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When driving a car towing a trailer on a motorway with three or more lanes, you are legally permitted to use the right-hand lane to overtake slower traffic, provided that the middle lane is congested and you do not exceed the 60 mph towing speed limit.

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Under UK legislation and Highway Code Rule 265, any vehicle towing a trailer is strictly forbidden from using the right-hand lane of a motorway with three or more lanes unless directed by temporary road signs, road markings, or lane closures. Overtaking must be carried out using the remaining permissible lanes.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the vehicle configuration and highway classification.
A passenger car towing a trailer travelling on a motorway with three or more lanes.
Specific statutory restrictions apply to vehicles drawing trailers on multi-lane high-speed roads.
2
Apply Highway Code Rule 265 governing motorway lane discipline.
Vehicles drawing a trailer MUST NOT use the right-hand lane on a motorway with three or more lanes.
This restriction ensures smooth traffic flow and safety by preventing combinations with lower speed limits (60 mph) and longer stopping distances from occupying the fastest overtaking lane.
3
Evaluate whether overtaking or traffic congestion creates a legal exception.
No exception exists for normal overtaking or heavy traffic.
Exceptions only apply when emergency lane closures, mandatory road signs, or roadworks divert all traffic into the right-hand lane.

Key Concept

Motorway lane restrictions for towing combinations under Highway Code Rule 265
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Towing Trailers and Caravans

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