![]() Undercarriage – n – The underside of your car. Soft-Shoulder – n – Roadside shoulder that’s made of gravel. Slip-road – n – An exit on/off ramp on a highway. Sleeping policemen – n – A speed bump in the road. Saloon – n – Standard 4 door family sedan car. Registration – n – A car’s license plate. Pelican crossing – n – A type of crosswalk on British streets. Nearside – n – The side of the car that’s closest to the curb. Motorway – n – The equivalent would be an interstate highway. Motor – n – An antiquated term for an automobile. Manual gearbox – n – A manual transmission on a car. Lorry – adj – A semi or heavy goods truck. Lay-by – n – Rest area along the highways. L-plates – n – Special license plates you’re required to have on your car while learning to drive in the UK. Kerb crawler – n – A person who solicits street prostitutes. Hard shoulder – n – Shoulder on the side of the road that’s paved. ![]() Handbrake – n – Parking/ Emergency brake in a car. Gear lever – n – The stick shift in a manual car. Some of the words are obvious in their meanings, some words are used completely differently to the way we Americans use them – which can lead to confusion when renting (or hiring as the Brits say) a car when you’re in the UK.ĪA – abbr – The British Automobile Association, whom you call when your car breaks down.īollard – n – Metal post that usually indicates a place one should not drive into.īoot – n – The car’s trunk, opposite of the bonnet.Ĭar boot sale – n – Swap meet or flea market where people sell items from the back of their car.Ĭar park – n – Parking lot or parking garage.Ĭaravan – n – Another term for Recreational Vehicle.Ĭaravan Park – n – Campsite for recreational vehicles and trailersĬat’s eyes – n – Reflectors located on the road in the center line.Ĭentral Reservation – n – The median between two opposite sides of a road.ĭamper – n – The shock absorber on a car.ĭual carriageway – n – A divided highway a step down from a motorway. This week we’re going to talk about the words for driving that are different from British to American English. The following list of words is taken from Anglotopia’s Dictionary of British English and you’ll find these and a ton more words in our bestselling dictionary. This is the first article in an ongoing series about British English or as we Americans tend to call it, British Slang. Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure – Land’s End to John O’Groats.Great Britons Book: Top 50 Greatest Brits Who Ever Lived.101 Budget Britain Travel Tips – 2nd Edition.ltimate List of Funny British Place Names. ![]()
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