| More and more driving tests are on automatic cars. Posted by grahame at 07:13, 17th September 2025 |     |
From the BBC
One in four driving tests in Great Britain are being taken in automatic cars, according to new data, as drivers opt for more electric vehicles (EVs) and shy away from manual gearboxes.
Figures from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) show that 470,000 of the 1.8 million driving tests taken in England, Scotland, and Wales last year were done in automatics.
Figures from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) show that 470,000 of the 1.8 million driving tests taken in England, Scotland, and Wales last year were done in automatics.
I was one of a tiny minority who took at automatic test way back in about 1972 ... followed by a motor bike test a couple of years later, and a manual test in 1978. All three passed; the first two in Sevenoaks and the last in Luton. These were all before the days of separate theory tests - a few questions on the Highway Code and and about driving as the candidate sat in the car with the examiner.
| Re: More and more driving tests are on automatic cars. Posted by Oxonhutch at 08:53, 17th September 2025 | |
Took my motorcycle test in a heavy downpour. From the look on the examiner's face as he donned his large Mac, I was sure I had failed before even leaving the testing centre! I passed - and then promptly fell off my bike for the first time on the way home.
My son took his test in a manual car and passed first time. He now drives an automatic. As he pointed out to me, once electric cars dominate the market, every car will be an automatic.
| Re: More and more driving tests are on automatic cars. Posted by ChrisB at 10:54, 17th September 2025 | |
That's the point made in the BBC article
