Manual licence
Manual driving Lessons in Brisbane.
Manual lessons help you practise clutch control and changing gears. Lessons follow a calm, patient approach so you can learn at your own pace.
Your next step
Start with your suburb
Choose your suburb and send your enquiry. Finish selecting your instructor and lesson time on RAC’s booking website.
Already learning with RAC? Go directly to bookings.
Compare current lesson and package prices on RAC’s booking website. Current RAC packages and prices
Current package and payment options are shown on RAC’s booking website. Current RAC packages and prices
Now servicing
Manual driving lessons across Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, the Redlands, Moreton Bay and the Sunshine Coast.
Where we operate
Manual lessons, right across South East Queensland.
Confirm your pickup area, location and any charges with your chosen instructor before booking.
Brisbane City
Fortitude Valley, New Farm, West End, South Brisbane, Newstead and the inner city.
Brisbane North
Chermside, Aspley, Nundah, Stafford, Everton Park, Ashgrove and the northside.
Brisbane South
Sunnybank, Mount Gravatt, Carindale, Coorparoo, Holland Park and the southside.
Ipswich & Springfield
Ipswich, Springfield, Goodna, Ripley, Raceview, Redbank Plains and the western corridor.
Moreton Bay & Redcliffe
North Lakes, Redcliffe, Strathpine, Narangba, Burpengary and the peninsula.
Sunshine Coast
Caloundra, Buderim, Sippy Downs, Mountain Creek, Warana, Landsborough and the coast.
Why manual
Learning in a manual
A manual licence is the full ticket. It takes a little more to master, but nothing on the road is off limits once you have it.
Learning in a manual
Utes, vans, work vehicles and older cars. A manual licence opens up every job and every car.
Clutch control, sorted calmly
Lessons follow a calm, patient approach so you can learn at your own pace.
Covers automatics too
Pass in a manual and you can legally drive automatics as well. One licence, both worlds.
Modern dual-control cars
Two sets of brakes and an accredited instructor beside you, so learning the clutch feels safe.
Pickup options
Confirm your pickup area, location and any charges with your chosen instructor before booking.
Queensland logbook hours
Eligible Queensland learner hours with an accredited trainer can count at triple time for the first ten driving hours. Night hours and bonus time have separate recording rules. Queensland learner logbook guidance
Manual or automatic?
Is manual the right choice for you?
Both get you a licence. Here's the honest comparison, so you can start with confidence.
Manual
Full licence
- Manual lessons help you practise clutch control and changing gears.
- A manual licence covers automatics too
- Best if you already know you'll need to drive one
- Lesson progress depends on your experience and practice. Discuss your goals and preferred transmission with your instructor.
Automatic
- No clutch and no gears, so there's less to juggle
- Learning and test readiness depend on your experience, practice and progress. Discuss a lesson plan and your preferred transmission with your instructor.
- Covers the vast majority of cars on the road today
- The easiest first licence, but it won't let you drive a manual
Learn manual and nothing on the road is off limits. It takes a little longer, but you'll never be caught out by a car you can't drive. Lesson progress depends on your experience and practice. Discuss your goals and preferred transmission with your instructor. RAC offers automatic and manual lessons. Check the individual instructor’s profile for the transmission they teach. RAC instructor profiles
Not sure how many?
How many manual Lessons will you need?
Lesson progress depends on your experience and practice. Discuss your goals and preferred transmission with your instructor. Discuss your experience and goals with an instructor to plan useful lessons.
Use these starting points to discuss a lesson plan with your instructor.
Total beginner
Never really driven
Discuss a starter lesson plan
Compare current package options with RAC and choose lessons around your experience and goals. Current RAC packages and prices
Some practice
A few goes with family
Build on the practice you have already had
The right amount to smooth out your gear changes, fix the rough edges and fill your logbook.
Nearly there
Just need polishing
Focus on the skills you want to polish
Build familiarity with local roads while practising the driving skills assessed in the practical test.
3× logbook hours
Queensland logbook hours
Eligible Queensland learner hours with an accredited trainer can count at triple time for the first ten driving hours. Night hours and bonus time have separate recording rules. Queensland learner logbook guidance
In the driver's seat
Clutch control, without the stress.
Lessons follow a calm, patient approach so you can learn at your own pace. Just steady coaching on the Brisbane streets, roundabouts and hills you'll face on test day.
