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Rule 80: Long vehicles on a roundabout
Advice, not law
Roundabouts (rules 78 to 80)
Give plenty of room to long vehicles on the roundabout as they need more space to manoeuvre. Do not ride in the space they need to get round the roundabout. It may be safer to wait until they have cleared the roundabout.
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.
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
- You’re approaching a mini-roundabout. What should you do if a long vehicle in front signals left but positions over to the right? Other types of vehicle
- You're approaching a roundabout. What should you do if a cyclist ahead is signalling to turn right? Vulnerable road users
- Which vehicle might have to take a different course from normal at a roundabout? Rules of the road