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ParkingQuestion 249 of 288

How much space do you need for parallel parking?

  1. About the same as your vehicle length.
  2. About one-and-a-half times your vehicle length.
  3. About three times your vehicle length.
  4. About two metres more than your width.
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Correct answer: About one-and-a-half times your vehicle length.

This gives you room to back in and adjust the car.

Source: Driver's Handbook (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, January 2025), Parallel parking, page 110

Practice parking

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026