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Rule 6: Motorways
Legal requirement — says MUST
General guidance (rules 1 to 6)
Motorways. Pedestrians MUST NOT be on motorways or slip roads except in an emergency (see Rules 272 and 277).
Why the capitals matter. The Highway Code writes a rule in capitals — MUST or MUST NOT — when it is backed by law, so breaking it is a criminal offence. The rules that do not use capitals are advice.
5 theory test questions on this rule
From the DVSA revision question bank. These are not the questions asked in the real theory test. Each one shows the answer, the explanation, and our own note on why every other option is not it.