The M62 and M606 Motorways (Chain Bar Roundabout) (Car Share Lane) Regulations 2009

Exceptions to the prohibition on use of the car share lane

4.  The prohibition in regulation 3 shall not apply—

(a) to any person using the car share lane, where they do so in accordance with—

(i) any direction or permission given by a constable in uniform; or

(ii) any direction or permission given by a traffic officer in uniform; or

(iii) any indication given by a traffic sign;

(b) where it is necessary for a person to use the car share lane to avoid or prevent an accident;

(c) where it is necessary for a person to use the car share lane in order to stop on a hard shoulder or an emergency refuge area for any of the reasons set out in regulation 7(2)(a) to (d) of the 1982 Regulations;

(d) to any vehicle being used by—

(i) a police officer in uniform;

(ii) a traffic officer in uniform;

(iii) any member of an ambulance service; or

(iv) any employee of a fire and rescue authority;

where such vehicle is being used in the exercise of their duties; or

(e) where it is necessary for a person to use the car share lane to carry out in an efficient manner—

(i) the maintenance, repair, cleaning, clearance, alteration or improvement of that section of the motorway;

(ii) the removal of any vehicle from that section of the motorway; or

(iii) the erection, laying, placing, maintenance, testing, alteration, repair or removal of any structure, works or apparatus in, on, under, or over any part of that section of the motorway.