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You could be asked to carry out this manoeuvre either on the road, or in the test centre car park.
First we'll look at the situation when asked to park on the road. The examiner will ask you to pull up behind a parked car, leaving yourself enough room to be able to move off again. Once you have pulled up he will then ask you to carry out the reverse parking manoeuvre using the car in front of you.
You would first, make sure it is safe, then move out and stop alongside and parallel to the car in front of you.
Once you have stopped, make sure that it is safe, then
reverse slowly, to park your car behind the parked one.
ACCURACY REQUIREMENT
(a) You must not hit the kerb on this manoeuvre.
(b) You need to park reasonably close to the kerb
(in practice, within 9 - 10 inches or 25 cm) will suffice,
parallel to the kerb, and no more than 1 car length from the parked car in front of you. It is preferable to finish the
manoeuvre having straightened up the steering as well so that the front wheels are not sticking out.
You must also keep a good watch out for other traffic
coming from either direction, and pedestrians who may be crossing the road.
BAY PARKING
Now let's look at the situation where you are asked to do this exercise in the test centre car park.
This would normally be carried out at the start of your test, and the examiner will wait until all other cars have left the car park. You would be asked to move your car out of the exit to the car park and stop where instructed.
Then reverse your car into any space either to your left or right. It is important to complete the exercise with your car centrally in the bay, and parallel with the bay markings.
It is acceptable to move forward and reverse again to adjust your position if necessary. Once completed, you would then be asked to drive out of the car park as normal to proceed with the rest of the driving test.
Your Instructor will teach you how to carry out this
manoeuvre, both on the road, and in the car park, but you will need to get plenty of practice to be able to carry out the exercise competently.
Click below for more detailed information on the other two
manoeuvres and Emergency Stop:
TURN IN ROAD
REVERSE CORNER
EMERGENCY STOP
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