4m Glass Fibre Teardrop Flag with Drive-On Car BaseDouble-Sided Glass Fibre Teardrop Flag with Drive-On Car Base inc. Graphic Printing - 4.4m
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A Tall Double-Sided Teardrop Flag for Forecourts and Car Parks
Branding on a forecourt has to compete with passing traffic, and a tall teardrop flag answers that by lifting a rounded sweep of colour high enough to catch a driver's eye from the road. The TF5000DC rides a curved glass fibre pole and stands on a flat drive-on base: you roll a vehicle wheel onto the plate and the car's own weight pins it down, with no digging and no stake. Each face is printed on its own panel around an opaque core, so the message reads forward to traffic coming from either direction. With nothing driven into the ground, it goes straight onto tarmac, paving and concrete. Best suited for car dealerships, petrol stations and retail parks where the surface is hard and a vehicle can hold it in place.
Why This Teardrop Display Pulls in Passing Traffic
- A solid image on both sides: Two printed panels are bonded around an opaque core, so each face shows a full graphic and the other never bleeds through pale and reversed. With traffic passing both ways, the offer reads properly to drivers approaching from either direction, and the printing comes with the order, so you send art and it returns finished.
- A base a vehicle holds down: The flat steel plate has a foot the pole slots into, and you simply roll a car, van or trailer wheel onto it. The vehicle's weight does the anchoring, far more than a portable weight could, so there is nothing to dig in and nothing to carry once a wheel is parked.
- Height that carries to the road: Standing tall, it lifts your branding above parked cars and forecourt clutter to where drivers see it from a distance. On a busy roadside pitch that extra reach is what turns a passing glance into a visit, lifting the message into the eyeline of a driver who is looking at the road, not the pavement.
- A shape that reads in light air: The curved pole keeps the teardrop under tension, so the graphic stays spread and legible even when the wind drops. It will not collapse into a slack wrap around the pole the way a flat banner does on a calm day.
- A pole that gives with the gusts: The glass fibre mast and its GRP whip bow and recover in a blow rather than standing rigid, so out on an open forecourt the flag rides a wind of up to 45 kph (28 mph) where a stiff pole would fail.
- Quick to move around the site: Lift the wheel and the whole display frees in seconds; the pole splits into sections and the fabric rolls into the bag supplied, so one person repositions it without tools. A 1 year guarantee backs it against manufacturing faults.
Where This Roadside Banner Earns Its Keep
| Car Dealerships and Forecourts | Flags finance deals, a featured model or an open weekend across the forecourt. A wheel from any stock vehicle anchors the base on the hard standing, and the tall flag reads to drivers slowing on the road outside. |
| Petrol Stations and Service Areas | Points motorists toward a shop offer, a car wash or a food stop from the pump island or the approach. The drive-on base holds firm on the concrete apron, and the double-sided print reaches traffic arriving from both directions. |
| Car Washes and Valeting | Advertises a wash package or seasonal price right where cars queue and turn in. The base sits on the wet hard standing without a stake, weighted down by a parked vehicle, and the flag stands clear of the lanes. |
| Retail Parks and Roadside Units | Draws shoppers off a busy road toward a unit or a launch. The tall teardrop clears the parked cars between the road and the door, and a vehicle on the base keeps it standing on the tarmac through the trading day. |
| Garages, Tyre and MOT Centres | Marks a service offer or a seasonal check from the workshop frontage. The base takes a wheel from a car already on site, holds the flag on the paved forecourt, and lifts away when the bay is needed for work. |
| Car Park Entrances and Event Parking | Signals an entrance, a rate or an event from a paved car park where stakes are not allowed. A marshal's vehicle or a parked car holds the base on the tarmac, and the height guides drivers in from right across the lot toward the way in. |
On Grass Rather Than Tarmac?
The drive-on base needs hard ground and a vehicle to hold it. Where the pitch is a lawn, verge or field, the same tall teardrop is offered with a ground spike base that drives into soft earth instead, giving you the same shape and print on a footing made for grass.
Not certain which base your site needs? Call 01279460460 or send us a message and we will help you decide, or quote for a run across forecourts.
