Revision question · Band 1 road procedure

You're driving along a motorway. When may you 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 there's queuing traffic and traffic in your lane is moving faster than traffic in the lane on your right

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When there's queuing traffic and traffic in your lane is moving faster than traffic in the lane on your rightThis was the right answer

In normal driving, you'll overtake on the right. However, you may overtake on the left if traffic is moving slowly in queues and the traffic on your right is moving more slowly than the traffic in your lane.

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Rule 264Highway Code rule · Keep left except while overtaking or directed otherwise; passing a slower queue on the left is not weaving through freely flowing traffic.Rule 268Highway Code rule · Keep left except while overtaking or directed otherwise; passing a slower queue on the left is not weaving through freely flowing traffic.

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