UK Driving Theory Test· DVSA
When are you allowed to overtake on the left of another vehicle?
Choices
- AWhenever the right-hand lane is busy
- BOnly on motorways
- CNever under any circumstances
- DOn a one-way street, or when traffic ahead is signalling right and traffic is moving slowlyCorrect
Answer
On a one-way street, or when traffic ahead is signalling right and traffic is moving slowly
Highway Code Rule 268 generally prohibits overtaking on the left, with limited exceptions including one-way streets and slow-moving congested traffic where the right lane is slower.
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