Anyone a driving test examiner or experienced driving instructor?

[Oilofeveningprimrose]

As per title, looking for someone that can answer a question about a particular roundabout.
It has a 2 lane entry with a single lane exit and confused about what I should do when turning right as the lanes don't spiral out so feel stuck on the inside lane of the roundabout. Been told not to cross lanes once on a roundabout but there doesn't seem to be an option to avoid this.

From what I can tell I would be forced to do it like this but that doesn't seem correct because I would have to cross over the lane and cars could have entered by that point and be in outside lane but want to take exit after me. Lane markings are like they are in the image, just a constant circle rather than any spiral to indicate you can leave that lane

I'm a driver not an instructor, but this is the route I would take.

It's difficult though because I don't recall seeing a roundabout with that pattern. Normally the lines will actually cross each other so you still have your lane.

But if you do that you cut up the people in the left lane that are going straight ahead?

Sorry my line is rubbish but hopefully you get what I mean!

Why are the arrows in the middle going anti clockwise?
Isn't that the wrong way? ?
We drive on the left.

Yeah I think I've seen too many lanes at the bottom.

Yellow must be right, but I'd expect my lane to come around the centre to be marked even if it needed to overlap.

You would need to look at the road sign that leads up to the RB to confirm the correct lane if there are no road markings.

Looking at your diagram, the 1st exit is a two lane exit so the left hand lane probably filters into that.

You can absolutely change lanes on a roundabout (ADI). I think that thinking you can’t is what had probably confused you.

In the absence of any road markings or signage to the contrary....if you are going left or straight on, stay in the left lane. If you're turning right, use the right hand lane. If you think about it, you often have to cross lanes on a roundabout yes?

Ha ignore that, I had chat gpt draw me a diagram quickly!

I think because my driving instructor told me I should never change lanes on a roundabout so that is what left me confused

Well usually they have markings to indicate you can change, like spiral out and this one doesn't that is all. I couldn't figure out at what point it was safe for me to change over because at any point there would be a risk a car has joined in the outside lane that wants to go beyond the exit I am trying to leave at but I am still in the inside lane

Oh thank goodness. I was just thinking I'd been doing roundabouts wrong for the last 30 years!!

I would stay in the right until you get to the exit before yours, then start signalling left and move into the left lane.

At that point nobody should be in that left lane.

“On a multi-lane roundabout, lane changes are typically necessary to reach the desired exit. If you need to take an exit on the first half of the roundabout (up to 180 degrees), you'll usually need to stay in the left or center lane. For exits on the second half (over 180 degrees), you'll need to switch to the right-hand lane”

There are several bigger roundabouts in my area where I need to change lanes to get to the right exit. Your instructor probably said it more generally speaking - don’t go in to the right lane if you’re intending to go left as that type of lane change is likely to be dangerous. Multi lane roundabouts though will be a lot bigger and will give you the opportunity to change safely.

There are loads of roundabouts like that near us, I use one every day to turn right, everyone uses the right hand lane and changes lanes after the previous exit. There is one where some people choose to go all the way round in the LH lane because the exit road has two lanes too, but it often causes near misses because people using the right hand lane still tend to change lane as they pass the previous exit and aren't expecting someone to be on their left at that point, they can be in a blind spot. I use the RH lane, check very carefully and stay in it if anyone is on my inside.

This. Of course you can change lanes otherwise you would be stuck on the roundabout forever

Not if a couple of the exits are double Lane exits bit some are single lane exits

You must have misunderstood. It's fine to change lanes on a roundabout as long as you indicate and do so when safe. Your original yellow line is correct.

Of course you can change lanes on a roundabout

Usually roundabout have the lanes marked out where you can change over or no lanes marked out. The one in the diagram js unusual because it looks like you could technically enter from the left lane and continue round to the right as that is where the lane goes but the highway code says that is wrong. No need for the confused face

But if you couldn't change lanes, you'd be stuck on the roundabout forever - so yes, I'm confused as to what you think the alternative is?

Former driving instructor. Sometimes you do have to change lanes on the roundabout - they’re not always spiral in design.

I would keep right until just before the second exit, then start to move towards the left then, indicating left just as I pass the second exit.

Where does the Highway Code say that? It says:
When taking an exit to the right or going full circle, unless signs or markings indicate otherwise

• signal right and approach in the right-hand lane
• keep to the right on the roundabout until you need to change lanes to exit the roundabout

It explicitly tells you you should change lanes.

Once you pass the exit before the one you want to take you indicate your intention and move from the inner lane to the outer lane to take the junction. If you never moved from the right hand lane you entered the roundabout on, you'd be driving round in circles forever. There are two lanes for a reason, so two cars can enter the roundabout at that point simultaneously.