Revision question · Rules of the road

When would you use the right-hand lane of a two-lane dual carriageway?

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When you're turning right or overtaking

When you're passing a side road on the left

When you're staying at the minimum allowed speed

When you're travelling at a constant high speed

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When you're turning right or overtakingThis was the right answer

Normally you should travel in the left-hand lane and only use the right-hand lane for overtaking or turning right. Move back into the left lane as soon as it’s safe but don’t cut in across the path of the vehicle you’ve just passed.

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Rule 137Highway Code rule · The two-lane dual-carriageway rule explicitly permits the right lane for overtaking or turning right.

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