Throughout the highway code section there are abbreviations used. This page is dedicated to expanding on those abbreviations and providing the full versions of the abbreviations.
| FTWO | Functions of Traffic Wardens Order 1970. |
| HA | Highways Act 1835 or 1980 (as indicated). |
| H(PHYR)R | Horses (Protective Headgear for Young Riders) Regulations 1992. | MC(PH)R | Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) Regulations 1980. |
| MT(E&W)R | Motorways Traffic (England & Wales) Regulations 1982. |
| MT(S)R | Motorways Traffic (Scotland) Regulations 1995. |
| MV(DL)R | Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996. | MV(WSB)R | Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations 1993. |
| MV(WSBCFS)R | Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Children in Front Seats) Regulations 1993. |
| PCUR | Pedal Cycles (Construction & Use) Regulations 1983. |
| PPVA | Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981. | RTA | Road Traffic Act 1988 or 1991 (as indicated). |
| RT(ND)A | Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995. |
| RTRA | Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984. |
| CUR | Road Vehicles (Construction & Use) Regulations 1986. | RVLR | Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989. |
| RV(R&L)R | Road Vehicles (Registration & licensing) Regulations 1971. |
| R(S)A | Roads (Scotland) Act 1984. |
| TSRGD | Traffic Signs Regulations & General Directions 1984. | VERA | Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994. |
| ZPPPCRGD | Zebra, Pelican and Puffin Pedestrian Crossings Regulations and General Directions 1997. |