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Manual Lesson
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Manual Lesson

Master a manual car in a dual-control Kia Picanto with a patient local instructor. Learn smooth gear changes, clutch control and hill starts at a pace that suits you.

A manual licence lets you drive anything — manual or automatic — which is why some learners choose to master the clutch from the start. It takes a little longer than automatic in the early lessons, but the control and confidence it builds carry over to every car you'll ever drive.

You'll learn in a dual-control Kia Picanto — light, easy to handle and forgiving to learn clutch work in. Lessons are built around your level and cover:

  • Clutch control, smooth gear changes and finding the bite point

  • Hill starts and holding the car without rolling back

  • Intersections, roundabouts and merging on local roads

  • Reverse parking, manoeuvres and the Hornsby test routes as you progress

Logbook hours for under-25s

If you're under 25, each one-hour lesson counts as 3 hours in your NSW logbook, up to 10 lessons (30 hours) — a fast, reliable way to build toward the 120-hour requirement while learning manual properly from the outset.

Pick-up and drop-off is included across Hornsby and surrounding suburbs — lessons start and finish wherever suits you.

What's included

  • Dual-Control Manual Car

    Light, easy-to-handle Kia Picanto with instructor-side controls — ideal for learning clutch and gears with confidence.
  • Patient Local Instructor

    Santi knows the Hornsby roads, test routes and common trouble spots, and teaches manual at a pace that suits you.
  • Free Pick-Up and Drop-Off

    We collect you from home, school or work across Hornsby and surrounding suburbs — no time wasted.
  • Logbook Hours Where Eligible

    Under-25 learners get 3 logbook hours for every 1-hour lesson, up to the 10-lesson bonus cap.
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