Exceptions to the prohibition on use of the car share lane4.

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.