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Driving in Great Britain 17

Above left Narrow Cornish street during the busy summer period Above right The only toll motorway in Great Britain, the M6 bypass at Birmingham

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fee. Speed camera detectors are mobile phone while driving is illegal
illegal and will be confiscated. and carries a fine and penalties. ROAD SYSTEM
Do not drink and drive. The Pedestrian crossings, often called
laws are very strict and penalties zebra crossings, are marked by white London Congestion Charge
www.tfl.gov.uk
are high. The legal limit is 80mg per striped lines across the road. Many have
100ml of blood (50mg per 100ml orange lights at either end to make SOME WELSH ROAD SIGNS
in Scotland) – about equal to a pint them more visible at night. Drivers Araf Slow
of strong beer. Police are authorized must yield to pedestrians if they step Arafwch Nawr Reduce Speed Now
to administer a breathalyser test or out into a zebra crossing and also at Bwsiau yn unig Buses only
a blood test at any time, and you can crossings when the “green man” is Canol y dref City centre
be prosecuted if you don’t agree to flashing, signalling it is safe to cross. Cerddwyr ymlaen Pedestrians ahead
take one or the other. Buy a copy of the British Highway Code Dim Mynediad No Entry
from newsagents and petrol stations. Dim o gwbl At any time
Rules of the Road Please note that some signs in Gyrrwch yn ofalus Please drive
Driving is on the left in Great Britain. Wales may be in Welsh (see right). carefully
Most visitors get used to it quickly, Ildiwch Give Way
but pay extra attention at crossroads Buying Petrol Un Ffordd One Way
and roundabouts, where it is easy (and There are petrol stations all over Great Ramp o’ch blaen Ramp ahead
dangerous) to forget or get confused. Britain, and unleaded petrol as well as Rhybudd Warning
Always turn left into a roundabout, diesel is widely available – if hiring a
and give way (yield) to traffic already car, find out which type of fuel it uses.
on the roundabout and approaching Most petrol stations are self service
from the right. Drive clockwise, staying and nearly all take major credit cards.
in the right hand lane until you are Many stations on motorways are open
approaching your left-hand exit. 24 hours. In remote areas, opening
Overtake on the right. Do not hours are shorter and some may be
overtake if there is a continuous white closed on Sunday. Below far left Multiple signage entering
line in the centre of the road. At a Petrol is sold by the litre and is a popular Cotswolds town Below left Self
junction where no road has priority, expensive because it is highly taxed. service at a petrol station Below centre Road
yield to traffic coming from your right. Supermarket petrol stations, on the winding through the dramatic Cheddar Gorge
Seat belts must be worn at all times, outskirts of larger towns, are among Below centre right A steep descent sign
by the driver and all passengers, front the cheapest places to fill up your on the B6270 Below right Single-lane road
seat and back. Using a hand-held tank, motorways the most expensive. over a small bridge in the countryside

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