gritting the motorway

[bazmoore]

when gritters are on a 3 lane motorway they sit in the middle lane maintaining a speed of between 40/50 mph.

do you suggest undertaking or going into the third lane? depending on the volume of traffic i do both, but as both are contrary to the highway code i am breaking the law apart from staying behind and being peppered we,re in a no win situation

[Toureman]

You are not braking any highway law by overtaking any vehicle on lane 2 of a motorway unless it is a police car specifically being there to stop overtaking.

You should never stay close behind a gritter lorry and being peppered with grit, drop back so it doesn't happen!

[bazmoore]

oh but i am!
vehicles pulling a trailer are forbidden to enter the right hand lane of a 3 lane motorway and undertaking is also a no no!

[burnhal]

rule 242 of the Highway Code says:

242: 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.

So it looks like its ok in those circumstances to undertake

[Toureman]

I did not know you were asking a trick question baz !

Like most people asking questions here you do not give full details.

[diode dug]

if you care about you car you will stay well back or take a diffrent route to kill time.