How to Parallel Park (Perfect Parallel Parking in 3 Easy Steps)

If you were looking for the perfect parallel parking tutorial, you have found it! In this video, we'll show you the easiest way to parallel park your car in just three easy steps.
Our guide will not only be useful for your driving test but also for your daily driving and parallel parking in your city.
Step 1: Position Your Car
The first step is to find a suitable parking spot that's big enough for your car. Once you've found a spot, pull up alongside the car in front of the space you want to park in and and align it with your mirrors. Make sure there's about two feet between your car and the car next to you
Step 2: Turn your wheel 360 degrees to the right and reverse until you can do your three checks:
- Make sure that the right mirror is just under the brake lights of the car ahead of you.
- Make sure that the curb disappears under your front door handle.
- Check your left mirror and make sure that you can see both headlights of the car behind you.
Step 3: Turn your wheel all the way to the left, then pivot back into your perfect position.
Pull forward if necessary, until your car is centered in the space. Once you're in the spot, make sure you're not too close to the curb and that you're not blocking any driveways.
And that's it! With these three simple steps, you'll be able to parallel park perfectly every time.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
00:43 - How to position your car
01:17 - How much to turn your wheel
02:03 - 3 Safety checks before next step
02:45 - Reversing into your perfect position
03:18 - Summary
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[@user-qh4dr1vy9d]

just passed it. It was my fifth attempt. The main thing is that after having aligned your car with the car in front of you you keep reversing until your bumper got past the rear of the car in front of you. After that you're safe going all way to the opposite direction and reversing. Then it's just a matter of correcting the car's alignment inside the parking spot.

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10/10 video, me and my sister have finally been shown love by our mother because we managed to parallel park on the first try! Love the content

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[@nihonxs]

It may be my poor driving skills, but I find that that this method doesn't work well for left parallel parking. I'm either too far from the sidewalk or too close to the front car bumper. That being said, I'm so glad I found your videos. Jacqueline explains so well ! it's a huge help for people like me who go back to driving after a long periof of inactivity.

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[@Razberri47]

Being that I’m a nervous wreck from so many parking mistakes, I will try this, I hope my parking skills improve. It’s so bad I’ve developed parking trauma and have to sit in my car to decompress before I get out 😩

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This video was very helpful for me. I’m teaching my son how to parallel park and it was never one of my strong suits as I don’t have to use the skill often. Thank you very much, the 360 degree is the best!

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[@Zutobi_US]

Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you found the parallel parking guide helpful. If you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask. Happy parking! 🚗🅿️

[@jhiseniamorocho1970]

Thank you so mucho!! This was very helpful, I was taught to turn my wheel to the max, which ended up doing the same position as in the video, But now I feel somewhat confident in parking. But the only peoblem is that in the test, I don't think I'm allow to only turn it 360 but THIS WAS HELPFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@cabbage1475]

you're really good at explaining esp about why you don't want such a narrow wedge (front of the car swinging out into the road)

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[@leonardmills5003]

I drive a right-hand drive car in Britain (we drive on the left!) so we normally park on the left. But sometimes I have to parallel park on the right side of the road (in a narrow one-way street for example) and after 40 years of driving, I'm hopeless at it! This video is very useful. Even though the car is right-hand drive the mirror set-ups should still be the same for the right hand seat. I will give it a try.

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[@peterkiirumuthondeki2250]

Maybe the only thing missing in the information is the distance between the two vehicles before the start of the procedure, ie. tail light to tail light distance that works for this style of parking

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[@s.s.6593]

If you allow i tell you easiest steps to remember n perfect parallel parking. NOTE: only match the tail light to tail light regardless of car length 1) turn your steering all the way to the right n go back until your car turn to 45° from front. 2) straighten the steering wheel n go back until your back door handle sit on the curb/ as shown in the video. 3) turn your steering all the way to the left n go back until your car is parallel to the curb. My instructor taught me this n it perfectly parked my car every single time and got full points during test. Good luck 🤠

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Thank you for teaching, Is there a parallel parking lesson from the front ?

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[@jeff__w]

I’ve always been rotten at parallel parking (for close to 50 years) so these tips are great. But who has their right side mirror set up so most of what you see is the side of the car? I know what the side of the car looks like. I have mine set so the side of the car is just _out_ of view. How is that second check supposed to work, really?

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[@rahky2799]

so no step of straightening the wheels after turning steering wheel 360?.. just to the right 360, then left?? is this method consistent. also does it matter how far you line up your car with the other car (first step).. i heard it should be about 1 meter .. thanks

[@salatialladharh9061]

Madam thaks, Please repeat the check point :- from handle of front door and the curve that makes the triangle , in the right mirror. How to much to go back straight ? Heartly thanks

[@phoenixspirit9530]

My kids will be practicing between stacks of boxes or traffic cones before they try doing this between other peoples cars.

[@grumpytrump01]

Is there a video where you have to back out in the driveway at an angle? Because I have trouble backing out. My wheels aren't straight and I sometimes like to use my mirrors.

