Roundabout advice - which lane?

[amandanorgaard]

I've been driving for just over a year, and still get confused when I use this roundabout. I regularly use it as it's close to my house.

I would usually approach from the road on the far right side, where there are two lanes.

I would take the left lane if turning immediately left, or heading onto the roundabout and using the first exit.

I would take the right lane if heading onto the roundabout and taking the fourth exit onto the motorway. (The fifth exit isn't an exit, it's just the traffic leaving the motorway).

However, if I want to take the third exit (just to the left of the motorway) then I need to be in the middle lane after crossing Glenmachan St, which becomes the left lane, and merge over to the extra left hand lanes after the second exit. This is done easily enough with the traffic lights. Similarly, if I want to take the second exit, I need to be in the middle lane again, then move over to the left.

My question is, when approaching from the road on the far right hand side, which lane do I use to then move into the middle lane on the roundabout? My instinct is right if I'm taking the third exit, but left if I'm taking the second exit, due to the whole 12 o'clock rule. But after looking at the roundabout from above like this, I've realised that technically as I come to the end of the road on the right I'm not actually at the roundabout yet. So I'm quite confused!

If someone could help me that would be wonderful!

Edited by amandanorgaard on Friday 24th August 13:11