Where can I learn to park?

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For the past 5 years I've been pulling up alongside a kerb. Yesterday I tried to reverse bay park. I failed miserably and took so long and got so embarrassed I just decided to drive home and not go to the shops. Where can I practice this without fear of congestion and preferably without real cars that I might potentially crash into? I'm sure part of the problem is simply not knowing where to position my self for the start of the maneuver and not knowing where to look. Any links to tutorials would be great too.

P.s. I am safe on the roads, just not car parks

 

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why reverse park anyway ? il never understand people who do this at supermarkets then have to squeeze infront of someone else bonnet to put their shopping in the boot


actually i do have to do this every now and again at work but only when the only space is one where the corners too tight for going forwards

It's easier to drive out forwards, less chance of getting blocked in. I think anyway.

Brave OP, very brave.

Yeah I know lol. Just looked on YouTube, it seems it's as easy as full locking when back of car is level with centre of bay next to the one you want. I'll have to give it a go at the local Tesco tomorrow evening.

P.s. I live in a city so never need to drive into town. I park on pavement outside my house and work place so since passing my test 5 years ago I've literally forgotten the tips and tricks for simple maneuvers like this one. I can parallel park well enough. Work has changed however so now I have a car park. Today I parked on the street because I'm a noob

 

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Went to local supermarket. First one between just lines went ok, maybe a little bit too far to the left. Second one I did it in a real spot between cars was okay, had to adjust a fair bit though. Third time went swimingly, smack bang between the cars. I think my problem a couple of days ago was poor visibility, my rear passenger windows were all iced up still which meant it was pretty hard to see what my rear was doing. I'm pretty sure I'll be fine from now on. Excellent.

 

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VW have had this for a while.