Index

An A to Z index of topics covered by The Highway Code.

A

• ABS see Braking/brakes
• Active Traffic Management (ATM) signs rule 269
• Advanced stop lines rule 61, rule 71, rule 178 and rule 192
• Airbags rule 101
• Alcohol rule 68, rule 95 and penalties
• Animals rules 47 to 58, rule 98, rules 214 to 215 and rule 286
  • Horses rules 47 to 55, rule 163, rule 167, rule 186, rules 214 to 215 and rule 286
  • Animals at level crossings rule 294
  • Animals on motorways rule 253 and rule 277
• Arm signals - rule 53, rule 55, rule 67, rule 74, rule 103 and signals to other road users
• Attitude rule 147
• Automated vehicles Self-driving vehicles

B

• Baby seats see Rear-facing baby seats
• Battery vehicle maintenance safety and security
• Bends rule 2, rule 125, rule 146, rule 160, rule 166, rule 231 and rule 243
• Bikeability (cycle training) - You and your bicycle
• Blind spots rule 159, rule 161, rule 202 and rule 267
• Blue Badge scheme rule 45
• Box junctions rule 174 and other road markings
• Brake warning lights rule 103, rule 235 and brake light signals
• Braking/brakes rules 117 to 122, rule 231, rule 237 and vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• ABS braking rule 120
  • condition of ABS braking vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Breakdowns rules 275 to 279
  • at level crossings rule 299
  • on motorways rules 276 to 277
  • ​​in road works rule 290
  • while towing rule 98
• Bright sunlight see Dazzle
• Bus lanes rule 141, rule 142 and rule 240
  • crossing rule 12 and rule 183
  • cyclists and bus lanes rule 65
  • one-way streets rule 11 and rule 143
  • overtaking and bus lanes rule 165
  • parking rule 240
  • turning rule 183
• Bus stops rule 243
  • give way rule 223
  • overtaking rule 167
  • pedestrians rule 206, rule 223 and rule 243
  • school rule 209
• Buses rule 223 and rule 265
  • board/alight rule 32
  • overtaking rule 65 and rule 167
  • school rule 209
  • seatbelts rule 99
  • speed limits rule 124

C

• Car phones see Mobile phones
• Caravans - rule 98, rule 124, rule 160, rule 250 and rule 265
• Central islands rule 19, rule 20, rule 28, rule 30, rule 195, rule 197 and rule 243
• Central refuges rule 28
• Changing lanes rule 133, rule 134 and rule 151
• Charging points for electric vehicles rule 239
• Chicanes rule 153
• Child locks rule 102
• Child restraints rule 99, rule 100 and rule 102
• Children
  • cars rule 99, rule 100, rule 102 and vehicle maintenance, safety and security
  • Green Cross Code - rule 7 and rule 30
  • horses rule 215
  • motorways rule 277
  • other goods vehicles - rule 99, rule 100 and rule 102
  • parking rule 239
  • pedestrian crossings rule 18 and rule 29
  • pedestrians - rule 7, rule 202, rules 204 to 210 and rule 304
  • vans rule 99, rule 100 and rule 102
  • young rule 4 and rule 7
• Clearways rule 240 and traffic signs
• Climbing/crawler lane rule 139
• Clothing
  • cyclists rule 59
  • drivers - rule 97 and rule 228
  • horse riders rule 49
  • motorcyclists - rules 83 to 84 and rules 86 to 87
  • pedestrians rule 3, rule 5, rule 17 and rule 58
• Coasting rule 122
• Concentration rule 144, rules 148 to 150 and rule 288
• Consideration rule 144 and rule 147
• Conspicuity
  • cyclists rules 59 and 60
  • horse-drawn vehicles rule 48
  • horse riders rules 49 and 50
  • motorcyclists rules 86 and 87
  • pedestrians rule 3, rule 5, rule 17 rule 58
• Contraflow systems rule 290
• Controlled crossings rule 7, rules 22 to 30, rules 81 to 82 and rules 196 to 199
• Controlled parking zones rule 238 and rule 245
• Controls rule 97
• Country roads rule 154 and rule 214
• Courtesy rule 147
• Crossing the road rules 7 to 35
  • cyclists rule 77 and rules 81 to 82
• Crossings see Pedestrian crossings
• Crossroads (unmarked) rule 146
• Crosswinds rule 232
• Cruise control rule 150
• Cycle lanes and tracks
  • cyclists rule 13, rules 61 and rule 65
  • dogs rule 56
  • drivers rule 140
  • horse riders rule 13, rule 54
  • parking rule 140 and rule 240
  • pedestrians rules 11 to 13, rule 62 and rule 66
  • shared rule 13, rule 62, and rule 63
  • turning rule 183
• Cycle maintenance/choice - You and your bicycle
• Cycle-only crossing rule 82
• Cyclists and cycling rules H1 to H3, rules 59 to 82, rules 211 to 213 and rule 253
  • horses rule 63 and rule 66
  • junctions - rules 73 to 75, rule 170, rules 177 to 178, rule 180, rules 182 to 183 and rule 211
  • overtaking/clearance rule 63, rule 65, rule 66, rule 129, rule 160, rule 163, rule 212 and rule 232
  • parking rule 70
  • pedestrians rule 13, rule 62 rule 63 and rule 66
  • positioning rule 67, rule 72 and rule 213
  • rear observation rule 67 and rule 212
  • roundabouts rules 78 to 80 and rule 186
  • routes rules 61 to 62 and rule 65
  • traffic lights rule 69, rule 71, rules 81 to 82 and rules 177 to 178
  • training - You and your bicycle
  • trams rule 306
  • turning rule 74, rule 75 and rule 212

