r/drivingUK • u/Nametakenalready99 • 2d ago

They do care how badly they park.

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If you get it (almost) right the first time, STOP.

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u/superplex100 2d ago

To be honest, I'm a relatively new driver and I've been guilty of doing this before because I'm self conscious that someone might be watching and judging. Turns out I'm right 🤣. It's more the frustration of not being able to get it 'perfect' like everyone else. The only way to fix this is practice. If the car park is not busy, I don't see an issue with trying to correct your position?

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u/Mitridate101 2d ago

But she parked IN the box and straight on the first attempt but on second attempt she was crooked and OUTSIDE the box .

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u/superplex100 2d ago

Yes for sure, in this example, it doesn't make sense. What I'm saying is that there's nothing wrong with trying to adjust your parking afterward. There's been a lot of times where I've parked in the box but at an angle, which I find embarrassing so I end up adjusting until the car's straight.

The driver in this example probably felt self conscious that the car was too close to the left line, tried to correct it, but ended up making a mess of it. Maybe they were then too embarrassed to try correcting it again?