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Driving law or myth? The habits we all think are illegal

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A new survey from has revealed the majority don’t know legal fact from fiction when it comes to the rules of the road.

Surprisingly, over 75% of UK drivers mistakenly think driving barefoot is illegal or are unsure. This isn’t the only thing we’re getting wrong – the following legal habits are also believed by many to be against the law:

 

  • Driving in flip flops (46%)
  • Putting on your car’s interior light while driving (46%)
  • Driving in high heels (33%)

 

Only 22% of people correctly identified that all of these things are in fact legal in the UK.

While it might be a weight off people’s minds to get these misconceptions debunked, there is also confusion elsewhere too, with drivers not being able to identify the following habits as illegal:

 

  • Moving into a bus lane to let an ambulance through (72%)
  • Using Apple Pay on your phone at a drive-thru (63%)
  • Flashing your lights to give way to someone (52%)
  • Pulling over to check a map or your phone with the engine running (31%)
  • The middle lane of the motorway is for normal driving (28%)
  • Beeping your horn at someone in anger (27%)
  • The left-hand lane of the motorway is for slow driving (23%)
  • Driving with snow on the roof of your car (20%)
  • Sleeping in your car while drunk (14%)
  • Letting your dog out for a wee on the hard shoulder even if broken down (11%)

 

Though minor offences, they could lead to drivers receiving expensive Fixed Penalty Notices, and in some cases, points on their licenses. Phil Morgan, Head of findandfundmycar.com, says:

“Nobody wants to have to pay a hefty fine for something that they didn’t know was going to cost them, so it’s best to know these sooner rather than later.”

However, while the above are all illegal, that doesn’t stop us Brits doing them. A huge 95% of us Brits flash our lights to give way, while 79% of drivers beep their horn in anger, which is also illegal.

One big surprise for most was that you can actually get fined for paying on Apple Pay at a drive-thru. Gen-Z are risking points on their licence with nearly half of 18-24 year olds saying that they do this.

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