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[waspy]

Maybe we should organise a group buy on some strobe lights for the grills?  That would soon get them to pull over...  Would be a bit of a hassle putting a shirt and hi vis vest on every time I drive though  

I went to my local Army Surplus on sunday to look the tools & they have police uniforms in & i reckon you could just about kit yourself out with what they have.

[Lazydocker]

Rightly or wrongly, I never go into lane 3/outside lane to overtake members of the middle lane owner's club, I just pass then on the inside. If I had room to pass on the inside, then they had enough room/time to move back themselves & I'd have passed in lane 2.

Except on the M25, the undertaking maneuver is illegal and you will receive a penalty notice if seen doing it I'm afraid!

This one goes down to TrafPol interpretation of both your driving and the law...

Highway Code Rule Number 268:

"Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake."

I have asked this question to Hampshire TrafPol in the past and their answer surprised me somewhat!

What constitutes a queue of traffic?

Answer: 1 Car!!!

So essentially, and this was the answer I got, if you are travelling at a constant speed you can pass on the inside, as long as you aren't weaving from lane to lane.

Personally I wouldn't want to push my luck with it but...

[waspy]

Rightly or wrongly, I never go into lane 3/outside lane to overtake members of the middle lane owner's club, I just pass then on the inside. If I had room to pass on the inside, then they had enough room/time to move back themselves & I'd have passed in lane 2.

Except on the M25, the undertaking maneuver is illegal and you will receive a penalty notice if seen doing it I'm afraid!

This one goes down to TrafPol interpretation of both your driving and the law...

Highway Code Rule Number 268:

"Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake."

I have asked this question to Hampshire TrafPol in the past and their answer surprised me somewhat!

What constitutes a queue of traffic?

Answer: 1 Car!!!

So essentially, and this was the answer I got, if you are travelling at a constant speed you can pass on the inside, as long as you aren't weaving from lane to lane.

Personally I wouldn't want to push my luck with it but...

I wonder what H21 has to say on this?

[Andy B]

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 if you are travelling at a constant speed you can pass on the inside, as long as you aren't weaving from lane to lane. .........

That sounds fairy snuff to me!  

[Lazydocker]

Rightly or wrongly, I never go into lane 3/outside lane to overtake members of the middle lane owner's club, I just pass then on the inside. If I had room to pass on the inside, then they had enough room/time to move back themselves & I'd have passed in lane 2.

Except on the M25, the undertaking maneuver is illegal and you will receive a penalty notice if seen doing it I'm afraid!

This one goes down to TrafPol interpretation of both your driving and the law...

Highway Code Rule Number 268:

"Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake."

I have asked this question to Hampshire TrafPol in the past and their answer surprised me somewhat!

What constitutes a queue of traffic?

Answer: 1 Car!!!

So essentially, and this was the answer I got, if you are travelling at a constant speed you can pass on the inside, as long as you aren't weaving from lane to lane.

Personally I wouldn't want to push my luck with it but...

I wonder what H21 has to say on this?

Me too actually.... Like I said, it was an answer from an officer in Hampshire, admittedly quite a while back, and I wouldn't want to try it

[Andy B]

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Me too actually.... Like I said, it was an answer from an officer in Hampshire, admittedly quite a while back, and I wouldn't want to try it

Having said I undertake them, I only do it prove a point on an otherwise empty motorway. It's not the kind of thing you'd be doing at tea time on the M60/busy motorway of your choice!

[AndyVXR300]

Yep they are a nightmare and i normally either undertake them or overtake in lane 3 and go straight back to lane one and flash my hazards or if really pi55ed off give them the bird..........

One of my pet hates and so annoying

2nd only to tailgating...... i have a classic approach to these people though

[Martin_1962]

PITA when you are towing - I have gone up the inside before

[KillerWatt]

While I can see the annoyance factor in encountering someone who has obviously sucked the driving examiner off (and swallowed) in order to get a license, why get worked up about it?

[Lazydocker]

PITA when you are towing - I have gone up the inside before

That's the only time I do it TBH

[Vamps]

Rightly or wrongly, I never go into lane 3/outside lane to overtake members of the middle lane owner's club, I just pass then on the inside. If I had room to pass on the inside, then they had enough room/time to move back themselves & I'd have passed in lane 2.

Except on the M25, the undertaking maneuver is illegal and you will receive a penalty notice if seen doing it I'm afraid!

This one goes down to TrafPol interpretation of both your driving and the law...

Highway Code Rule Number 268:

"Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake."

I have asked this question to Hampshire TrafPol in the past and their answer surprised me somewhat!

What constitutes a queue of traffic?

Answer: 1 Car!!!

So essentially, and this was the answer I got, if you are travelling at a constant speed you can pass on the inside, as long as you aren't weaving from lane to lane.
Personally I wouldn't want to push my luck with it but...

This is my understanding, on dual carriageways and motorways, as long as you are not weaving from one to another lane.................

[STMO123]

These idiots make my blood boil (not hard). I know I shouldn't but I get right up their arse, headlights on main beam, and hand pressed firmly on the horn.
I have actually done that for about three minutes, until my missus nearly died of embarassment, but the tinker moved!

Addendum: If I happen to notice that the driver is a hairy arsed gorilla, I always calculate if my top speed is greater than his...just in case.

[Lazydocker]

These idiots make my blood boil (not hard). I know I shouldn't but I get right up their arse, headlights on main beam, and hand pressed firmly on the horn.
I have actually done that for about three minutes, until my missus nearly died of embarassment, but the tinker moved!

Addendum: If I happen to notice that the driver is a hairy arsed gorilla, I always calculate if my top speed is greater than his...just in case.

 

First law of Self Preservation  

[albitz]

Afaik undertaking is illegal-end of,but I have done it quite a few times and dont see any good reason not to.It works well enough in the US after all.
Life is too short to spend miles stuck behind some brain dead retard who shouldnt be on the road,when there is an empty lane 6 feet to your left.

[Omega man 2]

I rather hate people that do 45 on a b road