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What to Expect From Your First Automatic Driving Lesson

Beginners3 min read17 Oct 2026

Your first lesson is a relaxed introduction, not a test. Here is what usually happens when you start automatic driving lessons with Automatic Driving School Burgess Hill.

  1. Licence check. Bring your UK provisional or full driving licence so your instructor can see it.
  2. A chat about you. You talk through your experience, your goals and anything you are unsure about.
  3. Getting to know the car. You learn where the controls are and how an automatic car works.
  4. Moving off and stopping. You practise the first skills, usually somewhere quiet.
  5. Feedback and next steps. At the end you talk about how it went and what to work on next.
Tip: wear comfortable clothes and flat, sensible shoes so you can feel the pedals clearly. You can read more in our terms and conditions.

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