Revision question · Band 1 road procedure

Your vehicle has broken down on a motorway. What should you do if there’s no hard shoulder and you can't get it into an emergency area?

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Switch on your hazard warning lights

Stop traffic behind and ask for help

Try to repair your vehicle quickly

Stand behind your vehicle to warn others

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Switch on your hazard warning lightsThis was the right answer

Switch on the hazard warning lights immediately. If the vehicle cannot reach the left lane or a place of relative safety, stay belted in the vehicle and call 999 at once. If it can reach and stop in a place of relative safety, follow the full exit-and-call procedure and use an emergency telephone or SOS service where available.

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Rule 277Highway Code rule · The corrected lesson starts with hazards, then requires an immediate 999 call while occupants stay belted if the vehicle cannot leave a live lane.

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