Horse-drawn vehicles 47 Horse-drawn vehicles used on the highway should be operated and maintained in accordance with standards set out in the Department for Transport’s Code of Practice for Horse-Drawn Vehicles. This Code lays down the requirements for a road driving assessment and includes a comprehensive list of safety checks to ensure that a carriage […]

89 Vehicle condition. You MUST ensure your vehicle and trailer comply with the full requirements of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations and Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (see ‘The road user and the law’). [Law RVLR regs 25 & 27] – The road user and the law Fitness to drive 90 Make sure that […]

These rules are in addition to those in the following sections, which apply to all vehicles (except the motorway section). See also ‘You and your bicycle’. – You and your bicycle 59 Clothing. You should wear a cycle helmet which conforms to current regulations, is the correct size and securely fastened appropriate clothes for cycling. […]

This section should be read by all drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders. The rules in The Highway Code do not give you the right of way in any circumstance, but they advise you when you should give way to others. Always give way if it can help to avoid an incident – Signals (103-112) […]

159 Before moving off you should Use all mirrors to check the road is clear Look round to check the blind spots (the areas you are unable to see in the mirrors) Signal if necessary before moving out Look round for a final check Move off only when it is safe to do so 160 […]

General Guidance 1 Pavements (including any path along the side of a road) should be used if provided. Where possible, avoid being next to the kerb with your back to the traffic. If you have to step into the road, look both ways first. Always show due care and consideration for others. 2 If there […]

( Called a Invalid Carriages in law ) 36 There is one class of manual wheelchair (called a Class 1 invalid carriage) and two classes of powered wheelchairs and powered mobility scooters. Manual wheelchairs and Class 2 vehicles are those with an upper speed limit of 4 mph (6 km/h) and are designed to be […]

A Scottish Premier League footballer player, Mihael Kovacevic, 25, learnt the hard way after a misunderstanding lead to a four month driving ban. The player had been convicted of a driving offence in 2011 and along side community service, a fine and a driving ban, he was also ordered to sit his driving test again. […]

From January 2013 new rules for lorry and bus licence holders will come into place. Licences issued from 19th January 2013 onwards will be valid for a period of 5 years. For drivers under 45 years of age, every five years when you renew the licence you will be required to sign a declaration to […]

One author has suggested that by flying a St Georges flag from your car you are identifying yourself as worth avoiding on the roads. He even goes as far as to say that the number of flags indicates the degree of driver stupidity and that four flags is the icing on the cake and denotes […]