How to Parallel Park in a Tight Spot! - Driving Tips and Tricks

Parallel Parking in a tight space is definitely one of the most nerve wracking things you can do whilst learning to drive and even once you've passed your driving test. Whether it's the fear of hitting another car whilst parallel parking, hitting the kerb or embarrassing yourself there are definitely ways to help!
In this parallel parking tutorial I will be keeping it as short and condensed as I can so that you can feel more comfortable behind the wheel of your car, whether it is a hatchback or SUV. It's no worries whether it's from the UK, US or around the world too as these tips can be applied to any country and driving style!
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[@Paynos]

Ello lads! I've owed you all this video for a while so I'm glad to finally get it out. Any of you had a bad experience with parallel parking whilst driving?

[@xantor94]

Paynos So many black Images in your Video. Is there a layer missing?

[@BeastMK]

Hello..i have a question to ask you..Am..i took my driving license 1 month ago..Was taking lessons on small SPARK from 2005...I wasnt worried that much because the car was small and was fitting everywhere in the parking zones...But now i drive my old car W124 and i`m always scared when performing parallel parking thinking i will hit the car behind me..How to make sure i wont hit it when going on Reverse in parallel park..Istruggle i lot Always thinking i would hit the car behind me..Any tips?

[@nikogjini3986]

just hit the cars behind you until it doesnt scare you anymore

[@anasofiawebkinz]

I scratched the car behind while reversing.

[@maxtonforrest608]

instablaster

[@simongeorge7844]

A couple of tips I've picked up, when turning in, wait until you see the car behind in the mirror that is on the outside of the space(as in closest to the middle of the road), then apply opposite lock, you should slide into the space easily. also, when parking near shops, use the shop windows as mirrors so you can see exactly how much room you have.

[@IIblackwidow69]

That’s still not very tight .... could you do a video on real life right parking spots with two cars and show when to straighten out and if to turn the wheel once or all the way

[@kaydens6964]

Do same thing and when you are getting to close to back car stop, full lock left 1st gear as far as you can stop reverse full lock right as far as you can... repeat till ur in. Or just find another spot

[@jojo-lw4rm]

Don't try in front of expensive cars. Absolutely right. I will always use that tip.

[@joshuaminke6629]

I haven't done a parallel park , since my driving lessons, I didn't even do it on my test

[@anonymousmind]

Bang out POV casual driving videos and explain certain situations and what you are doing etc

[@petralovely1515]

Thank you so much. Finally someone who understands that parking into a small space is frequent in London

[@julietzena2041]

New paynoob video. It's a good day 👌🏻

[@RobynPamelaWilson]

This is my biggest worry now that I'm driving! You're videos have helped me out so much the last few months, especially your roundabout video, somehow I've turned pro on them! only passed my test with 2 minors last week, so thanks for all your advice! 😄

[@anurudhdade4532]

First day by myself today this helped !

[@rushy0157]

Congrats on over 20k subs!

[@MARIBOO671]

Thanks for this video!

[@aimeemiller7581]

Thank you! Really needed this video! I have to parallel park up a hill between my dad and big sisters cars everyday 😥😩... so stressful...

[@JOPOV]

Pro tip: Don't. Not because it's difficult, but because you can't trust the other drivers, begging for someone to damage your car.

[@Paynos]

S9 JTO 100% man if you can help it. Gotta do what you gotta do

[@zaink7037]

That's a good point but what I do is look at the cars I'm parking between and see if they have good space behind them so I know they don't difficulty getting out.

[@xFlared]

If you live in a city where there are only apartments you really have no choice. In NYC almost every resident parks on the street because private free parking spaces simply don't exist.

[@TheBoostedDoge]

Where I work there's not many alternatives, either you parallel park or leave the car on the next block. Fortunately I work at night so getting my car damaged is not a huge concern for me because the street is almost empty

[@seandejong5399]

Nice! Another video :)

[@Paynos]

Sean de Jong legend thank you!

[@jessl6899]

I’m absolutely shit at parallel parking so hoping this will help me a bit next time 😂

[@BWTV]

I have to do this every day and still manage to mess it up 😂

[@dwaynelewis7809]

I have to do this next week

[@Edvard.Munchkin]

@@dwaynelewis7809 how do you guys know when you have to park? Surely any time you go out in your car you might need to do this?

[@GoldCh1ck]

Good video!

[@MAYZEX]

Heyy could you do a video on good first cars to buy under 3k ishh thanks man!

[@Qurratulayn_]

Thanks for the videos, they helped me to pass my test 4 months ago. I find parking in tight spaces tricky, it takes me a few attempts. Can you suggest a reference point of where the curb should be in the wing mirror before straightening up in to the tight space please? Thanks again

[@rohitmadas1300]

I scratched it on wall lmao at first. Later I got good. Make more videos man

[@Franciscolney]

👍👍👍helpful video....its very hard to do paralel parking for very beginner driver for me

[@davids736]

Thanks....though no magic solution!! I have to PP into a tight spot every day, and this has given me a couple of tips I guess, but the main one being....it's takes practice!! 😉😊

[@some1156]

I usually never had a problem parallel parking with my instructor in his Toyota yaris, but I get terrified to do it in my alfa romeo 159

[@TheCreeperRealm]

Been driving for almost a year only managed to succesfully parralel park like once or twice at home in london, i work outside of london for most of the year so this isnt a an issue.

[@MrSpyro123]

Holy recognised were you filmed the first part, ampthill in Bedford. Lived there untill march of this year

[@Paynos]

Good spot!

[@tanyamarie149]

I know you have a video on reverse bay parking. But could you do a video on reverse bay parking with cars in the spaces beside the one your going into?!

[@storm9100]

Tanya Marie Murphy It’s exactly the same

[@Sumanbrahma]

I like it

[@angusw6895]

What music is that at the end?

[@sibbs9149]

Ayyy have the same tshirt and an ibiza, got style my friend 😂

[@Paynos]

Rip N Dip is the best honestly

[@sibbs9149]

Paynos finally got me some of the sliders 🤙

[@AdamMunirOfficial]

How the flip do you manage to make the perfect video exactly at the right time. You’re a bloody legend man😂😂 Gave you a lil shoutout in my recent video aswell,

[@Paynos]

AdamMunir you actually did cheers brother! Congrats on passing

[@zgpt]

I cannot find a video that explains the best way to wiggle closer to the curb when that is necessary

[@BringIt96]

I take it handbrake turn parallel parking is only for the Mexican driving test?

[@ph11p3540]

Now do this with a 1959 Dodge Imperial. That's one of the largest cars every made, right up there with a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, 1972 Lincoln Continental coupe or 1928 Duesenberg.

[@sallyblake9227]

I dio a video about parking properly in a parking bay! I never get in the right place

[@abbasfeysal]

LIVESTREAM SQUAAAAAD

[@Paynos]

Abbas Abbas the yeet boooys

[@abbasfeysal]

OI OI 🤘🤘

[@sobster123]

I failed cus of this tight parallel parking..the car went over the keerb and I couldn't fit it.. n this big truck.was waiting behind me watching me finish the maneuver n examiner.. embarrassing!

[@mustafizkhan3267]

Make a video on how to exit a tight spot

[@zaink7037]

Best to install a reversing camera or parking sensors. Makes life a lot easier.

[@Paynos]

100% if you can, parking sensors are a godsend

[@zaink7037]

Paynos installing a reversing camera is also a nice fancy choice also. Gonna do that soon on my car

[@Usul-xp6ve]

this is the kind of thing you have to do every once in a while or you forget how to do it..

[@LiamS94]

Pretty much all my city centre parallel parking attempts have been ravaged by some knob stopping too close behind when I'm about to do it, so I can't even perform the damn manoeuvre 😂 maybe if I fit a savage looking rear roobar these idiots might think twice?

[@lexsoft3969]

If the parking traffic is busy, i.e there are many drivers behind, I suggest you practice a technique which is different from the standard one. I have seen some drivers use this technique to secure their chosen spot. Assuming that you have justified the parking space is sufficient, secure it by entering into the space with the front first; by doing this drivers behind understand that you will park in that space. At this moment you can let drivers behind pass. As the traffic is clear, you continue by exiting the space in an angle such that your car's rear body (trunk) is already inside the space, whereas your car's front body is outside the space. The angle is about 45 degree. At this moment, you should be in the middle phases of standard technique; hence the remaining steps are practically the same as found in the standard technique. It needs practice, but if you have mastered the standard technique, I think you can do it.

[@elliebradley5192]

Err ' hello lads'!? 🤣 I can parallel park in a space as big as the one in this video, but I live in a fairly narrow road with cars parked either side, so to turn left hand hand down 45° angle means I'm very close to parked car opposite my house. Could I lessen the angle and still reverse ok?? If not maybe I'll get a f*****g bike, but I'm )in my head) a young 72 so my knees would probably collapse!! 🙄😂

[@rutube007]

Why did he say 'piece' at the end?

[@chrisb8075]

Peace, not piece

[@jupixxl]

Do this with a van without back window. Thanks

[@rizkyarap]

1.It's not a challenge 2.A van without a back window is not a common vehicle for daily use 3.Use your side mirrors please

[@helenhale8148]

I feel like the most stupid person ever, I'm so frightened to try, in case I clip someone's car, so I chicken out at the last moment, especially if there is a car behind me, I absolutely hate that I'm so rubbish at it!!

[@iTzAdzii]

bigger than the spot*

[@tobiashoffmann7489]

But how do I know when the back of my car is about a foot away from the border?

[@kennyadvocat]

The screen keeps going black for no reason. It makes the video very hard to watch. =(

[@Craig07L]

That's not tight! My road is very narrow with cars parked both sides so can't get a 45° angles as the front end will swing out and touch cars the opposite side of the road. I have to start pulling alongside the car I'm parking behind with the wing mirrors almost touching and getting a 30° angle with lots of wiggling. Nightmare.

[@rc70ys20]

Did anyone notice that his right reverse light isn't working?

[@vmkantu]

Some cars only has one reverse indicator. The other slot is usually a reflector. Looks like the one on the right is a reflector here.

[@rc70ys20]

Srikanth VM oh ok, thanks mate didn't know that

[@xFlared]

You call that a tight spot? Come to NYC.

[@lewisnostredame5605]

This isn't a good example. Parallel parking with space is easy, and parallel parking with no car behind -- or in front, it's literally a piece of cake. The difficult part is to get it done on the first try in a tight-spot, with a car behind you and a car in front and against the curb. This isn't very helpful.

[@NoDidddy]

How about you actually find a tight parking spot before yapping your mouth away?

[@harrisonvaughan1317]

anyone watching from livestream squad?

[@Paynos]

Harrison Fletcher good man 😎

[@Fancy_PotHead]

But that's not a tight spot...

[@modo203]

dude that has to be the crappiest tutorial on parallel parking.