Nic has too! When we went to Queensland Transport to apply for a QLD one they've given her a full open licence. She only passed her test in Auto in the UK but here she could legally drive a manual. I say legally as in the real world it'd be a diff case ...

Visions of crunching gear boxes !!

She can't even use my tiptronic gearbox in manual mode, and there is NO clutch.

QLD has a driving test?

They even need to show L plates and P plates now.. don't times change....

For sure! ...

It's all true!

How much does the 'Test' itself cost?

If you can weave in and out of traffic without hitting anyone, you pass.......

I don't know about the test, but it cost one guy at work between $4500 and $5000 ($50 per hour with an instructor).

Hubby remembered to check this at work today
Yes you can do your hours in an automatic - I suppose they figure that, if you take your test in a manual, having done all your driving in an auto, then you'll fail!

Thanks for that. She had a professional lesson the other day and the instructor said she was up to speed on everything so that's cool. Let her drive my car this morning and we both hated it I was worried about my baby (car) and she hated driving it because of it's size compared to hers so it's Manual all the way for her.

That's a LOT of hours/lessons.

My son has just done his license here 25.5 hrs @£22 p/h + £75 for the test = £636 all told.

The actual test is I think $43.50 or $46.50 or something around that amount.

I cant remember 100% though.

Not too expensive. You've got to get the licence afterwards, though if you pass. (Extra $$$ on top)

The lessons are what's going to kill your finances though. Personally I think 5 or so initial lessons, then driving with parents for a while then 5 or so final lessons would probably be the best bet.

Whilst holding a can of Bundy and Coke and not spilling it.

Bonus points for a "Justify Your Existence" sticker.

Extra bonus style points for being on a bike.

L has his first professional lesson next week, the older sturdy truck we had earmarked for him needed $4000 of work so we had to trade it in, hes now be driving a new mitsubishi triton dual cab, quick driving school course to polish up his skills.

Had to laugh when we picked it up we let him have a little drive from the school, hes already one of the first to get the L plates, you should have seen the ladies swoon at him in his big new pick up truck.

However he wont be getting much action in it we have a rule they cant drive with mates in the car for 2 years after they get the P's.