TF5000DC is a 4.4m double-sided glass fibre teardrop flag from Displaysense, supplied with a drive-on car base and printing on both faces. Its differentiator is a tall teardrop anchored by a vehicle wheel rolled onto the base, made for hard surfaces with no stake to drive in. Height 4360mm, width 862mm. A printed graphic of 862mm x 3818mm covers each face. Made from a glass fibre pole topped with a GRP whip, a polyester flag and a steel drive-on base; inner pole diameter 16.8mm. Stays standing in winds to 45 kph (28 mph), Beaufort Scale 6. Builds by hand in around two minutes, with a carry bag and a 1 year guarantee in the box. Suited to car dealerships, petrol stations, car washes, retail parks and garage forecourts. A single-sided version, a ground spike base for soft ground, and shorter 3m and 2.2m sizes are also available. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
A flag printed on one layer leaks its design through to the back, where it reads pale and flipped. This one is bonded from two printed panels with an opaque core between them, so each side keeps a solid, correctly-read image and the other never shows through. On a forecourt with traffic passing both ways, that two-sided clarity is what lets the offer land with drivers approaching from either direction, instead of only those heading one way.
A teardrop flag is the rounded, sail-like shape, pulled tight over a pole that curves across its top edge. Kept under that tension, the graphic stays spread and readable even as the wind eases, rather than wrapping limp around the pole the way a flat banner does on a calm day. The mast itself is glass fibre, fine glass filaments set in resin to stay light and flexible, and it ends in a GRP whip that bends with the breeze. Like the rest of the range, the pole carries a 16.8mm inner diameter, shared across the teardrop and feather models alike.
Holding it down is a drive-on base, a flat steel plate with a foot the pole slots into. You position the plate on the ground and roll a car, van or trailer wheel onto it, and the vehicle's weight does the anchoring, far more securely than any portable weight could manage. Because the hold comes from the wheel rather than a stake, the flag belongs on hard standing: forecourts, car parks and paved frontages. No soft ground is involved, so where the pitch is grass the ground spike base is the version to reach for instead.
The graphic is bonded in by dye sublimation, a heat process that turns the inks to gas so they soak into the polyester and colour the fibres themselves rather than coat the surface. A print fixed that way keeps its strength through sun and rain on an exposed forecourt and stands up to repeated rolling without the colour lifting. Each face carries an image area of 862mm by 3818mm. Send your artwork over, both sides are printed for you, and the flag builds by hand in around two minutes, with no tools and only a wheel to roll onto the base at the end.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x 4.4m double-sided glass fibre teardrop flag, printed on both faces from your artwork
- 1 x steel drive-on car base
- 1 x carry bag
Branding a Dealer Group or Forecourt Chain?
We print and supply teardrop flags in volume for dealer groups, fuel retailers, valeting chains and forecourt operators across the UK. For a matched set across sites, or repeat artwork to a campaign schedule, the team can quote the run and turn it round to your dates.
Send us the detail: call 01279460460 or share your brief and we will come back with a plan.
TF5000DC is a 4.4m double-sided glass fibre teardrop flag from Displaysense, supplied with a drive-on car base and printing on both faces. Its differentiator is a tall teardrop anchored by a vehicle wheel rolled onto the base, made for hard surfaces with no stake to drive in. Height 4360mm, width 862mm. A printed graphic of 862mm x 3818mm covers each face. Made from a glass fibre pole topped with a GRP whip, a polyester flag and a steel drive-on base; inner pole diameter 16.8mm. Stays standing in winds to 45 kph (28 mph), Beaufort Scale 6. Builds by hand in around two minutes, with a carry bag and a 1 year guarantee in the box. Suited to car dealerships, petrol stations, car washes, retail parks and garage forecourts. A single-sided version, a ground spike base for soft ground, and shorter 3m and 2.2m sizes are also available. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
The technical detail for the tall 4.4m double-sided teardrop flag with its drive-on car base. Both faces are printed, a flexible GRP whip finishes the glass fibre mast, and the wind rating reaches 45 kph. Built to stand on hard ground, pinned by a vehicle wheel.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Total Height | 4360mm (4.4m) | Tall enough to lift your branding above parked cars and forecourt clutter to where drivers spot it from the road, which is where a roadside display has to be seen to earn its place. |
| Width | 862mm | The rounded teardrop gives a broad, bold graphic that stays legible at the speed traffic passes a roadside pitch, without needing a wide stretch of forecourt to stand in. |
