Learner drivers are permitted to practice on motorways but there are certain conditions, These are that the learner:
Must be with a fully qualified (green badge) driving instructor in a car fitted with dual controls.
Must be with a fully qualified (green badge) or trainee (pink badge) driving instructor in a car fitted with dual controls.
Must be in a driving school car with L plates clearly visible on a roof sign.
Can only practice during daylight hours.
It can be useful to make a quick glance to the right to check your blind spot when entering a motorway.
When driving on a motorway you should normally use:
The left-hand lane unless you are overtaking.
The centre lane for normal driving moving to the right to overtake.
Any lane, it doesn't matter which lane you use
If a red X sign shows over all of the lanes on a motorway you:
Must stop and wait
Should leave the motorway at the next exit
Reduce your speed
Move onto the hard shoulder
The speed limit for a car towing a small trailer o a motorway is:
70 mph
60 mph
50 mph
40 mph
Smart Motorways have 'refuge areas'. You are allowed to stop in a refuge area:
Only if you have a breakdown or emergency.
If you have to answer an urgent phone call.
If you think another driver is angry with you.
To program your sat-nav if you are lost.
Drivers should always check their speedometer when leaving a motorway via a slip road.
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