MANOEUVRES
The following are VERY BRIEF instructions of your manoeuvres for when you have done them in the Hooter's cars, reminding you, mainly, of your reference points - DO NOT forget everything else you've been taught on your lessons!
DO NOT STARE IN THE MIRRORS!!
TURN IN THE ROAD
Clutch down, into 1st, find bite/lift
(Once got bite, go down £1 coin)
Cover FB, hand on HB, Check round (kiss the parrots) L-R
Clear? If not, wait & check round again.
If yes....feel for lift, HB down, very slow car,
As soon as moving steer FULL LOCK RIGHT.
(get all steer on before half way across road)
Check up & down road 2-3 times
Almost horizontal & kerb just below wing mirror
One hour off left (white dot at 6 o'clock)
Clutch down, gently brake, HB on!
Into Reverse, find bite/lift
(Once got bite, go down £1 coin)
Cover FB, hand on HB, Check round (kiss parrots) R-L
Stay looking out back over left shoulder
Clear? If not, wait & check round again.
If yes....feel for lift, HB down, very slow car,
As soon as moving steer FULL LOCK LEFT
(get all steer on before half way across road)
Check up & down road & behind 2-3 times
Kerb in corner of window (into blue dot)
One hour off right (white dot a t 6 o'clock)
Clutch down, gently brake, HB on!
Into 1st, set gas, find bite/lift,
(Once got bite, go down £1 coin)
Hand on HB, Check round (kiss parrots) L-R
Clear? If not, wait & check round again.
If yes....feel for lift, HB down, very slow car
As soon as moving big steers RIGHT
CHECK UP & DOWN 2-3 TIMES ON LAST PULL FORWARD!
Drive on, check inside mirror before build speed up
IF CAN'T DO IN 3 DO IN 5 - DO NOT RISK IT!
COMMON FAULTS ON TURN IN THE ROAD
No observations (parrots) before the handbrake goes down or before moving off
Not checking up and down the road on way forward
Rolling (not got bite/bum lift)
Not getting steering on quick enough
Not taking one steer off (only vital on a narrow road!)
Not checking around & out the rear window on the reverse
Putting it in to the wrong gear
Not getting it to the reference points
Going too fast
Dry steering
Not seeing & stopping for anything going round you
Not checking up and down road on the last pull forward
Hitting/Mounting the Kerb
Not appyling the handbrake before putting it in to neutral
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LEFT REVERSE ROUND A CORNER
The Examiner will park you up before the corner and ask you to reverse round the corner up ahead!
Clutch down, into 1st, set gas , find bite/lift
(once got bite, go down a £1 coin)
Before moving out check round (kiss parrots) L-R
If yes....feel for lift, HB down, using clutch control drive slowly passed road to reverse into.
Look in to road to see if there's any parked vehciles/obstructions
Vehicles there - tell him, if clear - carry on forwards
Check inside mirror, signal left if necessary
DO NOT PARK UP (use ref point given on wiper)
Don't go too far forwards - just so can see corner in big mirror.
Find bite/lift (down £1), cover FB, hand on HB, Check round (kiss the parrots) R-L
Clear? If not, wait & check round again.
If yes....feel for lift, HB down, very slow car,
Sit TALL & FORWARDS
Reverse till corner disappears out of BIG mirror, then STOP.
Check colour, check right mirror, right shoulder & behind into road, put steer on
RED is REDuced to 45
YELLOW is 60
GREEN is the greatest at 75
(there's no half hour/30 mins steers on this!!!)
Use LITTLE mirror to guide you round corner
TOO CLOSE = steer AWAY from the kerb 15 mins
Keep checking Parrots!!
Kerb your side of the bump in the back window
STEER RIGHT TO PUT RIGHT - VERY quickly
5 mins to correct on straight (not 15)
Go back 2-3 car lengths.
Stop, HB & neutral - finished!
Back into 1st, set gas, find bite, MUST check round (kiss parrots) L-R
Move off when safe.
Once moving, signal for end of road.
