https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/use-of-gears-roundabout/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/use-of-gears-roundabout.jpgChanging gears on the approach to a roundaboutSelect the right gear as you slow for a roundabout so you keep full control through the give-way point and away again. (Automatics handle the gear change themselves - your job is reading the roundabout and controlling your speed.)https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/use-of-gears-roundabout/video/2026-07-12T05:34:22.109277+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/use-of-gears-pulling-up/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/use-of-gears-pulling-up.jpgSelecting the right gear when pulling up at the side of the roadIn a manual, coming down through the gears as you slow keeps the car balanced and under control, rather than coasting in neutral toward the kerb. (In an automatic you just brake smoothly and let the gearbox do the rest.)https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/use-of-gears-pulling-up/video/2026-07-12T05:34:22.110374+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/moving-off/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/moving-off.jpgMoving offMoving off safely is a set order of checks where each one builds on the last, and the final look happens immediately before you move - because the road a few seconds ago is not the road you are pulling into now.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/moving-off/video/2026-07-08T15:12:35.966210+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/pulling-up-on-the-left/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/pulling-up-on-the-left.jpgPulling up on the leftWhere you choose to stop is decided well before you brake - a safe, legal, convenient spot only works if you've already checked mirrors and started slowing in good time.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/pulling-up-on-the-left/video/2026-07-08T15:12:36.032634+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/awareness-anticipation-planning-stopped-bus/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/awareness-anticipation-planning-stopped-bus.jpgSpotting a stopped bus early and moving over in good timeOn a two-lane road, a bus stopped in your lane is a hazard you can plan around well before you reach it, rather than reacting at the last moment.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/awareness-anticipation-planning-stopped-bus/video/2026-07-12T05:34:22.161325+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/overtaking-a-cyclist-waiting-for-a-safe-gap/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/overtaking-a-cyclist-waiting-for-a-safe-gap.jpgOvertaking a cyclist - Waiting for a safe gapOvertaking a cyclist isn't one decision, it's however many rejected gaps it takes before a genuinely clear one arrives - the patience beforehand matters as much as the clearance during the pass itself.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/overtaking-a-cyclist-waiting-for-a-safe-gap/video/2026-07-19T20:19:38.959289+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/overtaking-a-cyclist-waiting-until-the-road-is-clear/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/overtaking-a-cyclist-waiting-until-the-road-is-clear.jpgOvertaking a cyclist through a roundabout and roadworksA cyclist that stays ahead through a roundabout, roadworks, and a pinch point isn't several separate hazards to get past - it's one long wait that only ends once you're clear of every one of them at once.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/overtaking-a-cyclist-waiting-until-the-road-is-clear/video/2026-07-19T20:19:38.961764+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/overtaking-a-cyclist-choosing-not-to-overtake/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/overtaking-a-cyclist-choosing-not-to-overtake.jpgStaying back and letting a cyclist continue aheadNot every cyclist has to be overtaken - if there's no safe space and your own route is about to take you elsewhere, staying back and maintaining lane discipline is the correct call, not a compromise.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/overtaking-a-cyclist-choosing-not-to-overtake/video/2026-07-19T20:19:38.987257+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/proceeding-when-you-have-priority/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/proceeding-when-you-have-priority.jpgProceeding when you have priorityHaving priority isn't permission to go - it only becomes safe to proceed once you can see the other driver has actually decided to yield.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/proceeding-when-you-have-priority/video/2026-07-08T15:12:34.975769+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/stopping-when-you-do-not-have-priority/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/stopping-when-you-do-not-have-priority.jpgStopping when you do not have priorityIf the obstruction is on your side, the decision to stop is yours to make early - waiting until the last moment turns a normal give-way into a rushed one.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/stopping-when-you-do-not-have-priority/video/2026-07-08T15:12:35.029471+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/meeting-traffic-sequence/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/meeting-traffic-sequence.jpgManaging a sequence of give-way pointsOn a residential street with several give-way points in a row, each one is a separate decision - working through the sequence calmly matters more than getting through quickly.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/meeting-traffic-sequence/video/2026-07-12T05:34:22.176401+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/giving-way-where-neither-side-has-priority/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/giving-way-where-neither-side-has-priority.jpgMeeting oncoming traffic at a narrow bridgeA narrow bridge like this doesn't come with a sign to settle who goes first - there's no obstruction on one side to hand you priority, so the decision is read from the road and the other driver, not a rule.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/giving-way-where-neither-side-has-priority/video/2026-07-19T06:39:23.617693+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-first-exit-at-a-standard-roundabout/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/taking-the-first-exit-at-a-standard-roundabout.jpgTaking the first exit at a standard roundaboutThe one exit where the signal isn't a judgement call - a first exit always means a left signal on approach, held all the way round to where you leave.