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When may a goods vehicle over 7.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass normally use the right-hand lane of a motorway to overtake?

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When the motorway has three lanes

When vehicles are stopped on the hard shoulder

When the motorway has two lanes

When other vehicles are turning right

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When the motorway has two lanesThis was the right answer

The right-hand lane of a two-lane motorway can be used for a safe lawful overtake. On a motorway with three or more lanes, the stated goods vehicle is prohibited from the right-hand lane except in prescribed circumstances. Passenger-vehicle rules also depend on seating and limiter requirements.

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Rule 265Highway Code rule · The ordinary right-hand-lane prohibition applies on motorways with at least three lanes to the stated large vehicle.

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