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MotorwaysQuestion 206 of 424

When joining a motorway, what should you not do?

  1. Check the traffic on the motorway
  2. Match your speed to the traffic
  3. Stay on the slip road if it becomes an extra lane
  4. Drive across solid white lines between lanes, or use the hard shoulder
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Correct answer: Drive across solid white lines between lanes, or use the hard shoulder

Never drive over the solid white lines between lanes. Never use the hard shoulder to join.

Source: The Highway Code (Department for Transport, GOV.UK), Motorways (253 to 274), Rule 259

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026