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With the push on selling electric cars , I would imagine that the driving test will have to change for those unable , or want , a petrol / diesel vehicle ??

So if my grandkids in 20 or so years time  wanted to drive the 6 , they wouldn’t have a clue how to drive it or wouldn’t be able to as they gave passed their test in a electric ??

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Yes - since electric cars are essentially automatics.  If you pass your test in an automatic you are not licensed to drive a manual car. 

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Bit like now for those that have passed in an automatic. 
also more modern  licences you can’t tow a trailer. 
Rob beat me to it

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Good question Crawfie -  probably not. Certainly no driving schools will have manual cars and is the government likely to support such a specialist requirement which is counter to their drive(!) for electric cars only?

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3 hours ago, Hamish said:


also more modern  licences you can’t tow a trailer. 
 

Just a side point re this thread but in fact that ban on >750kg trailer towing by people without a B+E licence is about to change:  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-rules-for-towing-a-trailer-or-caravan-with-a-car-from-autumn-2021

(Unfortunately the actual licensing change date has been put back but trailer tests have been stopped meanwhile, so some people have been left in limbo.)

Nigel

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18 minutes ago, Bleednipple said:

Just a side point re this thread but in fact that ban on >750kg trailer towing by people without a B+E licence is about to change:  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-rules-for-towing-a-trailer-or-caravan-with-a-car-from-autumn-2021

(Unfortunately the actual licensing change date has been put back but trailer tests have been stopped meanwhile, so some people have been left in limbo.)

Nigel

Thanks didn’t know that. 
 
 

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