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MotorwaysQuestion 218 of 424

On some motorways the hard shoulder works as an extra lane. When can you drive on it?

  1. Whenever the other lanes are slow
  2. When the sign above it is blank
  3. When a red X is above it
  4. Only when a speed limit is shown above it
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Correct answer: Only when a speed limit is shown above it

You may drive on it only when a speed limit shows above it. A red X or a blank sign means you must not.

Source: The Highway Code (Department for Transport, GOV.UK), Motorways (253 to 274), Rule 269

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026