Driving test question - rose hill roundabout

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Have my second driving test in a week and had a question about the exits in one roundabout I'm finding tricky. It's rosehill roundabout in Morden, London.

Coming out of Green Lane, and going to the Sutton exit (4th exit) or 3rd exit - which lane should you be in after coming out of green lane's left lane and going into the middle lane at the roundabout? I can't tell from the road markings if after that first set of traffic lights, I should be on the left most one (which would lead towards 3rd exit), or in the middle one (which would lead towards Sutton)? The road markings arent clear to me and if I need to be in the left or right lane or if I can choose without needing to signal?

The other one was Wrythe Lane to A297 (4th exit). When exiting Wrythe lane, I should be on the right lane based on the road markings. But then from there, I need to go into the middle lane after the second exit. From there, I need to go left again to exit, which requires someone letting me in. It seems odd that that's what's needed rather than being able to follow this properly and exit without that. But is that right? Or am I missing something?

Thanks all for any help! I'm practicing with my wife who's been driving for ages, but she's been finding it really tricky too!
 
That roundabout looks horrible - no wonder you're prepping for it.

For the first one, looking at Google Street View you want to be in the left hand lane for the exit marked Sutton.

But really, the very best thing you can do is go there when the traffic is quiet and try all the options and find which ones work best.
 
Thanks both - Yeah, it is horrible, lol. Have been going around and around it as practice, but still confusing, lol.

And Thanks Pho - yeah, watched all of those! Sadly not all exit/entrance combos covered, but I hope that's because they don't come up on the test route.
 
The main thing to remember is you cannot be in the wrong lane as long as you use the right way to merge into the correct one.

I go to places like this all over the country sometimes for the first time. If unsure just keep it in the rightmost lane and then when you see the road markings/road sign for the road you want to exit then indicate and move over. If you have to stop and wait in the road for someone to let you in so be it or even go all the way around.
 
I usually just go in the middle lane and then move over to the lane marked Sutton after the lights. As others have said as long as you manoeuvre correctly it should be fine.
 
There are also no limits as to how many times you can go round a roundabout if you can’t safely change lanes! :D

(Or you miss the exit you want because you’re not watching properly, which has definitely never happened to me before…)
 
Thanks all - just as an update, passed the test :) bit stressful since at one point the examiner lent across me and honked another driver, lol. The roundabout did come up, but thankfully an exit i knew better so no issues there. Though an ambulance did start coming up from.behind somewhere so that didn't help, lol. But done now!
 
Sudden said:
Thanks all - just as an update, passed the test :) bit stressful since at one point the examiner lent across me and honked another driver, lol. The roundabout did come up, but thankfully an exit i knew better so no issues there. Though an ambulance did start coming up from.behind somewhere so that didn't help, lol. But done now!
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Excellent - congratulations.


Now you start learning to drive!
 
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