People taking to the roads by car could face a hefty fine depending on what they do when faced with being in the way of an emergency vehicle.
Drivers could be fined as much as £1,000 if they break the Highway Code to let an ambulance pass, with the Code stating that those driving the car should give way to emergency service vehicles using flashing lights, including ambulances, fire engines and police vehicles.
However you will have to be careful what you're doing if you need to move out of the way whilst driving.
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This is because, as reported by the Mirror, other regulations must remain in place as you let the vehicle pass meaning some illegal manoeuvres could incur a hefty fine and penalty points on your license.
For example, if you were to move into a bus lane, stop in a yellow box junction or drive through a red light to make way for emergency vehicles, you could be given a fixed penalty notice with fines and points escalating for those that fail to provide the drivers details or take the case to court and lose.
Rule 219 of the Highway Code states: "You should look and listen for ambulances, fire engines, police, doctors or other emergency vehicles using flashing blue, red or green lights and sirens, or flashing headlights, or traffic officer and incident support vehicles using flashing amber lights."
"When one approaches do not panic. Consider the route of such a vehicle and take appropriate action to let it pass, while complying with all traffic signs. If necessary, pull to the side of the road and stop, but try to avoid stopping before the brow of a hill, a bend or narrow section of road.
"Do not endanger yourself, other road users or pedestrians and avoid mounting the kerb."
The RAC also encouraged drivers not to stop in the middle of the road to make way.
The Sun reported RAC experts as adding: “Keep driving until there’s a suitable place to pull over and use your common sense to avoid coming into conflict with other road users.
“If people panic and do not obey traffic laws, this could result in an incident which could endanger more lives or further impede the emergency service from getting through.
“The issue of people taking the wrong action and then facing a fine is a common one and something our legal advice team regularly deal with.”
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