The most important thing is, as with many things, to take your time and don't get pressured by the cars behind. If you're stuck, they aren't going anywhere either, so they've got all the incentive to help you out and give you room to maneuvre. If you're really unsure, you can always get out of the car to see if there's clearance yourself (or send your passenger)!

@Dodo.isp22

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately drivers behind you will most likely get angry, swear, flash and honk at you, and even roll their window to ask something like "and when you'll be learning how to drive?" or something else to show their superiority. Help you? HA, not even think about it! I was in this situation, beginner driver on a steep hill in a chaotic car park. It was my first time parking there, I got stuck at the barrier and was unable to reverse on the hill to go back, my car was low on gas and because of stress I kept stalling. It was horrible, especially when arrogant drivers stop just to insult you!. :))

@888SpinR

Жыл бұрын

@@Dodo.isp22 That's unfortunate, but I can say that is not the norm in my personal experience. As for the pricks, I can only say ignore them. In fact, pricks are better for me because all the built up pressure and guilt that I might be holding up the nice people behind me suddenly evaporates.

@kirankumar-ps9rz

6 ай бұрын

@@Dodo.isp22 : when I was a new driver I paid for the trainer to assist, things wouldn't have nightmare.

Years ago we parked in a multi story. We made a note that we had parked on Floor H. On our return it took us ages to find the car as it turned out we'd just parked next to the fire hydrant sign.

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@ibs5080

Жыл бұрын

When I'm in an unfamiliar car park I make a point of photographing the identity marker and if applicable, the parking stall number. Of course I realise this may or may not have helped your example!

@KravKernow

Жыл бұрын

@@ibs5080 This was quite some time before camera phones. In fact I can explicitly remember it was the day of the 25th anniversary of Sergeant Pepper being released; as buying the album that day was the purpose of our mission. And also we're probably too thick to do that. One thing Richard didn't cover in his otherwise excellent video, was how to avoid the ceiling. As a long term Land Rover fan that has been an issue a few times (got a Defender stuck in the entrance once because I'd forgotten the suspension had a 2" lift). Now I can drop the air suspension, but I'm always paranoid she'll sneak back up again when I'm not looking and I'll get jammed.

I tend to avoid car parks like these completely. Even if you manage to go around it with no issues, you then squeezing into a spot between a big cement pillar and another car that has had the same challenge takes a lot of finesse, and then you have to slink your way out and make damn sure no one opens their door without being SUPER careful. And then you have OTHER people that have to navigate around your car and not put and marks on it.

I really love your driving series. I have been driving for 20 years or so. I passed on my second attempt with only a couple of minor errors. I sold the car two years ago and bought a new one recently. I became more conscious when I started driving again after 2 years break. Your "How to Drive" series helps me to get comfortable with the brand-new (expensive) car on lease. Thank you.

This makes me so relieved I have an automatic! At least I can just let it move very slowly on its own and just control the braking.

@sanderrehepapp5219

Жыл бұрын

If you are referring to clutch wear, then most automatics experience wear during slow speeds. If you are referring to the ease of use, then I don't even notice what my legs are doing in my car, performance clutches in the other hand are very exhausting to deal with at slow speeds .

This video was released just after I hit a column at multi-storey car park by my right rear door. Initially I made wrong conclusions, but now I now how to do it right. Thanks!

The technique of purposely steering late and overlapping the further pillar as shown around 3:24, is something I often purposely do if I feel it's going to be too tight to judge in one go. I actually call this the Overlap Method. It's very useful as it often illiminates the need to manouvre at very close quarters making tiny steering corrections. Just a very straightforward three point manouvre. I've actually used the overlap method to park between two cars to get to a forward row so that I can drive out nose first. The amount of overlap needed obviously varies each time depending on how narrow the opening is.

This is a great channel, not only for learner drivers but also for those who have passed. I passed today first time with 2 minors, but will keep coming back to this channel to learn more useful skills. Thank you for these videos!

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

That's really great to hear! Congratulations on passing!

