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• 28/08/2019

  Chris

  ON NON-MOTORWAYS Rule 163 of the Highway Code states only overtake on the left if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right, and there is room to do so stay in your lane if traffic is moving slowly in queues.
  
  If the queue on your right is moving more slowly than you are, you may pass on the left ON MOTORWAYS Rule 268 of the Highway Code states – do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake.
  
  OFFENCE Overtaking on the left is lawful if done in accordance with the above guidance. However, whilst there is no specific offence of overtaking on the left, if a driver undertook another vehicle, other than in the circumstances described above e.g. in the case of someone hogging lane 2 on a motorway, they may be prosecuted for careless driving.
  
  GENERAL ADVICE Always take extreme care when overtaking on the left, as there may be a number of dangers e.g. Pedestrians crossing the road that are hidden by stationary vehicles in other lanes. Other drivers may not see you and suddenly move back to the left.
• 06/02/2019

  Nigel Beckett

  Big Dave is correct. There is no law stating that overtaking on the left is illegal.
• 31/10/2018

  Vistor

  arking regulations for yellow lines is incorrect, it should read: If there are no lines at all you can park on the side of the road without restriction. A solid yellow line means there are restrictions in place & you need to refer to the signs placed at regular intervals along the road to see what these restrictions are (e.g. no parking Mon-Fri 7am-10am, 4pm-6pm). A double yellow line means no parking or waiting at any time. A single red line means no stopping or parking between certian times (see sign), double red line means no stopping at any time. Broken white lines marking parking spaces at the side of the road mean refer to the signs as parking/waiting times may be limited (e.g. Mon-Fri 30mins, no return within 1 hour)
• 31/10/2018

  Rich

  he drink driving limit within Scotland has been 50mg per 100ml of blood since December 2014. It remains 80mg per 100ml in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• 31/10/2018

  Alf

  Re: Big Daves comment that it is simply not true that it is illegal to overtake on the left, oh yes it is unless it is in a one way street or slow ie: a crawling traffic jam
• 31/10/2018

  Big Dave

  "Overtaking on the left is illegal". That is simply not true.