More than a quarter of learners will take their driving test in an automatic car by 2026, as an increasing number of budding motorists won't care to learn how to change gear in preparation for the ...

New research finds that by 2026, 25 per cent of all driving tests conducted will be in cars with two pedals. One in four driving tests will be in automatic cars by 2026 – a trend that is only set to ...

Caitlin Graham wanted to learn to drive in an automatic car as she hoped the test would be quicker to pass without having to get to grips with a gear box. But the 22-year-old says she had little ...

One in four driving tests will be in automatic cars by 2026 – a trend that is only set to increase once the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars comes into effect, a new study has predicted.