D

• D plates Motorcycle licence requirements
• Dangerous goods rules 284 to 285
• Dazzle rule 93, rule 115 and rules 236 to 237
• Decriminalised parking Decriminalised parking enforcement
• Demisters rule 229, rule 235 and Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Diagonal stripes/chevrons rule 130 and Road markings
• Direction indicators see Signals
• Disabled rule H1, rule 204 and rule 207
  • cyclists rule 62
  • drivers on motorways rule 253 and rule 279
  • pedestrian crossings rule 26
  • sharing space with rule 62, rule 63 and rule 125
  • vehicles for rules 36 to 46, rule 220, rule 239, rule241 and rule 250
• Distractions rule 1, rule 13 and rules 148 to 150
• Documents rules 286 to 287 and Motor vehicle documentation and learner driver requirements
• Dogs (including guide dogs) rules 56 to 57 and rule 207
• doors, opening car rule 67, rule 152, rule 239
• Double white lines rules 128 to 129, rule 165, rule 240 and Road markings
• Drinking and driving rule 68, rule 95, the road user and the law and Penalties
• Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) officers
  • signals and livery
  • stopping powers
• Driving, general advice rules H1 to H3, rules 144 to 156
• Driving licence
• Drugs/medicine rule 68 and rule 96
• Dual carriageways
  • crossing/turning rule 137 and rule 173
  • cyclists rule 77
  • three-lane rule 138
  • two-lane rule 137
• Dull weather rule 115

E

• Electric vehicles rule 224
  • charging points rule 239
• Emergency areas rule 91, rule 240, rule 263, rule 264, rule 269, rule 270 to 271, rule 275, rule 277, rule 278, and the road user and the law
• Emergency telephones rule 270, rule 277, rule 278 and rule 283
• Emergency vehicles rule 31, rule 219 and rule 281
• Environmental issues rule 123
• Equestrian crossings rule 27, rule 81 and rule 199
• Exhaust systems Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Eyesight/vision rules 92 to 94