| Display Type | Double-sided | Both faces read forwards, so drivers approaching from either direction get the same message and none see a reversed logo. |
| Printed Graphic Size | 862mm x 3818mm per side | A generous full-shape canvas on each face, the largest in the teardrop range. Set your artwork to this size and both sides return printed, ready to raise and anchor. |
| Pole Material | Glass fibre with GRP whip | Flexible, not rigid. The curved mast holds the teardrop taut, and the whip lets the pole bend in a gust and spring back instead of cracking on an exposed pitch. |
| Inner Pole Diameter | 16.8mm | A common fitting across the whole flag range, so masts, bases and spare parts swap freely with the other flags on site. |
| Base | Steel drive-on car base | A flat plate a vehicle wheel parks on to anchor the flag on hard ground. No spike. For grass, the ground spike version is the one to choose. |
| Flag Material | Polyester, dye-sublimation printed | The colour dyes the fibres rather than sitting on top, so it holds up to sun and rain on an exposed forecourt and rolls away without flaking. |
| Wind Resistance | Up to 45 kph (28 mph), Beaufort 6 | Holds through a strong breeze as the flexing mast spills wind rather than toppling. Lower it ahead of severe or gale-force weather. |
| Assembly | No-tool, around 2 minutes | One person raises it in a couple of minutes, with nothing to screw or bolt; you just roll a wheel onto the base to anchor it, then drive off to release it. |
| In the Box | Flag, drive-on car base, carry bag | The flag, its drive-on plate and a bag for the fabric arrive together, ready to set up on any forecourt or car park where a vehicle can hold the base down. |
| Guarantee | 1 year | Covered against manufacturing faults for a full year from delivery, for confidence through a season out on the forecourt. |
Print to order. We handle the artwork process with you.
We send a template, you submit your artwork, we produce once approved.
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After your order is placed
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Frequently Asked Questions About This 4.4m Teardrop Flag
Q: What is the best teardrop flag for a car dealership forecourt?
A: For a forecourt, the TF5000DC is well suited. Its drive-on base takes the wheel of any stock vehicle to anchor it on hard standing, at 4.4m it lifts branding above parked cars to the road, and the taut teardrop reads in light wind. Both faces are printed, so it reaches traffic from either direction.
Q: How does the drive-on car base hold the flag down?
A: The base is a flat steel plate with a socket the pole slots into. You set it on hard ground and roll a car, van or trailer wheel onto the plate, and the vehicle's weight pins it in place. Nothing is staked or bolted, so when you need to move it you drive the wheel off and lift it away.
Q: Can it stand on grass or soft ground?
A: No, the drive-on base needs hard standing and a vehicle to hold it, so it will not stand unaided on grass or soil. For soft ground, choose the ground spike version, which drives a stake into the earth instead. The car base is made specifically for tarmac, paving and concrete forecourts.
Q: Does this outdoor marketing display work for petrol stations and retail parks?
A: Yes. Petrol stations stand it on the concrete apron to flag a shop or wash offer, while retail parks use it to draw drivers off the road toward a unit. The drive-on base holds firm on the hard surface, and the tall double-sided print reaches traffic coming from both directions.
Q: Can this teardrop flag be used at a car wash or garage forecourt?
A: Yes. A car wash stands it where cars queue to advertise a package, and a garage marks a service offer from the workshop frontage. The base sits on the wet or paved hard standing and is weighted by a parked vehicle, keeping the promotional flag clear of the lanes and bays.
Q: How do I set it up, and can one person manage it?
A: It goes up in about two minutes by hand. The pole sections push together, the printed banner sleeves over them, and the pole seats into the base; you then roll a wheel onto the plate to anchor it. One person handles the build, and the fabric and pole fold into the carry bag to move between pitches.
Q: How big is this flag, and what is the printed area on each side?
A: It stands 4360mm, around 4.4m, the tallest size in the teardrop range. Each face is printed across 862mm x 3818mm, the size to set your artwork at. That height and the broad teardrop shape are built to read from the road at the distance drivers pass a forecourt.
Q: What is the difference between the double-sided TF5000DC and single-sided TF5000CB?
A: Both use the same drive-on car base, so the print is the difference. The TF5000DC prints a separate, forward-reading graphic on each face around a blockout core, reading correctly from both sides. The single-sided TF5000CB prints one face, shows a faint reversed image on the back, and costs less. Choose double-sided where traffic passes the forecourt both ways.
