&gt;I think there&#x27;s an awful lot of &quot;floor the accelerator to get back up to the speed limit&quot; as well &#x2F;&#x2F;<p>When I took my UK driving test (quite a few years ago) my instructor informed me that I needed to accelerate hard on a [uphill] dual carriageway section in order to not be perceived as &quot;failing to make progress&quot; (ie. keeping up with traffic). I wonder if modern tests take account of safer aspects of fuel economy, such as slower acceleration, or if it&#x27;s still penalised?