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MotorwaysQuestion 221 of 424

When may you pick up or set down a person on a motorway?

  1. When they are on the hard shoulder
  2. When they are at a slip road
  3. Only in an emergency
  4. When the traffic is light
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Correct answer: Only in an emergency

Do not pick up or drop off anyone on a motorway. Do not walk on it either, unless it is an emergency.

Source: The Highway Code (Department for Transport, GOV.UK), Motorways (253 to 274), Rule 272

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026