I always thought you were meant to indicate and then look, even though I look and then indicate. As long as you indicate /before/ you start changing lanes, not during your lane change like most Perth drivers, you'll be fine. But as Davyd says: checking your mirrors lots is never a bad thing - check before and after if you are not sure, they can't penalise you for looking in your mirrors lots. :)

I'm pretty reverse parallel parking isn't in the actual test anymore - at least I didn't have to do it. I did the standard "stopping for shopping" and "forgotten something", and I also had to do a handbrake start on a hill. Just watch out for things that will get you DQd straight away like speeding. Don't worry about accidentally stalling either - I stalled in my test because the driveway I was trying to back out of had really high grass edges and the wheels couldn't go over them properly with the power I was giving the engine. Just stay calm and relaxed and you'll be fine. :up: