7. Not responding correctly to road markings

hanlonlamb
Mar 13
2 min read

What you must be able to do

You must be able to understand and react correctly to all road markings.

Learn about road markings in The Highway Code.

Any mistakes you make in this area will be counted under the ‘Response to signals - Road markings’ fault on your driving test result.

These are some examples of mistakes that would count towards this fault.

Not following direction arrows on the road

Example 1

When you’re driving in a lane that is clearly marked to only be used to turn left, you turn to the right.

Example 2

There are 3 lanes ahead of you. The left lane has an arrow pointing left to the city. The centre lane has an arrow pointing straight ahead for the A3. The right lane has an arrow pointing right to York Street.

You are being asked to follow directions to the city, but you drive into the centre lane, and still attempt to turn left.

Straddling lanes on a roundabout

When you approach a roundabout, there are clear road markings showing the different lanes. You drive the car so that it’s straddling 2 different lanes.

Crossing double white lines where the line nearer to you is solid

When driving on a road with double white lines marking the centre, and the line nearer to you is solid, you unnecessarily cross it.

Check rule 129 of The Highway Code to see the situations you are allowed to cross a solid white line.

Ignoring a box junction

When you approach a box junction (these have criss-cross yellow lines painted on the road), you enter it either partially or fully when the exit is not clear.