Information on Driving Lessons.

Size and make and model of car

Unless you have a particular preference for a type of car then it shouldn't make a great deal of difference what make and model of car you learn in although a smaller car with good all round visibility is a good idea. Over the years I have used many different makes and model of car and I will have to say that by far the majority of pupils have never worried about changing from 1 make to another, after all the pedals, gear lever and steering wheel are always in the same place.

The size of the car shouldn't matter too much either, I have seen driving schools that use big estate cars and some that use really small cars, although I would say that I generally prefer to teach in a smaller car rather than a big estate car with a big engine.

Manual

A manual car is by far the most common type of car on U.K. roads and is the type of full licence I would recommend people to try for initially when looking to pass the driving test. Once you have a full driving licence to drive a manual car, you are also allowed to drive automatic cars.

Automatic

Automatic cars tend to give drivers a little less to deal with as far as getting the car moving, as whilst there are gears, the car does all the gear changing automatically with no need for a clutch. In some ways they are nice to drive but once you pass in an automatic car then you are only allowed to drive automatic cars and to drive a manual car would mean taking a further driving test in a manual car. Automatic cars do tend to be a little harder to find on the second hand car market and tend to be a little more expensive than manual cars. Driving lesson prices in automatic cars can also be a little more expensive than the lesson prices of learning in a manual car.