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automatic faq's |
Q. Can I pass my test in an Auto and drive a manual?
A. No, if you pass in an Auto you can ONLY drive Automatics. However, if you pass in an Auto you can take a Manual test at a later date at your leisure, possibly after you have gained more driving experience.
Q. Is the driving test easier in an automatic?
A. You will take the same test as a manual driver but the automatic car will be easier to drive.
Q. I have failed my test a few times in a manual car, should I try Automatic?
A. It depends why you are failing in a manual car, if you are having problems with car control such as: gear changing, choosing the correct gear, moving away smoothly, hill starts and clutch control you would benefit from driving an Automatic. However, changing to an Automatic will not cure problems due to poor judgment, anticipation, and planning and observational skills.
Why not try Automatic lessons with Southampton Driving School?
Just £22 an hour.
Book Your Automatic Driving Lessons HERE |
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automatic driving lessons |
No Gears, No Tears!
Automatic vehicles have no clutch pedal, and all you have to do with the gear selector is select D (Drive) before moving away and gears are selected automatically as you drive along.
Half Price Lessons
Your first lesson is just £10, thats less than Half Price. Thats great value!
With the problem of choosing and selecting gears out of the way you will be able to channel your concentration on planning ahead, steering and anticipating what other road user might do, generally making driving much easier.
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Learn in Less Time
Automatic cars take less time to learn to drive than manual vehicles, this can be of benefit to those who wish to learn quickly and those who have found difficulty in driving manual vehicles with gear selection or clutch problems. |
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Easier to Drive
Automatic vehicles can also benefit some drivers with ability difficulties.
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areas and prices for automatic |
Southampton Driving School offers Automatic Driving Lessons all over Southampton and the New Forest area.
Prices are the same as for our normal manual driving lessons, so you can learn at the same price as everyone else.
Our Automatic instructor is Lee, who is very skilled in teaching people how to drive an automatic.
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So if you are having problems with gears and hill starts, give Lee a try
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ABOUT aUTOMATIC cARS.
Driving an automatic car on your test is allowed, although after you have passed your driving test, that is the only type of car you are licensed to drive. If you ever wanted to drive a manual car you would have to retake your test in a car with manual gears.
Learning to drive in a car with automatic gears (transmission) is a lot easier than driving a car with gears because there is no clutch pedal to operate. So the left foot should not be used at all, you should use the right foot to operate the accelerator (gas) pedal and the brake pedal.
This makes it a very popular choice by learners who find it difficult to get used to the gears and clutch when driving a manual car or for older and disabled learner drivers. After you have selected drive with the gear selector the automatic gearbox changes the gears for you.
There are certain situations where you may need to select a specific gear to help control the car or to lock the car in a certain gear stop the car changing up for example when driving down a steep hill. You will also need to use the handbrake and brakes a lot more because of the cars creep, this is when the car will start to move after you select a gear.
Your First Lesson
The thought of your first driving lesson may be quite
a frightening prospect - or you may just be "raring to go".
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There really is no need for you to have any worries
If you have never sat behind the wheel of a car your instructor certainly won't expect you to get in and drive at the start of the first lesson.
They will drive you out to a nice quiet stretch of road, talk to you to put you at ease, and explain in easy stages what the various controls of the car do and how you use them.
With an Automatic dont worry about stalling or doing a 'Bunny Hop' along the road, the car will do all this for you!
Dont fancy hill starts? Thats great as the car will do this for you too.
Automatic driving is great fun, call us now to find out. |
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