Revision question · Band 1 road procedure

When may you stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway?

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In an emergency

If you feel tired and need to rest

If you miss the exit you wanted to take

To pick up a hitchhiker

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In an emergencyThis was the right answer

You mustn't stop on the hard shoulder, except in an emergency. Never use it to have a rest or a picnic, to pick up hitchhikers, to answer a mobile phone or to check a road map. You mustn't drive back along the hard shoulder if you go past the exit you wanted.

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Rule 269Highway Code rule · Do not stop on or use the hard shoulder except for an emergency or when a signal, officer or signed operating lane permits it.Rule 271Highway Code rule · Do not stop on or use the hard shoulder except for an emergency or when a signal, officer or signed operating lane permits it.

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