How should you signal on multi-lane traffic light controlled roundabouts?

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From the point of view of a test drive examiner, what should you be doing?

For example on big roundabouts sometimes there's two lanes dedicated for traffic going around, now the highway code says indicate right if you going around, but if you're in the second lane from the inside, the person following in the inside lane will assume you're pulling in?

Or in another case, if you look at this roundabout, say you're approaching from Longbridge Rd, and you want to take the 2nd exit, you'd be signaling right to join, then you'd signal left to change into the appropriate lane, stop signaling, then signal left as you leave?
 
From the POV of the examiner you'd probably be indicating for the duration of your time on the roundabout. But in real terms if it's a big one and you're sitting at lights it's just not necessary
 
I'd have thought on a big traffic light controlled roundabout it's more like a normal circular road than a roundabout, so you should only signal when you want to change lanes.

Although as already said, ask your instructor.
 
I'm the kind of person that normally always indicates, but I only indicate on multi-lane traffic light controlled roundabouts if I'm taking the first exit.
 
why would you be signalling right. I would be in the middle lane from longridge rd which would take you onto the left lane on the roundabout then indicate left to come off onto the parkway
 
mattyg said:
why would you be signalling right. I would be in the middle lane from longridge rd which would take you onto the left lane on the roundabout then indicate left to come off onto the parkway
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If you zoom the map in you will see two of the lanes from Longbridge Rd are for turning left onto the 1st exit only.
 
norm said:
If you zoom the map in you will see two of the lanes from Longbridge Rd are for turning left onto the 1st exit only.
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In real life I would most definitely not be indicating in the second lane. A test is a whole other kettle of fish :p

In a test in this case though, you can solve the problem by being in the left hand lane anyway.
 
With that one I would signal right, move into the right lane then signal left before the exit and move over to the left and into the junction because effectivley you're going for a right hand junction..
 
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