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On a motorway, dense traffic occupies the full carriageway width and each lane’s speed depends on the vehicle ahead. May the right lane advance faster than the left?

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Yes, in this case the vehicles in the right-hand lane are not considered to be overtaking.

Yes. In those conditions, one lane progressing faster than another is not regarded as overtaking. You may not change lanes to overtake: changes are limited to the cases in Article 83.2, such as preparing to leave or take a particular direction. Signal the manoeuvre and respect the priority of vehicles already in the destination lane.

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  • Yes, except for lorries, which will have to adjust their speed to that of the vehicles in the left-hand lane.

  • Yes, in this case the vehicles in the right-hand lane are not considered to be overtaking.

  • No, because overtaking on the right is prohibited.

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