F

• Fatigue rule 91, rule 237 and rule 262
• Filter lights rule 177
• Filtering (motorcyclists) rule 88, rule 160, rule 211
• Fire Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• First aid rule 283 and First aid on the road
• Fitness to drive rules 90 to 91
• Flashing amber beacons rule 220 and rule 225
• Flashing headlights rule 60 and rules 110 to 111
• Flashing signals
  • emergency rule 31, rule 219 and rule 281
  • headlights rules 110 to 111
  • level crossing rule 293
  • motorways rules 257 to 258 and rule 271
  • police rule 31, rule 106, rule 219 and rule 281
  • school rule 208
  • slow-moving vehicles rule 220 and rule 225
  • tramways rule 33
• Fluorescent/reflective clothing
  • animals, herded rule 58
  • breakdowns rule 276
  • cyclists rule 59
  • horse riders rules 50 to 51
  • motorcyclists rules 86 to 87
  • pedestrians rule 3, rule 5 and rule 17
  • powered mobility vehicles rule 43
• Fog rules 234 to 236
  • lights rule 114, rule 226 and rule 236
  • motorways rule 235, rule 255 and rule 260
  • parking rule 251
• Footpaths
  • cyclists rule13, rule 62, rule 64 and rule 70
  • drivers rule 145
  • horses rule 54
  • pedestrians rules 1 to 2, rule 4 and rule 13
  • prohibited vehicles rules 157 to 158
• Footway see Pavements

G

• Give way
  • junctions rule 172, rule 183, rule 185, rule 189 and rule 206
  • motorways rule 259
• Go-peds see Prohibited vehicles
• Green Cross Code rule 7 and rule 30

H

• Hard shoulder see Motorways
• Hazard warning lights rule 116, rule 276, rules 277 to 279 and rule 283
• Hazard warning plates rule 284 and Vehicle markings
• Head restraints rule 97 and Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Headlamps and headlights rules 113 to 115, rule 226, rule 235 and rule 239
  • motorcycle rule 87
• Headlight flashing rules 110 to 111
• Helmets
  • cyclist rule 59
  • horse riders rule 49
  • incidents rule 283 and First aid on the road
  • motorcyclists rule 83, rule 86, rule 283 and First aid on the road
• Hierarchy of road users rules H1 to H3
• High-Occupancy Vehicle Lanes (HOVs) rule 142 and Information signs
• Hills
  • control rule 160
  • parking rule 243 and rule 252
• Home zones rule 206 and rule 218
• Horn rule 112, rule 195 and rule 214
• Horses
  • crossings rule 27 and rule 81
  • horse-drawn vehicles rules H1 to H3, rules 47 to 48, rule 52, rules 212 to 213 and rule 215
  • junctions rule 170
  • overtaking rule 163 and rule167
  • ponies (feral and semi-feral) rule 215
  • riders rules H1 to H3, rule 13, rules 49 to 55, rule 66, rules 154 to 155, rule 204, rules 212 to 215 and rule 253
  • Ride Safe Award rule 52
  • roundabouts rule 186
  • shared spaces rule 13 and rule 63
• Hot weather rule 237
• HOVs see High-Occupancy Vehicle Lanes (HOVs)

I

• Ice cream vans rule 206
• Icy weather rule 126, rule 195, rule 213, rules 228 to 231 and rule 260
• In-vehicle technology rules 149 to 150
• Incident support vehicles rule 219
• Incidents rule H1 rules 281 to 287 and First aid on the road
  • dangerous goods rules 284 to 285
  • documentation rules 286 to 287
  • first aid rule 283 and First aid on the road
  • flashing lights rule 281
  • level crossing rule 299
  • motorway rule 275 and rule 277
  • warning signs rule 281
• Inexperienced drivers rule 204, rule 217 and Safety code for new drivers
• Insurance rule 97, rule 287 and Motor vehicle documentation and learner driver requirements
• Islands rule 7, rule 19, rule 20, rule 28, rule 30, rule 195, rule 197 and rule 243

