Letter: Hogging the middle lane

From Mr David Watson

Sir: Dennis Walker (letter, 9 January) asks what exactly is wrong with the practice of continuing to drive in the middle lane of the motorway. The answer is simple: it is against the law.

Paragraph 164 of the Highway Code on motorway lane discipline states "Keep in the left hand lane unless overtaking".

I suggest that Mr Walker consults the Code before he next ventures out in his car.

Yours faithfully,

David Watson

Director, Public Affairs

Confederation of Passenger Transport

London, WC2

9 January