You’re on a motorway. Red flashing lights appear above your lane only. What should you do?

A: Continue in that lane and look for further information

B: Move into another lane in good time

C: Pull onto the hard shoulder

D: Stop and wait for an instruction to proceed

Flashing red lights above your lane show that your lane is closed. You should move into another lane as soon as you can do so safely.

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