Your vehicle broke down on the hard shoulder of a motorway, but has now been repaired. How should you rejoin the main carriageway?

Move out onto the carriageway, then build up your speed

Move out onto the carriageway using your hazard warning lights

Gain speed on the hard shoulder before moving out onto the carriageway

Wait on the hard shoulder until someone flashes their headlights at you

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Signal your intention and build up sufficient speed on the hard shoulder so that you can filter into a safe gap in the traffic. Do not push your way into a small gap or cause other traffic to alter speed or direction.

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Your vehicle broke down on the hard shoulder of a motorway, but has now been repaired. How should you rejoin the main carriageway?

Your vehicle broke down on the hard shoulder of a motorway, but has now been repaired. How should you rejoin the main carriageway?

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