The Bay Park

From 5th May 1999 you may be required to do the reverse park exercise as a reversing into a parking bay at the driving test car park.
If you are asked to reverse into a parking bay, you can usually choose whether to reverse from the right or the left.
Reverse parking into a bay must be carried out at the test centre at the start or end of the test, when there is a car park at the test centre. So if your test centre does not have a car park, you will NOT be asked to do this exercise.

The examiner on the driving test will expect you to do your bay parking:- 

·  Safely.

·  Smoothly.

·  Under control.

·  Making proper use of the accelerator, clutch, brakes and steering.

·  Without crossing the white bay marking. 

The examiner will also be looking to see that you:- 

·  Are aware of other road users.

·  Keep looking all around throughout the manoeuvre.