Revision question · Motorway rules

Your vehicle breaks down on a motorway and you manage to stop on the hard shoulder. What should you do if you use your mobile phone to call for help?

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Stand at the rear of the vehicle while making the call

Phone a friend and ask them to come and collect you

Wait in the car for the emergency services to arrive

Check your location from the nearest marker posts beside the hard shoulder

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Check your location from the nearest marker posts beside the hard shoulderThis was the right answer

You should use an emergency telephone when you break down on the motorway; only use your mobile if this isn't possible. The emergency services need to know your exact location so they can reach you as quickly as possible. Look for a number on the nearest marker post beside the hard shoulder. Give this number when you call the emergency services.

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Call for help and stay clear of trafficReviewed guidance summary · The current operator guidance covers phone posture, location, safe waiting and the crucial stay-belted emergency exception absent from some archived explanations.

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