I thought I had an AT-only license until I died.

I got my AT license about a year and a half ago, when I got my driver's license at age 18."I'll never drive a manual transmission car, so the AT-only version is good enough for me."But I never thought this day would come...I never dreamed of it at the time. The reason why I canceled my AT license was...

'Because my husband decided to buy a 981 Boxster GTS (MT)'

It is."It would definitely be more fun to drive a manual transmission! Save it for when you get the car!"My husband had been saying to me, "I can't do it, I can't do it," and I persisted until the very last minute, but his enthusiasm pushed me to cancel my AT license. But my husband's enthusiasm pushed me to cancel the limited AT license.(It seems that some schools can and some can't.)I reluctantly applied.

No classroom lecture, practical skills only

At the driving school I signed up for, the time and cost to cancel my AT license isFour hours of training and an exam for 57,000 yen.It was. Moreover, all four hours of the course were practical training. I had assumed that I would first be taught the theory of clutch operation in a classroom lecture, and then move on to the practical training.

It is also very difficult to make reservations for classes... Since it is rare to find people who want to cancel their AT license, the number of class slots is very limited.Having a two-year-old child, working, and going to a driving school was more difficult than I had imagined to coordinate my time.Remember.

However, since I was serious about doing it and wanted to pass the test straight away without any additional costs, I prepared for the first day by studying the textbook in advance and bringing a pair of slippers for easy driving.

But...but!

I was so nervous about driving a manual transmission car for the first time that I forgot everything I had studied in my textbooks...

"Yes, keep your foot on the clutch.When stopping, you have to step on both the clutch and the brake.I'm going to stall."The instructor told him to take his foot off the clutch and he got angry.

If you think it's going to be tough on the car..."You'll have to change gears for him."I was told, "I don't know when to change gears," but I was angry because I didn't know when to change gears.

Naturally, the car stalled all over the place, and at one green light I could not start the car. I could not start the car because I could not take my foot off the clutch, even though I could accelerate the car.

It's just strange. From the fifth hour, I started to get a sense of wonder.(Automatically turned into an additional course, and straight passing was declined.)I managed to take the exam after the 6th hour and passed with flying colors.

I went through a lot of trouble to get my AT license removed, but...

And, "Have you driven a manual car since?" I would say.

...not on it at all (-_-)

I had only driven Comfort cars in driving schools, where the clutch was light and fluffy, so when I got into my husband's Boxster for the first time, I was astonished at how heavy the clutch was.No, you're training at the gym."It was so hard that I thought my muscles would ache...so I couldn't drive it, and I have only ridden it about five times.

Moreover, my husband would drive me to an unoccupied area, we would take turns there, and I would just drive in circles between first and third gear for about 10 minutes (blast).

at the beginning of the yearThis is the year I learn to drive a manual!"But I wonder if such a day will ever really come.... But I don't have to say that, I've got my AT license, so I have to do my best! I am renewing my determination these days.

I then wrote an article summarizing the sequence of steps to cancel the AT-only license.

AT test cancellation - Summary of the process from application to the driving school to passing the test.