Motorway Rules

Motorway rules is one of the three categories most likely to drag your theory test score below the pass mark — and it is the one many learners are least prepared for, simply because most have never driven on a motorway before taking their test. This category covers everything from joining and leaving a motorway correctly to smart motorways, variable speed limits, and what to do if your vehicle breaks down. Key rules include: never reversing on a motorway, and the correct procedure if your vehicle breaks down — get everyone out and well away from the vehicle, use the emergency telephone rather than a mobile phone, and wait on the embankment behind the barrier. Smart motorway questions are increasingly common. You need to know what the different overhead gantry signals mean, when the hard shoulder becomes a running lane, and how to use emergency refuge areas. All 60 questions in this section will prepare you thoroughly for the motorway rules portion of the real test.