202123 March 2021 Annex 6. Vehicle maintenance, safety and security Updated the vehicle maintenance section to add information about the ages of tyres allowed to be used on goods vehicles with a maximum gross weight of more than 3.5 tonnes and passenger vehicles with more than 8 passenger seats. 201920 August 2019 Changes for first aid on the road. Highway Code annex 7 on providing emergency care has been updated. This is following new guidance from the British Burns Association. Duration of the burn cooling has changed from 10 to 20 minutes: "Cool the burn for at least 20 minutes with plenty of clean, cool water." See updated version: First aid on the road 25 July 2019 Highway Code rule 258 has been updated to provide details about red ‘x’ signs on motorways. See the full rules changes: Motorways - Motorway signals (255 to 258) 201830 November 2018 Highway Code rules 149, 150, 160 and 239 have been updated to provide more detailed advice on safely using remote control parking and motorway assist functions. General rules, techniques and advice for all drivers and riders (144 to 158) Added information about using remote control parking and driver assistance systems to rule 150. Using the road (159 to 203) Updated rule 160 with information about using driver assistance systems while driving, and updated the illustration for rule 174 about box junctions. Waiting and parking (238 to 252) Updated rule 239 with information about using a hand-held device to help you to park. 4 June 2018 Rule 253 of The Highway Code has been updated to make it clear that learner drivers can now drive on the motorway with an approved driving instructor in a car with dual controls. 20 May 2018 Annex 3 - Motor vehicle documentation and learner driver requirements The MOT test changed with new defect types, stricter rules for diesel car emissions, and some vehicles over 40 years old becoming exempt. 26 April 2018 General rules, techniques and advice for all drivers and riders (103 to 158) Update rule 108 to make it clear that traffic officers have powers to stop vehicles on most motorways and some ‘A’ class roads in both England and Wales - not just England. 201728 July 2017 Annex 7. First aid on the road Updated the guidance on providing emergency care with the help of St John Ambulance, the British Heart Foundation and the British Red Cross. 1 March 2017 Annex 5. Penalties Updated the penalty table to increase penalty points for using a hand-held mobile phone when driving from 3 to 6. 20165 December 2016 published amendments General rules, techniques and advice for all drivers and riders (103 to 158) Rule 148 updated to include the information on it being offence in Scotland for anyone aged 18 or over to smoke in a private motor vehicle (unless it is parked and being used as living accommodation) when there is someone under 18 in the vehicle and the vehicle is in a public place. Also a link to the legislation has been added. Road users requiring extra care (204 to 225) Updated Rule 209 to add an image of the school bus road sign. 2015Rules for drivers and motorcyclists (89 to 102) 2 March 2015 : Updated rule 96 to reflect the change in law that you MUST NOT drive if you have illegal drugs or certain medicines in your blood above specified limits. Read more >> 5 December 2014: Updated rule 95 to reflect the change in law for lower drink drive limits in Scotland. General rules, techniques and advice for all drivers and riders (103 to 158) 1 October 2015: Updated rule 148 to include that you MUST NOT smoke in a private vehicle carrying under 18s. Read more >> 6 April 2015: Updated the national speed limit for goods vehicles (of more than 7.5 tonnes maximum laden weight) in England and Wales on single carriageways from 40 miles per hour (mph) to 50mph, and on dual carriageways from 50mph to 60mph. Read more >> 2 September 2014: Updated rule 147 about throwing things out of a vehicle from 'should not' to 'MUST NOT'. 2 April 2014: Changed 'Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)' to 'Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)' in rule 107. Annex 3. Motor vehicle documentation and learner driver requirements 8 June 2015: Removed references to needing a paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence. 1 October 2014: Removed references of needing to display a tax disc in vehicles following their abolition. Annex 5. Penalties 5 June 2015: Updated the penalty table to remove the £5,000 limit on fines for the most serious offences.
14 Comments
D Martin
14/12/2018 08:29:36
Over a month since the Nov 8 updates but not shown here - shame!
richard billich
14/12/2018 16:39:42
pity this do,es go out more often like approaching a round about on a dual carriage way if you are in right hand lane turn right not straight is only on high way code section 184 the way i read it only left hand lane straight .
David Hughes
24/1/2019 14:17:58
R 88, "Maneuvering" is the American spelling of the word. It should be 'Manoeuvring.
G. Wood
16/8/2019 16:24:22
266
D Martin
16/8/2019 16:36:37
I think 266 which says " ... a lane may lead directly off the motorway ... " has got it correct. The M3 Smart junction inside lane does NOT lead DIRECTLY off, only if you deviate further to the left.
G. Wood
16/8/2019 16:45:05
Incorrect, if you drive on the M3 Smart Motorway and stay in the nearside lane you are taken off at the junction, you have no choice. If you wish to continue on the Motorway, you must move over into the next lane. Consequently many drives don't bother with the nearside lane.
D Martin
16/8/2019 19:48:42
I see. Makes me wonder then what part of "smart motorway" the designers didn't understand. Sounds very non-smart if every junction breaks the flow.
G. Wood
16/8/2019 21:14:13
Admittedly there is plenty of warning that you need to change lanes, but after having passed 2 or 3 junctions and changed lanes each time before and after, there is little incentive to drive entirely on the left. From my observations the lane is often empty when the other lanes are congested.
James Woods
6/3/2020 13:26:37
Aaaaahh, you scared me.
Simon p
20/12/2019 11:34:03
Hi all, a quick question. A round about by me has several lanes running around it with the outer two running off into exits crossing over the lanes, as the lanes cross to run off these are indicated by short dashed lines running over long dashed lines to identify the lanes of traffic coming onto the round about. In this circumstance who would have right of way a vehicle travelling in the outside lane following the lane indicated by the longer dashes(not necessarily just joined) or a vehicle in the middle lane crossing over to the exit?
Stuart McLachlan
19/10/2020 11:21:11
Cycling section: I am heartened to read the section regarding cyclists, particularly paragraph 66 which includes 'never ride more than two abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends'.
Tony smith
13/2/2021 20:38:57
Should you be able to cycle between the gap between the pavement and a speed hump, cos the hump is too high to cycle over or should you dismount at every time to come to it??? Leave a Reply. |
