“Because there are different ways to manoeuvre into parking bays, your first job is to take a moment to consider which is best for both convenience and safety.
The first decision is whether to reverse in or drive in. Both can have their benefits. When you have mastery of the skill, reversing will often be easier and will also make life easier when it comes to leaving the bay, but depending on your reason for parking, it might be better to drive into the bay. For example, if you are shopping, driving in might make it easier to load the boot or hatchback. In some places, this will be difficult or impossible if you have reversed into the space.
If you decide to reverse in, you will need to consider whether this is from the left or the right and whether to reverse in form a 90 degree angle into the space, or from a different position. In the following video, we look at each of the options and how to do them safely.
The key points for this are:
– You can reverse or drive into a bay
– Both reversing and driving in have their benefits
– Reversing will usually be easier
– You can reverse from the left or right
– You can reverse from 90 degrees or a different angle”
