The model: Merging and exiting: 2/3 of the lane and the 300-metre rule
No — always use about 2/3 of the merge lane to get up to speed, even if you could merge earlier (Book p.148). Through traffic is not obliged to make room. Exiting is the mirror image: signal at about 300 metres before the exit lane, and then use the WHOLE lane, never the hard shoulder (Book p.151).
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