How far are you allowed to reverse?

Question topic: Car , Rules of the road

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A: No further than is necessary

B: No more than a car’s length

C: As far as it takes to reverse around a corner

D: The length of a residential street

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Reversing

Reversing is covered in rules 200-203 of the UK highway code

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