Driving a manual car on auto only licence

[Car Fan]

This should probably be in SP&L, but as a new member I can't post there yet.

I was just wondering what the law was regarding an auto licence holder driving a manual car on the motorway, if accompanied by a manual licence holder and displaying L plates? I know that provisional licence holders can't use motorways, but in this scenario the driver would already have a full licence (albeit an auto only one). Is it legal?

[Car Fan]

Ok, thanks, I suppose that if the driver was just learning how to operate a manual gearbox there would be no need to drive on a motorway anyway.

[Car Fan]

The Moose said:

I must say I don't understand why anyone (other than, say, one legged people) would take an auto test. Why limit the future possibilities?!

I do agree, I just envisaged it as a hypothetical situation. Although I know a few people who really struggled with learning to drive a manual, and they weren't particularly safe on the road - in an auto, they're fine, though.

I, however, will be pressing on with obtaining my manual licence (currently learning).