J

• ​​Journey, preparation rule 97
• Junction see Road Junction

L

• L plates Motorcycle licence requirements and Learner drivers
• Lamps and lights see also Headlamps and headlights conditions/maintenance rule 113, rule 229 and Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
  • cyclists rule 60
  • horses rule 51
  • pedestrians rule 5 and rule 58
  • vehicles rules 113 to 116, rules 249 to 251 and rule 276
• Lane discipline rules 133 to 143 and rule 288
  • dual carriageways rules 137 to 138
  • motorways rules 264 to 266
  • multi-lane carriageways rules 133 to 134
  • one-way streets rule 143
  • roundabouts rules 184 to 187
  • single carriageways rules 135 to 136
• Lane dividers rule 131 and Road markings
• Large vehicles rule 126, rule 160, rule 164, rules 221 to 222, rule 233 and rule 294 see also Long/large vehicles
• Lay-bys rules 249 to 250
• Learner drivers rule 204, rule 217, rule 253 and Learner drivers
• Level crossings rule 34, rule 54, rule 82, rule 167, rule 243 and rules 291 to 299
• Lighting requirements rule 5, rule 43, rule 48, rule 60, rules 113 to 115, rule 226, rule 229 and rules 235 to 236
• Lights see Headlamps and headlights and Lamps and lights
• Lines and lanes rules 127 to 132, rules 133 to 143, rules 184 to 185 and Road markings
• Littering from vehicles rule 147
• loading and unloading rule 98 and rules 246 to 247
• Loads rule 98 and rule 250
• Long/large vehicles see also Large vehicles
  • cyclists rule 76 and rule 80
  • junctions rule 170 and rule 173
  • road works rule 288
  • roundabouts rule 80 and rules 187 to 188
  • trams rules 300 to 307

M

• Maintenance of vehicles vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Manoeuvring rules 159 to 190 and rules 200 to 203
  • large vehicles rule 221
  • motorcycles rule 88
• Medicines rule 68 and rule 96
• Merging in turn rule 134 and rule 288
• Metric conversion table
• Miniature motorcycles (mini motos) see Prohibited vehicles
• Mini-roundabouts rules 188 to 190
• Mirrors rule 97, rule 161, rule 184, rule 202, rule 229, rules 288 to 288 and Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
  • changing lanes rule 133
  • fog rules 234 to 235
  • motorways rule 254 and rule 267
  • moving off rule 97 and rule 159
  • overtaking rule 163 and rule 267
  • turning rules 179 to 180 and rule 182
• Mobile phones rule 97, rule 149, rule 271, rule 277, rule 283, rule 285 and Petrol stations
• MOT
• Motorcycle licence
• Motorcyclists rules H1 to H3, rules 83 to 88, rules 89 to 98, rule 160, rules 211 to 213, rules 232 to 233, rule 250, rule 253 and rule 306
  • conspicuity rules 86 to 87
  • junctions rule 88, rule 170, rule 180, rule 182 and rules 211 to 213
  • learners rule 204, rule 217 and rule 253
  • night riding rule 87
  • overall stopping distance rule 126, rule 227, rule 230, rule 235 and rule 260
  • overtaking rule 88, rule 163 and rule 230
  • rear observation rule 88 and rule 212
  • roundabouts rule 187
  • turning rule 88
  • winter rule 230 and Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Motor tricycles see Prohibited vehicles
• Motorways rules 253 to 274
  • breakdowns rules 275 to 279
  • contraflow systems rule 290
  • ​​disabled drivers rule 279
  • ​​emergency areas rule 269, rules 270 to 271 and rule 278
  • emergency telephones rule 270, rules 277 to 278 and rule 283
  • flashing lights rule 257 and rule 258
  • fog rules 234 to 236
  • hard shoulder rules 269 to 271, rule 275, rules 277 to 278 and rule 290
  • incidents rules 281 to 287
  • joining rule 259
  • junctions rule 266
  • lane discipline rule 264
  • leaving rule 266 and rule 273
  • obstructions rules 279 to 280
  • pedestrians rule 6
  • places of relative safety rule 275
  • prohibited vehicles rule 253
  • rejoining the carriageway rule 278
  • road works rules 288 to 290
  • signals/signs/flashing lights rules 255 to 258, rule 273 and rule 281
  • speed limits rule 261
  • stopping and parking rule 91, rule 240 and rule 271
  • studs rule 132
• Moving off rule 159

N

• Narrow/winding roads see Country roads
• Navigation systems rule 150
• New drivers Penalties and Safety code for new drivers
• Night
  • animals rule 51 and rule 58
  • cyclists rule 60
  • driving rule 94
  • lights see Lamps and lights
  • motorways rule 267
  • overtaking rule 163
  • parking rules 248 to 250
  • pedestrians rule 3, rule 5 and rule 17
  • speed rule 125

