In this situation you ought to give way to

Explanation

To both drivers — the oncoming lorry and the tanker on the right.

The triangular sign with a black cross is the "junction of equal-status roads" sign and warns that ahead lies a junction at which no road is the priority one. Because you have signalled left and intend to turn left, two rules rest on you simultaneously.

First rule: when turning left you must give way to oncoming vehicles going straight or turning right; the blue lorry facing you is precisely such a case. Second rule: at an equal-status junction priority belongs to the right; the white and orange tanker is approaching the junction from the road on the right, so it too takes precedence over you — even though its left indicator is on.

That lit indicator is the main trap of the question: the intention of the oncoming or adjacent driver does not destroy his priority. Your left-turn path intersects with both these vehicles, and the result of haste at such a junction is a head-on impact with the lorry or a side impact with the tanker. On empty interurban roads the danger is greater, because speeds are high and the driver becomes careless owing to the light traffic.

• It identifies the oncoming lorry correctly but ignores the tanker on the right; at an equal-status junction any vehicle coming from the right takes precedence over you, even if it intends to turn left.

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