Mitcham Driving School

Mitcham Driving School
0468 516 502
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Mitcham Driving School

Auto to Manual
Conversion in Mitcham



  • For Licensed Automatic Drivers


  • Remove Your Automatic (A) Condition


  • 5.0 Google Rating from 230+ Learners


  • $85 Per Hour, No Hidden Costs


  • Free Pickup from Your Mitcham Address

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★★★★★5.0
230+ reviews on Google

Your Manual Licence Starts in Mitcham

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Learner driver practising road skills with a qualified instructor

Learner driver checking mirrors before pulling out

Driving lesson in progress with a Mitcham Driving School instructor

Instructor reviewing road rules with a learner driver

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Auto to Manual
Conversion in Mitcham

Driving instructor guiding a learner during a lesson at Mitcham Driving School

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— GOOGLE REVIEWS · 5.0

What Our Mitcham Learners Are Saying

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5.0

Very experienced driving instructor Brother Rahman, very polite and friendly. Insights given prior to my Overseas Licence Drive Test were very professional and precise. I was able to get my Australian Drivers Licence in just an hour of practical. Thank you Mitcham Driving School.


SHIRAZ SUHAYL ALI

SHIRAZ SUHAYL ALI

June 5, 2025

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5.0

very helpful, polite and welcoming. has good tips to help you.


Emily Henry

Emily Henry

June 5, 2025

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5.0

I passed first try!


Jashith Kamboj (Jash)

Jashith Kamboj (Jash)

June 4, 2025

Meet your manual driving instructors

Instructors who teach auto-to-manual conversion

For each conversion lesson, Mitcham Driving School puts an accredited instructor beside you in a manual with dual controls. The road is nothing new to you, so the time goes on hill starts, gears and the clutch.

Nazrul Islam(Naz)

Lead Instructor & School Founder
★★★★★
Teacher for 25 years
Mitcham Driving School was set up by Naz, a teacher with 25 years behind him. For a driver converting to manual, his education background helps: he reads how each person takes in a new skill, and keeps each lesson calm, confidence-building and structured. His lessons follow 3F: Fair, Flexible and Friendly.
  • ✓Completed a BSc (Hons) Agriculture at Bangladesh Agricultural University
  • ✓Completed a Diploma at Nordic Agricultural College, Denmark
  • ✓VicRoads accreditation · VDIA membership

Dilini De Silva Godellawatta(Dil)

Driving Instructor
★★★★★
5 years, manual and automatic
Manual drivers and automatic drivers have both been in Dil's car over 5 years of instructing. Her other profession is child & educational psychologist, and she holds a driving instructor qualification. Originally from Sri Lanka, she taught for over a decade in EYFS, primary and IB systems. Converting drivers get a patient, calm teacher who works from how a learner really develops skill and confidence at the controls.
  • ✓Completed an MSc Applied Psychology (Educational & Child) at Coventry University
  • ✓Completed a BA Educational Studies at Cardiff Metropolitan University
  • ✓AQF Level 7 qualification · Manual & Automatic tuition

Md Abdul Kader

Driving Instructor
★★★★★
Since 2022
Behind each structured, friendly lesson from Abdul Kader are years he spent teaching and doing research across vocational and university settings. Converting drivers of any background or pace meet the same calm instructor. Lifelong safe habits are the goal, together with being ready when test day comes.
  • ✓Completed a PhD Biological Sciences in Japan (2011)
  • ✓Completed Certificate IV Transport & Logistics at Box Hill Institute (2022)
  • ✓Drop-off & pickup at no extra cost

Why drivers convert with us

Why drivers convert to manual with us

Converting drivers find Mitcham Driving School rated 5.0 on Google after 230+ reviews. Their manual instructor carries both VicRoads accreditation and a VDIA membership. Below is what conversion learners say they value most.

5.0
Stars on Google

Built on 230+ Google reviews, all verified, from learners living in eastern Melbourne and Mitcham.

VDIA
Accredited

Whoever teaches your conversion has VicRoads accreditation, and their Victorian Driving Instructors Association (VDIA) membership is current.

Manual
Dual Controls

Our modern manual cars carry a gearstick, a clutch and an instructor brake, so the car stays under full control.