O

• Obstructions rules 279 to 280
  • ​​​​breakdowns rule 276
  • cyclists rule 67 and rule 70
  • lines/lanes rules 288 to 289
  • motorways rule 280
  • trams rule 302
  • vehicles rule 45, rule 146, rule 163,rule 242 and rule 302
• Older drivers rule 216
• Older pedestrians rule 62, rule 204 and rule 207
• One-way streets rule 143
  • crossing rule 11
  • horses rule 53
• Organised walks rule 5
• Other stopping procedures rules 107 to 108
• Overhead electric lines rule 292 and rule 307
• Overtaking rule 135, rule 160, rules 162 to 169 and rule 230
  • animals rule 163 and rules 214 to 215
  • before overtaking rules 162
  • being overtaken rules 168 to 169
  • bus lanes rule 165
• crawler lanes rule 139
  • crossings rule 165 and rule 191
  • cyclists rules 65 to 67, rule 129, rule 160, rule 163, rules 211 to 212 and rule 232
  • dual carriageways rules 137 to 138
  • horse riders rule 163 and rule 215
  • long vehicles rule 160, rule 164 and rule 169
  • motorcyclists rule 88, rule 163, rules 211 to 212, rule 230 and rule 233
  • motorways rules 267 to 268
  • queues rule 163 and rule 288
  • single-track roads rule 155
  • trams rule 167, rule 301 and rule 303

P

• Parades rule 5
• Parallel crossings rule 195 and rule 206
• Parked vehicles
  • Green Cross Code rule 7
  • pedestrians rule 7, rule 14, rule 19 3 and rule 206
• Parking rules 238 to 252 and rule 302
  • bicycles rule 70
  • controlled parking zones rule 238 and rule 245
  • devices rule 239
  • fog rule 251
  • goods vehicles rules 246 to 247
  • hazard warning lights rule 116
  • level crossings rule 291
  • motorways rule 91 and rule 240
  • at night rules 248 to 250
  • pedestrian crossings rule 191
  • single-track roads rule 156
• Passengers, carriage of rules 99 to 100 and rule 277
  • by cyclists rule 68
  • by horse riders rule 53
  • by learners Motor vehicle documentation and learner driver requirements
  • by motorcyclists rule 85 and Motor vehicle documentation and learner driver requirements
  • by new drivers Safety code for new drivers
• Passing places rules 155 to 156
• Pavements
  • cycling rule 64 and rule 70
  • driving rule 145
  • horses rule 54
  • parking rule 244
  • pedestrians rule H2, rules 1 to 2, rule 4 and rule 5
  • powered mobility vehicles rules 36 to 40
  • prohibited vehicles rules 157 to 158
  • repairs rule 35
• Pedestrian crossings rules H2 to H3, rules 18 to 30, rules 191 to 199 and rule 240
  • controlled rule 7, rules 21 to 29, rule 82 and rules 196 to 199
  • equestrian rule 27, rule 81 and rule 199
  • level rule 34
  • parallel rule 195 and rule 206
  • pelican rule 7, rule 22, rule 24, rule 81 and rules 196 to 198
  • puffin rule 7, rules 23 to 24, rule 81 and rule 199
  • staggered rule 28
  • toucan rule 7, rules 25 to 26, rule 82 and rule 199
  • traffic lights rule 21
  • zebra rule 7, rules 19 to 20, rule 81 and rule 195
• Pedestrians rules H1 to H3, rules 1 to 35, rule 125, rule 146, rule 152, rule 154, rule 202, rules 204 to 210, rule 223 and rule 244
  • blind/deaf/older rule 26, rule 62, rule 66, rule 204, rule 207 and rule 244
  • cyclist rule 13, rule 62 and rule 66
  • junctions rule 8, rule 170, rule 180 and rule 206
  • motorways rule 6, rule 253 and rule 272
  • safety rule 1, rules 204 to 210 and rule 239
  • safety barrier rule 9
  • tramways rule 33, rule 206, rule 223, rule 224 and rule 304
• Pelican crossings rule 7, rule 22, rule 28, rules 191 to 194, rules 196 to 198 and rule 240
  • cyclists rule 81
  • pedestrians rule 7, rule 18, rule 22, rule 24 and rule 28
• Penalties Penalties and Safety code for new drivers
• Pillion passengers rule 83, rule 85 and Motor vehicle documentation and learner driver requirements
• Places of relative safety rule 275
• Police stopping procedures rule 106
• Positioning
  • at junctions rules 175 to 183, and rule 235
  • cyclists at junctions rule 71 and rules 73 to 76
  • cyclists at roundabouts rules 78 to 80
  • cyclists on roads rule 72
  • on the road rule 160
• Powered wheelchairs and powered mobility scooters rules 36 to 46, rule 170 rule 220 and rule 253
• Preparation, before setting off rule 97
• Priority for vulnerable road users rules H2 to H3, rule 8, rule 38, rule 170, rule 185, rule 186, rule 206
• Prohibited vehicles rules 157 to 158 and rule 253
• Protective clothing rules 48, rule 50, rule 59 and rules 83 to 84
• Puffin crossings rules 23 to 24, rule 28, rules 191 to 194, rule 199 and rule 240
• pedestrians rule 7, rule 18 and rules 23 to 24
• cyclists rule 81

