MotorwaysQuestion 222 of 424

You are leaving a motorway by a slip road on the left. What should you do?

  1. Stay in the right lane until the last moment
  2. Brake hard on the motorway before the slip road
  3. Signal only when you reach the slip road
  4. Move into the left lane early, signal left in good time and reduce speed on the slip road
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Correct answer: Move into the left lane early, signal left in good time and reduce speed on the slip road

Get into the left lane well before your exit, signal in good time and slow down on the slip road.

Source: The Highway Code (Department for Transport, GOV.UK), Motorways (253 to 274), Rule 273

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026