Can I Drive a Manual Car on an Automatic Licence

To some of you this may seem like a stupid question, “can I drive a manual on an automatic licence.” Before I continue I must there are no stupid questions - only questions.

In many countries such as the States and Canada, there is no difference between a manual and automatic licence. A licence is a licence. The only difference is between a full and provisional one. So in America, you can pass your driving test in an automatic and drive a manual. Someone from the states can even come here on holiday and rent a manual car without a problem.

I'm making this video as one of our subscribers came from Canada and has been driving a manual car in the UK for a whole year. She then applied to exchange her Canadian licence for a full UK driving licence. However, she was given an automatic licence as she originally took her test in an automatic.

If you have full automatic driving in the UK, you can only drive a manual as a learner driver with L plates. That means you must be supervised.

However, there is an option to upgrade your automatic licence to a full manual. In order to do so, you will need to take a practical driving test in a manual car.

So, for Americans, Canadians, Australians, I hope that I have answered your question about driving a manual car on an automatic licence.

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[__eganista]

No but you can drive an auto on a manual licence.

[saidmirzaoner]

Thank you for getting straight to the point

[amorsangalang]

Been waiting for your blogs nice to watch you again anyway managed to find cancellation on my test can’t believe I’ve passed my examiner is very excellent I thought I failed stay safe.

[JoynalAbedin-wxjh]

Nice video after a long wait.
Thanks a million

[Hondafn]

Got a test month before with the dtc thing you gave me thanks so much it’s in 1 week and 6 days so nervous now haha

[keith]

There are many countries in the world where you cannot simply exchange your licence for a UK licence and a UK Driving Test will be required to drive unsupervised.

[shuyebahmed]

Sir are you able to do a few videos on how to train a learner from scratch to near test standard, I'm a instructor wanting to switch from teaching manual to automatic

[AliAbbas-oqyu]

dear sir ! any news for car precital test dates, in one of yours videos you mentioned that, DVLA hiring more examiner for test and now 50 plus almost every got there injections. do you have any updates regarding the earliest dates for test?

[johndd]

Holding an Automatic Only license will be much more common, as automatic cars are becoming more common on our roads.

Stay safe, drive safe everyone!

[shahzadnoor]

I talk to Dvla 2022 about license .that I have automatic license can I drive manual they say me not at all .

[anwarshah]

Heard about a new news that. UAE license can take UK license without any retake.. pls make a video on this. How to fill that D1 form. Thanks

[madihabutt]

Dear, sir, if an automatic driving licence holder applies for manual driving test and fails the test, what will happen? Whether his/her automatic driving licence will be cancelled or only manual driving test will be failed?

[hyperfan]

I try to book a practical Driving Test but it keep showing no dates when I visit Gov website frequently.

[mitchconnerandsometimesjlotoo]

Hello, I was looking for booking and no test dates available next week next month next year. How do we get a test?

[ychuk]

I from Ukrainian and i exchange to UK driver license and they give me Automatic one, but I did the test 15 years ago on manual and we actually have only one option, also I drive manual car last 15 years and now I can't drive my car.

[drwahidkadri]

Informative video, Sir
I live in UK.
I have already cleared my theory test.
I want to obtain Automatic licence.
My que is the process to get automatic and manual licence is different ?
If it is then when we get an option for automatic licence ?
Kindly let me know

[husseinlittle]

Hi, i have automatic license and wish to upgrade my license. I bought manual car to practice with but since i got full automatic license I can’t insure myself on the manual car . So I can’t even practice with my own car so anyway around this?

[DaveDVideoMaker]

Manual cars are very uncommon in North America. More rarer than in Europe.

[mitchconnerandsometimesjlotoo]

Hello Shaq, I'm about to start lessons again. I haven't had a lesson since March 2020 and I was test ready. Any advice?

[NgwereTube]

Good command of English...i liked and followed automatically