Maybe so, I guess.
I typically let it fall on or under the rear bumper. Never noticed any scratches from the rubber pipes. Perhaps, the trick is to pull it out away from the car and not use the car as a lever against which to pull it towards the filling hole. The car does need to be stopped so the rear is past where the pump is hanging.
I’ve seen saloon drivers drag it across the boot (trunk) and thought ‘why not just pull forward a few feet to start with?’ but I guess in those cases they didn’t care about the paintwork.
