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> why do a lot of people talk about speed limits as the speed you need to be driving In the UK you’ll fail you driving test if you drive below the speed limit,

• samwillis 5y ago
  So, not quite. It’s that you can fail for “undue hesitation”, or driving dangerously, which could manifest as driving too slowly. But the act of driving to slowly isn’t a fail in and of itself.
  • d1sxeyes 5y ago
    'Undue hesitation' is something else (eg: failing to enter a roundabout when there's a safe opportunity to do so, especially if this causes other road users to also be unable to enter the roundabout). 'Appropriate speed' is definitely a potential minor (or major) error on your driving test (and you are marked as failing for either a single major or three or more minors in the same category). Generally, it's up to the examiner's discretion whether speed is 'appropriate', but often lenience will not be more than 10% of the speed limit (unless there are other factors, such as weather, road surface, visibility, etc. which would make it unsafe to travel at the posted speed limit).
• tonyedgecombe 5y ago
  Driving at 60mph in a 70mph zone will not make you fail your test.