Q: Do I need a double-sided flag on a forecourt?
A: It depends on the road. Where traffic passes in both directions, double-sided keeps the offer forward-facing to drivers coming either way, doubling the readable frontage. Where the flag faces a one-way approach or sits against a building, a single-sided banner covers it for less.
Q: Will it cope with wind and weather on an exposed forecourt?
A: Within its rating, yes. The flexing glass fibre pole spills wind rather than fighting it, so the flag holds in a breeze up to 45 kph (28 mph), and the dye-sublimation print is set into the fabric so sun and rain do not lift the colour. When a gale or storm is forecast, take it down to be safe.
Q: Do you deliver this banner free anywhere in the UK?
A: Yes. Free UK mainland delivery is standard on this custom printed banner. Displaysense has supplied display products to UK businesses since 1978 and ships from its base in Hertfordshire. It arrives printed and ready to build, with the drive-on base and carry bag packed in the same box.
Q: Is there a shorter size or a base made for grass?
A: Yes. The same teardrop flag is made in shorter 3m and 2.2m heights, and in a single-sided version for one-way viewing. Where the ground is grass, soil or a field rather than hard standing, a ground spike base replaces the drive-on plate to anchor it in soft ground.
Guides for Teardrop Flags and Forecourt Visibility
A teardrop flag is a cheap way to claim a roadside pitch, but where you place it and what it says decide how many drivers it turns into visitors. The guides below look at catching the eye at events, standing out among competing displays, and choosing a format that suits the setting, so your flag pulls traffic in rather than blurring past at thirty miles an hour.
- 10 Event Signage Ideas to Grab Attention at Your Event
- How to Attract Attention at Your Exhibition Stand
- Market Stall Display Ideas to Grab Attention
- How to Choose the Right Pop-Up Banner for Your Next Event
Downloads
Double-Sided 4.4m Glass Fibre Teardrop Flag with Drive-On Car BaseOverview
A Tall Double-Sided Teardrop Flag for Forecourts and Car Parks
Branding on a forecourt has to compete with passing traffic, and a tall teardrop flag answers that by lifting a rounded sweep of colour high enough to catch a driver's eye from the road. The TF5000DC rides a curved glass fibre pole and stands on a flat drive-on base: you roll a vehicle wheel onto the plate and the car's own weight pins it down, with no digging and no stake. Each face is printed on its own panel around an opaque core, so the message reads forward to traffic coming from either direction. With nothing driven into the ground, it goes straight onto tarmac, paving and concrete. Best suited for car dealerships, petrol stations and retail parks where the surface is hard and a vehicle can hold it in place.
Why This Teardrop Display Pulls in Passing Traffic
- A solid image on both sides: Two printed panels are bonded around an opaque core, so each face shows a full graphic and the other never bleeds through pale and reversed. With traffic passing both ways, the offer reads properly to drivers approaching from either direction, and the printing comes with the order, so you send art and it returns finished.
- A base a vehicle holds down: The flat steel plate has a foot the pole slots into, and you simply roll a car, van or trailer wheel onto it. The vehicle's weight does the anchoring, far more than a portable weight could, so there is nothing to dig in and nothing to carry once a wheel is parked.
- Height that carries to the road: Standing tall, it lifts your branding above parked cars and forecourt clutter to where drivers see it from a distance. On a busy roadside pitch that extra reach is what turns a passing glance into a visit, lifting the message into the eyeline of a driver who is looking at the road, not the pavement.
- A shape that reads in light air: The curved pole keeps the teardrop under tension, so the graphic stays spread and legible even when the wind drops. It will not collapse into a slack wrap around the pole the way a flat banner does on a calm day.
- A pole that gives with the gusts: The glass fibre mast and its GRP whip bow and recover in a blow rather than standing rigid, so out on an open forecourt the flag rides a wind of up to 45 kph (28 mph) where a stiff pole would fail.
- Quick to move around the site: Lift the wheel and the whole display frees in seconds; the pole splits into sections and the fabric rolls into the bag supplied, so one person repositions it without tools. A 1 year guarantee backs it against manufacturing faults.
