Try our Tips for Parking Next to a Curb

Parking next to a curb is annoying, yet doable with Canvey Carriage Company’s tips for parking next to a curb that you just have to try out on your next trip to town.

Parking, It Can Be Annoyingly Complicated

If you’re looking for a competitively priced, top quality used car, that drives and more importantly in this case, parks, like a dream, Canvey Carriage Company has your back. A Canvey, Essex-based used vehicle broker, we’re sure to have the right car for you when you walk onto our lot.

A LOT of people moan about parking when they’re looking to buy the right used car. Once you’ve found the right vehicle for you, you need to know how to park it. Parking can be annoyingly complicated whatever the circumstances; however it’s never more annoying than when you have to park right up to be curb.

Canvey Carriage Company’s Guide to Parking Next to a Curb

In the heavily urbanised world in which we live, parking next to a curb is something you really can’t avoid, even if it’s just to pop into the local supermarket for five minutes. However, the precise nature if the task can make it tricky to pull off, so when you’re attempting to park next to a curb, make sure you are…

Checking Your Mirrors: Curb parking is precise, so before you do anything, check your mirrors to see how much space you have to work with. Keep on checking them as you park, to make sure you’ve not bashed yours, or someone else’s car.

Signalling: You need to signal whenever you drive into a curb parking spot, so that other drivers know what you are doing, and know to go around you. Safety first!

Slowing the Car Down: Don’t drive into a curb parking space at breakneck speeds; you could break your neck. Try covering (placing your foot on the pedals but not pressing) the brake and the clutch, so you can ease the car into place.

Using Reference Points: Work out how much space you have to work with, and use the curb itself, any lines on the road, and any other cars around you as reference points. This lets you know how much space you have, and gives you a benchmark to know whether you are parking right. I.e. if you are in line with the cars in front and behind you, and on the same lines on the road as they are, then you know you’ve probably got it right!

Use these tips, and you’ll be parking perfectly next to your local curb in no time. Well, as long as you practise, practise, practise!

It’s Official: Confusing Parking Signs are Costing Us Money

What Canvey Carriage Company have long suspected, was confirmed by a survey which revealed that one in five motorists had cars ticketed, clamped or towed, due to ‘confusing’ parking signs.

At Canvey Carriage Company Provides Used Cars You Can Actually Afford

If you want the right used car for your circumstances, you need to come to the Canvey Carriage Company. Based in Canvey, Essex, we supply first rate used cars, at prices you can actually afford.

As a used car provider we understand how important it is to motorists up and down the country, to keep the costs of driving down; money doesn’t grow on trees after all. That’s why when we heard this latest news, we just knew we had to let you know.

Yes, UK Parking Signs Are Confusing

A poll by car insurers Churchill, revealed that one in five UK motorists have had their vehicle ticketed, clamped or towed, due to ‘confusing’ parking signs. Furthermore, the survey revealed that some drivers admitted to trying to avoid areas altogether, where the signs are particularly prevalent.

Specifically, out of 2,001 people surveyed, four in ten said that they found parking signs in their area confusing, a third used that as justification for avoiding parking in their local town/city centre, more than a quarter claimed that areas surrounding their homes had multiple contrasting restrictions and a third suggested that they believed that signs in their areas don’t clearly indicate the specific area the parking signs refer to.

Yes, Confusing Parking Signs Are Costing Drivers Money

So OK, there’s a problem with parking signs. Is it costing UK drivers money? Yes! The poll further revealed that one in five motorists have received a parking fine in the last two years; a fifth of the country’s driving population!

Steve Barrett, Head of Churchill Car Insurance commented on the polls results, saying that “‘it’s the driver’s responsibility to check which parking restrictions are in operation in a particular area.” He went on to argue though that “when there are multiple restrictions in operation on a single street, it can result in motorists being confused and unintentionally parking illegally, incurring fines that could have been avoided.”

There we are, confusing parking signs really are costing drivers’ money and at Canvey Carriage Company, we suggest that if you want to avoid falling into the next statistic, you do your research!