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End of the road for the gearstick? Rising number of learners take driving tests in automatic cars due to rise of electric vehicles

Statistics from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) show that a quarter of the tests taken in England, Scotland and Wales last year were done in automatic.

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