Van Driver Toolkit – Motorway Breakdowns

Did you know?

  • More than four million journeys are made on the strategic road network each day. On average, Highways England record around 196,000 breakdowns per year (536 each day).
  • The most common breakdowns are related to tyres, overheating, electrical problems and running out of fuel.

If your vehicle develops a problem or if you break down on the motorway:

  1. Put your LEFT indicators on.
  2. Move into the LEFT lane.
  3. Exit LEFT at the next junction/services, or
  4. Exit left into an emergency area or hardshoulder.
  5. Put your hazard lights on.
  6. Get behind a safety barrier and keep well away from moving