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Some vehicles do have this feature, but normally only when reversing. Delivery lorries often have whooshy noise and some have a shouty woman voice.
@spindrift for me if I saw an HGV straddling two lanes I'd first ask myself "why" before assuming, regardless of road markings or signalling. There's a part of the highway code on HGV's swinging out as they turn, and another about holding back and waiting if there is a signal on any vehicle because it could be erroneous.
This case involves traffic stopped at lights. If your face is in-line with a bloody great HGV it's reasonable that you can see their indicators, and you have effectively undertaken them on their nearside (and into a blind spot). If the traffic is stopped it's reasonable to filter, but only when safe to do so - I'd consider a vehicle straddling two lanes with its indicators on not safe to filter past.
Just had a flashback to an almost exact version of this happening to me on Walworth Road turning left onto Heygate. I filter, spinning down the nearside thinking I have time, getting caught nearly halfway down the HGV as it commits to turn after the lights turn green. Totally my fault.