How to use your Mirrors when Reversing - car parks and on the road

I have passed my test on Thursday for the first time. I don’t usually make comments but I feel that I have to, to show my appreciation. All this videos helped me a lot. I have overcome my driving anxiety because of Richard. I used to be really scared when I started my lesson to the point that I wanted to stop. Every time I made a mistake on my driving lesson, I just keep watching this videos as it fills my knowledge gap. Thank you very much Richard. I’m very grateful.

Not gonna lie, that steering in the direction of the mirrors is such a huge help, thank you. (steering the back and not the front)

I am learning to drive, and was thinking about how to safely park and drive in reverse, then this video came.

Thank you for another very helpful video. Modern cars with easily adjustable mirrors make reversing a lot easier than 30 years ago.

I've got my driving licence last year in italy, I still rely on your videos for enriching my knowledge, your content is always helpful in so many ways, thank you for your hard work

Hey Richard. I used your mirror lowering tip yesterday and managed to park in reverse in a super narrow spot at a hotel's parking lot. Did that like a pro I'm not :) Thanks for these helpful videos! 🙏

"Lower the mirrors"....THANK YOU! My husband needs to see this video as he gives me a hard time for adjusting the mirrors for reversing!!!

Hi Richard! Thought I would let you know that I passed my test yesterday - long time coming after having three previous tests that resulted in fails (last one I did was during covid restrictions 2020) - very frustrating as I know I could drive but overthinking got the better of me so this is a massive weight lifted off. I used my own car for my test and practice of course with my parents supervising, these videos were amazing to look on, pretty sure that meeting traffic one and other tips allowed me to pass so thank you ! I’ll come back here whenever I need a refresh as you’re a great teacher! Anyone whose feeling like they can’t do it, I get it - try and remove those doubts through breath work/meditation/sleep tapes whatever works (that worked for me) and your confidence will shoot up! Had no anxiety driving on my own yesterday or today:) thanks again Richard:)

Been driving on my own for a year and a half and I'm still uncomfortable driving backwards. I've been reversing into the driveway to get some more practice, but I still keep oversteering in each direction in an attempt to correct my position. This has been a big help.

You're a genius, your lessons and tutorials are brilliant for complete newbies as you show with lines and other graphics (but never distracting) exactly what you're talking about with clear and slow explanations which are very easy to understand for brand new drivers. Thank you so much! (I struggled with parking today but hopefully with your videos I will be an expert, eventually!)

Those videos are very helpful as a rehearsal even after you get your own car. Dear learners - I am in my thirties and bought my first car few months ago. I haven't been driving since my license exam. No matter how much you learn, ride as passenger and observe - you got to learn everything by yourself again. My friends got their cars just after they've grabbed their license and I feel like I failed at school for 10 or more years. It's especially stressful when it's your parents car and you have to park among other cars. I remember that even on my exam it was forbidden to use mirrors when making reverse 90 degree turn. This reminds me learning mathematical formulas by heart when they were designed to be there in the book so you don't need to memorize them. Anyway I see under youtube videos comments such "If you can't overtake the tractor or other car you should have your license taken away!" which is madness, because I didn't learn to overtake in my driving school not even once! Other drivers quickly forget they did not know how to drive and they're also very cocky - often too much and they kill or got killed because they are too confident. The helpful solution in parking and also changing lanes are blind spot glue-on mirrors that you can buy for small amount of cash. I love them. They give that bit of confidence. Big mirror magnifies so you can see further if there's no one rushing with high speed, then quick check with blind spot mirror and you can be sure there's no one around. And as with everything - it takes time and patience. Time and patience. It should be written down everywhere. All in all it's you - the driver - responsible with what you do with your car, not the guy who's honking and shouting around. You need to learn the roads, nuances, that this lane is ending, on this street are potholes, so go slower. The stress will go away eventually but you need to travel many miles before it will happen. And like in airplanes - every landing in one piece is good landing. If after parking your car you're alive, car is in one piece, and no one is killed - nothing else matters really. Happy driving. Cheers!

I've passed my test but these videos are still helpful because they teach what the instructor usually don't teach :)

Yesterday I was panicking and browsing through YouTube for any usefull tips for my driving test. I had the test this morning, and wouldn't have passed without this video. I had no idea how to reverse and park between the lines, but I remembered your mirror tips and it went great! So thank you, and I will keep returning to these videos to learn more ❤

This is a brilliant video and i can prove the importance of the side mirrors being lowered when reversing. This is because on my driving lesson last Saturday my instructor got me to do all of the manoeuvres. I had really struggled with this previously and i suddenly realised that this was because i needed to lower my mirrors. Previously, my instructor had been asking me if i could see the bay line out of my left side mirror and i couldn't so i kept getting it wrong. On Saturday after i lowered the mirrors i completed all of my manoevers successfully, therefore showing the importance of lowering the side mirrors. I was one happy chappy!!!

I had loads of problems parking with my car. So I bought the little circular mirrors you can stick onto your wing mirrors. I use them to see the ground beside my car and that helps loads when pulling up to the side of the road, reversing along the curb and even parking in car parks. I recommend anyone to get them as they are inexpensive and are useful to have if you don't have reversing camera or mirrors that fold down when you reverse. Saves you having to manually adjust your mirrors for any maneuvers.

I passed my driving test yesterday with two minors. These videos were very helpful, particularly the advice for using the mirrors to reverse and judging the positioning of the car. Thanks for the excellent videos! My advice: keep focused and alert, don’t overthink things and be confidently cautious but not overly hesitant.

Hands down best car instructor out there, thank you for your patient and informative approach every time, you've helped me a lot polish my driving and observation skills.

This is such a useful video. Thank you! I've been driving for 15 years and always struggled with reversing. I could do it if I had to, but if I could avoid reversing then I would! Parallel parking was (and still is) a nightmare for me, but thankfully I've always lived in places where I didn't really need that skill. This vid has done what my instructor should have done all those years ago, explain how to actually parallel park. Thank you!

That's how one should teach driving. I had only road rides but nothing much about parking reverse parking anything.. just road ! so now I am afraid of hitting curb when turning . He is such a good teacher !

As someone who is dyslexic you explained this soooo much better than those who tried to teach me. The concept of being backwards and everything being reversed always confused me! But the steer the wheel toward where you want to go!!!! I get it now! It def clicks and the visuals help as well thank you so much for this! ❤ it makes so much sense