Young Marmalade

Precis

Find a suitably parked car to reverse behind

Pull up well before the chosen car

When starting the manoeuvre make sure the road is clear well behind and ahead

Move slowly out and stop about a car door's width out and slightly forward of the car you are parking behind

Select reverse, find clutch biting point

360 degree observations

Slowly back until just before your point of turn

360 degree observations again

When the rear of your car is just beyond the car you are parking behind, steer one full turn to the left with the car slowly moving

Observations again

When exterior left mirror is in line with the offside corner of the car you are reversing behind, steer two full turns right with the car slowly moving

When car is almost parallel to the kerb, steer one full turn to the left to straighten the front wheels

Stop, handbrake on, select neutral.

Remember:You are reversing into a limited space. Do not steer with the car at a standstill. Extra observations and signal when moving away after the manoeuvre.

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