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Parking & manoeuvres
A parking manoeuvre affects pedestrians, cyclists and access. Check restrictions and surroundings before you stop, reverse or open a door.
Understand the decision.
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You park beside a cycle lane and are about to get out. What should you do?
- Check carefully before opening the door
- Open fully to make yourself visible
- Assume a cyclist must stop
- Check only the front mirror
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Check carefully before opening the door
Door opening can place a sudden obstruction in a cyclist's path.
Read the reference guidance ↗You find double yellow lines beside the road. What should you understand?
- Waiting is restricted at all times, subject to applicable exemptions
- Parking is always allowed outside office hours
- The restriction applies only in daylight
- It is a reserved lane for motorcycles
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Waiting is restricted at all times, subject to applicable exemptions
Double yellow lines indicate a waiting restriction that does not need a time plate.
Read the reference guidance ↗A parking bay has a time restriction sign. What should you do?
- Read and follow the displayed conditions
- Assume a white bay is always unrestricted
- Ignore the sign if another car is there
- Use hazard lights to cancel the limit
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Read and follow the displayed conditions
Marked bays can have conditions that differ by time and user category.
Read the reference guidance ↗ A useful revision routine
- Read the situation and identify the actual decision being asked about.
- Choose an answer without looking at the explanation first.
- Check the explanation and follow its official reference if the rule is unfamiliar.
- Explain the point in your own words, then mix it with other topics.
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