Taking lessons can be a very overwhelming experience for first time learners, it can be a daunting for more experienced learners too. The thought of having to control the pedals, gears and maneuvering a vehicle, especially in traffic can be anxiety inducing. Leading some learners to ponder if automatic cars could cater to their needs […]

Before embarking on driving lessons your first decision will be whether to learn in a manual or automatic car. Its often thought its an easier option to learn in an automatic because there is no clutch or gears. But you must remember that you still will have all the other factors in learning how to […]

Before choosing your next car, check out the pros and cons of manual and automatic to make the best decision. A manual car has a gear system that you operate yourself by moving the gear stick and pressing down the clutch pedal. The majority of vehicles driven in the UK are manual. An automatic car changes […]

It’s becoming accepted in the UK for people to choose to learn to drive an automatic car rather than a manual. 40,000 of the 720,000 driving tests taken by UK learners are for automatics. This is something that Britannia offers people learning to drive, as well as offering manual lessons. The advantages to driving an automatic are that […]

When everyone begins learning to driving they have one goal in mind: to pass their driving and theory test . For a very long time it has been a given that students in the UK should learn to drive in a manual car. This is for a few reasons. For one, a lot of people have […]

People prefer different things. Whilst I’m an avid coffee drinker my best friend will only drink tea. Whilst I only want to just a MacBook my colleagues won’t use anything other than Windows. The same goes for manual vs. automatic cars. Some people love driving manual cars whereas others think an automatic will change your life forever. […]

Since the dawn of time (it seems) the debate has raged on which is better – manual or automatic cars? This argument seems to split driving lovers straight down the middle, with both sides taking a firm stance. And so they should – each point has its own advantages, but each also comes with problems […]

One of the first decisions to make before starting lessons is whether to learn on a manual or automatic. It is perceived easier to learn on an automatic car due to the lack of a clutch and gears. However, you must bear in mind that all the other complexities, apart from the clutch and gears, […]