can i drive a ferrari 430 with paddle shift gears on my automatic driving licence?
2007-04-07 23:30:22 · 13 answers · asked by tiggerkb1610 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Other - Car Makes
No,in order to be able to drive anything other than an automatic you would have to take another test.
2007-04-07 23:38:52 · answer #1 · answered by Pat R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a very grey area. I would think yes. Couple of reasons for this are that there is no clutch, and also the manual component of shifting can be switched off by flicking the thing on the steering wheel around to snow and ice. When its on that setting the car will look after the gear changes. Which leads me to to think if the paddle shifts were a problem then you wouldn't be able to drive any car that has a tiptronic gear box, or similar (so be it every new commodore, falcon, Mitsubishi - even the Honda jazz which has a 7 speed auto with paddles for sports mode.
So in short I don't think you would have a problem. However if your on an auto license that would probably mean you are on your probationary license (in Vic the auto licence is only applicable during your P's. If this is the case check out the vehicle restrictions from vicroads because your power to weight ratio could be a big problem. The 430 is an extremely powerful car that weighs nothing so be careful.
2007-04-11 01:13:29 · answer #2 · answered by annirowe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-30 17:12:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi I'm italian and here with the driving license you can drive whatever you want, automatic or manual, sorry but in which country do you have this stupid restriction?
Anyway on the central tunnel there is a switch that report the name AUTO. If you press it the car works like a fully auto shift and in any case it has no clutch pedal.
2007-04-11 00:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by HEMI 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. As far as DVLA is concerned, an "automatic" licence covers a gearbox where no input from the driver is required, which is not the case with paddle shifts.
2007-04-07 23:59:56 · answer #5 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Automatic
2016-05-19 23:22:15 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The car has no clutch so in theory should be OK. You should check with the DVLA though as there is a bit of ambiguity in this area.
2007-04-11 01:20:05 · answer #7 · answered by wally_zebon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, coz its still; manual gears, just their on the steering wheel and not in the usual place. u want the 550/575 ferrari anyway haha.
2007-04-08 06:41:28 · answer #8 · answered by Ghost Boy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no i don't think so because it would still be classed as a manual gear box
2007-04-07 23:40:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it has a clutch pedal, no.
2007-04-08 08:57:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