(10 Apr 2015, 6:48 am)Andreos1 wrote I think the only reason they do it the way they do it now, is due to the practicalities of having an easy access vehicle available for test.

What about taking the test on a vehicle with manually-selected gears?

Does a driver who already has a car licence for manual transmission retain that right for PSVs - or do they have to take their test on a manual-shift vehicle?

Most service buses have fully-automatic gear selection.

What about automated manual gearboxes as fitted to most trucks nowadays?

Does this qualify as 'manual' or automatic? - ie would a vehicle fitted with such a gearbox qualify a driver for driving manual-shift gears as fitted to many existing coaches?