The parking test in Dubai is essential to pass before you appear in the RTA Road Test. It consists of different parking manoeuvres that you have to follow while parking the car.

1. CAR DRIVING TECHNIQUES
RTA RULES OF PARKING TEST WITH DRIVING TECHNIQUES
ACROYNOMS
PREPARED BY:
SALAMA SHURRAB

2. DRIVING ACRONYMS
• 1- D.S.S.S.M (ONCE YOU ARE IN THE CAR - )
• DOORS : ASSURE ALL DOORS CLOSED FULLY.
• SEAT ADJUSTMENT: TO FIT YOUR BODY POSITION INSIDE THE
CAR)
• STEERING: ADJUST YOUR HANDS AND EYE VISION OF METERS.
• SEAT BELT : PUT ON FOR YOU AND ASK OTHERS TO DO SO –
ALL FRONT AND BACK PEOPLE-
• MIRRORS ADJUSTMENT: MID – LEFT – RIGHT. (TILT DOWN FOR
PARKING)

3. DRIVING ACRONYMS
• 2- P.O.M (PRIOR TO ANY MOVE FROM SILENCE/PARKING)
• PREPARE : REQUIRED STATUS –CHECK ON SCREEN – (D, R, N, P,
2 , 3, …).
• OBSERVATION MIRRORS : { MID, LM , L SHOULDER, RM, R
SHOULDER, MID AGAIN}
• MOVE SAFELY. IF SAFE TO MOVE, JUST GO, OTHERWISE NO.

4. DRIVING ACRONYMS
• 3- M.S.P.S.L (APPROACH R, L, U-TURN & ROUNDABOUT )
• MIRROR : MID – MANDATORY TO CHECK BACK SIGHT
• SIGNAL: R, L
• POSITION: TO MATCH WHERE YOU ARE GOING.
• SPEED: SLOW.
• LOOK AROUND : R, L, IF SAFE TO GO , THEN GO, OTHERWISE
NO.

5. DRIVING ACRONYMS
• 4- M.S.S.S.M (LANE CHANGE, R/L, L/R )
• MIRROR : MID MIRROR MANDATORY TO CHECK CAR BACK ROAD
CONDITION
• SIGNAL: R OR L
• SIDE MIRROR: R OR L WITH SHOULDERS
• MIRROR: MID AGAIN, IF SAFE, GO, OTHERWISE NO.

6. GARAGE PARKING TECHNIQUE – 90
• 1- DSSSM, POM.
• 2-ALIGN CAR PARALLEL TO DASHED LINE AT 10 CM
DISTANCE.
• 3-TILT R/L MIRRORS DOWNWARD TO SEE ROAD
MARKING.
• 4- GEAR/REVERSE – SIGNAL/RIGHT – OBSERVE 6
ACTS.
• 5- ONCE MY EYE,POINTS C&F ALIGNED, START FULL
RIGHT STEERING WHILE MOVING REVERSE, BUT PRIOR
DO A LEFT SHOULDER CHECK TO CONFIRM SAFETY.
• 6- RIGHT MIRROR: ASSURE THAT YOUR BACK RIGHT
WHEEL ENETRS GARAGE NEAR POINT A AT DISTANCE
ABOUT 15-20CM. THEN …
• 7- LEFT MIRROR: KEEP REVERSING UNTIL YOU ONCE
SEEING POINT C AGAIN IN L.M, STRAIGHTEN THE CAR
BY 2 LEFT STEERING.
• 8- DON’T TOUCH POINT E, FOR THAT, ONCE YOU
SEE LINE CEB IN YOUR LEFT MIRROR IN THE BACK OF
YOUR DOOR HANDLE, STOP, -- MAKE THIS WHILE
YOUR BACKBONE ALIGNED TO THE CHAIR.
• 9- PARK AND HAND BREAK.
• 10- TO EXIT GARAGE: POM –D-, SIGNAL R, AND
PARKED
CAR
FREE
A
C
B
E
D
G
G
F
F
F –GLASS WINDOW
SPOT

7. GARAGE PARKING TECHNIQUE – 90
• 1- DSSSM, POM.
• 2-ALIGN CAR PARALLEL TO DASHED LINE. AT
DISTANCE 10 CM
PARKED
CAR
FREE
A
C
B
E
D
G
G
F
F
F –GLASS WINDOW
SPOT

8. PARALLEL PARKING TECHNIQUE
• 1- DSSSM, POM.
• 2-ALIGN CAR PARALLEL TO PARKED CAR AT 45 CM
DISTANCE.
• 3-TILT R/L MIRRORS DOWNWARD TO SEE ROAD
MARKING.
• 4- GEAR/R – SIGNAL/RIGHT – OBSERVE 6ACTS.
• 5- ONCE POINT A DISAPPEAR IN RM, START FULL
RIGHT STEERING WJHILE MOVING REVERSE, BUT
PRIOR DO A LEFT SHOULDER CHECK TO CONFIRM
SAFETY.
• 6- LEFT MIRROR: KEEP REVERSING UNTIL YOU ONCE
SEEING POINT C IN L.M, STRAIGHTEN THE CAR BY
FULL LEFT STEERING.
• 8- DON’T TOUCH POINT E, TO DO SO, ONCE YOU
SEE LINE DEC IN YOUR RIGHT MIRROR IN THE BACK
OF YOUR DOOR HANDLE, STOP, -- MAKE THIS WHILE
YOUR BACKBONE ON THE CHAIR.
• 9-PARK AND HAND BREAK.
• 10- TO EXIT GARAGE: POM, SIGNAL L, AND ONCE
YOU SEE POINT C IN LM, DO STEERING FULL RIGHT
WHILE MOVING.
PARKED
CAR
FREE
A
C
B
D E
1.5 FT = 45 CM