Saw the months-old request for this video a few hours back. Didn't expect to see it delivered today. What a treat!

I passed today, I can’t explain how much these videos helped me after watching them religiously. Thank you so much for these videos and help ❤️ Edit: I passed on my second attempt. Went in today not feeling confident and I aced it luckily.

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

That's really great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!

Good morning Richard So yesterday I had my very first driving lesson , it went amazing , i was full of confidence as I have prepared myself by watching all your videos on KZread and studying the highway code, just want to say thank you for your amazing work and posting here on KZread. P.s if I lived in your area I would totally love to do my lessons with you. Cheers :)

Accidentally found this channel. Richard's explanations are easy to understand, and I wish that I found this channel much earlier. Thank you very much Richard. Keep up the good work. God bless you!

This video was just what I needed - I’m a relatively experienced driver (15+ years) but had trouble taking my new (larger) car into the MSCP at work for the first time, couldn’t comfortably negotiate the ramps at all. Wasn’t expecting to find it difficult as on the road the new vehicle is fine but the different dimensions and stress about damaging it got my blood pressure up. Going back to basics and thinking about where to position / start turning was really helpful (both the scale model and the in-car demo) and gave me the confidence to go back and nail it. Thank you!

So happy to see this video!!

In my country, Singapore, we have MSCP in almost every mall and housing estates. (We have a small land mass.) This video is so handy!

@SuperValue350

2 ай бұрын

Fellow Singaporean here watching this video trying to get a hang of MSCP! Some MSCPs are so bad lol

I've got my driving test in exactly 7 weeks & watching your videos plus doing my driving lessons have helped me understand driving & help boost my confidence so a massive thank you for your videos!!

Bro u must be psychic of sorts. Every time I'm struggling with something specific, boom here's an exact video on it. Legend!

Another awesome video, loved the intro!

Excellent video. Even if we don't use MSCP , rhis advice in conjunction with video on steering around tight bends helps to develop this facet of our driving. Slow speed, fast hands, concentration and patience!!!

Useful video :) Finally I can drive in those small car parks :)

I passed today!!! I just want to thank you for your videos they are really helpful and I have officially joined the club of passed but still watching!!!

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!

This video in exactly what I need. My parking space is in a very tight garage and I have a BMW 3GT, which is quite big. I scratched it the second day I got it, so I took a 1:24 scale car I have (BMW X6), did some measurements in the garage and "exercise" with the model car on a paper. Thanks for the video!

Just to add, as much as possible I avoid parking on an end space of a row if it's not protected by a pillar. This goes both for narrow car parks as well as non narrow ones. Just in case someone else clips the corner too tight.

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

I agree, I do the same.

Thanks for this video Richard 😁

Just passed my test today on first attempt. Thank you for your help

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! Congratulations on passing!

Very useful video. Many thanks Richard.

Good video to discuss!

The best instructor 😎

Really good video. But it has to be said, some multi story's are just too small for anything larger than a hatchback. So as I always say to beginners, in case of situations like this, don't drive a car that's bigger than you can handle for the first few years of driving. I took a Vauxhall Insignia (car hire) into a multi in London once (near Kensington Palace), and the underground ramp was so narrow I ended up destroying the wheels. But by the time I realised it was ridiculously narrow, there was no way I could reverse out of there. 20 min of going down this ramp at less than 1mph I was ready to cry lol It ended up costing me a thousand quid in repairs at the car hire firm.

Thank you, I am learning a lot from Bangladesh🇧🇩 by watching your parking

I decided to park at my work's multistory to save money, parked on the ground floor and when leaving there was a very tight corner, getting to focused on clearing the back that I hit the front on a pillar, luckily it was around 2-3 miles an hour so managed to fix the damage. It was however, exactly a month after passing.

As a driver that drives a skoda octavia i recommend opening up the turn by turning away slightly then full lock the way you want to go, and be slow, normally slower allows the car's progressive steering to turn fully

Happy new year! the most useful video this year (as of comment) ! - super useful personally - grew up in Hong Kong surrounded by the [very rigid challenging multi storey car park] , and now also have the car in the underground car park in UK. try not to sign an autograph to the wall by the car paint before even get the car out of the lot.