Where This Roadside Banner Earns Its Keep
| Car Dealerships and Forecourts | Flags finance deals, a featured model or an open weekend across the forecourt. A wheel from any stock vehicle anchors the base on the hard standing, and the tall flag reads to drivers slowing on the road outside. |
| Petrol Stations and Service Areas | Points motorists toward a shop offer, a car wash or a food stop from the pump island or the approach. The drive-on base holds firm on the concrete apron, and the double-sided print reaches traffic arriving from both directions. |
| Car Washes and Valeting | Advertises a wash package or seasonal price right where cars queue and turn in. The base sits on the wet hard standing without a stake, weighted down by a parked vehicle, and the flag stands clear of the lanes. |
| Retail Parks and Roadside Units | Draws shoppers off a busy road toward a unit or a launch. The tall teardrop clears the parked cars between the road and the door, and a vehicle on the base keeps it standing on the tarmac through the trading day. |
| Garages, Tyre and MOT Centres | Marks a service offer or a seasonal check from the workshop frontage. The base takes a wheel from a car already on site, holds the flag on the paved forecourt, and lifts away when the bay is needed for work. |
| Car Park Entrances and Event Parking | Signals an entrance, a rate or an event from a paved car park where stakes are not allowed. A marshal's vehicle or a parked car holds the base on the tarmac, and the height guides drivers in from right across the lot toward the way in. |
On Grass Rather Than Tarmac?
The drive-on base needs hard ground and a vehicle to hold it. Where the pitch is a lawn, verge or field, the same tall teardrop is offered with a ground spike base that drives into soft earth instead, giving you the same shape and print on a footing made for grass.
Not certain which base your site needs? Call 01279460460 or send us a message and we will help you decide, or quote for a run across forecourts.
TF5000DC is a 4.4m double-sided glass fibre teardrop flag from Displaysense, supplied with a drive-on car base and printing on both faces. Its differentiator is a tall teardrop anchored by a vehicle wheel rolled onto the base, made for hard surfaces with no stake to drive in. Height 4360mm, width 862mm. A printed graphic of 862mm x 3818mm covers each face. Made from a glass fibre pole topped with a GRP whip, a polyester flag and a steel drive-on base; inner pole diameter 16.8mm. Stays standing in winds to 45 kph (28 mph), Beaufort Scale 6. Builds by hand in around two minutes, with a carry bag and a 1 year guarantee in the box. Suited to car dealerships, petrol stations, car washes, retail parks and garage forecourts. A single-sided version, a ground spike base for soft ground, and shorter 3m and 2.2m sizes are also available. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Description
A flag printed on one layer leaks its design through to the back, where it reads pale and flipped. This one is bonded from two printed panels with an opaque core between them, so each side keeps a solid, correctly-read image and the other never shows through. On a forecourt with traffic passing both ways, that two-sided clarity is what lets the offer land with drivers approaching from either direction, instead of only those heading one way.
A teardrop flag is the rounded, sail-like shape, pulled tight over a pole that curves across its top edge. Kept under that tension, the graphic stays spread and readable even as the wind eases, rather than wrapping limp around the pole the way a flat banner does on a calm day. The mast itself is glass fibre, fine glass filaments set in resin to stay light and flexible, and it ends in a GRP whip that bends with the breeze. Like the rest of the range, the pole carries a 16.8mm inner diameter, shared across the teardrop and feather models alike.
Holding it down is a drive-on base, a flat steel plate with a foot the pole slots into. You position the plate on the ground and roll a car, van or trailer wheel onto it, and the vehicle's weight does the anchoring, far more securely than any portable weight could manage. Because the hold comes from the wheel rather than a stake, the flag belongs on hard standing: forecourts, car parks and paved frontages. No soft ground is involved, so where the pitch is grass the ground spike base is the version to reach for instead.
The graphic is bonded in by dye sublimation, a heat process that turns the inks to gas so they soak into the polyester and colour the fibres themselves rather than coat the surface. A print fixed that way keeps its strength through sun and rain on an exposed forecourt and stands up to repeated rolling without the colour lifting. Each face carries an image area of 862mm by 3818mm. Send your artwork over, both sides are printed for you, and the flag builds by hand in around two minutes, with no tools and only a wheel to roll onto the base at the end.
What Ships in Your Pack
- 1 x 4.4m double-sided glass fibre teardrop flag, printed on both faces from your artwork
- 1 x steel drive-on car base
- 1 x carry bag
Branding a Dealer Group or Forecourt Chain?
