The Highway Code

The official book of car theory test questions, this edition covers the latest requirements of the exam.

For over 75 years The Highway Code has been the official guide to using the roads safely and legally. It is important that all road users - drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists, horse riders and pedestrians - are aware of the latest rules and advice contained in this new edition. On average, nine people are killed and around 80 are seriously injured in road collisions every day in Britain, so road safety could be greatly improved by following the advice in The Highway Code.

This is the industry-standard driving manual. It is focussed on you, the driver, and explains how to get the most enjoyment from your driving with the correct attitude, behaviour and skills. The Official DSA Guide to Driving - the essential skills, together with The Official Highway Code and Know Your Traffic Signs, provides the source material for learner car driver and driving instructor theory tests, being referenced throughout with the latest official DSA theory test titles for car drivers.

This publication contains official guidance on correct road usage, applicable to all road users. Many of the rules of the Code are legal requirements and failure to comply with them constitutes a criminal offence. It provides information for drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders, including instructions concerning animals, driving in adverse weather conditions, motorway driving, parking, breakdowns and accidents, road works and railway level crossings, signals and traffic signs, road and vehicle markings, vehicle maintenance safety and security, licence requirements and documentation, and first aid on the road. This updated edition also covers recent changes in legislation (2004), including regulations on the use of mobile phones. ISBN 0115526986 supersedes the 2004 revised ed. (ISBN 0115524495). Please note that ISBN 0115526986 does NOT include any new content and will not be sent to TSO Select or standing order customers who have already received ISBN 0115524495.

Offers an interpretation of the standard British Highway Code. This work is useful for the aspiring Bloody Volvo Driver.

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of The Highway Code, this facsimile of the very first edition, originally published in 1931, is available for a limited time only. Despite the number of motor vehicles on Great Britain's roads increasing from just 2.3 million in 1931 to over 34 million today, the overriding message of The Highway Code has remained the same. The very first edition urged all road users to be careful and considerate towards others, putting safety first, and this advice is still relevant today. However, other aspects have changed considerably. For example, in the 1931 edition mirrors are not even mentioned and drivers are advised to sound their horn when overtaking. Nowadays, advice on how to cross the road fills a whole chapter, but originally it only merited a paragraph. Much of this guide is given over to hand signals, considered to be the primary issue for road users in the days before indicators were universal, and there is also a section devoted to horse-drawn vehicles, including advice on how to rotate a whip above your head to indicate which direction the vehicle is about to turn.