Automatic gearbox
Learning in an automatic in Ouarzazate
No clutch and no biting point: we take out of the learning process the part that makes you stall, so your attention goes to the road, other users and your decisions.
No clutch and no biting point: we take out of the learning process the part that makes you stall, so your attention goes to the road, other users and your decisions.
In an automatic, the car handles the gears for you. There are only two pedals, no clutch, no biting point to find. What that removes is not trivial: hill starts, stalling at the lights, and the left-foot/right-foot coordination that eats most of the early hours of conventional learning.
What it does not remove: checking blind spots, reading priorities, anticipating, parking, managing your speed. In other words, an automatic gearbox removes a mechanical difficulty — it removes nothing from the demand to drive properly, and the test is precisely about that demand.
This is not the “easier” option, it is the option that fits a situation. Here are the most common cases.
If the car you will use day to day is an automatic, learning to change gear has no practical value for you.
Some people progress well on everything else and stay stuck on the clutch for hours. Removing that obstacle often unlocks the rest at a stroke.
Stalling in the middle of a junction is one of the first fears people mention. In an automatic that fear disappears, and it becomes easier to work on the rest with a clear head.
Repeated clutch use can be painful or impossible. An automatic solves it.
The framework is the same as conventional category B training; only the way you operate the car changes.
Three questions to ask yourself before settling it — in this order.
If it is an automatic, the question is already settled. If you may need to borrow a manual, move to the next question.
This is the decisive point, and it is not settled on instinct: call us, and confirm the position with NARSA before registering.
The most honest route is to come to the office and describe your situation. We will tell you frankly whether an automatic is the right choice for you or not.
This is the question to settle before choosing, and it is a matter of regulation, not of the school. In several countries the licence is restricted to automatics; what applies in Morocco should be confirmed with NARSA. Call 06 63 74 48 07 before registering and we will point you to the official information.
It removes a mechanical difficulty, so some people progress faster at the start. But the test assesses your driving as a whole: how long it takes depends far more on your consistency than on the gearbox.
An automatic gearbox is available for category B. For the exact terms that apply to your file, call 06 63 74 48 07 or come to the office.
Yes, exactly the same, and you can practise it free on this site in French, Arabic or English.
Technically, learning the clutch afterwards is possible. But before building a plan on that, you need to know whether your licence would be restricted — a point to confirm with NARSA.
Describe your situation: we will tell you frankly whether an automatic is the right choice for you.