We print and supply teardrop flags in volume for dealer groups, fuel retailers, valeting chains and forecourt operators across the UK. For a matched set across sites, or repeat artwork to a campaign schedule, the team can quote the run and turn it round to your dates.
Send us the detail: call 01279460460 or share your brief and we will come back with a plan.
TF5000DC is a 4.4m double-sided glass fibre teardrop flag from Displaysense, supplied with a drive-on car base and printing on both faces. Its differentiator is a tall teardrop anchored by a vehicle wheel rolled onto the base, made for hard surfaces with no stake to drive in. Height 4360mm, width 862mm. A printed graphic of 862mm x 3818mm covers each face. Made from a glass fibre pole topped with a GRP whip, a polyester flag and a steel drive-on base; inner pole diameter 16.8mm. Stays standing in winds to 45 kph (28 mph), Beaufort Scale 6. Builds by hand in around two minutes, with a carry bag and a 1 year guarantee in the box. Suited to car dealerships, petrol stations, car washes, retail parks and garage forecourts. A single-sided version, a ground spike base for soft ground, and shorter 3m and 2.2m sizes are also available. Displaysense, UK display product specialists since 1978.
Specifications
The technical detail for the tall 4.4m double-sided teardrop flag with its drive-on car base. Both faces are printed, a flexible GRP whip finishes the glass fibre mast, and the wind rating reaches 45 kph. Built to stand on hard ground, pinned by a vehicle wheel.
| Specification | Detail | What This Means for You |
|---|---|---|
| Total Height | 4360mm (4.4m) | Tall enough to lift your branding above parked cars and forecourt clutter to where drivers spot it from the road, which is where a roadside display has to be seen to earn its place. |
| Width | 862mm | The rounded teardrop gives a broad, bold graphic that stays legible at the speed traffic passes a roadside pitch, without needing a wide stretch of forecourt to stand in. |
| Display Type | Double-sided | Both faces read forwards, so drivers approaching from either direction get the same message and none see a reversed logo. |
| Printed Graphic Size | 862mm x 3818mm per side | A generous full-shape canvas on each face, the largest in the teardrop range. Set your artwork to this size and both sides return printed, ready to raise and anchor. |
| Pole Material | Glass fibre with GRP whip | Flexible, not rigid. The curved mast holds the teardrop taut, and the whip lets the pole bend in a gust and spring back instead of cracking on an exposed pitch. |
| Inner Pole Diameter | 16.8mm | A common fitting across the whole flag range, so masts, bases and spare parts swap freely with the other flags on site. |
| Base | Steel drive-on car base | A flat plate a vehicle wheel parks on to anchor the flag on hard ground. No spike. For grass, the ground spike version is the one to choose. |
| Flag Material | Polyester, dye-sublimation printed | The colour dyes the fibres rather than sitting on top, so it holds up to sun and rain on an exposed forecourt and rolls away without flaking. |
| Wind Resistance | Up to 45 kph (28 mph), Beaufort 6 | Holds through a strong breeze as the flexing mast spills wind rather than toppling. Lower it ahead of severe or gale-force weather. |
| Assembly | No-tool, around 2 minutes | One person raises it in a couple of minutes, with nothing to screw or bolt; you just roll a wheel onto the base to anchor it, then drive off to release it. |
| In the Box | Flag, drive-on car base, carry bag | The flag, its drive-on plate and a bag for the fabric arrive together, ready to set up on any forecourt or car park where a vehicle can hold the base down. |
| Guarantee | 1 year | Covered against manufacturing faults for a full year from delivery, for confidence through a season out on the forecourt. |
Delivery & Returns
Print to order. We handle the artwork process with you.
We send a template, you submit your artwork, we produce once approved.
Delivery
Free
UK Mainland, Zone 1
Lead time
3 to 5 days
From artwork approval
Template sent
Within 24hrs
After your order is placed
Returns
Bespoke
Non-returnable unless faulty
How It Works
-
1You
Place your order
Payment taken at this stage. Your lead time does not start until your artwork is approved.
-
2Us, within 24 hours
We email you a print template
A personalised template with full instructions. Please check your inbox and spam folder.
-
3You, next step
Submit your artwork
Follow the template instructions and email your artwork back to us.
-
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FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About This 4.4m Teardrop Flag
Q: What is the best teardrop flag for a car dealership forecourt?