Q

• Quad bikes see Prohibited vehicles
• Queues rule 114 and rule 169
  • long vehicles rule 169
  • motorcyclists rule 88
  • overtaking rule 163 and rule 288
  • pedestrian crossings rules 192 to 193
• Quiet lanes rule 206 and rule 218

R

• Railway level crossings rule 34, rule 167, rule 243 and rules 291 to 299
  • tactile surfaces rule 34
• Rear-facing baby seats rule 101
• Rear fog lights rule 114, rule 226 and rule 236
• Rear-view mirrors
  • condition rule 229
  • driving rule 88, rule 133, rule 159, rule 161, rule 163, rule 180, rule 184, rule 202, rule 254 and rule 267
  • in fog rules 234 to 235
  • for towing rule 98
• Red routes rule 240, rule 247 and Road markings
• Reflective clothing
  • animals, herded rule 58
  • breakdowns rule 276
  • cycling rule 59
  • horse riders rules 50 to 51
  • motorcyclists rule 87
  • pedestrians rule 3, rule 5 and rule 17
  • powered mobility vehicles rule 43
• Reflective road studs rule 132
• Reflectors rule 48, rule 60, You and your bike and Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Refuge areas see emergency areas
• Remote control parking rule 149, rule 150 and rule 239
• Residential areas
  • lights rule 115
  • pedestrians rule 152 and rule 206
• speed rule 124 and rule 152
• Reversing rules 200 to 203, rule 206 and rule 263
• Ride Safe Award (horse riders) rule 52
• Riding rules H1 to H3
  • cycles rules 61 to 82
  • horses rules 52 to 55
  • motorcycles rules 83 to 88
• Road humps rule 53
• Road junctions rules H2 to H3, rule 88, rule 146, rule 167, rules 170 to 183 and rule 211
  • cyclists rules 73 to 77, rule 170, rules 177 to 183
  • filter lanes rule 177
  • parking rule 243
  • pedestrians rule 8, rule 170, rule 180 and rule 206
• Road signs see Traffic signs/road markings
• Road studs rule 132
• Road traffic law
• Road users, hierarchy of rules H1 to H3
• Road users requiring extra care rules 204 to 218
• Road works rule 35, rule 132, rule 167, rule 206 and rules 288 to 290
  • contraflow systems rule 290
  • motorways rule 289 to 290
• Roundabouts rules 184 to 190
  • cyclists rules 78 to 80 and rule 186
  • horse riders rule 55 and rule 186
  • long vehicles rule 80 and rules 187 to 188
  • mini-roundabouts rules 188 to 189
  • multiple-roundabouts rule 190
  • road markings rules 184 to 185
• Route guidance and navigation systems rule 150

