For the more experienced, there is always the need to push the boundaries of acceptable Painspotting behaviour. Maybe it's because they know they can, or perhaps it's their desire to expose the Pains they come across. But whatever the reason, we should thank them for it, as they are raising awareness of this important social issue.

So, if you are feeling a little bit more adventurous than the average Painspotter why not try some, or all of the following:

When out spotting use an outsized pen and a very large pad of paper. When you spot a Pain walk directly up to them, look them up and down and as you finalise your selection say to them in a foreign accent "Oh, yes, you're one of those!" Follow this with a huge sweeping motion as you tick them off in your Painspotting notebook

Use a megaphone to announce your Pains. Ideally you should use it within a couple of feet of the Pain to add to their embarrassment and cause them to go temporarily deaf

Hold a Painspotting party in which everyone is given three or four hours to spot as many Pains as they can. If you like you can theme the event by using one of the Painspotting handbooks. Just make sure there is a prize for the person (or team) that spots the most and there is copious amounts of Polish Spirit to add a bit of pizzazz to the evening

Organise a flash event focused on a particular Pain. For example, consider having one near a bunch of bankers, or around Parliament so that you can spot (on mass) the Low Bonus Banker coming out from work after losing another few billion, or Gravy Train Politicians coming out from the House of Commons after finishing another pointless day doing, well not much really apart from lying and talking shite

Seek EU funding and film a documentary about the life of a Painspotter. Once complete, submit it to the Cannes Film Festival where you will no doubt win a fabulous prize

Purchase every conceivable Painspotting product and cover your body from head-to-toe with it all. If you are still able to move, stand motionless in a public place and see if people will give you some money. You should do much better than the idiots who paint themselves in silver and pretend to be the Tin man. At least you'll look cool and won't get a nasty skin complaint.

There are, of course, plenty of other ways to enhance your Painspotting and we are always interested to hear of any extreme Painspotting that is going on.