No — passing your test in an automatic restricts your licence to automatic vehicles only. If you think you might want to drive a manual car in future, it's worth thinking that through before you start, though many drivers are happy sticking with automatic long term.

Most learners are test-ready after around 20–30 hours of professional automatic lessons, generally quicker than manual since there's no clutch control to build up. Your exact number will depend on prior experience and how often you practise between lessons.

For most learners, yes. Without clutch control or gear changes to think about, you can focus entirely on hazard awareness, positioning, and building confidence in traffic, which often means progressing faster than in manual lessons.

No, all lessons take place in our dual-controlled automatic training cars, fully insured and maintained. You're welcome to practise in a family or friend's automatic car between lessons, as long as they're a qualified supervising driver.

Yes, plenty of learners start in automatic and move to manual later on. Keep in mind that hours built up in automatic don't cover clutch control, so you'll need some dedicated manual lessons to build that skill from scratch.

Not at all — most learners find automatic the more natural place to start. There's no clutch or gear stick to think about, just an accelerator and brake, so your first lesson is usually spent getting comfortable with that simplicity before easing into traffic.

Yes, our intensive automatic courses condense the same structured training into a shorter timeframe with more frequent sessions, ideal if you want to be test-ready in a couple of weeks rather than a couple of months.

Yes, you'll sit your practical test in one of our automatic training cars, the same one you've learned in, so you're already comfortable with its controls, sightlines, and handling on the day.

Prices vary by day of the week and whether you book individually or as a block, with block bookings working out cheaper per hour. Visit our Prices page for full up-to-date rates, or get in touch for a personalised quote.