This quiz is on: Motorway rules

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  • UK highway code
  • Updated for 2025
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Questions on Motorway rules

You’re travelling along a motorway. When are you allowed to overtake on the left?

What’s the national speed limit for a car or motorcycle on a motorway?

You’re on a motorway. What must you do if there’s a red cross showing above every lane?

You’re on a motorway. What does it mean if a red cross is showing above the hard shoulder and mandatory speed limits above all other lanes?

What does this motorway sign mean?

Where should you stop to rest if you feel tired while you’re travelling along a motorway?

You have stopped in an emergency area. What must you do before you rejoin the carriageway?

How should you rejoin the motorway after a breakdown on the hard shoulder?

How should you use the lanes on a motorway?

You’re travelling in the left-hand lane of a three-lane motorway. How should you react to traffic joining from a slip road?

When are you allowed to stop on a motorway?

You’re in the right-hand lane of a three-lane motorway. What do these overhead signs mean?

What colour are the reflective studs between the hard shoulder and the left-hand lane of a motorway?

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?

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

You’re travelling along a motorway. Where would you find a crawler or climbing lane?

What do these motorway signs mean?

Where are amber reflective studs found on a motorway?

What colour are the reflective studs between the lanes on a motorway?

What colour are the reflective studs between a motorway and a slip road?