Remember to keep glancing to the rear to make sure you don’t get too close to the second car. Continue very slowly, until your rear wheel is quite close to the kerb.
Leave the steering on until you appear to be about halfway past the corner of the other car, and then quickly straighten up the wheels (B).
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How much steering you will need depends on the size of the gap and the vehicle you are trying to get behind – in most cases it will be full left lock. Providing it is safe you will need to steer quickly towards the kerb. If anything is approaching, wait if necessary for it to pass. Make sure at this point that it is clear to the front and behind because when you begin to steer, the front of the car will swing out. When it’s clear, go back very slowly until the rear of your car appears to be almost level with the back of the other vehicle (A). Select reverse gear straight away so that anyone behind will see your reversing light then make your usual checks all round. Give a signal if necessary before you stop. You need to pull up parallel to, and about halfway past the car you are going to use. Pull up well before your object car and plan what you need to do. Find a quiet side street where the road is preferably flat. You will need to look for a fairly large space to begin with, perhaps about two and a half times the length of your vehicle. Some owners are a little sensitive about this and may come out to complain.
While practising this manoeuvre, do be careful not to continually use the same cars. This will give you more realistic experience and practise. But you should progress on to using a space between other vehicles at some stage. You may use this method to begin with if you wish to get used to the idea of parallel parking. You would only use one vehicle, and your examiner will ask you to complete the exercise ‘within about two car lengths’. If you need to carry out the parking exercise on test, the examiner would not normally ask you to manoeuvre into a space between two cars.
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