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

Car Autograph 😂 good used of words.

@coldisopropyl

Жыл бұрын

HK car parks they are the worst. People make videos on KZread as a challenge for fun

@coldisopropyl

Жыл бұрын

Speaking about HK, I got my licence there. This channel has been helping me a lot to learn and better understand driving in the UK.

Scraped my car on one of these mscp 1 year after passing, what I have learned is use mscp only after you have honed your skills and have a good understanding of your car length and clutch control.

Hello my brother hope you are fine I would like to thank you you my brother for your online training driving course, I was able to get my license after failing so many times but truly after watching your videos gradually i was able to make it, any thank you my broh, it's petrus here in South Africa🇿🇦

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

That's really great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!

Helping to park vans at work has helped me advance at tight cornering. It's become instinctive now, like my vision burns towards the area of the car i need to keep an eye on.

Ah multiple stories, did them on my pass plus! You reminded me a little of Sam Fisher (splinter cell) with that go pro on your head 👌

I did my first multi storey car park up in Inverness in the snow, it was so mucky inside it wasn't actually possible to see where the arrows were properly. Oh and I was still a learner. It wasn't bad, the car park is better than some of the ones I use in Edinburgh. There is one big benefit from being in a small car if most of the other users are in Chelsea tractors (large 4x4s) and they cant get in to some of the spaces. I have found having a e-brake has been very useful as its easier for me to climb in/out of the car from the passenger side if needed - I just push my seat back as far as possible and climb across and I only need to worry about my skirt catching on the gear stick.

I've only driven in a MSCP once. It belonged to a well known store in Newark, Notts and you had no choice as the streets around had parking restrictions. While there, an idiot drove around fast - certainly not riding the clutch to keep his speed low. An informative well explained video as always from Richard.

@robotspartan9100

Жыл бұрын

I know exactly which MSCP you mean, its a nightmare for boy racers shooting up and down!

Happy New year 2023 Richard keep it up buddy

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Happy New Year!

Wow, those lanes are so narrow it's scary! At least here in the US, our parking garages have wide entrances and wide driving lanes, no doubt because Americans love their SUV's and pickups. So, navigating the parking garage next to my workplace in my Toyota Yaris is a breeze. My Yaris has an automatic transmission. I will never drive my my manual car in the parking garage. The slope of the ramps is much steeper than in the parking garage in your video. So, doing all those hill starts and downhill driving would be seriously challenging. I'd probably stall a lot, making the people behind me very angry. Even worse, I'm sure I'd roll backwards and hit someone. So glad I have an automatic car for situations like this.

@hamsterama

6 ай бұрын

@@MaximumJoy Wow, I am very impressed! I know exactly what you mean with a cramped, narrow underground parking garage. A while back, maybe 10 years ago, I was in Cleveland, Ohio for a week for my job. The hotel downtown where I was staying at has a terrifying underground parking garage. The parking spaces were narrow, the lanes were small, and you had to avoid support pillars as you were pulling out of your parking space. I was in a rental PT Cruiser, and I almost burst into tear trying to exit the garage, it was so stressful. Anyway, I also understand what you mean with no sleep. I myself am very sensitive to jetlag. There's an airport (CVG) about a 2 hours/120 mile drive from where I live, which has direct flights from CVG to LHR. But jetlag is a barrier preventing me from visiting the UK.

There is one here (Darlington East Street Car Park) which has a spiral ramp up to it which is barely wide enough for 2 cars and has tall walls so you can't see around the corner.

Happy New Year Richard.

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

Happy New Year!

more multi storey carpark videos pls!

This is my next challenge!!!!! Might leave it for a bit 😬😬

Good video but I would’ve like to see you park on some of the lower floors where there seemed to be even less space.