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-first-exit-at-a-standard-roundabout/video/2026-07-19T06:39:23.552369+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-first-exit-at-a-roundabout-using-a-filter-lane/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/taking-the-first-exit-at-a-roundabout-using-a-filter-lane.jpgTaking the first exit at a roundabout using a filter laneA filter lane sets your route, not your right of way - the lane markings decide where you're going, but the same observation and speed judgement still apply.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-first-exit-at-a-roundabout-using-a-filter-lane/video/2026-07-08T15:12:35.507549+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-second-exit-at-a-standard-roundabout/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/taking-the-second-exit-at-a-standard-roundabout.jpgTaking the second exit at a standard roundabout"Second exit" doesn't decide your signal on its own - where that exit actually sits does. Roughly straight ahead means no signal on the way in; past 12 o'clock means it's a right turn, and it takes a right signal like any other.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-second-exit-at-a-standard-roundabout/video/2026-07-17T14:34:20.540290+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-second-exit-on-a-multi-lane-roundabout/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/taking-the-second-exit-on-a-multi-lane-roundabout.jpgTaking the second exit on a multi-lane roundaboutA second exit isn't automatically a no-signal exit - where it actually sits decides that, and on a multi-lane roundabout it decides which lane you need to be in as well.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-second-exit-on-a-multi-lane-roundabout/video/2026-07-19T06:39:23.539862+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-left-from-a-main-road-into-a-side-road/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/turning-left-from-a-main-road-into-a-side-road.jpgTurning left from a main road into a side roadThe turn itself should be the easy part - it's the approach (mirrors, signal, speed, position) that decides whether there's anything left to react to once you're actually turning.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-left-from-a-main-road-into-a-side-road/video/2026-07-08T15:12:35.551648+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-second-exit-at-a-mini-roundabout/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/taking-the-second-exit-at-a-mini-roundabout.jpgTaking the second exit at a mini roundaboutA mini roundabout still has a real hazard at it - the painted circle marks a path to steer around, and the traffic from the right is the same judgement call as a full-size roundabout.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-second-exit-at-a-mini-roundabout/video/2026-07-08T15:12:34.783168+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-third-exit-at-a-standard-roundabout/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/taking-the-third-exit-at-a-standard-roundabout.jpgTaking the third exit at a standard roundaboutA third exit means holding your position through more of the roundabout than a first exit - the signal timing and lane discipline matter more, not less, the longer you're on it.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-third-exit-at-a-standard-roundabout/video/2026-07-08T15:12:34.886700+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-third-exit-on-a-multi-lane-roundabout/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/taking-the-third-exit-on-a-multi-lane-roundabout.jpgTaking the third exit on a multi-lane roundaboutOn a multi-lane roundabout, the lane you choose before you arrive matters more than anything you do once you're on it - a wrong lane can't be fixed by steering harder.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/taking-the-third-exit-on-a-multi-lane-roundabout/video/2026-07-08T15:12:34.723040+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-at-controlled-traffic-lights/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/turning-right-at-controlled-traffic-lights.jpgTurning right at controlled traffic lightsA green light gives you permission to go, not confirmation that it's safe - the actual decision still comes from what the oncoming traffic and the junction ahead are doing.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-at-controlled-traffic-lights/video/2026-07-08T15:12:35.265593+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-from-a-main-road/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/turning-right-from-a-main-road.jpgTurning right from a main roadWaiting to turn right isn't one continuous movement - it's a controlled stop with the wheels straight, followed by a separate decision once the gap is actually there.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-from-a-main-road/video/2026-07-08T15:12:35.090432+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-at-multi-lane-controlled-traffic-lights/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/turning-right-at-multi-lane-controlled-traffic-lights.jpgTurning right at multi-lane controlled traffic lightsAt a multi-lane junction the lane decision usually needs to be made before you even reach the lights - sorting it out at the stop line is already too late.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-at-multi-lane-controlled-traffic-lights/video/2026-07-08T15:12:35.315844+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-from-a-main-road-into-a-side-road-at-a-crossroads/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/turning-right-from-a-main-road-into-a-side-road-at-a-crossroads.jpgTurning right from a main road into a side road at a crossroadsA crossroads doubles the observation - you're still judging oncoming traffic, but now both side roads can also produce something you need to react to.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-from-a-main-road-into-a-side-road-at-a-crossroads/video/2026-07-08T15:12:35.603211+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/using-a-filter-lane-at-a-roundabout-to-join-a-dual-carriageway/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/using-a-filter-lane-at-a-roundabout-to-join-a-dual-carriageway.jpgUsing a filter lane at a roundabout to join a dual carriagewayThis manoeuvre changes character partway through - it starts as lane discipline on a roundabout and ends as speed-matching onto a faster road, and both halves need their own attention.