Revision question · Motorway rules

You're travelling along a motorway. When are you allowed to overtake on the left?

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When you can see well ahead that the hard shoulder is clear

When the traffic in the right-hand lane is signalling right

When you warn drivers behind by signalling left

When in queues and traffic to your right is moving more slowly than you are

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When in queues and traffic to your right is moving more slowly than you areThis was the right answer

Never overtake on the left, unless the traffic is moving in queues and the queue on your right is moving more slowly than the one you're in.

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Rule 268Highway Code rule · In congested parallel queues, keep up with your own lane; do not change left or weave to overtake.

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