Parking

There are very few things I claim to be good at in life but my reverse and parallel parking is excellent!

rosie1959

Be careful with the parking assist a friend of ours had a lovely new BMW that would park itself Great for getting in tight spots but took him multiple maneuvers to get it out again

Mine also has (allegedly) an assist to get a car out of a tight spot as well, the video clips of one doing it look amazing but I need convincing!

I always drive forward into spaces as well. Just habit, really.
I have not had any issues reversing out.

I've always been hopeless at reversing into parking spaces, especially parallel ones. I've just been parked in our surgery car park waiting for dh where I watched a very elderly lady park beautifully in reverse. I wish I could do it. Do driving schools give short courses in reverse parking and do you use your own car or theirs?

Be careful with the parking assist a friend of ours had a lovely new BMW that would park itself Great for getting in tight spots but took him multiple maneuvers to get it out again

I usually reverse park as I've had a couple of near misses reversing out. I seem to be getting better at it. So definitely practise helps

I am very proud of my skills at parallel parking - or I was until three weeks ago when I got my new car! I used to drive a small car but this one is bigger, not much to me me it seems huge and I am scared to try!

My car has park assist as well as a reverse camera so technically it will park it’s self without me touching the steering wheel! But I need to find somewhere quiet to have a go before using it for the first time on a busy high street!

I never reverse in a parking space pointless having the boot where it is difficult to access
I find it easier parking my little Vectra than my husbands large car even though it has cameras especially in those silly little parking spaces that are totally inadequate for large cars

I have always reversed into spaces and find it a pain to reverse out especially as I drive a small car and it can be hard to see past high-sided vehicles.

I was advised by an advanced driving instructor on a Drive and Survive course that women should reverse park whenever possible especially if you will be leaving somewhere at night where you may feel vulnerable e.g. an eerie multi-storey car park.

All I can say is practice and use your mirrors. It's easier to reverse park between two cars than by the side of one. Easier to reverse park beside one car than into an empty space. Pulling up just past the space you want and getting the angle right to start the reverse manoeuvre is key.

An hour with an instructor would restore your confidence.

I find I’m checking much more than I used to when backing out of a parking space and I know it’s a bit of a cheat but I find my reversing camera very reassuring and wouldn’t have a car without one now.

My parking has gone to pot after all the lockdowns. I used to not even think about parking but now I am like Reginald Molehusband.

A car with a camera is very helpful. I think it's an age thing, my husband takes ages parking now going forward and backwards many times. I like to drive into a space that I can then drive out of.