Revision question · Road and traffic signs

You're on a motorway. What should you do if there's a red cross showing on the signs above your lane only?

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Continue in that lane and look for further information

Don't continue in that lane

Pull onto the hard shoulder

Stop and wait for an instruction to proceed

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Don't continue in that laneThis was the right answer

A red cross above your lane shows that your lane is closed. You should move into another lane as soon as you can do so safely.

Reviewed reading for this question

Rule 258Highway Code rule · A red cross over this lane prohibits continuing in it; change safely to an open lane.You MUST NOT proceed further in this laneRoad sign · A red cross over this lane prohibits continuing in it; change safely to an open lane.

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