9. ANGLE PARKING TECHNIQUE – 60
• 1- DSSSM, POM.
• 2-ALIGN CAR PARALLEL TO DASHED LINE.
• 3-TILT R/L MIRRORS DOWNWARD TO SEE ROAD
MARKING.
• 4- GEAR/D – SIGNAL/RIGHT – OBSERVE.
• 5- ONCE LINE CD BETWEEN RM AND RIGHT
DOOR INTERNAL HANDLE, START FULL RIGHT
STEERING WHILE MOVING FORWARD SLOWLY.
• 6- ONCE POINT B DISAPPEAR FROM YOUR EYE
WHILE YOU SET IN THE PROPER POSITION – YOUR
BACKBONE ALIGNED TO CHAIR, TURN STEERING
LEFT TWICE TO STRAIGHTEN CAR.
• 7- LEFT MIRROR: DON’T TOUCH POINT E, FOR
THAT, ONCE YOU SEE LINE AD IN YOUR LEFT
MIRROR IN THE BACK OF YOUR DOOR HANDLE,
STOP CAR, -- MAKE THIS LOOK WHILE YOUR
BACKBONE ALIGNED TO THE CHAIR.
• 8- PARKING AND HAND BREAK.
• 9- TO EXIT GARAGE: POM -(REVERSE) - SIGNAL
R, AND ONCE YOUR SHOULDER IS PARALLEL TO
LINE AD, DO STEERING FULL RIGHT WHILE
A C
B
E
D
4 FINGERS
STEP5

10. HILL TEST
THE HILL TEST HAS BEEN ARRANGED BY THE RTA TO TEST YOUR
SKILLS ON THE HILLSIDE PARKING.
• DRIVING A CAR TO A HILL. THERE WILL BE A SMALL HILL OR ROAD MADE IN THE DRIVING
SCHOOLYARD TO TEST THE DRIVING LICENSE ASPIRANTS.
• YOU ARE EXPECTED TO START THE CAR AND STOP WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HILL.
• YOU NEED TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND GRADUALLY START PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
• IT IS A SIMPLE TEST AND EASY TO PASS. HERE ARE SOME TIPS THAT WILL HELP YOU PASS THE TEST.
• 1- ONCE YOU ARE DRIVING ALONG THE HILL, THE EXAMINER WILL ASK YOU TO STOP THE CAR.
• 2- STOP THE CAR AS SOON AS ASKED BY THE EXAMINER. PULL THE HANDBRAKE AND MAKE THE
GEAR NEUTRAL. MAKE SURE THAT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE BACKWARDS OR IT WILL RESULT IN THE
FAILURE OF THE HILL TEST.
• 3-AFTER THIS MANEUVER, MOVE THE CAR BY GIVING IT A LITTLE ACCELERATION WHILE RELEASING
THE HANDBRAKE. PROVIDE ENOUGH ACCELERATION SO THAT THE CAR CAN EASILY MOVE
FORWARD.

11. ANGLE PARKING
• YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SWITCH ON THE RIGHT INDICATOR AND MOVE THE CAR SMOOTHLY.
• DRIVE THE CAR TO THE PARKING SPOT.
• STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY IN THE PARKING AREA.
• MOVE TO THE PARKING GEAR AND PULL THE HANDBRAKE.
• TO EXIT FROM ANGLE PARKING:
• HE INSTRUCTOR WILL MONITOR YOUR EVERY MOVEMENT CLOSELY SO DO NOT MAKE ANY MISTAKE DURING THE ANGLE
PARKING TEST.
• GIVE THE INDICATORS PROPERLY. IF YOU HAVE PARKED THE CAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE THEN SWITCH ON RIGHT INDICATOR.
SIMILARLY, IF THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED ON THE LEFT SIDE, SWITCH ON LEFT INDICATOR.
• SMOOTHLY PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE GEAR BY USING THE CLUTCH PEDAL.
• ALWAYS CHECK THE POSITIONING OF REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SIDE MIRRORS BEFORE YOU MOVE THE CAR. GIVE A PROPER
CHECK TO ALL MIRRORS OF THE CAR SO THAT YOU CAN SEE IF ANY VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN IS APPROACHING.
• START REVERSING THE CAR ONCE YOU SEE THE ROAD IS SAFE.
• ONCE YOU COMFORTABLY MOVE THE CAR ON THE ROAD, CHANGE THE GEAR AND MOVE FORWARD.