S

• Safety barriers, pedestrian rule 9
• Safety helmets
  • cyclists rule 59
  • horse riders rule 49
  • motorcyclists rule 83, rule 86, rule 283 and First aid on the road
• School crossing patrols rule 7 , rule 29 , rule 105, rule 208 and rule 210
  • overtaking rule 167 and rule 209
  • pole positions School crossing patrols
• Seat belts rules 99 to 100, rule 102 and Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Security of vehicles rule 239 and Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Self-driving vehicles
• Separation distance
  • cyclists rule 160, rule 163 and rule 212
  • fog rule 235
  • large vehicles rule 222
  • motorways rule 260
  • overall stopping distance rule 126, rule 151, rule 227, rule 230, rule 235, rule 260 and rule 289
  • overtaking rules 163 to 164 and rule 222
  • road works rule 288 and rule 290
• Shared cycle routes rule 13, rule 62 and rule 63
• Signals rules 103 to 112
  • arm rule 53, rule 55, rule 67, rule 74, rule 103 and Signals to other road users
  • buses rule 223
  • cyclists rule 67 and rule 74
  • flashing rule 31, rules 110 to 111, rule 281 and rule 293
  • horn rule 112, rule 195 and rule 214
  • horseriders rule 53, rule 55 and rule 215
  • junctions rule 103, rule 179, rule 182 and rule 186
  • lane changes rule 133
  • large goods vehicles rule 187
  • motorcyclists rule 88 and Signals to other road users
  • motorways rules 255 to 258, rule 266 and rules 269 to 270
  • moving off rule 159
  • other road users rules 103 to 104
  • overtaking rule 163 and rule 267
  • pedestrian crossings rules 22 to 27, rule 196 and rules 198 to 199
  • police/wardens/schools/other rules 105 to 108 and Signals by authorised persons
  • roundabouts rule 55, rule 79 and rules 184 to 186
• Single carriageways rules 135 to 136
• Single-track roads rules 155 to 156
• Skidding rule 119
  • ABS braking rule 120
  • avoiding rule 231
• Slip roads rule 259, rule 271 and rules 273 to 274
• Slippery roads see Wet/icy/slippery roads
• Slow-moving traffic rule 151, rule 163 and rule 288
  • when cycling rule 72, rule 163 and rule 213
• Slow-moving vehicles rule 169, rule 220, rules 224 to 225, rule 253 and rule 288
  • climbing/crawler lanes rule 139
  • flashing amber beacons rule 225
  • level crossings rule 294
  • queues rule 169
• Smoking rule 148
• Snow rules 228 to 231
• Soft tarmac rule 237
• Speed limiters rule 222 and rule 265
• Speed limits rules 124 to 125, rule 146, rule 152, rule 257, rule 261 and rule 288
  • powered mobility vehicles rule 36, rule 44 and rule 220
  • towing rule 98 and rule 124
• Steering conditions Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
  • winter driving rule 239 Stopping/parking rules 238 to 252
  • bus lanes rule 240
  • cycle lanes rule 140
  • level crossings rule 291 and rule 294
  • mobile phones rule 149
  • motorways rule 91, rule 240, rules 270 to 272
  • on pavements rule 244 and rule 246
  • outside schools rule 238
  • passing places rules 155 to 156
  • pedestrian crossings rules 191 to 192, rules 196 to 197 and rule 240
  • single-track roads rules 155 to 156
• Stopping distance rule 126, rule 151, rule 227, rule 230, rule 235, rule 260 and rule 288 see also Separation distance
• Stopping procedures
  • DVSA officers rule 107
  • police rule 106
  • traffic officers rule 108
• Street/pavement repairs rule 35

