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Driving Lessons Leeds: Manual or Automatic?

It’s a decision everybody has to make before taking driving lessons; manual or automatic? Many don’t really know what is involved in learning in the two types of transmissions, however if they did people would make a more informed decision instead of going with the one that seems the easiest or most popular. The choice you make is simply down to personal preference although a couple of factors could sway your decision.

Learning in an automatic car means that when you have passed your test you can’t drive a manual, although if you learn to drive in a manual car you can then go on to drive an automatic. To some people this is not a problem as they will always drive automatic cars; however others will like the choice between the two. Depending on what you would like to drive after your lessons will decide on what you take your lessons in!

The drawbacks to taking automatic lessons is only been able to drive automatic cars as they’re more expensive to buy and run which is a huge deterrent to people taking automatic lessons. Another problem an automatic driver may encounter is if they wish to rent a car as some rent-a-car companies only have manual transmission cars which you wouldn’t be licence to drive.

When living in the city automatic transmissions are great due to the busy traffic resulting in more stopping and starting. Automatic cars change gears for you and therefore there is no need for you to worry about changing the gears yourself. In addition to this when taking your driving lessons Leeds it will be easier as there’s no clutch and no need to change gear.

Manual transmissions provide the driver with more control especially in bad weather and tricky road conditions which is why most learn to drive in manual cars. If you do find yourself in an unfortunate accident manual cars are also easier and cheaper to fix which means lower insurance premiums! This is a big advantage for new drivers as sky high insurance premiums is the main reason why most don’t take driving lessons Leeds.

Learning in a Manual transmission however is not for people who just want straight forward driving without too many things to worry about. Automatic transmissions do make learning to drive a lot simpler and this is why some decide to go with automatic driving lessons.

Taking driving lessons in Leeds in an automatic car is more expensive than learning in a manual. However the demand for automatic lessons is increasing year on year. So when about to take your driving lessons have a think about which is for you, manual or automatic?

 

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