Revision question · Band 2 traffic signs and signals, car control, pedestrians, mechanical knowledge

Another driver flashes their headlights at you. How should you interpret 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 something wrong with your vehicle

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

A driver flashing their 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 warns of presence and never grants priority.

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