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Rule 106: Police stopping procedures
Legal requirement — says MUST
Signals (rules 103 to 106)
Police stopping procedures. If the police want to stop your vehicle they will, where possible, attract your attention by
- flashing blue lights, headlights or sounding their siren or horn, usually from behind
- directing you to pull over to the side by pointing and/or using the left indicator.
You MUST then pull over and stop as soon as it is safe to do so. Then switch off your engine.
Why the capitals matter. The Highway Code writes a rule in capitals — MUST or MUST NOT — when it is backed by law, so breaking it is a criminal offence. The rules that do not use capitals are advice.
5 theory test questions on this rule
From the DVSA revision question bank. These are not the questions asked in the real theory test. Each one shows the answer, the explanation, and our own note on why every other option is not it.
Car
- A police car is following you. What should you do if the police officer flashes the headlights and points to the left? Road and traffic signs
- What should you do if you're being followed by an ambulance showing flashing blue lights? Attitude
- What should you do if you start to feel drowsy while you're driving on a motorway? Hazard awareness