The Highway Code

Online version

This version has been adapted for online use from the Department for Transport's current printed version of the Highway Code. In any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, only the Department for Transport's current printed version of the Code should be relied upon.

• Introduction
  An explanation of the rules and wording found in The Highway Code
• Powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters
  Using the road, road users requiring extra care and more.
• Cyclists
  Rules for cyclists, you and your bicycle, first aid on the road and more.
• Drivers and riders
  Rules for drivers, waiting and parking, breakdowns and incidents, safety code for new drivers and more…
• Full Contents
  Full contents of The Highway Code, from the introduction to signs and markings

• Pedestrians
  Rules for pedestrians, first aid on the road and more.
• Horse riders and animals
  Rules about animals, road users requiring extra care and more.
• Motorcyclists
  Rules for motorcyclists, motorcycle licence requirements, driving in adverse weather conditions and more...
• Signs and markings
  Signals to other road users, warning signs, signals by authorised persons and more...

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