Can I rent a manual transmission car in the UK with a Canadian driving license?

11/12/2019 10:23:12 PM

Yes, you can come as a visitor and present your Canadian driving licence and hire a car with manual transmission.
If you were to stay twelve months, however, you would have to exchange your Canadian licence (note there is no exchange for US licences) and would then be granted only a UK licence to drive automatic vehicles unless you could prove that you had passed your test in Canada on a vehicle with manual transmission. This exchange of licences without further testing is a relatively recent concession for holders of licences from certain areas.
If, after a year, you wished to continue to drive vehicles with manual transmission, you would have to sit a UK driving test on a vehicle with manual transmission.

11/5/2015 10:18:19 AM

I hired two manual cars from two separate UK rental places (Enterprise being one of them) in January 2015. No problems whatsoever. Insurance was very reasonable for a week each time. I’ve held my BC licence for the past twelve years. They did not ask about past claims, accidents or even whether I had driven a right-hand vehicle before. No restrictions on transmission type either.

11/6/2014 2:16:42 PM

Yes you can. Because a Canadian license permits you to drive manual transmission cars back home, it’s taken as permission to drive one abroad. Since there isn’t a specific ‘manual transmission’ license there is no other approach that could be taken.

I have rented manual cars in Britain many times on an Ontario license.

11/5/2014 10:10:00 PM

You read correctly. A UK driving license differentiates between automatic and manual, and those with automatic licenses are not allowed to drive manuals.

I’m not sure about the conditions of Canadian licenses in the UK, however if you acquire an international driving permit then this distinction doesn’t apply no matter which country you are from.

Also worth noting that generally you will pay the UK rental company more for an automatic version of the same car.

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