sasha wrote:
Did you know that if you break down on a smart motorway and pull onto the 'hard shoulder' you can't drive off until told to by a police officer or the highways agency, if you do you commit an offence, which is an automatic fine (via cameras). You have to sit there and wait.
The government website says this.
If you can leave your vehicle safely, contact Highways England via the roadside emergency telephone provided in all emergency refuge areas. We will either send a traffic officer to help you, or set the motorway signs to temporarily clear lane 1 to assist you to rejoin the motorway.
no mention of a fine.