Before starting the manoeuvre, you will be parked at the side of the road before the junction. After moving off safely to drive towards the start position, look in your main mirror to see if there is a vehicle behind you. If there is, then immediately on passing the centreline of the junction you are going to reverse into, indicate left but continue into position. You should be approx 1 foot out from the kerb and approx 2 car lengths beyond the junction.
At start - Look right blind spot, right mirror, ahead then out the back
window. If it is safe, then follow the kerb to the corner while still
looking out the back window.
Note: If there are vehicles traveling towards you (on the other side of
the road) from the front then make yourself aware of these vehicles as
they might turn into the junction you are attempting to reverse into.
You can continue reversing but if they are slowing down to turn into the
junction then you should slow down and wait just as they approach the
junction. Once they have turned in, you can continue reversing but
before continuing look right blind spot, right mirror, ahead then out
the back window for any other road users that you might need to wait
for.
At corner - Look right blind spot, right mirror, ahead then out the back window. If it is safe, then steer left
to follow the corner into the junction while mainly looking out the
back window but now and then looking in your left door mirror to confirm
your position to the kerb.
Note: due to the front of your vehicle moving out into the road when you
start to steer you must not continue if there are vehicles passing you
or pedestrians walking around your vehicle.
When parallel with new road - Steer briskly right to straighten your front wheels, and then follow the kerb back approx 4 car lengths.
Remember, you must be mainly looking out the back window and only
glancing in your left door mirror every now and then to check your
position with the kerb.
While on the corner section, look right blind spot, right mirror, and
ahead more often if required e.g. a busy street, pedestrians nearby,
other junctions nearby, etc. But again, remember to be looking mainly
out the back window while reversing.
At any time while reversing, if another vehicle approaches from behind
then you must wait when they are nearby and until they pass you or turn
away from you or wait for you to continue. If, on the corner, a vehicle
approaches close from behind then you might have to pull forward into
the main road to give them space to turn at the junction, then once they
are clear start reversing in again. Remember to do your observations
before pulling forward and before reversing again.