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Q: How to make myself more visible in traffic as an EU mainland driver in the UK?

user3554004I will be moving to the UK soon, Scotland to be more precise, and will be doing so with a car. A driver-sitting-on-the-left sort of car, with licence plates from an EU country (eventually I will have to switch to UK plates). The licence plate is white with black numbers and black capital letters ...

I personally wouldn't worry about it. It doesn't take all that long to get accustomed to, for most people.
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@HeidelBerGensis, nice one! Please put that into an answer so we can give you some up votes!
Nothing signifies to UK drivers that you're not a local so much as continuing to drive on the right side of the road. They would definitely think "watch out" when they see you.
If you actually look out of your windows then you're already better than about 80% of UK drivers, so I wouldn't worry about it
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Do not do it! Drivers hate to drive behind "unusual" drivers and will take every opportunity to pass you on the road, potentially causing an accident. Blend in rather than sticking out.
Could be worth taking some driving lessons. Most instructors will do a 'refresher' course. There's plenty of other differences in driving in Scotland vs driving elsewhere in Europe.
@JonathanReez "will take every opportunity to pass you" We are British. We know how to queue.
You will get used to driving on the left quickly, although those multi-lane roundabouts can be confusing at first. I have to warn you though, switching to UK plates is very complicated and expensive. Sell your car in its home country if you can.
Consider switching to a "driver-sitting-on-the-right" sort of car when you intend to stay there longer. It simplifies certain things...
Is there a reason you're bringing a wrong-hand drive car rather than selling yours in your country, and buying a car with correct design for the local roads in Scotland? You would, I suspect, find it much easier. Not to mention that you won't be stuck everytime you need to use any kind of automated barrier which has the box you need to interact with on the right of the car.
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@JackAidley while the OP could theoretically sell his car, he could be in the same position I was a few years ago. Bought a LHD car in our home country but two months later, life happened and ended up moving to the UK. I wasn't going to sell a rather nice car when it was (and is) perfectly safe and easy to drive it around here (England to be more precise). Granted, automated barriers are a pain, but brush up on your stretches and you're good to go.
I live in scotland and have an LHD. It's not a problem (really!) unless overtaking and there's nobody to help spot for you. some things are easier, some things are harder. Also, please search up the roads you will be regularly driving and educate yourself on accident blackspots and speed limits. There are some dangerous roads I regularly drive that see regular accidents, sometimes fatal, due to the road design, weather conditions and inexperienced drivers, often from overseas. Drive safe and please pull in to allow overtaking if you are driving significantly slower than other road users.
Oh one last thing, selling an LHD in scotland might be difficult as many consider it a disadvantage, regardless of whether that's true - so it may work out better for you to switch. But I don't consider it to be the huge problem that many others do.
agree with @robert, I accidentally did the opposite as a Brit in Norway.
Top tip, use sat nav even for small trips as it'll give you a visual of which way to go round roundabouts and junctions. It's always helped me driving on the crazy continent and their driving on the right oddity ;-) and after a few days, it's completely natural and coming home in even weirder!
Also, given its Scotland, the roads are pretty quiet by comparison to London and the South East. So a good spot to start with :-)
"and drive and turn slower, just to be safe" That sounds the opposite of safe
The BIGGEST mistake I made when first time switching to the "other" side of the road was to not to pay attention to my right side mirror while switching lanes for the first time... you know the one you use in Europe for lateral parking but nothing else really ... the big bus just missed me by 5 centimeters. Remember, in UK the cars always take over on your right side on a normal road, not on your left. This is important!
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If you find yourself having problems with a blind spot on your right, consider getting one of these. While the distance is somewhat skewed it'll give you some confidence (especially when overtaking).

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