Turning left from a major road to a minor road
Check your mirrors well in advance for traffic following behind you.
Give a left-turn signal and, when safe, slow down.
Keep as close as you safely can to the left-hand edge of the road, using your mirrors to watch for cyclists, e-scooters or motorcyclists coming up on your left.
At a controlled junction, watch for flashing amber arrows that allow you to proceed to the left if no traffic is approaching from the right.
Where possible, leave room for other vehicles to pass on the right.
Make the turn, keeping close to the left-hand edge. Do not hit or mount the kerb.
Turning left from a minor road to a major road
Check your mirrors well in advance for traffic following behind you.
Give a left turn signal and slow down.
If you are at a junction controlled by a Stop or a Yield sign, wait at the entrance to the junction until the road is clear.
At a controlled junction, watch for flashing amber arrows that allow you to proceed to the left if no traffic is approaching from the right.
If a left-turn slip lane is provided, you should use it.
When it is safe, finish your turn so that you enter the left-hand side of the road onto which you are turning.
Take care not to swing wide when you turn and always give way to pedestrians and cyclists crossing the junction before you start any turn.