On Saturday, 2 November 2013 11:38:20 UTC, tony sayer wrote:

They advised my missus, 35 in a 30 zone, to drive around in Third gear
all the time;!..

It works nicely for me. I seem to be able to keep to 30 mph exactly without constantly watching the clock. Besides which, modern cars are designed to prefer that gear at that speed; presumably they always were.

Why did she need to be told?
Is it something to do with being female?