Revision question · Incidents, accidents and emergencies

What should you do if your vehicle has a puncture on a motorway?

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Drive slowly to the next service area to get assistance

Pull up on the hard shoulder or in an emergency area. Change the wheel as quickly as possible

Pull up on the hard shoulder or in an emergency area and call for assistance

Switch on your hazard warning lights. Stop in your lane

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Pull up on the hard shoulder or in an emergency area and call for assistanceThis was the right answer

Pull up on the hard shoulder or in an emergency area and call for assistance.

Don't attempt to repair your vehicle while it's on the hard shoulder, because of the risk posed by traffic passing at high speeds.

Reviewed reading for this question

A fault on a motorwayReviewed guidance summary · A puncture is not permission to change a wheel beside fast motorway traffic; the guide covers the crucial trapped-in-lane exception.

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