To think that anyone who has been driving a Tesla for a while, should have to redo the driving test before being allowed back in a normal car?

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'D'H driving right now and im scared at how much he has deskilled. But if i say anything, it will result in a massive row. Surely im not the only one who thinks this

So much over reliance on technology to do the thinking.

I hate that these people also drive like your car will automatically able to avoid them.

It's not just Tesla but yes I agree. My husband can hardly drive my car now, keeps forgetting to put on the handbrake, to turn off main beam etc as his work pick up does it all for him! He would like to get a new car but I don't want to lose my driving skills!

I forget to turn the headlights on in my sister's car 😬

Strange. I drive a Tesla and a ‘normal’ manual car with no mod cons. I can drive both just fine.

Anyone who drives a Tesla should automatically have to resit their test every 18 months.

Tesla drivers have succeeded in ousting BMW and Audi drivers off the top of the podium for arseholes who think that driving without following the highway code and with regard to other road users doesn't apply to them.

Nothing to do with deskilling. Just arrogant twat mobiles for huge egos.

Well if you’ve been driving both, you won’t have distilled in the way some people who only drive the Tesla do.

This.

Learners are already having to wait up to a year or more for driving tests. You want to clog up the system even further with those who already have a full licence, have been driving for years, and have no medical or age-related impediments?

Anyone who hasn't driven a "normal" car for a while for whatever reason is going to be disadvantaged though, not just Tesla drivers. Not sure how you could police that.
I now have an automatic but if I ever drive DHs manual I forget about the clutch, and to switch off lights!

That's like saying "I speak English and Spanish at home, and I haven't forgotten any Spanish and can speak both just fine" in response to someone saying "I was fluent in Spanish, but then I moved away and didn't speak it for 3 years, so now I'm a bit rusty"

Yes.

This would reduce accidents and insurance premiums. It also would reduce congestion.

Well of course if you’re simultaneously engaging with both! 😅

Lots of things would reduce accidents, insurance premiums and congestion. Re-testing those who already hold a full licence is probably nowhere near the most cost-effective option.

Yes. Because dh, despite previously being a good and safe driver, is no longer either. Ds has recently passed his test and i dont want him having an accident because of idiots like my dh.
If you alternate betweena ual and automatic fairly regularly. Then its not an issue, but if youve been driving anything else for a while, you de skill. A d that is dangerous.

Buying a Tesla means cost effectiveness is not really your concern and you have more money than sense.

Im currently in a car with someone who has held a license for over 30 years. And I know he wouldnt pass if he gave the test right now.
The tesla is definitely the reason. He jas all his cognitive and physical faculties, just had a car do atuff for him for years.

I’m talking about the public purse. Yes, re-testing Tesla drivers might yield benefits, but there are almost certainly much better uses for the money that such testing would cost.

Charge retesters more.

Maybe your husband is just a bit shit at driving.🤷‍♀️ We both drove a Tesla for years and neither of us had a problem going back to having a different car that was manual. My son learnt in a manual a few years ago, drove a manual for a few months, then drove a Tesla for 2 years. Now he is back in another manual car with no issues. Let’s not punish everyone because of your husband.

That hardly seems fair. On what basis? Since they’re paying more, can they skip the queue? If so, is it ok for learners to experience further delays, and the additional costs involved?

It just sounds like your husband isn’t good at driving and you don’t even like him very much.

Can you take a driving test in a Tesla? I know you can in a regular old school automatic, but wonder if the Tesla is just too intuitive to make the test valid.

Have you read the article on Teslas in today’s Guardian? I’m not sure I’d want to travel in one after reading that.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/05/the-vehicle-suddenly-accelerated-with-our-baby-in-it-the-terrifying-truth-about-why-teslas-cars-keep-crashing

It's not a Tesla specific problem though OP. Are you seriously suggesting anyone who owns a new car with assitive driving aids will need to retake their test every few years?!
Also some brands are discontinuing manual versions of certain models to meet efficiency targets (hybrid/ev are automatic only).