Flashing Headlights / Saying thanks by using the hazard ligh

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Your opinion on this please.

I know both are contrary to the highway code but it does seem to be the norm these days.

Flashing headlights to warn someone your approaching could easily be taken as I'm letting you out. Using hazard lights to say thanks might confuse someone into thinking there was a hazard ahead.

I've noticed this a lot recently. The Focus has dark tints, where I used to wave to say thanks, I started giving one flash of the hazards. Noticed a lot of people doing it too.

Now I know this isn't the correct thing to do but people tend to get mad when they let you out and you don't say thanks.

Is there a 'right' thing to do to let someone out on the motorway or at a junction or is that in itself a no-no?

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R_U_LOCAL said:

Why would you thank someone by burning their retinas out?

Sorry I was referring to saying thanks with a blink of the hazard lights (as they would be behind) whereas before I'd give a wave, now they can't see in for me to do it.

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. It's the fact that flashing can be seen different ways to me and maybe 'letting someone know you're there' could be taken by the majority of motorists as 'I'm letting you out'.