Drivers are only just realising what common dashboard warning lights really mean

dailyrecord.co.uk:

As a driver, it's important to know the rules of the road. But after time, road users might forget all the things they learnt during their all-important motoring exams.

Knowing the meaning of the lights on your dashboard is very crucial as it enables you to communicate with other drivers on the road.

Now one expert on TikTok shared an insight into the dashboard lights many people seem to forget. In a post online, Rebecca, who boasts 33,100 followers, described the five important symbols – and when to really use them behind the wheel.

In a lengthy post, she said: "What do lights mean? Now someone has asked me to run through what lights we have in the car and what they will do when we use them, so let's run through what we have."First up, Rebecca explained the dipped beam which is used when your visibility is reduced due to darkness or some weather conditions.