Revision question · Incidents, accidents and emergencies

Your vehicle breaks down on a motorway. What should you do if you can't get it fully onto the hard shoulder?

Revision material from the imported DVSA bank includes source-checked Lanekind learning corrections. These corrections are not newly issued official examination questions, and practice does not reproduce a live test paper.

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Stand at the edge of the carriageway to warn others

Place a warning triangle in the lane behind your vehicle

Wear a bright jacket and stand in the lane behind your vehicle

Call 999 or use SOS for urgent help, without entering traffic

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Call 999 or use SOS for urgent help, without entering trafficThis was the right answer

With your vehicle obstructing a motorway lane, switch on hazards and call 999 for police or use SOS. Exit only if safe; otherwise stay belted. Do not walk into traffic to find a phone or place a triangle.

Reviewed reading for this question

Get safe and give a precise breakdown locationReviewed guidance summary · The inspected photograph is an SOS roadside telephone. Face approaching traffic when using one safely; a vehicle obstructing a live lane requires the corrected immediate 999 or SOS response, not a dangerous walk.

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