Incidents and emergenciesQuestion 408 of 424
Your car has a problem on a motorway. What should you do if you cannot leave at the next exit or reach a service area?
- Move left and stop in an emergency area or on the hard shoulder
- Stop in the right-hand lane
- Stop on the central reservation
- Stop on the carriageway and get out
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Correct answer: Move left and stop in an emergency area or on the hard shoulder
Go left. Stop as far left as you can with your wheels turned to the left, and use hazard lights.
Source: The Highway Code (Department for Transport, GOV.UK), Breakdowns and incidents (275 to 287), Rule 277
Practice incidents and emergenciesQuestions last reviewed: 18 October 2026