Great video. Would be useful to have a video advising drive through the fords 😉

Nice video

Tell me about it. I have one near a shopping mall that has a spiral leading from one floor to the next. Feels like I'm on a roller coaster

I hate multi storey car parks and try to avoid them as much as possible but recently had to use one and it took what felt like 53685 mini maneouvers of reverse and forward driving, caused delays foe everyone behind me but parked my car!! I've only been driving a few months and miss watching these videos after my lessons. My instructor would go through an element of driving on my lessons but then I'd watch this channel on the subject to understand it better. Seriously helped me to pass my test and certainly taught me how to reverse parallel park as I wasn't understanding my instructors way.... I still say 'angle on... angle off' when doing this!! 😆😆 Thank you for sharing these videos.

Sometimes I have to adjust when dealing with these tight spaces.

Hm, all day only 4 pounds ? Not bad ! Alan Partridge meets Stirling Moss. Nice vid.

I never had a issue going in these little car parks but why do they make them so tight???

8:30 because the guy on the left was reversing out it made it look like some space-bending optical illusion was going on

‏إنك لا تقدر أن ترضي الناس كلهم، فأصلح ما بينك وبين الله، ولا تبال بالناس.💙 - الامام الشافعي

Your videos help me so much, what gear would you recommend in this type of car park, i find second gear too fast because its so tight around bends and going from floor to floor is a bit difficult in gear 2

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

Usually I would be in 1st or 2nd gear, depends how fast I'm going.

@wiqaasfaraz9590

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate the reply 👍🏽

I haven’t parked in a multi-storey car park for about 20 years, I don’t remember them being that tight, especially at the entry point. I think I’d give that particular car park a miss!

I ended up scratching the panels near my tyres going up a bend on a multistorey car park. Even though I didn't need to stop in this case, does anyone know what I'd have to do if I was stationary on a steep bend? It seems really difficult to have to get the right amount of gas/clutch work to move up and enough steering to not scratch immediately after leaving a stationary position.

Hey Richard, I see you’re driving a Seat Leon, I’ve been looking at buying a Seat Leon FR 2018. What’s you’re view on the car? Any chance of a video review? Thanks, love the videos!

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

I love my Leon, I've had it nearly 9 years now and I'm still happy getting into it after I've been in something new. I may do a review in the future.

I'ma confident driver but i still drive a banger for these reasons, if it gets damaged thenit's no biggie

Just recently, I've scraped my father's car against the pillar of a parking lot while I was making a tight right turn. As a new driver, it was the most horrifying experience 😅 I've always struggled with tight turns, both uphill and downhill but mostly on uphill turns. What can I do to improve it? Any suggestions?

The driving school I went to had their garage in a really narrow cellar car park. It was indeed quite a challenge, even though I had driven before that (on private land and videogames). It must be too hard for a learner with zero experience behind the wheel on their first driving lesson.

I live in a condo that has a multistory carpark with super narrow turns 😪 I can get out of the carpark but cannot get back in yet (really tight, narrow turn) so I'm stuck at home, even though I just passed my test 😪😪😪😪😪

do you not fold your wing mirrors in for these kind of really tight spaces? looked like there was about 2mm gap going through those red posts lol

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

I could as a last resort, but the mirrors help me in some parts of the car park.

καλησπέρα από Ελλάδα, πολύ χρήσιμα τα βίντεο σου. αν μπορείς κάνε ένα βίντεο για είσοδο έξοδο και παρκάρισμα σε κατηφορικό υπόγειο πάρκινγκ πολυκατοικίας γεμάτο αυτοκίνητα. σε ευχαριστώ πολύ. κάλο βράδυ.

does rear axle steering, increase overhang and make turning difficult in some cases

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

I don't have much experience with it. Although it does makes the vehicle more manoeuvrable.

or you could do what i do drive into a muti story car park and think nah im good and find somewhere else to park

Can you do a video on all of Rich's free parking spots in town? 😆

@cooltroop2

Жыл бұрын

Also please teach us how to drift in multi storey car parks while listening to Tokyo Drift - Teriyaki Boyz

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

😂 I don't think I'm good enough at drifting for that, but if I got authorisation, I would give it a go.

