← Road users requiring extra care
Rule 216: Older drivers
Advice, not law
Other road users (rules 214 to 218)
Older drivers. Their reactions may be slower than other drivers. Make allowance for this.
Advice, not law. This rule is not written in capitals, so breaking it is not an offence in itself — but it can still be used in evidence in court to establish liability. The rules that say MUST or MUST NOT are the ones backed by law.
2 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.