COMMON FAULTS ON LEFT REVERSE
No observations (parrots) before the handbrake goes down or before moving off
(to drive on up to the corner, when parked up before it nor to start the reverse round the corner)
Not checking down the road your reversing into as you're going passed
Parking up to start just before the corner - it's NOT a parking manoeuvre
Not signalling if there's anything coming towards/behind you as you're parking up to start the manoeuvre
Rolling (not got bite/bum lift)
Not doing correct steering
Not checking around & out the rear window enough
Putting it in to the wrong gear
Not stopping at the reference point
Not checking right mirror and over right & left shoulders BEFORE putting steering on
Going too fast
Dry steering
Not seeing & stopping for anything going round you
Staring in the mirror
Not being at right reference point to straighten up - kerb on bump in back window?
Over steering on the straight (snaking)
No obserations (parrots) to move off again after finshed the manoeuvre
Not appyling the handbrake before putting it in to neutral
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The Examiner will get you to park up before the target vehicle ahead.
Clutch down, into 1st, set gas , find bite/lift
(once got bite, go down a £1 coin)
Before moving out check round (kiss parrots) L-RClear? If not, wait & check round again.
If yes....feel for lift, HB down, use clutch control to slowly move forward
Check behind as pulling along side vehicle - signal if necessary
Clutch down, into Reverse, find bite/lift, cancel signal if on.
(once got bite, go down a £1 coin)
Before moving out check round (kiss parrots) L-RClear? If not, wait & check round again.
If yes....feel for lift, HB down, clutch control
Reverse slowly go back until the target vehicle disappears behind instructors seat and then STOP!
Watch in front to see when straight.
When parallel to KERB ONE HOUR LEFT very fast and stop so tyres to tarmac.
HB and into neutral.
1-2-1
1 LEFT 2 RIGHT 1 LEFT
(kerb still above the door handle) (kerb now below door handle)
TOO CLOSE?
(until kerb ON door handle in little mirror)
COMMON FAULTS ON PARALLEL PARK
No observations (parrots) before the handbrake goes down or before moving off
(to pull off the park next to the car nor before starting the reverse round the car)
Not checking behind as slowing down to park next to the car
Not signalling if there's anything coming towards/behind you as you're parking up to start the manoeuvre
Rolling (not got bite/bum lift)
Not doing correct steering - enough and the right way
Not checking around & out the rear window enough
Putting it in to the wrong gear
Not stopping at the reference point
Not checking right mirror and over right & left shoulders BEFORE putting steering on
Going too fast
Dry steering
Not seeing & stopping for anything going round you
Staring in the mirror
Taking last steer off too early/to late - end up wonky or hitting the kerb
not being tyres to tarmac - no more, no less
Not appyling the handbrake before putting it in to neutral
No obserations (parrots) to move off again after finshed the manoeuvre
Not doing a couple of checks up & down the road as move out from behind the car to drive on
Taking too long
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If tight on the 'PEEPING LINE' keep your steering on until back wheels are in the bay, off and over line, then steer like mad the opposite way till the car is straight, then steer back the other way to straighten the wheels.
If tight on opposite line (line next you on a right bay, line on passenger side on left bay) take a very quick ONE HOUR of steering off, keep off till back wheels are in the bay, off and over the line, then put that HOUR back on again, then steer the back other way quick when straight to straighten the wheels.
It'll make sense when you do it!!
COMMON FAULTS ON BAY PARKING
No observations (parrots) before the handbrake goes down or before moving off
Not being in the right position to start (car's width)
Rolling (not got bite/bum lift)
Steering the wrong way for the bay
Not checking around & out the rear window enough
Putting it in to the wrong gear
Not stopping at the reference point
Not checking right mirror and over right & left shoulders BEFORE putting steering on
Going too fast
Dry steering
Not seeing & stopping for anything going round you
Staring in the mirror
Taking last steer off too early/to late - end up wonky or on line
Not being far enough back (line behind wing mirror)
Not doing correction steers quick enough and not enough
Not appyling the handbrake before putting it in to neutral
No obserations (parrots) to move off again after finshed the manoeuvre
Taking too long
