Revision question · Road and traffic signs

Other drivers may sometimes flash their headlights at you. What's the official meaning of this signal?

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There's a radar speed trap ahead

They're giving way to you

They're warning you of their presence

There's a fault with your vehicle

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They're warning you of their presenceThis was the right answer

If other drivers flash their headlights, this isn’t a signal to show priority. The flashing of headlights has the same meaning as sounding the horn: it’s a warning of their presence.

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Rule 110Highway Code rule · A headlight flash announces presence, not permission to emerge or a transfer of priority.

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