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Rules for driving in adverse weather conditions, including wet weather, icy and snowy weather, windy weather, fog and hot weather.
An A to Z index of topics covered by The Highway Code.
Vehicle markings used, including large goods vehicle rear markings, hazard warning plates, projection markers and other markings.
Rules about animals, including horse-drawn vehicles, horse riders and other animals.
Road markings used, including those across the carriageway, along the carriageway, along the edge of the carriageway, on the kerb or at the edge of the carriageway and other road markings.
Rules for motorways, including rules for signals, joining the motorway, driving on the motorway, lane discipline, overtaking, stopping and leaving the motorway. A number of the rules for motorways also apply to other high-speed roads.
Who The Highway Code is for, how it's worded, the consequences of not following the rules, self-driving vehicles, and the hierarchy of road users (Rules H1 to H3).
Rules for waiting and parking, including rules on parking at night and decriminalised parking enforcement.
Information and rules about motorcycle licence requirements.
Metric conversions, useful websites, further reading, the blue badge scheme and code of practice horse-drawn vehicles.
Light signals used to control traffic, including traffic light signals, flashing red lights, motorway signals and lane control signals.
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