You are driving a passenger car on a dual carriageway with very heavy traffic. Is it permitted to drive on the hard shoulder in order to take the next exit?

As a general rule, it is prohibited to drive on the hard shoulder of a motorway, as well as to stop and park on it. Exceptionally, when driving on it due to an emergency or breakdown, at an abnormally reduced speed and causing a disturbance to traffic, it is permitted to do so, although drivers must leave the road at the first exit they find. (The vehicle's MAM must not exceed 3,500 kg.)