Every single lesson
What's included, always.
- A fully accredited instructor, patient and local.
- A modern dual-controlled manual, two sets of brakes.
- Pickup by arrangement from home, school, uni or work. Confirm your pickup area, location and any charges with your chosen instructor before booking.
- Eligible Queensland learner hours with an accredited trainer can count at triple time for the first ten driving hours. Night hours and bonus time have separate recording rules. Queensland learner logbook guidance
- Read RAC’s current terms before buying a lesson or package. RAC terms
- Current package and payment options are shown on RAC’s booking website. Current RAC packages and prices
Real manual learners
What Brisbane Learners say about manual.
Read learner feedback published by RAC. RAC learner feedback
"Noel is an absolute gentleman! Great instructor, very calm and great at explaining things… Passed the manual exam first go!"
"I booked manual lessons to upgrade my automatic license to manual with Ejaz and with only 4 lessons, he was able to prepare me to pass my test first try!"
Manual packages
Choose your lesson options
The same great instructors whichever you pick. Compare current package options with RAC and choose lessons around your experience and goals. Current RAC packages and prices
Single
Compare current lesson and package prices on RAC’s booking website. Current RAC packages and prices
- 1 × 1-hour manual lesson
- Try us out, no commitment
- Pickup by arrangement. Confirm your pickup area, location and any charges with your chosen instructor before booking.
Starter
Compare current lesson and package prices on RAC’s booking website. Current RAC packages and prices
- 3 × 1-hour manual lessons
- Perfect to find your feet
- Pickup by arrangement. Confirm your pickup area, location and any charges with your chosen instructor before booking.
Standard
Compare current lesson and package prices on RAC’s booking website. Current RAC packages and prices
- 5 × 1-hour manual lessons
- Compare current package options with RAC and choose lessons around your experience and goals. Current RAC packages and prices
- Eligible Queensland learner hours with an accredited trainer can count at triple time for the first ten driving hours. Night hours and bonus time have separate recording rules. Queensland learner logbook guidance
Test-ready
Compare current lesson and package prices on RAC’s booking website. Current RAC packages and prices
- 10 × 1-hour manual lessons
- Learning and test readiness depend on your experience, practice and progress. Discuss a lesson plan with your instructor.
- Compare current package options with RAC and choose lessons around your experience and goals. Current RAC packages and prices
Current package and payment options are shown on RAC’s booking website. Read RAC’s current terms before buying a lesson or package. Current RAC packages and prices
Good to know
Manual driving lessons, answered.
Is manual harder to learn than automatic?
There's a bit more to it, mainly the clutch and gear changes, so most learners take a few more lessons than they would in an automatic. Manual lessons help you practise clutch control and changing gears.
How many manual lessons will I need?
It depends where you're starting from. Learning and test readiness depend on your experience, practice and progress. Discuss a lesson plan and your preferred transmission with your instructor.
Does a manual licence let me drive automatics?
Yes. A manual licence covers you for both manual and automatic cars, so it's the more flexible option. An automatic licence only covers automatics, which is the main reason some learners choose manual from the start.
Will you sort out my clutch control?
That's exactly what we do. Our instructors are patient specialists at getting learners smooth off the line without stalling stress. Lessons follow a calm, patient approach so you can learn at your own pace.
Do the lessons count toward my logbook?
Eligible Queensland learner hours with an accredited trainer can count at triple time for the first ten driving hours. Night hours and bonus time have separate recording rules. Your instructor signs it off on the spot. Queensland learner logbook guidance
Manual driving lessons across Brisbane and South East Queensland
RAC School of Motoring runs manual driving lessons right across Brisbane and beyond, with pickup by arrangement from home, school, uni or work. Confirm your pickup area, location and any charges with your chosen instructor before booking.
Learning to drive manual in Brisbane
Learning a manual is really about one thing: clutch control. Get that smooth and the rest follows. Our instructors take it step by step, calm and unhurried, so hill starts, gear changes and busy intersections stop feeling scary. It's the licence that lets you drive utes, vans and work vehicles, which is why so many Brisbane learners choose it.
Beyond Brisbane, right across SEQ
Check RAC’s current locations and contact the team about your pickup area. Read RAC’s current terms before buying a lesson or package. See where we operate, or browse the full range of packages. RAC locations