A driving instructor for experienced drivers

No matter how much driving experience someone has behind them, after even a short break from driving — because they had no car, changed jobs, moved to another city, or were injured or ill — getting their driving skills back needs to be done very carefully, and ideally under the eye of an expert and a practitioner.

A modern driving instructor will help you quickly remember everything, get back into shape and feel confident behind the wheel again.

Even seasoned athletes, working their way back into form after a short break, need support and professional guidance — in principle, this rule holds equally for every kind of human activity. It matters even more for drivers, people who bear responsibility for the lives of other road users. And no matter how experienced a driver is, after temporarily losing their driving skills, getting them back may take 2-3 practice runs, exactly when the help of a driving instructor is badly needed.

It's a different matter when the situation involves swapping one car for another, which matters even more when the new and old cars differ significantly both in handling and in size, and so on. The first and very significant difference is the transmission, which you have to learn to use. If you're moving from a car with a manual gearbox to one with an automatic transmission, you'll definitely need a driving instructor specialising in automatics, who will help you adapt to the new conditions easily and quickly.

The advantage of an automatic-transmission instructor is that, in most cases, they themselves once switched from a "manual" to an automatic transmission, so they know all the awkward moments, and sometimes problems, that can crop up for you during that same transition. The most important thing is to pick an instructor who matches your personality type as closely as possible, so you can quickly find common ground with them, which will ultimately affect how quickly you fully master driving an "automatic."