Does anyone know if you go for a manual license, do all of your logbook hours have to be in a manual car?
A friend of my little brother is on his L plates at the moment (He is the same age as my brother who is on his green Ps already) I am trying to settle an arguement.
His friend is adamant that you have to do all your hours in a manual car, even going so far as to believe that they will check the rego of the car in the book and look up what gearbox it has.
He has been dropped off at our place by his parents before, which led to this exchange between him and my brother:
"Why didn't you drive over to get your hours up?"
"Because Dad's car is an Auto"
My brother and I are adamant that as long as you can pass the test in the chosen car type, you can do your hours in any car. However, I got my license before logbooks, and my brother got an auto license, so he won't take our word for it.
Can someone who has done it please help us settle this and hurry this guy up getting his bloody license, he's a grown-ass-man!
EDIT: Oops, meant to post this rant on the MightyCarMods forum, had both open in browser tabs... Will leave it here anyway but there is likely a lot more P-Platers on MCM than here (I would hope...)
A friend of my little brother is on his L plates at the moment (He is the same age as my brother who is on his green Ps already) I am trying to settle an arguement.
His friend is adamant that you have to do all your hours in a manual car, even going so far as to believe that they will check the rego of the car in the book and look up what gearbox it has.
He has been dropped off at our place by his parents before, which led to this exchange between him and my brother:
"Why didn't you drive over to get your hours up?"
"Because Dad's car is an Auto"
My brother and I are adamant that as long as you can pass the test in the chosen car type, you can do your hours in any car. However, I got my license before logbooks, and my brother got an auto license, so he won't take our word for it.
Can someone who has done it please help us settle this and hurry this guy up getting his bloody license, he's a grown-ass-man!
EDIT: Oops, meant to post this rant on the MightyCarMods forum, had both open in browser tabs... Will leave it here anyway but there is likely a lot more P-Platers on MCM than here (I would hope...)
