According to a recent survey, drivers commonly break road rule without even realising meaning they create dangerous conditions and increase their risk of fines.
Worryingly, there are many motorists who are breaking a range of lesser-known rules, according to recent research carried out by Scrap Car Comparison. The study revealed that a huge number of drivers across the UK are breaking the law while behind the wheel, such as flashing headlights to give way.
The research surveyed over 1,500 drivers to find out how often, if ever, they committed "less obvious" breaches while on the roads across the UK. Although this may seem as a friendly gesture, drivers must only flash their headlights to let other road users know they are there, the Highway Code rule 110 states. Headlight flashing should not be used to convey any other message.
Various other "little known" rules were also asked about during the survey. Many of the 1,507 people asked, aged over the age of 18 with a full UK driving licence, admitted to breaking a huge range of rules on a regular basis. For example, many break the law without even realising by playing loud music - with this potentially classed as a driving distraction, resulting in a £100 on-the-spot fine.
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