Move over, manual: one in four driving tests now auto

A QUARTER of driving tests are now being taken in a car with an automatic transmission, suggesting that the reign of the manual gearbox may soon be over.

- Tom Jervis

Last year, 1.8 million practical driving tests were conducted across England, Scotland and Wales. Of these, 470,000 were automatic tests, which only qualify drivers who pass to get behind the wheel of vehicles with two pedals, rather than three.