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Should automatic drivers be able to convert their licence to manual without retesting?
The AA has suggested that a one-hour conversion lesson should permit an automatic driver to upgrade their licence to a manual one.
THE AA HAS suggested in the UK that drivers who pass automatic driving tests should be allowed to drive manual cars if they complete a one-hour conversion session.
Currently, motorists who pass a driving test in the UK in an automatic car are only permitted to drive automatics.
The same is true in Ireland: if your driving licence is for automatic cars only, you need to pass the driver’s test again in a manual car in order to get a licence that permits you to drive manual cars.
AA president Edmund King has said that automatic drivers shouldn’t have to wait months for a manual driving test appointment and should instead be able to upgrade their licence by completing a one-hour conversion lesson with a driving school.
What do you think: Should automatic drivers be able to convert their licence to manual without retesting?
Poll Results:
No, they should have to take the test again in a manual car (707)
Yes, a lesson should be enough (435)
I don't know/no opinion (34)
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