Revision question · Band 1 road procedure

Which lane should you normally use on a three-lane motorway?

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Left

Right

Centre

Either the right or centre

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LeftThis was the right answer

On a three-lane motorway, you should travel in the left-hand lane unless you're overtaking. This applies regardless of the speed at which you're travelling.

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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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