Taking full test in automatic?

celligraphy

Hi guys I 've failed 3 times and getting really sick of it thinking of just getting my full dome in an automatic and then pursing full in manual in a few years , badly need to be driving at the moment but insurance I'm too high

dennyk

No harm in it if you're willing to live with having a much smaller (and usually more expensive) selection of cars to choose from when buying or renting.

punisher5112

To be honest when you hit 40 you will only want to drive auto its so much easier....;-)

cantdecide

I love automatics but would hate being restricted to the them. Taking a full test in an auto in Europe should be treated as a last resort. Period. If you are a competent driver or at least you are approaching your driving life with the right attitude, whether you are driving an auto or a manual should make no difference- road craft is road craft and handling gears is just one function of driving. I sympathise with those many who don't have access to a car for practice but manual gearboxes in cars have been evolving for over a century but require technique - if you have access to a car for practice and aren't prepared to do the geek and grunt work required, then of course you'll keep struggling.

I can't tell you why

Have you been failing because of mistakes with the clutch and gears? What have your driving instructor(s) been saying about how good or bad your driving is?

Alanstrainor

Really there is no harm in passing the test in an automatic. Automatic cars are more common place these days so you should be able to find a suitable car across all budgets.

However, it is still limiting, and I would wager if you were to get an automatic license the will to pass the test again in a manual car will just not be there. You could run into some problems renting cars on the continent or perhaps driving other peoples cars if the need arose.

If gears have been the cause of your 3 fails, perhaps taking the auto test is the way forward. However, if the fails have been for a mixture of problems you will have to address these separately, and the auto may make no difference.

I would consult an instructor on this one, and perhaps you should try a different instructor if you have used the same all the way through.