AAATHE You will need to look round and check.  highwaycodeuk.co.uk 85  163. Overtake only   when it is safe and legal to do so. You should  ● not get too close to the vehicle you intend to overtake  ● use your mirrors, signal when it is safe to do so, take a quick  sideways glance if necessary into the blind spot area and  then start to move out  ● not assume that you can simply follow a vehicle ahead which  is overtaking; there may only be enough room for one  vehicle  ● move quickly past the vehicle you are overtaking, once you  have started to overtake. Allow plenty of room. Move back  to the left as soon as you can but do not cut in  ● take extra care at night and in poor visibility when it is  harder to judge speed and distance  ● give way to oncoming vehicles before passing parked  vehicles or other obstructions on your side of the road  ● there is a suitable gap in front of the road user you plan to  overtake.  ● road users are not beginning to overtake you  ● the road is sufficiently clear ahead  162. Before overtaking   you should make sure  2.Overtaking  Remember: Mirrors – Signal – Manoeuvre 