I’m a driving instructor – here’s a hack that could help learners master parallel parking on their first try

A DRIVING instructor says his hack could help learners master parallel parking on their first try.

Motoring whizz Pin, from Staffordshire, revealed eight easy steps to make sure you park perfectly each time.

He said the three "reference points" for reverse parallel parking will be different depending on your car.

Posting on TikTok, he said: "Carry out observations and pull up next to the parked vehicle - around a metre away.

"Then put the handbrake up, select the reverse gear and carry out observations again.

"Put your handbrake down and start reversing until the first reference point.

"The first reference point is when the back of the other vehicle is halfway across your back window.

"Check the right blind spot - then steer once to the left."

He continued: ";Continue reversing while doing observations until you reach the second reference point.

"The second reference point is when the kerb disappears in your left mirror.

"Steer twice to the right, and once to the left.

"Then continue reversing, leaving enough room to move off.

"The third reference point is when your car is parallel with the kerb."

People were divided over Pin's expert advice about how to parallel park.

Harry said: "I hate parallel parking.

"It's not that easy in practice."

Another said: "The worst thing is when drivers wait behind you.

"I eventually panic and just drive away."

Katy said: "I'd definitely fail if I had to do the test.

"I passed 40 years ago."

People are only just realising a very basic fact about their car wheels - and how parallel parking works.