T

• Tactile paving rule 10
  • shared cycle routes rule 13
  • surfaces at level crossings rule 34
• Tailgating rule 126
• Telephones
  • mobile phones rule 97, rule 149, rule 271, rule 277, rule 283, rule 285 and Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
  • motorways rule 270, rule 271, rule 277, rule 278 and rule 283
  • railway rule 294, rule 297 and rule 299
• Theory test - Motorcycle licence requirements and Motor vehicle documentation and learner driver requirements
• Tinted glasses rule 94
• Tinting, windows - Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Tiredness/illness rules 90 to 91, rule 237 and rule 262
• Toucan crossings rule 7, rule 18, rule 25, rule 199 and rule 240
  • cyclists rule 61 and rule 82
  • pedestrian rule 7, rule 25 and rule 82
• Towing rule 98, rule 124 and rule 160
• Traffic calming rule 67 and rule 153
• Traffic lights rule 109, rules 184 to 185 and Traffic light signals
  • cyclists rule 69, rule 71, rule 73, rule 75 rule 82 and rules 177 to 178
  • green filter lights rule 177
  • junctions rules 175 to 178
  • level crossings rule 293 and rule 296
  • pedestrians rule 21
  • trams rules 300 to 301
• Traffic officers rule 105, rule 219, rule 225 and rule 281
  • signals and livery Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency officers and traffic officers
  • stopping procedures rule 108
• Traffic signs/road markings rule 109, rules 127 to 132, rule 134, rule 142, rule 143, rules 184 to 185, rule 234, rule 238, rule 288, rule 298 and Traffic signs see also Lines and lanes
  • cyclists rule 61, rule 69, rule 71, rule 140 and rule 178
  • junctions rules 171 to 172, rules 174 to 176, rule 178, rule 181 and rule 184
  • traffic lights rule 109, rules 175 to 178 and Traffic light signals
• Traffic wardens rule 7 and rule 105
• Trailers rule 98, rule 124, rule 160, rule 242, rule 246, rule 250 and rule 265
• Tramways rule 223 and rules 300 to 307
  • cyclists rule 82
  • overtaking rule 167 and rule 301
  • parking rule 240, rule 243 and rule 302
  • pedestrians rule 33, rule 206, rule 223 and rule 303
  • turning left rule 183
• Transporting animals rule 98
• Triangles rule 172, rule 276 and 277
• Tunnels rule 126
• Turning left
  • bus/tram/cycle lanes rule 183
  • junctions rules 182 to 183
  • one-way streets rule 143
  • roundabouts rule 186
• Turning right
  • box junctions rule 174
  • cyclists rule 74, rule 75 and rule 212
  • diagonal stripes/chevrons rule 130
  • dual carriageways rule 137and rule 173
  • junctions rules 179 to 181
  • one-way streets rule 143
  • roundabouts rule 186
  • traffic lights rules 176 to 177
• Two-second rule rule 126 see also Separation distance
• Tyres rule 98, rule 227, You and your bicycle and Vehicle maintenance, safety and security

U

• U-turn rule 188

V

• Vehicle Operator Services Agency (VOSA) officers see Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency officers
• Vehicle condition rule 89, rule 97 and Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Vehicle licence Motorcycle licence requirements and Motor vehicle documentation and learner driver requirements
• Vehicle markings rules 284 to 285 and Vehicle markings
• Vehicle Registration Certificate
• Vehicle security rule 239 and Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Vehicle tax
• Vehicle Test Certificate (MOT)
• Vehicles
  • automated
  • self-driving
  • special types
• Visibility/view rule 94, rules 159 to 160, rules 162 to 164, rule 229 and rule 276
  • fog rule 226, rule 234 and rule 236
  • junctions rule 88, rule 170 and rule 211
  • lights rules 114 to 115, rule 226 and rule 236
  • motorways rule 235 and rule 267
  • overtaking rules 162 to 163, rule 166 and rule 262
  • pedestrians/cyclists rule 3, rule 7, rule 146, rule 160 and rule 170
  • reversing rule 202 and rule 206
  • snow rules 228 to 229
• Vision rule 92
• Vulnerable road users rules H1 to H3 and rules 204 to 225
  • priority rules H2 to H3, rule 8, rule 38, rule 170, rule 185, rule 186, rule 206

W

• Waiting rule 238
• Warning lights Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Water (on brakes) rule 121
• Wet/Icy/slippery roads rule 213, rules 227 to 231, rule 237 and rule 306
  • pedestrian crossings rule 195
  • speed limits rule 125
  • stopping distances rule 126, rule 227,rule 230 and rule 260
• White lines rules 127 to 132 and Road markings
• Windscreens/washers/wipers rule 229, rule 235 and Vehicle maintenance, safety and security
• Windy weather rules 232 to 233
• Winter driving Vehicle maintenance, safety and security see also Snow; Wet/icy/slippery roads

Y

• Yellow lines rule 238, rule 247 and Road markings
  • criss cross, box junctions rule 174
• Young children rule 4 and rule 7
  • ​​horse riders rule 49
  • pedestrians rules 205 to rule 207
  • seat belts rules 99 to 102

Z

• Zebra crossings rule H2, rules 191 to 195 and rule 240
  • cyclists rule H2 and rule 81
  • pedestrians rule H2, rule 7, rules 18 to 20 and rule 206
  • with a central island rules 19 to 20