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Difficulty: HardBreakdown Procedures

After your vehicle has been repaired following a breakdown on the hard shoulder of a motorway, which TWO actions should you take when rejoining the carriageway?

  1. Build up speed along the hard shoulder before merging into the left-hand laneAnswer
  2. B
    Move out directly into the live traffic lane from a stationary position
  3. Check your mirrors and blind spot thoroughly before indicating and joining trafficAnswer
  4. D
    Coast in neutral along the hard shoulder until an opening appears in the adjacent lane

Answer

Accelerate along the hard shoulder to match traffic speed, and check mirrors and blind spots before signalling into a safe gap.
Under Highway Code Rule 274, when rejoining the motorway carriageway from the hard shoulder, drivers should build up speed on the hard shoulder, signal their intention, and carry out thorough observation checks—including mirrors and blind spots—before smoothly joining a safe gap in the left-hand lane.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Accelerate along the hard shoulder
Your vehicle matches the speed of vehicles flowing in the left-hand lane.
Motorway traffic travels at high speeds; merging at low speed forces other vehicles to brake sharply, creating severe collision hazards.
2
Perform full visual checks including mirrors and blind spots while signalling
You confirm a safe gap in the left-hand lane without causing other drivers to alter speed or course.
Checking blind spots ensures no fast-approaching vehicles in adjacent lanes are missed before moving out.

Key Concept

Highway Code Rule 274 motorway rejoining procedures after a hard shoulder breakdown.
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