As you said
"I was on the M6, heading onto the M61 (had to stop at Chorley).
In the left lane on the sliproad an HGV was trundling along. I indicated and came off onto the second lane. "
To me this reads that you came from first to second lanes whilst leaving the m6 to join the m61
Like I said lane 2 is optional whilst still on the m6. So if you were a bit quick off the mark you were leaving yourself open to either faster m61 traffic or slower m6 traffic.
Best advise here is wait until you have completly left one motorway for the next. It is only 50 yds so less than a couple of seconds before you attempt to change lanes.
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