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Speed & progress

Exceeding the speed limit

Usually Grade 3 — dangerous or potentially dangerous · automatic fail

Going over the posted limit — even briefly — is one of the most common Grade 3 faults on the Irish test.

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✕ The fault

50 km/h zone… learner doing 65!

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✓ The right way

Sign spotted — steady at 50.

How to get it right

  1. 1Spot every speed sign and repeat it to yourself.
  2. 2Glance at the speedometer regularly.
  3. 3Use the gears to hold a steady speed downhill.