[@kylililiee]

Hi, is it on the exam must be do the parking on the Right hand side? like u showed on this video? or there will have chance to do the left side parking? Thanks.

[@LunchMeatTrump]

In America you drive in the right side of the road. You would never park left like this. That is actually illegal.

[@Anonimus-96]

Thank you very much! And there is no step to turn the wheel in 0 position after position 360' ?I understood correctly?

[@user-ct5oo3do7b]

no the next is just turning the wheel all the way to the left

[@chariots8x230]

3:10 This is helpful, but I just wish you had explained how to straighten up the car. How many times did you turn the wheel to straighten up the car?

[@sia_radet]

She did say all the way to the left

[@zekiayvali]

Parallel parking on the right side is ok, very practical and simple. So what should we do when parking parallel to the left? We saw the headlights of the vehicle behind us from the right mirror. What will we reference with the mirror on the left?

[@AnaConvergence]

My question is step3, when you turn all the way to left, do you mean straighten the previous right turn or more

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Its so easy to drive on thease roads

[@ak_7973]

1:14 Novice question. How do we know if the brake lights match while sitting in the car?

[@Zutobi_US]

Thanks for your feedback! 🙂 To check if your brake lights are matched up twist and look over your right shoulder and look at the brake light of the car next to you and your own end of car. You can’t actually see your own brake light but you have a perspective of where it is 🚙 We're here to help you feel confident and prepared behind the wheel. Don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions 🙂✌

[@seanmundyphoto]

a lot of people recommend lining up your side mirrors with the cars next to yours , and depending on the size of your vehicle vs the one you'll be parking behind, advancing or reversing slightly to compensate for size difference

[@eruaenelope5735]

Im confused Option 1 - 360 - then 360 again Others: 360- straight steering wheel move back a lil bit - 360 again so which is advisable?

[@eberguerrero5443]

Cars go vroom vroom

[@trishak9220]

1:06 Like u have told in the video if the car at the front is small then u match brake lights to brake lights. What if the car at the front is longer than ur car? Are we still gonna match mirror to mirror?

[@Spacebuddy-dm6ps]

Ok now I’m confused should I reverse the wheel all the way when backing into the spot like my drive coach told me or just turn the wheel 360? I DONT KNOW ANYMORE

[@endyvaldovinos8134]

How far away do you position yourself from the car to begin with

[@Zutobi_US]

Thanks for your feedback! When parallel parking, it's generally a good idea to position yourself about two feet away from the car in front of the space you're trying to park in. This should give you enough space to maneuver your vehicle into the parking spot 🚙 We're always looking for ways to improve our lessons and your input is greatly appreciated 🙂✌

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[@clintonwilliams4570]

Step 1 stop safely and indicate with right turn lights of intention to park on right....

[@troxistmajin8740]

Who is watching this video hours before they have to drive to a Downtown location where the only available parking requires parallel parking skills haha?

[@Moh23Moh]

You forget to state that the side distance between your car and the white is 50 cm

[@ARTBLOX]

make sure to use a right signal and then reverse it

[@jamalbee7260]

What about parallel parking on the left side ?

[@jenp27]

Waiting for AI powered parallel parking to be the standard.

[@lifeboy45]

No.2 , disappear the curve. I didnt understand what that means!

[@GenieGin13]

She's referring to the curb, not a curve.

[@tahernabieh6096]

What is the distance between two car in parral?

[@Zutobi_US]

The distance between two cars during parallel parking can vary depending on the specific situation and local regulations. In general, leaving about one to two feet of space between your car and the other vehicles is recommended for a safe and proper parallel parking maneuver.

[@sumaiyazaman4547]

I have newly driving licence i am still struggling this 😫

[@user-Zachary123]

What if their is no car in front of you though?

[@rjmonna]

Er. So, it's advisable to ruin your tires and your steering column by dry steering into place? Don't know about that. Could use some anti-steering more sanely.

[@user-oi9cu5zl3y]

No worry trust yourself

[@rudolfmendoza3466]

Why not make it 6 steps instead since you have 6 all together The question is you have to do 3 and then there's another 3 so the easier explanation is after doing number 2 make the next one 3rd,4th,5th and 6th that is since you have to do all of it anyway what do you think

[@leegacy3099]

I like to see you park under tighter conditions. Don't talk like a karaoke session.

[@rubyroyer8136]

Need to see more of the whole car moving rather than the inside and the driver.

[@bhatiajd1]

Mem how to do parking without reverse. Because when we go ahead, peoples from behind doesn't allow us to do reverse. Thanks in advance

[@jakeg3126]

You forgot the do crap.. please don’t hit. Please don’t hit.. I also don’t know if my steering wheel can actually go that far

[@nonamespls3468]

these markers are the worst, looking for triangles and all, this will cause bumping the car behinf you depending on the situation, I don't find this helpful at all

[@louievalenzuela6076]

The driver behind here : “fucking park already “