Are vehicles performing regular transportation of passengers on all roads allowed to occupy the left most lane of a road that has 3 or more lanes in one direction?

Explanation

Only when turning left or making a U-turn. On a road with three or more lanes in one direction, vehicles running regular passenger services may not occupy the leftmost lane except for those two manoeuvres; otherwise their place is in the right-hand lanes. The logic follows from their work: their route is a chain of scheduled stops at the right edge, so allowing them to travel on the left would mean crossing the full width of the carriageway diagonally before every stop. The trap is the overtaking option — overtaking is a choice, not a necessity, and does not justify entering the leftmost lane.

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