im going for the record on the way home, if you dont hear from me later assume it has all gone horribly wrong, not sure the trusty work steed has the power for seven overtakes though.

 

"over take and cut back in earlier than I would normally"....mmm, wonder why Scooby drivers get a bad rep

 

I do that in the GTR

 

I do it in my Pug derv. Can't read my reg plate either as its covered in soot

 

Great I hope this is a wind up

I would say I get a 50% success (or failure!) rate on this move.

Come on guys, this isn’t fair. I was ranting on the use of fog lights the other day and now you are making me join in the lane hoggers rant. It’ll be whingeing about tailgaters and those who indicate to confirm the manoeuvre they have just completed next!!

The trouble with “lapping” people, which I have considered in the past, is that you are effectively allowing said lane hogger to overtake someone and therefore not doing anything wrong.

I’ve queried undertaking with the police before now who were giving a motorway driving presentation at a local Institute of Advanced Motorists meeting a while back.

Basically, I pointed out that, according to the Highway Code, “undertaking” was not illegal as there is no reference to “MUST NOT” – see below. (This was quite amusing as the IAM chairman who I happened to be sitting next to started “hurrumping” and making comments that of course the Highway Code says it is illegal). I also said that if I undertake someone who happens to be swanning along in lanes 2 or 3 then I considered I was being safer than them because I was more aware of what was happening around me than they obviously were.

The police officers, who were advanced trainers, advised that, so long as you were not seen to change lanes or change speed, passing on the inside on a motorway could be seen as acceptable. However, ultimately, it would depend on the traffic officer who sees the move. I would say that generally I tend not to undertake lane to lane but if there is a spare lane between us then I have no qualms in undertaking but always make sure I have an escape route to my left if it proves necessary.

The ones that amaze me are those who you manage to get to move over and as soon as you are past they move back again. What’s that all about?? Years ago, I came across what turned out to be a young mother with child in front baby seat in lane 3 of an empty M1. It took a few miles to get her to move over which she finally reluctantly did and then she immediately moved back again at which point I slowed in lane 1 and waited until she came alongside, matched her speed, looked across and caught her eye, asked why and then took off.

Highway Code extract:
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.