Hello I'm Chris. In this video we're going to have a look at how to do reverse bay parking
using the 90-degree method. It's a manoeuvre that some people worry about and one that you might
have to do on your driving test or once you've passed. I'm going to give you some easy tips
to help you be successful at reverse bay parking to the left, right and also how to correct it if
it goes wrong so that you'll still pass this part of the driving test. Reverse bay parking is safer
than forward bay parking as you'll have a better view when driving out of the bay. Although some
drivers prefer forward bay parking as you'll often have easier access to the boot once you've parked
which is useful if you've got lots of shopping. If your driving test centre has a car park and
the examiner wants you to do reverse bay parking then you'll either do it at the start or at the
end of the test. Let's first have a look at how to reverse bay park to the left. Make sure that
you observe all around before moving out of the bay. Be aware of pedestrians or other drivers,
especially other learner drivers if you're at a test centre and signal if it would benefit
anyone. It's important to start the manoeuvre roughly the same distance away from the bays
every time or your reference points which we will talk about later will change. I'll now
select reverse gear and observe all around including the rear window to make sure it's
safe to reverse. Looking out for pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers. It's safe, so I'm
now reversing slowly in a straight line looking all around, especially over my left shoulder,
out of the rear window until I get to the point of turn. The target bay I'm turning
into is this one. It's the third bay along. This is the first bay, the second and then the third.
I've stopped here as this is my important point of turn. It's when I need to start
steering. I'm using the first line of the first bay as a reference point. To help you remember,
you can see how the line would continue into the car. It's near this little speaker. This
point of turn can vary depending on what car you're driving, your height and seat position
but it will be something similar. When you look at the reference point don't lean forward or to
the side. Otherwise your reference point will change every time you do it, which we don't
want. If you sit closer to the steering wheel then your point of turn might look like this.
Make sure that you observe all around before steering left because the front of the car will
swing out and we need to make sure it's safe stop if anyone gets near you but continue if it's safe
to do so. As soon as I move, I'll steer full lock, maximum to the left. Steering quickly but driving
slowly as it really makes it easier. Observing all around especially over my left shoulder,
out of the rear window. As soon as you're straight and in the bay, you'll notice this as the front of
your car will run parallel with something in front of you. In this case the kerb opposite.
Or you might see something similar in the rear window. You will need to straighten your steering.
This is between one and a quarter to one and a half turns to the right depending on your car.
Reverse slowly but steer quickly. Look over your left shoulder and then over your right shoulder.
When this white line which is sometimes a kerb or bottom of a wall disappears into the door
pillar roughly around here stop. Also the line at the front should look like it goes just under the
mirror. Parking brake on and select neutral. You are allowed to open your car door on the driving
test as long as it's safe to make sure that you've parked within the lines. If you see a lot of space
between the car and the white line like this then you're probably over the line on the left. Don't
worry though because we can drive forward and correct it. It will probably be a driving fault
on your test or a minor as they're commonly called but at least you won't get a serious fault which
it would be if you leave it out of the bay or on a white line. Before moving forward and correcting
it I'll have a quick look around to make sure it's safe first. Now I'll move forward slowly steer
right to get the front over a little as it wasn't out of the bay much so I don't want to overdo it.
Now steer left then get the car straight. You will know when the car is straight because the front of
your car will be running parallel with something in front of you. When it is, straighten the wheels
back to the right. Now stop and select reverse. If it helps you can move the side mirror down
a little to see the line of the bay you're going into. You can move both mirrors down if you want
but be careful not to stare at the mirrors as you need to be aware of who's around you, especially
who's behind. I've checked all around including the rear window. When it's safe to reverse keep
it straight and as long as I'm close to this line the other side of the car will be in the bay too.
Don't forget to keep checking around for others including the rear window and stop if anyone gets
near you but continue if it's safe. Don't forget to stop when you see the line or the kerb or the
bottom of the wall disappear into the car roughly around here. It might look slightly different in
your car. The line at the front will look like it just goes under the mirror. Make sure it's safe,
open the car door and it looks a lot closer to the line so I'm definitely in the bay. If
you're really far from the line on your right then you'll have to move forward and steer left
then right to straighten the car up.
Once the front of the car is running parallel with something in front of you,
straighten the wheels a little to the left again. The side mirror will help,
as you'll be able to see if you're straight and lined up with the nearest line. Now I
just need to reverse straight observing around for others.
So that's how to reverse into a bay on the left. Of course there might not be any available bays
on the left to reverse into. So let's have a quick look how to reverse into a bay on the right. Try
and start the same distance away from the bays every time you do it or your reference point when
to turn will change. I've selected reverse gear, observed all around including the rear window and
now I'm just reversing back slowly until I get to my point of turn. As we did before to the left,
the target bay I'm turning into is this one. It's the third bay along this being the first bay,
the second and then the third. This is when I need to start steering. I'm going to be using the first
line of the first bay as a reference point. You can see how this line disappears into the car.
Don't forget that this point of turn can vary depending on what car you're driving and your
height. If you sit closer to the steering wheel then your point of turn might look like this.
Make sure that you observe all around the car before steering right as the front of the car
will swing out and we need to make sure it's safe. As soon as I move, I'll steer full lock, maximum
to the right. Drive slowly as it really makes it easier but steer quickly. Observing all around,
not forgetting to also look over my left shoulder out of the rear window. Stop if anyone gets near
you but continue if it's safe. As soon as you see the front of your car running parallel with
something in front of you, in this case the kerb opposite or you'll see something similar in the
rear window, you will need to straighten your steering. This is between one and a quarter to
one and a half turns to the left depending on your car. Move the car slowly. Keep observing
around as it's so important. Looking over your left shoulder and your right shoulder and when
this white line which can sometimes be a kerb or bottom of a wall disappears into the door
pillar roughly around here, stop. Don't forget that you can open your door to check you're in
the bay as long as the car is secure and it's safe and you allowed to move your side mirror
or mirrors down if it helps. If you're over the line or there's a bit too much space between the
car and the white line then check around if it's safe, drive forward and then reverse back in to
correct it. It'll probably be a driving fault but at least you won't get the serious fault and fail.
You must constantly observe around to make sure it's safe. Well that's how you reverse bay park
using the 90-degree method but if you don't like it then have a look at our other video
where we'll reverse bay park using the 45-degree method as you might prefer it. As usual thanks
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