150Driving on or across continuous white edge line

150 Driving on or across continuous white edge line (1) A driver must not drive on or over a continuous white edge line on a road unless subsection (1A) or (1B) applies to the driver. (1A) A driver may drive on or over a continuous white edge line on a road if the driver is— (a) overtaking a vehicle that is turning right, or making a U-turn from the centre of the road, and is giving a right change of direction signal; or

(b) driving a slow-moving vehicle, and it is necessary for the driver to drive on or over the edge line to allow the vehicle to be overtaken or passed by another vehicle; or (c) driving a vehicle that is too wide, or too long, to drive on the road without driving on or over the edge line; or (d) avoiding an obstruction. (1B) A driver may drive on or over a continuous white edge line on a road for up to 100m if the driver is— (a) turning at an intersection; or (b) entering or leaving the road; or (c) entering a part of the road of 1 kind from a part of the road of another kind (for example, moving to or from a service road, a shoulder of the road or an emergency stopping lane); or (d) stopping at the side of the road (including any shoulder of the road). (2) This section does not apply to the rider of a bicycle or animal. (3) For this section, a driver drives over a continuous white edge line on a road if— (a) for a line on the far left side of the road—the driver’s vehicle is wholly or partly to the left of the line; or (b) for a line on the far right side of the road—the driver’s vehicle is wholly or partly to the right of the line.