Revision question · Motorway rules

When are you allowed to stop on a motorway?

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When you need to walk and get fresh air

When you wish to pick up hitchhikers

When you're signalled to do so by traffic signals

When you need to use a mobile telephone

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When you're signalled to do so by traffic signalsThis was the right answer

You must stop if overhead gantry signs show a red cross above every lane on the motorway. If any of the other lanes doesn't show a red cross, you may move into that lane and continue if it's safe to do so.

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Rule 258Highway Code rule · The actual all-lane red-cross gantry closes the road; stop before the signals and never bypass using the hard shoulder.

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