I try not to use the term nearside/offside as it is too imprecise for a world audience . LH and RH is virtually universally used by the worlds car manufacturers , although I am sure there must be an exception somewheere

I always thought it was quite precise in describing the sides of the car.

Near side (ie nearest to the kerb) is always the passenger side with cars made for that particular current market. Sweden is one anomaly I can think of, though. A former right hand drive country, but since their change came about in the 60s, it would still be safe to use nearside and offside, particularly for modern cars.

Also i believe Myanmar is the only exception to this. Right hand drive, AND driving on the right.

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Nearside and offside also make no sense to me as it's not a term used in North America. It gets particularly abstract when used interchangeably with driver/passenger as my ZT is a LHD model. When I try to equate it with the curb (kerb) I have to remember the kerb in the UK is on the other side and I totally lose touch with reality. My MGF is RHD so I have no consistency in my motoring life and become totally confused!:duh:
Left hand and right hand I do understand.

If they specified port and starboard there would be no confusion at all. :D

Just can’t figure out why the “swswvftf” principle never caught on. 🤔
2 bon bons to whoever knows what I’m on about.🙄


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Ok, loads of opportunity to say it, so I will.
That WAS a silly question :p:

OK it was a silly question if only I'd read the Haynes manual "left and right refer to sitting in the drivers seat looking forwad"

Still got some interesting discussion going!!;)

Dave beat me to it :D also questions are only silly if you know the answer already, even then not everyone is right all the time ;)

https://i.imgur.com/DPpLJH3h.png1

that picture with an LHD car complicates the situation.

The way I learned the difference between near and offside (and it will apply to LHD cars for RH lane driving).

Near (the kerb) side so therefore that means offside is not near (the kerb) side lol.

Conventionally, when determining the right or left side of the car, (unless it specifically states otherwise), in a right hand drive car (everyone knows what is a RHD car), the side with the steering wheel is the right side. In a LHD drive car, the side with the steering wheel is left.

eg the fuel filler cap on ours cars is on the right hand side. With the specifically stated otherwise version of that statement is, when looking at the front of the car, the fuel filler cap is on the left side - it is still the same side .................... :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: :confused::confused::eek::p::getmecoat: