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Apply the lesson · Foundation

Road position & overtaking · Foundation

Educational difficulty is separate from the legal penalty. These are original practice questions, not official examination items.

Lesson

Normally keep as far right as practicable on the carriageway.

Before overtaking, ensure you can see far enough and return safely.

A continuous white line must not be crossed to overtake.

A lane change is a manoeuvre: give way and signal your intention.

Do not accelerate while another driver is overtaking you.

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Apply the lesson · 5

Question 1

Road position & overtaking: which statement is correct? (1)

Road positioning — Road positioningOriginal educational diagram · not to scale. Read the question for all conditions.

Normally keep as far right as practicable on the carriageway.
Signalling a lane change gives you automatic priority.
You can overtake even when you cannot see oncoming traffic.

Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Normally keep as far right as practicable on the carriageway.

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Question 2

Road position & overtaking: which statement is correct? (2)

Overtaking situation — Overtaking situationOriginal educational diagram · not to scale. Read the question for all conditions.

Signalling a lane change gives you automatic priority.
Before overtaking, ensure you can see far enough and return safely.
You can overtake even when you cannot see oncoming traffic.

Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Before overtaking, ensure you can see far enough and return safely.

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Question 3

Road position & overtaking: which statement is correct? (3)

Continuous centre line — Continuous centre lineOriginal educational diagram · not to scale. Read the question for all conditions.

Signalling a lane change gives you automatic priority.
You can overtake even when you cannot see oncoming traffic.
A continuous white line must not be crossed to overtake.

Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

A continuous white line must not be crossed to overtake.

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Question 4

Road position & overtaking: which statement is correct? (4)

Adjacent lanes — Adjacent lanesOriginal educational diagram · not to scale. Read the question for all conditions.

A lane change is a manoeuvre: give way and signal your intention.
Signalling a lane change gives you automatic priority.
You can overtake even when you cannot see oncoming traffic.

Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

A lane change is a manoeuvre: give way and signal your intention.

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Question 5

Road position & overtaking: which statement is correct? (5)

Vehicle passing alongside — Vehicle passing alongsideOriginal educational diagram · not to scale. Read the question for all conditions.

Signalling a lane change gives you automatic priority.
Do not accelerate while another driver is overtaking you.
You can overtake even when you cannot see oncoming traffic.

Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Do not accelerate while another driver is overtaking you.

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