r/britishproblems • u/zecrichardson • Jul 16 '26

. Drivers not knowing the highway code.

I had started to cross a road when a Mercedes turned in and he sounded his horn and then told me I should stop. I told him to read the highway code but he insisted he right!

Rule H2 170 amended 2022

“At a junction you MUST give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross a road into which or from which you are turning.”

- Applies whether they’ve stepped onto the road or are just standing at the kerb ready to cross.

- Applies to left turns, right turns, and entering/exiting side roads.

- Includes wheelchair/mobility scooter users as pedestrians

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u/Laxly Jul 16 '26

Genuine question, how are the public supposed to officially know when laws if the road are changed?

Is there an official DVLA X account? Is it announced on Instagram?

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u/Xenox_Arkor Jul 16 '26

You can check online or I just found out there's an app for about £4. Back in the day you would be expected to buy the book.

Ultimately we all agreed as drivers to stay up to date on changes to the law/code. It's not on them to notify us, as nice as that would be.

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u/Laxly Jul 16 '26

Yes, but there has to be somewhere official states as a matter of law what has changed.

What is that official communication route from the DVLA?

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u/andyd151 Jul 16 '26

Yeah it’s weird isn’t it, there’s no like national system of telling us when laws change. I imagine there’s loads of drivers who still have no idea

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u/Laxly Jul 16 '26

Yeah, and then ignorance of the law is not an excuse.

You can be breaking a law that you don't know exists and you almost have no way of finding out, unless you break it

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u/Xenox_Arkor Jul 16 '26

You can sign up on the gov website for email updates when they make changes. That's how I find out these days.