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)!
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!. :))
@@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.
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.
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!
@@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.
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!
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.
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 .
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.
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 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!
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 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!
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!!!
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
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.
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!!
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🇿🇦
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.
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!
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.
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 UA-cam and studying the highway code, just want to say thank you for your amazing work and posting here on UA-cam. P.s if I lived in your area I would totally love to do my lessons with you. Cheers :)
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.
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.
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.
Ohhhh I feel for you. I stupidly took my Kia Carnival (minivan) into a multi storey. It was a busy day and there were loads of cars behind me. Coming into the car park there was a sharp turn into a very narrow space and I had to adjust my car multiple times. When I was leaving the gap at the ticket machine was so narrow that all my sensors were screeching. Thankfully I have an overhead view camera which wasn’t perfect but helped a lot. I reckon I made it through with about 2 cm each side. I will never ever try that again!
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!!!
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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 hate it when this happens, reversing in then the car to the side moves. Feels like my brake hasn’t worked or I’m going too fast. I have to stop what I’m doing until they are gone.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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!
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 😪😪😪😪😪
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: ua-cam.com/video/NhdQp-Hmds4/v-deo.html
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.
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.
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
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.
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?
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.
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!
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
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.
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
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)!
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!. :))
@@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.
@@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.
😂😂😂
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!
@@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.
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!
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.
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 .
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.
That's really great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
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 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!
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 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!
That's really great to hear! Congratulations on passing!
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!
Fellow Singaporean here watching this video trying to get a hang of MSCP! Some MSCPs are so bad lol
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 just want to thank you for your videos they are really helpful and I have officially joined the club of passed but still watching!!!
That's fantastic news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Just passed my test today on first attempt. Thank you for your help
That's great to hear! Congratulations on passing!
You are the best in the field of teaching driving . Thank you for everything you do and how you do it!! 🙏
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
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.
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!
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🇿🇦
That's really great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
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.
I agree, I do the same.
Thank you, I am learning a lot from Bangladesh🇧🇩 by watching your parking
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!
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.
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 UA-cam and studying the highway code, just want to say thank you for your amazing work and posting here on UA-cam.
P.s if I lived in your area I would totally love to do my lessons with you.
Cheers :)
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.
Car Autograph 😂 good used of words.
HK car parks they are the worst. People make videos on UA-cam as a challenge for fun
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.
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.
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.
Ohhhh I feel for you. I stupidly took my Kia Carnival (minivan) into a multi storey. It was a busy day and there were loads of cars behind me. Coming into the car park there was a sharp turn into a very narrow space and I had to adjust my car multiple times. When I was leaving the gap at the ticket machine was so narrow that all my sensors were screeching. Thankfully I have an overhead view camera which wasn’t perfect but helped a lot. I reckon I made it through with about 2 cm each side. I will never ever try that again!
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!!!
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
I know exactly which MSCP you mean, its a nightmare for boy racers shooting up and down!
This is my next challenge!!!!! Might leave it for a bit 😬😬
The best instructor 😎
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.
more multi storey carpark videos pls!
Useful video :) Finally I can drive in those small car parks :)
So happy to see this video!!
Another awesome video, loved the intro!
Happy New Year Richard.
Happy New Year!
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 👌
Good video to discuss!
Very useful video. Many thanks Richard.
Great video. Would be useful to have a video advising drive through the fords 😉
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!
Hm, all day only 4 pounds ? Not bad ! Alan Partridge meets Stirling Moss. Nice vid.
Happy New year 2023 Richard keep it up buddy
Thank you! Happy New Year!
Sometimes I have to adjust when dealing with these tight spaces.
Can you do a video on all of Rich's free parking spots in town? 😆
Also please teach us how to drift in multi storey car parks while listening to Tokyo Drift - Teriyaki Boyz
😂 I don't think I'm good enough at drifting for that, but if I got authorisation, I would give it a go.
Thanks for this video Richard 😁
8:30 because the guy on the left was reversing out it made it look like some space-bending optical illusion was going on
I hate it when this happens, reversing in then the car to the side moves. Feels like my brake hasn’t worked or I’m going too fast. I have to stop what I’m doing until they are gone.
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.
I'ma confident driver but i still drive a banger for these reasons, if it gets damaged thenit's no biggie
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
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?
I never had a issue going in these little car parks but why do they make them so tight???
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 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.
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.
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.
It is very narrow! It's St John's Car Park in Colchester.
Nice video
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!
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 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 😪😪😪😪😪
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 🤔
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: ua-cam.com/video/NhdQp-Hmds4/v-deo.html
إنك لا تقدر أن ترضي الناس كلهم، فأصلح ما بينك وبين الله، ولا تبال بالناس.💙
- الامام الشافعي
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.
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.
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
Usually I would be in 1st or 2nd gear, depends how fast I'm going.
Thank you, appreciate the reply 👍🏽
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
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.
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
I could as a last resort, but the mirrors help me in some parts of the car park.
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
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?
You could do that, but bare in mind the front of the car swings out when you steer in reverse.
@@ConquerDriving thank you 😊 will have to try these scenarios to understand better
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.
This video may help: ua-cam.com/video/uMGpAo-flbE/v-deo.html
@@ConquerDriving Much appreciated 👍
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!
Why they made it so small
I don't know, smallest one I know of.
After so many years, I still think that getting close to the machine to get the parking ticket is extremely difficult.
I agree, it's often a stretch to reach even when close.
does rear axle steering, increase overhang and make turning difficult in some cases
I don't have much experience with it. Although it does makes the vehicle more manoeuvrable.
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
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.
@@quinnobi42 Thank you
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.
Imagine entering one of these tight car parks by mistake...in a stretched limo! Or even just a long wheelbase car!
😳 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?
There are machines at this car park or you can use an app.
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
Excellent, but what about the front of the car in this video?
This video may help with judging the front of your car: ua-cam.com/video/NhdQp-Hmds4/v-deo.html
Is the car park by the bingo as bad as this? I hope not! I haven't parked in there yet 😂
I haven't been there for a while but from memory it's better.
havent went in one in ages haa
Dri ving
Finally passed today with 3 minors
That's great news! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
this is my nightmare 😿
Dreadful. Drive past and reverse in!