In the UK is there a diffrent driving license for Automatic and Manual transmition?

Question

In the UK is there a diffrent driving license for Automatic and Manual transmition?

Answer 1

If you pass a test in an automatic car you can only drive an auto. If you pass in a manual,you can drive either a manual or an auto.

Answer 2

There is in most countries around the world, but i think in all cases, the manual license allows you to drive both whereas the auto doesn't

Answer 3

I don't live there...but I can't see there being two different kinds when the rules should be the same with any vehicle on the road.     There should only b one licence for the car....maybe a different one for a large truck to drive.

Answer 4

In america, you seem to be able to drive anything with little licencing. Not so for the EU.

Answer 5

Yes there is. Automatic Licence permits you to drive only Auto-Transmission vehicles, but Manual Licence allows you to drive all sorts of transmissions. The only thing that matters is like, Here in Malaysia, with a car driving licence, you can already legally drive commercial vehicles such as the buses and vans, but can you do the same in any other countries?

Answer 6

Yes.

There is a licence that is Automatic only and a full licence that covers both manual and automatic.

Answer 7

on a uk driving licence if you pass your test in a manual car then your legally entitled to drive a manual or automatic transmission however if you passed in an auto transmission you must re sit your test in a manual to be able to drive one  

Answer 8

tell the drunken numpty, this yank can drive a stick. in fact, I can do it in a left or right hand drive vehicle.

edit--thanks for the thumbs down! the drunken fool was re-writing his answer, as I was writing mine. additionally, in the States, when taking a road test in an automatic, it is at the discretion of the DMV test instructor to attach an automatic only restriction. it is rare, but I have seen it done..

Answer 9

Yes there is. If you pass a test on an automatic then you cannot drive a manual car. If you pass a test on a manual then you can also drive an automatic.

Answer 10

with a manula transition you can drive both

but you can sit a test and take lessons in an automatic but if you do your not allowed to drive a manual