If you're staying in the city, youll never need one. Underground is awesome.

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Feb 14, 2016
11:15:29am

Turnpike Lane CB Addict

And the train system is awesome in the UK as well for trips out of the city. Id avoid renting.

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Turnpike Lane

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Looking at renting a car in London. Do they really have primarily manual cars

AndyDwyer

2/14/16 10:55am

Shifting with the left hand would be weird.

Cougar-Duck

2/14/16 10:56am

It's not that difficult to get used to

Biyamiti

2/14/16 12:02pm

It was weird for me, but I got used to it.

jdub

2/14/16 1:04pm

Isn't the driver on the right side of the car too? Creepy

TNT

2/14/16 10:57am

But at least the pedals are still clutch, break, gas, left to right.

LeftOfNormal

2/14/16 11:00am

I was just thinking about that. It would be a disaster. Muscle memory just isn't

AndyDwyer

2/14/16 11:01am

Most of Europe is manual, but you can find automatics if you search hard enough

Longbow Cougar

2/14/16 11:06am

Kudos on your service

TNT

2/14/16 11:07am

I learned to drive in Virginia; within weeks of getting my license we moved to

StantonMac

2/14/16 11:07am

Most of Europe is manual. Opposite in America.

idacoug

2/14/16 11:14am

If you're staying in the city, youll never need one. Underground is awesome.

Turnpike Lane

2/14/16 11:15am

We're driving up to the Peak District and Lake District for a few days.

AndyDwyer

2/14/16 11:27am

Did something similar a few years back

Gustav

2/14/16 11:46am

Are you going to be traveling outside of London or just in the city?

molodyets

2/14/16 11:15am

Get an automatic. I had the exact same situation. Trust me.

Jeremy

2/14/16 11:22am

Not a good idea to start learning how to drive on the left side in a city of

SoValleyCOUG

2/14/16 11:24am

It's actually easier to drive in the city following the flow of traffic

GA_Coug

2/14/16 11:49am

Rented a manual in the UK multiple times. Always coming out of London.

specsauce

2/14/16 11:57am

When I went to London for business I had no problem getting an automatic rental

JohnnyComeLately

2/14/16 12:01pm

You can get an automatic rental, driving in London is a pain

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