Rules of the roadQuestion 138 of 424

What is the correct order of actions before you change direction?

  1. Mirrors, signal, manoeuvre
  2. Signal, manoeuvre, mirrors
  3. Manoeuvre, mirrors, signal
  4. Mirrors, manoeuvre, signal
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Correct answer: Mirrors, signal, manoeuvre

Look in the mirrors first. Then signal. Then make the manoeuvre.

Source: The Highway Code (Department for Transport, GOV.UK), Using the road (159 to 203), Rule 161

Practice rules of the road

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026