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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: paul.lovejoy on 23 May 2013, 12:20:29

Title: insurance esg gearbox
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 23 May 2013, 12:20:29

geeeeze been on to dvla , driving standards. you have to pass a multiple choice exam to talk to anyone nowadays :o

my question please

Wfey can only drive an automatic car as she has that type of licence :y

DVLA say she can also drive a semi automatic as long as it has an automatic clutch  :y

was going to have a go in a car with with an ECG gear box electronically controlled manual gearbox thy do noy have a clutch pedal so does this make them a semi auto as they have an electronic clutch

any advice  :y

Title: Re: insurance esg gearbox
Post by: henryd on 23 May 2013, 12:43:42

If its not got a clutch pedal its classed as an auto,pretty sure thats right :y

Title: Re: insurance esg gearbox
Post by: Andy B on 23 May 2013, 12:45:38

I agre with Henry.  :y A Smart is a semi-auto & can be driven on an auto only licence  ;)

Title: Re: insurance esg gearbox
Post by: the alarming man on 23 May 2013, 13:22:22

yes i agree with both andy and henery if a car as know clutch pedal it is an auto...paul is the clutch in the handle of the gear stick??

Title: Re: insurance esg gearbox
Post by: biggriffin on 23 May 2013, 13:23:25

Three pedals manual
Two pedals auto  simples. :)
 If it has a hand clutch its either a bike or a disabled  @########### car.

Title: Re: insurance esg gearbox
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 23 May 2013, 13:32:10

just a gear stick which you put in drive or reverese or you can use it as push up to change down pull down to chage up.

wifey had a smart a fews years back :-[ would have thought it would have been pulled then :-\

Title: Re: insurance esg gearbox
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 23 May 2013, 13:34:06

car was a 508sw ehdi 115 ecg

Title: Re: insurance esg gearbox
Post by: the alarming man on 23 May 2013, 13:58:41

i do like the look of the 508....but i think it would be classed as an auto

Title: Re: insurance esg gearbox
Post by: paul.lovejoy on 23 May 2013, 20:51:36

thanks everyone :y

it was the salesman (fleet sales) that told me they were classed as a manual so wifey would not be able to drive it ::) ::)

thought i would go on Ask OOF instead :y

Title: Re: insurance esg gearbox
Post by: Andy B on 23 May 2013, 21:38:29

Quote from: paul.lovejoy on 23 May 2013, 20:51:36

...
 told me they were classed as a manual so  .....

He'll have been told that they're a manual underneath & he doesn't really understand ......  ::) ::) ;)

Title: Re: insurance esg gearbox
Post by: slowboy on 24 May 2013, 14:29:29

So does this mean that the driver on sunday in the sun are not real drivers :o :o :o