the bit everyone dreads
Parking comes up in her reviews more than any other skill. It isn’t a talent. It’s a method, and once it clicks, it stays.
5.0 from 58 Google reviewsLessons 7 days a week
all of it
Everything that involves parking
- Parallel parking between two cars
- Reversing into a parking spot
- Three-point turns on narrow streets
- Parking uphill and downhill, wheels turned the right way
- Tight spaces in busy plaza parking lots
- Doing it all without leaning on a backup camera
passed on the first try
“She makes parallel parking and reverse parking so easy. The kindest soul. I highly recommend her to anyone and everyone!”
the method
Parallel parking, in short
Find a space that fits
About one and a half times the length of your car. Check traffic and signal.
Line up beside the car in front
Stop about a metre away from it, with your back bumper level with its back bumper.
Reverse and turn toward the curb
Back up slowly with the wheel turned all the way toward the curb. Once you can see the back corner of the car in front of your space, straighten the wheels and keep going.
Swing the front in
Turn the wheel all the way toward the road to bring the car parallel. Not quite straight? Pull forward a little and fix it.
from her reviews
It gets easy. Really.
“She made parallel parking and reverse parking easy to learn and understand. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a professional and supportive driving instructor.”
“She helped me build confidence on the road and improve my ability to park in tight spaces.”
good questions
Questions people ask
Is parallel parking on the road test?
It’s one of the basic skills DriveTest lists for the G2 road test. The G test at full-time DriveTest centres currently leaves it out.
Which way do I turn the wheels when I park on a hill?
Facing downhill, turn the front wheels toward the curb or the right shoulder. Facing uphill with a curb, turn them toward the road, so the tires catch the curb if the car rolls back. Facing uphill with no curb, turn them sharply right. Then set the parking brake.
Can I use my backup camera on the test?
No. DriveTest doesn’t allow backup cameras or parking aids during the road test, so lessons practise parking with mirrors and shoulder checks.
How long does it take to get good at it?
Usually less time than people fear. Reviewers like Malaika and Rose wrote that she made parallel parking easy, and it’s the skill her reviews mention most.
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ready when you are
Make parking the easy part
Tell her which kind of parking scares you most, and that’s where the lesson starts.
Call Mrs. Akbar at 416-457-5778