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sitting with a learner driver...

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joko | 14:04 Mon 28th May 2012 | Motoring
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i have had my licence for about 5 years now and my boyfriend wants to learn to drive - however i only have an automatic licence.

he wants a van so needs to learn manual

can i sit in with him in a manual car for driving practice? (in his brothers car. he is only 18 so cannot sit with him himself)

I learnt to drive in a manual myself, and had tests in a manual - so i can drive a manual car ... but i then bought an automatic car so took the test in that.

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I believe that you have to hold a licence for the class of vehicle that is being driven but I'm not 100% sure.
The law requires you have a full driving licence for the type of vehicle you are supervising in (manual or automatic).
Teaching your other half to drive?

A recipe for distress. Don't do it.
There are some very good automatic vans on the market.
No, you should have a manual licence.

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"....The Driving Instructor3:54 PM

Anyone supervising a provisional licence holder in the UK while driving needs to have held a full British licence for 3 years for the category of car being driven.

Automatic licence holders can't supervise in a manual car...."
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