Revision question · Motorway rules

Your vehicle breaks down on a motorway and you need to call for help. Why might it be better to use an emergency roadside telephone rather than a mobile phone?

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It connects you to a local garage

Using a mobile phone will distract other drivers

It allows easy location by the emergency services

Mobile phones don't work on motorways

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It allows easy location by the emergency servicesThis was the right answer

On a motorway, it's best to use a roadside emergency telephone so that the emergency services are able to find you easily. The location of the nearest telephone is shown by an arrow on marker posts at the edge of the hard shoulder. If you use a mobile, find out the number on the nearest marker post before you call. This number will let the operator know where you are and in which direction you're travelling.

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Locate an emergency telephone safelyReviewed guidance summary · The breakdown provider describes the actual marker-post arrows and fixed-phone location benefit; this is not advice that a mobile never works.

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