Revision question · Band 3 driving test, disabilities, law

What should you do when you park a vehicle overnight on a road with a 40 mph speed limit?

Revision material from the imported DVSA bank includes source-checked Lanekind learning corrections. These corrections are not newly issued official examination questions, and practice does not reproduce a live test paper.

Answer options

Park facing oncoming traffic

Leave the parking lights switched on

Leave the dipped headlights switched on

Park near a street light

Show the answer

Leave the parking lights switched onThis was the right answer

When parking at night, park in the direction of the traffic flow. This will enable other road users to see the reflectors on the rear of your vehicle. You must also use parking lights where the speed limit is more than 30 mph.

Reviewed reading for this question

Rule 248Highway Code rule · At night, face with traffic except in a recognised parking space and use lights above 30 mph. Both sides of a one-way road can face the same traffic direction; this is not permission to face against it. The no-lights exception also has vehicle-class and location conditions.Rule 249Highway Code rule · At night, face with traffic except in a recognised parking space and use lights above 30 mph. Both sides of a one-way road can face the same traffic direction; this is not permission to face against it. The no-lights exception also has vehicle-class and location conditions.Rule 250Highway Code rule · At night, face with traffic except in a recognised parking space and use lights above 30 mph. Both sides of a one-way road can face the same traffic direction; this is not permission to face against it. The no-lights exception also has vehicle-class and location conditions.

Loading the questions