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/using-a-filter-lane-at-a-roundabout-to-join-a-dual-carriageway/video/2026-07-08T15:12:36.085470+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-in-a-right-turn-box/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/turning-right-in-a-right-turn-box.jpgTurning right in a right turn boxThe right-turn box gives you somewhere predictable to wait - it doesn't give you permission to turn, which is still a separate decision based on oncoming traffic and the exit road.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-in-a-right-turn-box/video/2026-07-08T15:12:35.461782+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-at-traffic-lights-example-2/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/turning-right-at-traffic-lights-example-2.jpgTurning right at traffic lights: example 2Every controlled right turn asks the same three questions - lane, signal phase, and gap - this is another chance to answer all three under slightly different conditions.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-at-traffic-lights-example-2/video/2026-07-08T15:12:35.650376+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-left-at-traffic-lights/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/turning-left-at-traffic-lights.jpgTurning left at traffic lightsA left turn at lights brings pedestrians and cyclists closer to your path than almost any other manoeuvre - the green light only tells you the road ahead is yours to use, not that the kerbside is clear.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-left-at-traffic-lights/video/2026-07-08T15:12:35.697240+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-at-traffic-lights-with-a-yellow-box-junction/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/turning-right-at-traffic-lights-with-a-yellow-box-junction.jpgTurning right at traffic lights with a yellow box junctionA yellow box and a right turn are two separate sets of rules running at the same time - the box controls when you can enter and wait, the traffic picture controls when the turn itself is safe.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-at-traffic-lights-with-a-yellow-box-junction/video/2026-07-08T15:12:35.747246+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/forward-bay-parking-to-the-left/2026-08-11https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/forward-bay-parking-to-the-left.jpgDriving forward into a bay on the leftThe reference point for a left-hand bay park is not on the car - it is you. Sitting on the right, you lose sight of the bay line as you turn, so the set-up lines your own seating position up with the bay next to the one you want.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/forward-bay-parking-to-the-left/video/2026-08-11T06:35:13.614632+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/forward-bay-parking-to-the-right/2026-08-11https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/forward-bay-parking-to-the-right.jpgDriving forward into a bay on the rightTurning right puts the bay on your own side of the car, which gives you a reference the left-hand park does not have: your right wing mirror lined up against the bay marking.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/forward-bay-parking-to-the-right/video/2026-08-11T06:35:13.617087+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/joining-from-a-slip-road/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/joining-from-a-slip-road.jpgJoining from a slip roadThe slip road exists to remove the need for anyone to give way to you - build to carriageway speed before it ends, and the merge becomes a formality rather than a negotiation.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/joining-from-a-slip-road/video/2026-07-08T15:12:34.666827+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/overtaking-on-a-dual-carriageway/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/overtaking-on-a-dual-carriageway.jpgOvertaking on a dual carriagewayPlan overtakes early, move out decisively when safe, and return to the left lane without cutting in.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/overtaking-on-a-dual-carriageway/video/2026-07-08T15:12:34.668432+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/exiting-a-dual-carriageway/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/exiting-a-dual-carriageway.jpgExiting a dual carriageway using a slip roadPlan the exit early, move into the correct lane in good time, and use the slip road to reduce speed safely after leaving the main carriageway.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/exiting-a-dual-carriageway/video/2026-07-08T15:12:34.669621+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-using-a-central-reservation-gap/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/turning-right-using-a-central-reservation-gap.jpgTurning right using a central reservation gapA central reservation gap isn't one crossing, it's two - each carriageway is a separate decision, and the reservation itself only works if your car actually fits inside it.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/turning-right-using-a-central-reservation-gap/video/2026-07-08T15:12:34.670779+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/passing-parked-cars-on-a-dual-carriageway/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/passing-parked-cars-on-a-dual-carriageway.jpgPassing parked cars on a dual carriageway after pulling away from lightsA parked car on a dual carriageway isn't a hazard to react to at the last moment - reading it early, especially just after pulling away from a stop, is what turns the lane change into a normal manoeuvre rather than a rushed one.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/passing-parked-cars-on-a-dual-carriageway/video/2026-07-19T20:19:39.016113+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/following-signs-or-sat-nav-single-turn/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/following-signs-or-sat-nav-single-turn.jpgFollowing a sat nav instruction to turn right at traffic lightsThe sat nav tells you to turn right - checking that against the actual lane, signal, and traffic is what makes the instruction useful.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/following-signs-or-sat-nav-single-turn/video/2026-07-12T05:34:22.206215+00:00https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/following-signs-or-sat-nav-combined-turn/2026-08-09https://drivingmastery.co.uk/media/driving_skills/following-signs-or-sat-nav-combined-turn.jpgTurn right, then left at the traffic lightsWhen the sat nav bundles two manoeuvres into one line - "at the end of the road, turn right then turn left" - you still have to treat them as two separate decisions, made in quick succession rather than as a single action.https://drivingmastery.co.uk/driving-skills/following-signs-or-sat-nav-combined-turn/video/2026-07-12T05:34:22.207064+00:00