Can I be fined for using my car horn in traffic? Highway Code reveals what the punishment could be for drivers

THE car horn has become a nearly universally accepted way to communicate on Britain’s roads.

Motorists frequently use it to show frustration and hurry others along – but that isn’t what it’s designed for according to the law.

What is the right and wrong way to use a horn?

Brits use their horns for all sorts of reasons, most of which are actually wrong.

Common practices such...