Motorway rules
Your car breaks down on the motorway and you have a dog in the back. What should you do with the animal?
- Let it run on the hard shoulder to keep it calm
- Tie it to the safety barrier
- Walk it along the carriageway on a lead
- Keep it in the vehicle, letting it out only if you must and keeping it under control on the vergeCorrect
Why?
A loose animal on a motorway is extremely dangerous. Rule 278 of The Highway Code says you should keep animals in the vehicle; only in an emergency should you let one out, and then keep it under proper control on the verge, well away from the traffic.
Highway Code rule 278