Auto License - Manual Vehicle

[insty]

Hello, SAU Community.

Would anyone happen to know the lowdown on driving a manual vehicle with an auto license?

I obviously know that it is illegal to do, but what is the usual punishment from the police?

I am a NSW driver myself, and the choice of vehicle would be a car.

Thanks.

[TezGT-R]

Fine + points.

Just go get your manual licence you lazy bum

[infamous]

How long have you had your licence for ?

After 1 year of holding your auto licence, you will be allowed to drive manual.

btw, it would take a really observant officer to realise that your driving stick instead of auto, most likely they would be checking for other things.

[Yidz]

Green P's & you can do whatever you want

[Cooper]

Do some states still have 2 different licenses, thats just crazy.

[Yidz]

Yeah NSW only when you're on your red P's you must pass the test in manual to drive a manual. Obviously you can drive auto as well.

I think it makes sense because if you pass the test in an auto and you get your red p's, you jump straight into a manual without knowing how to use it, as well as not having any road sense. As soon as you pass your green p's after a year on the roads, you can then drive a manual car.

[stenve]

is that the same in qld or different? had my auto p's for 2 years now and have always been too lazy to get manual because my car is auto haha

would be sweet if its legal for me to drive manual now

i dare saw i'd have to go do the test though

[br3ndan]

So your trying to say u can do ur test in automatic. wait a year and they automatically give u manual licence?? ?!

What the hell!

Over east got some really weird rules. And whats with green and red P's?

Here in Western Australia, if you get an auto licence, you can only drive auto, no matter what time frame. And we only have one P plates. Which we have to show for 2 years, and after they you can take them down.

Weird how australia is one country but every state seems to differ in rules. It should b universal i think. To save confusion =/