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Rule 203: How far you may reverse
Legal requirement — says MUST
Reversing (200 to 203)
You MUST NOT reverse your vehicle further than necessary.
Law CUR reg 106
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.
1 theory test question 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.