How to park two cars in a tight driveway space
Parking two cars in a restricted area depends heavily on vehicle length, wall clearance, and whether drivers can easily enter and exit without blocking each other. This tight squeeze often requires constant coordination so that one driver doesn't have to move the other vehicle just to get in or out.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Shorten the front wall slightly
- 2Mock up the space on a parking area nearby using traffic cones
- 3Relying on driving skill and experience with tight parking spots
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“5.6m is tight but doable, just depends how friendly you are with whoever parks on the inside.”source ↗
“I think it will be tight, and likely depends on several critical factors: [1] how long your small car is, [2] how close you can park it to the side wall - at least in the UK, backing in on the right will leave the driver's door on the exposed side, and I think most critically how comfortable the driver's of both vehicles are maneuvering very close to other vehicles and brick walls?”source ↗
“We are trying to work out if we can get both cars on and off without moving the other.”source ↗
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