Questions / Parking and manoeuvres
Answer first · reviewed August 2026
Which way do the wheels turn when parking uphill with a curb?
Turn the front wheels away from the curb so the vehicle would roll back toward the curb if it moved. Secure the vehicle with the parking brake and transmission.
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What to do
Practise the wheel direction as part of a complete park-and-leave routine.
Easy to miss
The common trap
Remembering the rhyme but forgetting to secure the vehicle.
Turn knowledge into a habit
How to practise it
Slow-speed control improves through short, frequent sessions. Stop whenever the setup becomes unsafe, observe again and correct deliberately.
When a rule, road sign or examiner instruction conflicts with an internet tip, use the official rule and the safe decision. The internet has many talents; wearing a reflective examiner vest is not one of them.
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