Manual Driving Lessons

Manual lessons

Learn to drive a manual

Learn clutch control and gear changes in a dual-control manual car with an accredited partnered instructor. A manual licence lets you drive both manual and automatic cars.

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Prices

Manual lesson prices

Pay as you go1-hour lesson
From$90/ hour
  • 60-minute one-on-one lesson
  • Dual-control manual car
  • Pick-up and drop-off at your address
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Manual or automatic?
Which licence suits you
  • Pass in a manualdrive manual and automatic cars
  • Pass in an automaticmay be limited to automatics
  • Learning curvemanual takes more practice
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Prices depend on your suburb. Search your suburb above to see your exact price before you book. Manual availability depends on the partnered instructors who cover your suburb.

Who it suits

Who manual lessons suit

Learners who want a full licence

Pass your test in a manual and you can drive manual and automatic cars from your first day on P plates.

Drivers switching from automatic

If you passed in an automatic and your licence is limited to automatic cars, lessons get you ready for a manual driving test.

Drivers who need a manual

Some work vehicles, older cars and hire cars overseas are manual. Learning now saves relearning later.

What you’ll learn

What your lessons cover

  • Clutch control and finding the biting point
  • Moving off smoothly, including hill starts
  • Changing up and down through the gears
  • Choosing the right gear for your speed and the road
  • Stopping smoothly and recovering from a stall
  • Intersections and roundabouts while changing gears
  • Low-speed manoeuvres using clutch control
  • Practice on the kinds of roads used in driving tests
Good to know

Learning in a manual

One licence, both cars

If you pass your driving test in a manual car, your licence lets you drive both manual and automatic cars.

Lifting an automatic condition

If your provisional licence is limited to automatic cars, passing a driving test in a manual usually removes that condition. Check with your licensing authority.

Log book hours

Most states and territories require learners to log supervised driving hours before the driving test, and some count lessons with an accredited instructor as bonus hours. Check the rules with your licensing authority.

1 or 2-hour lessons

A 2-hour lesson gives you time to settle into clutch control before moving on to busier roads and hills.

How it works

Book in three steps

Find your suburb

Search where you want to be picked up to see the local price and the partnered instructors who cover it.

Choose your instructor

Compare instructor profiles and pick the one who suits you. You can choose someone else for your next lesson at any time.

Pick a time and pay

See available times, choose a 1 or 2-hour lesson and pay online. You get an email confirming your booking.

FAQs

Manual lessons: FAQs

Is it harder to learn in a manual?

Most learners need a little more practice at first, mainly to master the clutch and gear changes. Once those become automatic, driving a manual feels as natural as driving an automatic.

Can I drive an automatic if I pass in a manual?

Yes. A licence gained in a manual car lets you drive both manual and automatic cars.

I passed my test in an automatic. Can I drive a manual?

It depends on where you live. In many states and territories, a provisional licence gained in an automatic is limited to automatic cars for a period, unless you pass a test in a manual. Check with your licensing authority.

Do manual lessons count towards my log book hours?

Lessons count as supervised driving, and some states and territories give bonus log book hours for lessons with an accredited instructor. Check the rules with your licensing authority.

Are manual lessons available in my suburb?

Search your suburb on this page. When you book, choose manual to see which partnered instructors teach in a manual car where you live.

Driving Test Package

Pick-up 1 hour before your test, a 45-minute warm-up and your instructor’s car for the test.

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