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

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 7, rule 19, rule 20, rule 28, rule 30, rule 195, rule 197 and rule 243
• 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 275 and 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

• 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
• 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

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