PeterWestSussex said:
In preparation for my recent AIM 's "55+" driver assessment I read right thru the latest Highway Code .... and yes, I memorised EVERY clause, - and I set it to music (all right, it was for the B flat horn solo).
You CAN use your horn at A N Y time!!!!! " ... You MUST NOT use your horn ... except when another road user poses a danger" (Capitals, red ink, bold and italics all as printed in Code, Clause 112)
So, that's the definitive ruling on this one!
You are of course correct, however if I may be pedantic, the ruling comes from the Road Vehicles (Constructions and Use) Regulations 1986, Clause 99, as noted in the footer of the Highway Code 'Rule' 112.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/regulation/99/made
99.""”(1)Subject to the following paragraphs, no person shall sound, or cause or permit to be sounded, any horn, gong, bell or siren fitted to or carried on a vehicle which is""”
<a ="LegAnchorID" id="regulation-99-1-a" style="line-height: 1.4em; color: rgb0, 102, 153; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></a>(a)stationary on a road, at any time, other than at times of danger due to another moving vehicle on or near the road; or<a ="LegAnchorID" id="regulation-99-1-b" style="line-height: 1.4em; color: rgb0, 102, 153; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></a>(b)in motion on a restricted road, between 23.30 hours and 07.00 hours in the following morning.
The only reason I added that in, is because the Highway Code itself is not a legal document, contrary to popular belief, it's merely a 'Best Practices Guide'. There are certainly a number of 'Rules' within the HC that are reinforced by Law, and as such will have the relevant Legislation noted at the end of the 'Rule'. However, if no Legislation is noted with a 'Rule', it is not legally enforceable, and is merely a guide for the responsible driver.
