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You're overtaking another lorry. What should you do if you start to lose speed due to an uphill gradient?

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Continue at the same speed and in the same position

Try to force the vehicle you were overtaking to drop back

Try to force the vehicle you were overtaking to speed up

Ease off and drop behind the vehicle you were trying to overtake

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Ease off and drop behind the vehicle you were trying to overtakeThis was the right answer

If you try to overtake another vehicle and realise that you're unable to complete the manoeuvre, ease off the accelerator and drop back behind the vehicle. If the vehicle you're trying to overtake is large, then it will take a long time to pass. You should assess whether you have the time and power to complete the manoeuvre before you try to overtake.

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Allow for the load and gradient before an overtakeReviewed guidance summary · These specifically test uphill loss of speed and abandoning a pass, not merely signalling before movement.

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