I've posted on here before about my issues getting my (now 13 month old) daughter around in the outer suburbs with limited public transport and terrible weather.
I've been having driving lessons since last November and I'm still nowhere near passing my test. My driving is for the most part ok and I do fine on mock tests except I'm really unreliable in a hill start / busy junction situation. It all just goes to pot and I can't coordinate my feet. The more it happens, the most flustered I get. Last week I had to get my driving instructor to take over, it was so bad. This is the only issue I have with driving.
Would I be ridiculous to try and find an instructor locally with an automatic car and try for an auto only license? I'm back at work now and need to do the nursery run by taxi which is eating up a lot of money, plus with the weather/transport situation we're increasingly stuck in the house as she's just too big now to use the group 0 car seat that attaches to the pram (I use it for the nursery run and leave it there but couldn't go out for the day with it or use it for long journeys as she just wouldn't be comfortable).
I'm fed up, frustrated and increasingly skint due to multiple blocks of driving lessons and lots of expensive taxis. Our family car is an auto anyway and we're unlikely to go back to a manual as my husband much prefers an automatic car.
Is this a realistic option? I don't know anyone that's got an auto only licence. No idea what it might do to insurance costs or how likely I am to find an instructor. Does anyone have any experience of this? I just feel like I need to do something to avoid being stuck in this situation forever!