As is the case on the larger versions of this junction, you need to give priority to vehicles on your right, while taking priority from the vehicles on your left. If you intend on turning right on a mini-roundabout it's important you signal on approach due to the limited amount of space on the road.
Mini-roundabouts.
All vehicles MUST pass round the central markings except large vehicles which are physically incapable of doing so. Remember, there is less space to manoeuvre and less time to signal. Avoid making U-turns at mini-roundabouts. Beware of others doing this.
Give way. The most important rule – when entering a roundabout, give way to traffic on the roundabout, unless road markings or signs say otherwise. If the way is clear keep moving. Stopping at a clear roundabout slows traffic and can cause frustrating delays.
Give way to traffic coming from the right.
Ensure you're signalling in the direction you want to take before entering the roundabout, unless you're travelling straight on, in which case you don't need to signal until you pass the exit before the one you are going to use.
Right of Way
As with all roundabouts in the UK, drivers approaching a mini roundabout must give way to traffic approaching from the right.
If the exit you require is 12 o'clock or before you need the left hand lane. If the exit that you require is after 12 o'clock, you need the right hand lane. Unless any road markings or signs say differently.
Mini roundabouts operate almost identically to a regular single-lane roundabout. The only difference is that the physical central island you'll be used to seeing is replaced by road markings.
Going straight ahead
There is no need to use your indicator until you are ready to exit the roundabout. Give way to all vehicles already on the roundabout. Before exiting, use your left indicator and follow the exit lane marking. Stop indicating once you have exited the roundabout.
Using roundabouts
When you approach a roundabout, you must slow down or stop to give way to all vehicles already in the roundabout. This means giving way to vehicles already in the roundabout on your right, and vehicles that have entered the roundabout from your left or from directly opposite you.
Continuing straight ahead at a roundabout
If you need to travel straight on through a roundabout, then you'll generally need to use the left-hand lane. However, in some cases, the left-hand lane might only be for left turns only, so look out for signs that indicate this.
Mini roundabouts are often put in place of T-junctions in quieter residential areas. A mini roundabout offers two purposes; a junction between two or more intersections and an effective form of traffic calming.
As a general rule you will need to slow down to 10-15mph and be in 2nd gear when approaching mini roundabouts in order to control your vehicle safely, especially when turning left and right.
so it's not illegal, as there is no "MUST NOT", but obviously not recommended. Magog said: Is it legal to go all the way round a Mini-roundabout and head of back in the direction you came from? Yes it is legal.
S0 it's not illegal, as there is no "MUST NOT", but obviously not recommended. That looks remarkably like an acknowledgement that most drivers steam straight through mini roundabouts at excessive speed, and do not treat them as roundabouts at all.
Explanation: When going straight ahead at a roundabout, don't signal as you approach it. Indicate left just after passing the exit before the one you wish to take.
The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England, is a ring junction constructed in 1972 consisting of five mini-roundabouts arranged in a circle. Located near the County Ground, home of Swindon Town F.C., its name comes from the popular children's television series The Magic Roundabout.
There is absolutely no law, and no signs that indicate, or force a driver to exit the roundabout at any turn.
There are two basic types of roundabouts: single-lane and multi-lane.
Approaching the Roundabout
As you approach, use the signs to choose your route and the correct lane. Slow down and yield to pedestrians. Yield to traffic in all lanes of the roundabout, as they have the right-of-way.
Slow down really early and look as early as you can into the road on your right, and across the roundabout itself. By watching the traffic flow really early, you can sometimes manipulate yourself an opportunity to go, by timing your arrival at the roundabout when there is a gap.