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    On a smart motorway, what does a red X displayed above a lane mean?

    DVSA-style practice question · 2024/2025 Updates

    The answer options

    • Slow down in that lane
    • Use that lane for overtaking only
    • Do not drive in that lane — it is closedCorrect
    • That lane has a temporary speed limit

    Why that is the answer

    A red X means the lane is closed. You must not drive in a lane showing a red X. It is illegal and dangerous.

    How this comes up in the real test

    Questions from 2024/2025 updates appear throughout the 50-question multiple-choice section, and the wording changes between versions. Learn the rule rather than the sentence: the DVSA can ask the same point from the opposite direction, and a memorised answer falls over the moment the phrasing moves.

    The pass mark is 43 out of 50, so seven wrong answers is your entire margin. If a whole category is shaky, run the topic practice below until you are getting every question right for the right reason, then go back to full mocks under the clock.

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