Hey all, just quickly, I recently got a new car, well newer than my 86 Laser.. hehehe.

Anyways this one was auto transmission, but now my new one, Corolla SX, its a manual, I can drive it and all but if i get pulled over is it illegal because im only on my red P'z and i did the driving test about 10 months ago in an auto car???

is it that after 1 year u can drive watever car? Be either auto or manual?

I would call RTA but they are closed atm, hmm... maybe i can call the cops, they might know.

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not sure if NSW has different laws to VIC but...

i know in VIC that if your Ps are for an automatic, you cannot drive a manual car. but if you have a manual license, you can drive both (well duh).

although once you're off your Ps, regardless of what your probationary license was for, you can drive both types (without going for a retest).

mm reading RTA site, are you on a P1 or P2 license?

if you're on a P1 license, you can only drive an auto (since you took the DART in an auto). if you have a P2 license, you can drive both.

read here.

Below, is for P1 licenses only

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Be restricted to driving an automatic transmission car or clutchless manual (depending on the vehicle in which the DART is undertaken).

Last edited by matt.h on Jun-13-2004 at 12:07

Im on my P1's.

So wait, does this mean that in August, when i go for the P2 test i can drive watever, without having to do a restest in a manual car, cause i looked at the site b4, but not really explaining much, either that or im too tired from studying...

Btw, wtf is a clutchless manual?

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Cause back before '99, U didn' give a damn about PvD, but now that he's pressin' platinum LP's, all of a sudden ur' into
his killer beat's! Ain't nothin' U can do to make it stop cause trance makes the world go round, so cut the act...

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if you pass the hazard perception test, you will have your P2s, and thus be eligible to drive both auto & manual (this is what i've gathered from the RTA site).

a clutchless manual is for pansies! often referred to as 'pussy manuals'. used to be found in only upmarket european cars (think bmw, mercs, audis etc). but now some higher model jap cars have them too. its exactly as the name says, you have full control over what gear you want your car travelling in, but when you change gears, you just flick the gear shifter, without having to use a clutch. imo, no fun to drive whatsoever!

Yeah... pussy cars.. but even still.

I know that in Victoria you can do a sort of re-test if you need to drive a manual and you only have an auto licence. It's not quite as long as a normal licence test but its still a bit of effort.

But you can't drive a manual until you're off you're P's all together here.

Its still beyond me why someone would get an auto-only licence to begin with.. I don't understand it.

Hehehe my friend has once of those, 4.0L Falcon, goes like crazy, but nothing like a manual to feel the gears kick in to make the smile wider and wider.. hehehe..

Damm i guess im gonna have to keep driving illegally for another 2 months, crap, n this is long w/end.. booo.. lol.. oh wells...

Thanks for the help matt appreciated!

P.s - Dave, i had to get an auto licence cause i only had an auto car to practice in, my mate did his one in manual but had to for out alot of $$$ in driving lessons cause he also didn't have a manual car to practice on.

I wasn't in the position to spend that sort of $$$ at the time.

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Cause back before '99, U didn' give a damn about PvD, but now that he's pressin' platinum LP's, all of a sudden ur' into
his killer beat's! Ain't nothin' U can do to make it stop cause trance makes the world go round, so cut the act...

[My Website]

real men drive stick.

yeah after 1 year with your p's you are eligable to drive auto/manual.
But I've had some of my mates just get let off, depends if you get pulled over on a friday or saturday night sometimes there just pricks and look for anything to fuk you up sometimes they just give you a warning..
Good luck

Look on your licence . . it says nothing about what you can drive, i drive a manual, and it doesnt say anything on my licence (I'm on P1). If they pull you over and check your licence how will they know your not spose to drive a manual? Unless the auto licences say something?

That Vic rule about you can't drive manual until your finished your P's is ridiculous! What a foolish rule.

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Originally posted by matt_a If they pull you over and check your licence how will they know your not spose to drive a manual? Unless the auto licences say something?

Yeah it says your a automatic driver on the back... cant remember exactly as i dont have my red p's but i remember it said something on it.

Yay 1 more month and i get my full licence woohoooo 3years on these p's and fine free(so far )
lucky I just missed out on that log book law, i remember if i failed my p's test the new law of the log book was due the week after my p's test so if i failed i would of been screwed/stuck with the book, pheew. Thank you lord

Sorry officer, I didn't realise it was a manual, I was wondering why the engine got so hot when i was going 60...........

Just make sure you don't get pulled over, usually they don't do license checks at RBTs (at least here in SA, but then i didn't get pulled over by one when i was on my Ps)

SA doesn't have any of those laws, once you pass the test, you pass the test and you can drive whatever you want (unnless its changed recently)

Nah.. in Victoria if you get pulled over for ANYTHING they have a real good look at your licence... check it against your file.. and breath test you.. mandatory.