Pull Up on the Right

Approach (choose a safe place & set up)

• Choose a safe, legal spot: Avoid near junctions, driveways, bus stops, brow of a hill or sharp bends. Think about visibility and space for others to pass. For general parking/waiting rules, see the Highway Code (Waiting & Parking).
• Build your plan early: Mirrors first, assess oncoming traffic and what’s behind you. Signal right only if it helps others understand you’re crossing to stop.
• Cross the road smoothly: When safe, move across at a gentle angle. Keep speed low to read and respond to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
• Stop parallel and close: Aim ~20–30 cm from the kerb, wheels straight, car parallel.

Routine & reference points (reverse a short distance)

• Secure & prepare: Handbrake if needed. Select reverse and prepare the car to move at a slow creep.
• Observations: Full 360° check before reversing. Look mainly out of the rear/over left shoulder (towards the kerb on your side now), with regular glances ahead. If pedestrians or vehicles approach, pause and let them pass.
• Reverse under control: Keep the car slow and straight, staying close to the kerb for about 2 car lengths (or as directed). Avoid dry steering; tiny corrections while moving are best.
• Kerb-distance check: In your left door mirror, the kerb should appear as a thin, even strip (not a wide band) running parallel to the car. If it’s widening, you’re drifting towards the kerb; if it’s vanishing, you’re drifting away — add small steering nudges while moving to keep ~20–30 cm.

Reversing aids & rejoining priorities

• Camera/sensors: Helpful for spotting low obstacles or judging distance, but they do not replace your observations. Use them briefly; keep your head moving and check mirrors/windows frequently.
• Rejoin when safe: When asked to move off, do a full 360° check. Use mirrors, signal left if it helps others, and a final right-shoulder blind-spot check before steering back to the left side. Give way to anyone already on the road — you don’t have priority.

1. Plan & indicate if helpful: Mirrors first. If it benefits others, signal right to show you’re moving across to stop.
2. Cross to the right: Choose a safe gap. Steer across smoothly at low speed; watch oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
3. Stop parallel & close: About 20–30 cm from the kerb, wheels straight. Secure the car if needed.
4. Select reverse & prepare: Set a gentle bite (or control creep in auto). Keep the speed walking pace or slower.
5. 360° observations: Before the car moves, check all around — including over your shoulders. Give way to anyone approaching.
6. Reverse back: Keep close and parallel to the kerb for roughly two car lengths. Look mainly behind; glance ahead for updates. Pause if anything approaches.
7. Stop & secure: When asked distance is done, secure the car if necessary and prepare to move off.
8. Move off safely: Full 360° check. Mirrors, signal left if it helps, final right-shoulder blind-spot check, then steer back to the left side when fully clear. Build speed progressively.

• Kerb-distance cue: In the left mirror, aim for a slim, even strip of kerb visible — that’s roughly 20–30 cm. If it grows, you’re too close; if it fades, you’re drifting away.
• Don’t force priority: You’re manoeuvring — others have priority. Pause and let them pass.
• Camera/sensors are aids only: Use them briefly; keep observing all around with head and mirrors.
• Keep it slow: Slow car, fast hands. Tiny steering inputs while moving prevent dry steering and keep it neat.
• Signals: Use only if they benefit someone; avoid misleading flashes that suggest you’re pulling out again.