parallel parking by hawkwell driving school hockley

Pull up alongside your target car, I metre away and steering wheels level. When it is clear all around, turn-in one turn, stop when kerb disappears in right hand corner of rear window (when looking in mirror) (or point on bumper): Then turn full-lock right. Remember to keep looking over your left shoulder. If necessary you can shunt forwards at least twice to correct it, or re-align it, if you are unsure. If you do shunt forwards make sure that it is enough to be useful.

You should be looking over your shoulder – out of the rear window at least half of the time when reversing

Take all round observation at all STOP points

Remember to keep looking over your left shoulder

If asked to do this between cars it will normally be a minimum of three car lengths, and you should normally finish within 30cm from the kerb.)

parallel parking animation as done on the driving test created by hawkwell driving school hockley

Stop alongside the car

Stop when the kerb lines-up with the point on the bumper

Stop when parallel to the kerb