When To Drive in Bus Lanes - Includes UK Driving Test Advice

Look out for a blue bus lane sign that will tell you when the bus lane is in operation. If it doesn't display any times, then it will be operational 24 hours a day and should be avoided. If you are allowed in the bus lane, then you should use it (if it's safe and convenient) to allow other road users to overtake you and ease congestion. Failure to use a bus lane when you're allowed to on the driving test could result in a serious fault (fail).

Bus lane markings start as a dashed line that turns into a solid white line.

Bus lane signs that are shown in the video may have changed since the filming of this video.

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00:00 When to drive in bus lanes intro
00:31 Identifying bus lanes & signs
03:17 Outro

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[luchoy]

A hard to see sign with small words, after you see it and think about what day is the day and what time is that time... Insane with just only imagine

[rayk]

Because everyone can effortlessly read a paragraph on a road sign at 30mph, determine the time from the sun's position, perform rapid non-decimal unit mental math, all while keeping a vigilant eye on the road.

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[Srevelation]

It's funny the amount of people who see a bus lane and go ahhhh and stick well clear of one and I just go thanks and go down them. One good thing about being a bus driver and actually paying attention

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[darylrobert]

To add to the confusion these can also be sign posted "Width gate" and is designed to catch tourists using blue signs instead of red. Council need to install RED "DO NOT ENTER" signage for the bus lane and and not on the road because the signage is up high and makes you look up.

[itsjoanne.x]

Thanks for this video!! Another helpful one ❤ I never understood this sign until now 😊

[blackhoundrise]

Thanks man. Yeah I got done for driving in bus lane. Took a wrong turn lol in Brighton. It was a road previously open to all but for some reason did the dumb dumb move near The Level jointing London road. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[mgvideo]

Many drivers avoid bus lanes at all times. What happens if your watch or car clock is let's say 10.05 am but the lane is in operation upto 10am.

[ionutpanoiu]

This will be helpful for me next week on my driving test 😊

[johnarat]

I also heard it's illegal to use a bus lane, even if it's for giving way to an ambulance or something.

[CycleCalm]

Your voice sounds familiar for some reason, have you done voiceover work?

Also, funny the lane you show that's on the right hand side is removed now for cycle lanes instead, but I do know of one that's the right hand lane in one direction of of a two way road in Ealing so they're still out there.
I do wish we still made bus lanes with red tarmac but it seems they're only ever distinguished by the solid line now.

I don't know if it's the case in other cities but in London a lot of the time a bus lane will end at a junction, to allow more capacity for cars to get through it, then immediately the cars are meant to merge back into one lane as the bus lane reappears, can be very stressful if you don't know the area in advance as there's not lanes merging signs/markings...

[danieljones]

Very helpful what should i do if For example if I'm approaching a live bus lane and the right hand lane is full of traffic back to back, would I then signal even though there is a car in the way? Because in other circumstances this can be deemed as changing the flow of the traffic?

[stevencole]

Words are extremely small and the sign is only readable once already in the bus lane...avoid the poxy things all together

[DJZKCabra]

Please teach uphill parking bay and parallel

[niconico]

weekends can bus lane be use in this case if only sign saying Mon-Friday (and time)

[mewen]

3:14 So why is there a bus in the bus lane if it’s outside operation time, are they just travelling without passengers?

[acesul]

Is the solid white line considered a "dashed line" when the lane is not in operation?

[lfcfanchannel]

There is a bus lane near me which I'm able to use at specific times but when ever I enter the lane there is always parked vehicles scattered along. Should I enter the bus lane on my test if I drive on that route?