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DVSA-style practice question · Road and Traffic Signs ## The answer options - Move to the left - Turn left at the next junction - Stop immediately - Pull up on the left**Correct** ## Why that is the answer When a police officer behind you flashes their headlights and points to the left, they are directing you to pull over. You should signal and pull up on the left-hand side of the road as soon as it is safe to do so. Stopping immediately could be dangerous, and turning at the next junction is not what is being asked. The Highway Code requires you to comply with directions given by police officers. ## How this comes up in the real test Questions from road and traffic signs appear throughout the 50-question multiple-choice section, and the wording changes between versions. Learn the rule rather than the sentence: the DVSA can ask the same point from the opposite direction, and a memorised answer falls over the moment the phrasing moves. 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