danielpholt

Never really had the need for a car truthfally, I've always had someone to ferry me about; until me and the ex split up.

i've been driving a scooter since November, and this has taught me two things. 1, driving is handy and 2, being cold and wet whilst doing it sucks!

I'll be going down the automatic route (nah, not big on gears). Hopefully I'll be driving inside the next year.

Are you planning on doing the automatic test? I would definitely do the manual test, even if you plan to drive automatic, so you're not limited in the future if you need to borrow a car in an emergency/rent etc. you'll find yourself very limited.

I don't know how it works over there, but over here (i assume), if you learn in an auto, you take your test in an auto. Gear'd would be great, but after taking a few lessons in one before, I know it'll only make the thing more difficult for me, so I'd rather learn in an automatic, then if at a later date I decide I'd like to learn stick, I've got the option to jump in again whilst being a capable driver.

In essence, if I can get the act of driving out of th...