4-6
Hours on Average

Most of our conversion learners need four to six hours of manual lessons, depending on experience and practice.

Driving instructor teaching a female learner in a dual-control car

— ABOUT US

What Are Auto to Manual Conversion Lessons?

Auto to manual conversion lessons teach licensed automatic drivers to drive a manual car. Conversion lessons are 60 minutes long and one-on-one. You drive our dual control manual while a VicRoads-accredited instructor coaches the clutch work. Pickup within Mitcham VIC 3132 costs converting drivers nothing.

A drive test passed in an automatic puts an automatic (A) condition on your P licence. Taking it off during your Ps means passing a manual-car drive test. If you wait for your full licence, VicRoads lifts the A condition automatically (VicRoads).



  • Clutch control and moving off


  • Gear changes up and down


  • Hill starts and stop-start traffic



  • Manual drive test preparation


  • Use of our manual car for the test


  • Free pickup across Mitcham VIC 3132

— THE PROCESS

How to Remove the Automatic (A) Condition

The A condition only applies while you are on your Ps. Here is how VicRoads says to remove it.

1

Learn to drive manual

Take lessons, and practise with a supervising driver who holds a full licence.

2

Book a drive test

Book a VicRoads drive test to be taken in a manual car.

3

Pass in a manual car

Use a roadworthy manual car that meets the drive test requirements, such as our dual control manual car.

4

Pay the variation fee

Once you pass and pay the licence variation fee, the A condition is removed.

Source: VicRoads, Upgrade your probationary licence to drive a manual vehicle. Check VicRoads for the latest rules.

— DO YOU NEED A TEST?

Do You Need a Manual Test?

It depends on your licence right now.

Your licence Can you drive a manual? What to do
P1 or P2 with an A condition No Pass a drive test in a manual car and pay the variation fee
Full licence (A condition removed) Yes, legally No test needed. Lessons help you drive a manual safely
Learner permit Yes, with a supervisor Sit your drive test in a manual car to avoid the A condition

Source: VicRoads, Upgrade your probationary licence to drive a manual vehicle. Check VicRoads for the latest rules.

— PRICING

How Much Do Auto to Manual Conversion Lessons Cost?

Converting from auto to manual costs $85 per hour of lessons, driven in the dual control manual we supply. For the manual drive test itself, Lesson + Test comes to $285 and Test Only to $220. Converting drivers who live within Mitcham VIC 3132 get collected free.

Automatic Driving Lessons

Auto

Single Lesson

$69/ per hour

Lesson + Test

$220

Test Only

$190

Manual Driving Lessons

Manual

Single Lesson

$85/ per hour

Lesson + Test

$285

Test Only

$220

— WHAT IS INCLUDED

What Every Conversion Lesson Includes

Book an auto to manual conversion lesson in Mitcham and these eight things are part of it.

One Driver, One Instructor, 60 Minutes

Each conversion session lasts sixty minutes in full. It is one instructor and one driver, with the focus on gears and the clutch.

Dual Control Manuals

The manual you convert in is modern and registered in Victoria. Gearstick and clutch are yours; a brake pedal sits on the instructor side as well.

Instructors With VicRoads Accreditation

Every conversion instructor keeps a VicRoads Driving Instructor Authority current. Each one also holds VDIA membership alongside the Working with Children Check.

Free Mitcham Pickup, Both Ways

Converting drivers are picked up at home, work or school. That covers Mitcham and its neighbouring Whitehorse council suburbs. We run you back once the manual lesson ends, and the trip adds no cost.

Local Roads and Hill Starts

Stop-start traffic and hill starts are practised on Mitcham's local roads until both feel easy.

Straight Talk on Progress

After every conversion lesson you are told straight: what got better with the clutch and gears, what is still rough, and the point at which a manual drive test looks realistic. We leave false promises out.

No Repeating the Basics

You can drive already. The basics are skipped, and your lesson time is spent on gears and the clutch.

Getting Ready for the Manual Test

Once you change gear smoothly, we get you ready to sit the manual drive test at Mitcham Testing and Inspection Centre.