Hi mate, can you tell me the title of the video where you demonstrate this 45 degree angle reverse parking technique? I can only find the 3 lines one typically used to pass tests - cheers.

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

This video may help: kzread.info/dash/bejne/p4F70qOoXcnSkqg.html

@AM2K2

Жыл бұрын

@@ConquerDriving Much appreciated 👍

Hey Richard, older cars that don't give any help when raising the clutch, Do they stall if you lift the clutch up at all even a tiny bit off the floor or only if you bring it to the bite point

@quinnobi42

Жыл бұрын

Only if you bring it to the bite point. There's a bit of a dead zone with the clutch where you can have it up a little bit and it still won't engage at all.

@ellisfletcher3491

Жыл бұрын

@@quinnobi42 Thank you

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

You only risk stalling the car when the clutch reaches the bite point, how much power the engine will give before stalling will vary from car to car.

Just passed on my second attempt in Colchester. Which is cheaper me being the policy holder or the second name driver? And what insurance company do you recommend? Thank you in advance.

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on passing! If you're the main driver of the vehicle then you have to be the main driver on the policy. You can be a named driver if you're not the main driver.

As someone who upgraded a couple of years ago from a compact econobox to a massive German estate, my instinct is to avoid multi-storey car parks as much as possible. At 5m long it's still technically possible to park there but it's still a massive pain. Staying slow and being precise with the steering is key, as is ignoring anyone behind you who might be getting impatient. Still, I really wish they designed and built car parks with modern cars in mind. Even when I park perfectly within the lines with the nose right up against the wall, the back still overhangs by a foot or two anyway lol.

Why they made it so small

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

I don't know, smallest one I know of.

Rather than hitting the rear of my car, I have difficulties in judging the space of my left front of my car when turning right in tight space 🤔

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

Judging exactly where the front of your car is isn't easy. It's best to play it safe and reverse doing the manoeuvre in more than one movement. This video may help: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJyYs9JmeNDKo5c.html

What multi-storey is this? I want to know to avoid it! That first entryway between the two red poles was insanely tight! The worst I’ve seen is in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Super narrow ramps. Very scary experience getting stuck once but luckily no damage to the paint, just a scraped rim.

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

It is very narrow! It's St John's Car Park in Colchester.

Assume that I wasn't able to go in closer to the right pillar. Then, wouldn't it be easier for me to park in the same spot by going a little ahead and coming back to reverse park?

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

You could do that, but bare in mind the front of the car swings out when you steer in reverse.

@yhtawsa

Жыл бұрын

@@ConquerDriving thank you 😊 will have to try these scenarios to understand better

I didn’t see any height/width measurements on the way in… as the driver of a pick up truck that kind of car park is designed to give me a bad day

After so many years, I still think that getting close to the machine to get the parking ticket is extremely difficult.

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

I agree, it's often a stretch to reach even when close.

I hate them! I had to use the one at St James Centre in Edinburgh and I can remember getting hotter and more stressed with every turn. Then when I came back for the car I couldn't find it, ended up panicking and phoning my Son, him and my Daughter in Law had to come and sort everything out and find the car!

Imagine entering one of these tight car parks by mistake...in a stretched limo! Or even just a long wheelbase car!

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

😳 I think the only solution would be to reverse back the way you came. But if there are cars behind, that would easier said than done.

Where do you have to pay now?

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

There are machines at this car park or you can use an app.

havent went in one in ages haa

Dri ving

Excellent, but what about the front of the car in this video?

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

This video may help with judging the front of your car: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJyYs9JmeNDKo5c.html

im 13 and my sister let me drive her car up my road and parallel park it 1st try shows what i have learn just watching these videos and without crashing

Is the car park by the bingo as bad as this? I hope not! I haven't parked in there yet 😂

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

I haven't been there for a while but from memory it's better.

Finally passed today with 3 minors

@ConquerDriving

Жыл бұрын

That's great news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!

Dreadful. Drive past and reverse in!