A: For a forecourt, the TF5000DC is well suited. Its drive-on base takes the wheel of any stock vehicle to anchor it on hard standing, at 4.4m it lifts branding above parked cars to the road, and the taut teardrop reads in light wind. Both faces are printed, so it reaches traffic from either direction.
Q: How does the drive-on car base hold the flag down?
A: The base is a flat steel plate with a socket the pole slots into. You set it on hard ground and roll a car, van or trailer wheel onto the plate, and the vehicle's weight pins it in place. Nothing is staked or bolted, so when you need to move it you drive the wheel off and lift it away.
Q: Can it stand on grass or soft ground?
A: No, the drive-on base needs hard standing and a vehicle to hold it, so it will not stand unaided on grass or soil. For soft ground, choose the ground spike version, which drives a stake into the earth instead. The car base is made specifically for tarmac, paving and concrete forecourts.
Q: Does this outdoor marketing display work for petrol stations and retail parks?
A: Yes. Petrol stations stand it on the concrete apron to flag a shop or wash offer, while retail parks use it to draw drivers off the road toward a unit. The drive-on base holds firm on the hard surface, and the tall double-sided print reaches traffic coming from both directions.
Q: Can this teardrop flag be used at a car wash or garage forecourt?
A: Yes. A car wash stands it where cars queue to advertise a package, and a garage marks a service offer from the workshop frontage. The base sits on the wet or paved hard standing and is weighted by a parked vehicle, keeping the promotional flag clear of the lanes and bays.
Q: How do I set it up, and can one person manage it?
A: It goes up in about two minutes by hand. The pole sections push together, the printed banner sleeves over them, and the pole seats into the base; you then roll a wheel onto the plate to anchor it. One person handles the build, and the fabric and pole fold into the carry bag to move between pitches.
Q: How big is this flag, and what is the printed area on each side?
A: It stands 4360mm, around 4.4m, the tallest size in the teardrop range. Each face is printed across 862mm x 3818mm, the size to set your artwork at. That height and the broad teardrop shape are built to read from the road at the distance drivers pass a forecourt.
Q: What is the difference between the double-sided TF5000DC and single-sided TF5000CB?
A: Both use the same drive-on car base, so the print is the difference. The TF5000DC prints a separate, forward-reading graphic on each face around a blockout core, reading correctly from both sides. The single-sided TF5000CB prints one face, shows a faint reversed image on the back, and costs less. Choose double-sided where traffic passes the forecourt both ways.
Q: Do I need a double-sided flag on a forecourt?
A: It depends on the road. Where traffic passes in both directions, double-sided keeps the offer forward-facing to drivers coming either way, doubling the readable frontage. Where the flag faces a one-way approach or sits against a building, a single-sided banner covers it for less.
Q: Will it cope with wind and weather on an exposed forecourt?
A: Within its rating, yes. The flexing glass fibre pole spills wind rather than fighting it, so the flag holds in a breeze up to 45 kph (28 mph), and the dye-sublimation print is set into the fabric so sun and rain do not lift the colour. When a gale or storm is forecast, take it down to be safe.
Q: Do you deliver this banner free anywhere in the UK?
A: Yes. Free UK mainland delivery is standard on this custom printed banner. Displaysense has supplied display products to UK businesses since 1978 and ships from its base in Hertfordshire. It arrives printed and ready to build, with the drive-on base and carry bag packed in the same box.
Q: Is there a shorter size or a base made for grass?
A: Yes. The same teardrop flag is made in shorter 3m and 2.2m heights, and in a single-sided version for one-way viewing. Where the ground is grass, soil or a field rather than hard standing, a ground spike base replaces the drive-on plate to anchor it in soft ground.
Knowledge Hub
Guides for Teardrop Flags and Forecourt Visibility
A teardrop flag is a cheap way to claim a roadside pitch, but where you place it and what it says decide how many drivers it turns into visitors. The guides below look at catching the eye at events, standing out among competing displays, and choosing a format that suits the setting, so your flag pulls traffic in rather than blurring past at thirty miles an hour.
- 10 Event Signage Ideas to Grab Attention at Your Event
- How to Attract Attention at Your Exhibition Stand
- Market Stall Display Ideas to Grab Attention
- How to Choose the Right Pop-Up Banner for Your Next Event
