Driving Lesson - Forward Bay Parking
Driving Lesson - Forward Bay Parking
Starting Point
- Position
- 1 or 1½ car width away and parallel from end of parking bays
- Signal
- Left/Right indicator (if required)
Drive to reference point
- Once at reference point (Middle of car inline with one of the white lines) stop and
- Observe (360° observation from right to left)
- Just under full lock to the left/Right - whilst still moving slowly
- Just before parallel to lines
- Straighten up the wheels
Finishing Position
- In middle of bay
- Left/right
- Forward/backwards
- Secure car
Then the examiner will tell you to reverse to the left/right and drive on.
- Use POM Routine (To move out of the bay)
- Observe all around and reverse slowly using clutch control
- Steer left/right depending on the direction you want to go
- Whilst reversing keep looking all around for other road users
- Straighten up the wheels and stop
- Use POM Routine to drive forward
Other Road Users (including pedestrians)
Slow Speed - Good Observation

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