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Vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions are less complex to drive.

Consequently, in some jurisdictions, drivers who have passed their driving test in a vehicle with an automatic transmission will not be licensed to drive a manual transmission vehicle.

Conversely, a manual license will allow the driver to drive both manual and automatic vehicles.

Examples of driving license restrictions are Croatia, Dominican Republic, Israel, United Kingdom, Brazil, some states in Australia, France, Portugal, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Austria, Norway, Hungary, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Mauritius, South Korea, Romania, Singapore, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, India, Estonia, Finland, Saudi Arabia ( in March 2012 ), Switzerland, Slovenia, Republic of Ireland and New Zealand ( restricted licence only ), Russian Federation ( Russia ).