Rules of the roadQuestion 144 of 424

Your road ends at a Stop sign with a solid white line across it. What must you do?

  1. Slow down and look both ways
  2. Give way only if there is traffic
  3. Stop behind the line
  4. Stop only if a vehicle is coming
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Correct answer: Stop behind the line

Always stop at the line. Move off only when there is a safe gap.

Source: The Highway Code (Department for Transport, GOV.UK), Using the road (159 to 203), Rule 171

Practice rules of the road

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026