Book your auto to manual conversion lesson

Conversion lessons in Mitcham are booked on one short form. Converting drivers pay no deposit and hear back with a confirmation that same business day. What you get: a VicRoads-accredited manual instructor, our dual control manual, and free pickup from whatever Mitcham address is on your form.



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— WHY CHOOSE?

Why Mitcham Drivers Convert
to Manual With Us

01

Built for Licensed Drivers

You already know the road rules. Our lessons focus only on the clutch, gears and smooth control.

02

Remove Your A Condition

If you are on your Ps, passing a manual-car drive test is how the automatic condition comes off. Our lessons prepare you for that test.

03

Dual Control Manual Cars

Our manual cars give the instructor a brake pedal of their own, so clutch practice comes without the worry.

04

Hill Starts Without Stress

We practise hill starts and stop-start traffic step by step until they feel easy.

05

Use Our Car for the Test

Your test car must be a roadworthy manual that meets drive test requirements. Use ours with Test Only ($220) or Lesson + Test ($285).

06

Quick Conversion

Most of our conversion learners need four to six hours of lessons, depending on experience and practice.

07

Drive Any Car

Learn manual and you are able to drive automatic and manual cars alike. That is handy for car hire, travel and work.

08

Free Pickup Across Mitcham

Home, school or work: converting drivers are collected throughout Mitcham VIC 3132 as well as in the Whitehorse council suburbs that sit around it. We also take you back afterwards. Neither trip is charged as an extra.

— WHAT WE COVER

What Conversion Lessons Cover

You already know the road rules, so every minute goes on the car.

Clutch control

Finding the friction point so you move off smoothly, every time.

No stalling

Stalling during the VicRoads drive test is recorded as a critical error. We practise until it stops happening.

Gear changes

Changing up and down smoothly, and picking the right gear for your speed.

Hill starts

Holding the car on a slope and moving off without rolling back.

Stop-start traffic

Crawling in traffic without riding the clutch. No coasting in neutral for more than 50 metres on test.

Test manoeuvres

Reverse parking and three-point turns in a manual, with smooth low-speed control.

Source: VicRoads, What you need to know about your Drive Test. Check VicRoads for the latest rules.

— FAQ

Popular Questions

Most of our conversion learners need four to six hours of manual lessons. The questions below cover what automatic drivers ask most often.

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Your P licence gets an automatic (A) condition when the drive test you passed was in an automatic. For as long as you hold your Ps, that limits you to driving automatic cars only.

During your Ps, there are two steps: pass a manual-car drive test, then pay the licence variation fee. If you wait until your full licence, VicRoads takes the condition off automatically.

No. Once you are on a full licence, the A condition is removed automatically. Many full licence holders still book lessons so they can drive a manual safely.

VicRoads lists a drive test in a manual car as the requirement to remove the A condition. Check your VicRoads booking for the full details.

Most of our conversion learners need four to six hours of lessons. It depends on how much you practise between lessons.

Yes. Our manual car can be used with Test Only at $220 or Lesson + Test at $285, and that second option adds a pickup one hour ahead plus a 60-minute manual warm-up.

Yes. VicRoads says P-platers learning manual should practise with a supervising driver who holds a full licence.

Conversion lessons are $85 per hour, driven in our dual control manual. Mitcham pickup is free of charge.

— VICROADS TEST CENTRE

Where You Will Sit Your Manual Test

For the manual drive test, most learners from Mitcham book the Ringwood site, Mitcham Testing and Inspection Centre. Let us know which centre you booked, and the final conversion lessons are driven on roads close to it.

MITCHAM TIC
Our learners mostly test here

Mitcham Testing and Inspection Centre

VicRoads runs this drive test centre to serve the Mitcham area. You will find the building at 93A Heatherdale Road, Ringwood. You need an appointment. Besides driver licence tests, it handles the Hazard Perception Test and learner permit tests.

Where: Heatherdale Rd, Ringwood
Centre hours: Mon–Fri, 8.30am to 4.30pm

— GET IN TOUCH

Free Pickup at Your
Doorstep in Mitcham

Conversion lessons leave from Mitcham VIC, where Mitcham Driving School operates. Give a Mitcham address when you book one and the pickup is free. Clutch practice begins right at your workplace or doorstep, in Mitcham or wherever you are in the surrounding area of Whitehorse council.

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