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The Highway Code is essential reading for all road users, including pedestrians, mobility scooter users, cyclists, horse riders, drivers and motorcyclists.
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.
Blue Badge parking for people with disabilities: who can get a badge and how to apply.
Blue Badges help people with disabilities or health conditions park closer…
Traffic signs used, including signs giving orders, warning signs, direction signs, information signs and road works signs.
Road traffic signage in Great Britain, including information on the signing system, regulatory signs, speed limit signs and all other signs.
Signals, stopping procedures, lighting, control of the vehicle, speed limits, stopping distances, lines and lane markings and multi-lane carriageways, smoking, mobile phones and sat nav.
Rules for using the road, including general rules, overtaking, road junctions, roundabouts, pedestrian crossings and reversing.
What UK drivers need to do to drive when visiting the EU
Areas in England which operate civil parking enforcement.
Guidance for car manufacturers on how to apply for vehicles to be eligible for the Electric Car Grant.
Rules for pedestrians, including general guidance, crossing the road, crossings, and situations needing extra care.
Service for local highway authorities, utility companies or contractors within England to plan, manage and record street and road works.
Rules for waiting and parking, including rules on parking at night and decriminalised parking enforcement.
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.
How to safely use an electric scooter rented as part of a government trial.
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 drivers and motorcyclists, including vehicle condition, fitness to drive, alcohol and drugs, what to do before setting off, vehicle towing and loading, and seat belts and child restraints.
Guidance for traffic authorities on the use of traffic signs and road markings.
Rules for cyclists, including an overview, road junctions, roundabouts and crossing the road.
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-sp…
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