How easy is it for an experienced manual gearbox user to switch to automatics and left-foot braking?

I've been following the thread about left-foot braking with interest, as I've been considering switching to an automatic next summer when my Motability Ford C-Max is due for replacement. I can see the...

Why do you say that it is dangerous for automatic drivers not to left-foot brake?

I very much enjoy your expert advice but must take issue with your stance on left-foot braking in an auto car. You suggest that we should use two feet for two pedals. How many feet should we use in a manual...

As a manual driver for 52 years, I am struggling to learn to left-foot brake when driving an automatic.

While your advice to use both feet may be perfectly sensible for many drivers, for someone like me, 70 years old, an owner and driver of cars - mostly manuals - for 52 of those years and therefore pretty...

Did you know that a former police officer has been disputing your advice regarding left-foot braking in automatics?

I thought you would be interested in the views of a listener to LBC, identified as ‘Roy of South Morden’ and his opinion of your advice about driving an automatic using left-foot braking. Roy claims to...

Please continue to advise your readers to adopt the left-foot braking technique in automatics.

I am so pleased to see someone with knowledge recommend left-foot braking. Please continue to press the several advantages of using this technique. I ran a Porsche 928 Series 4 auto for seven years and...

Can you fail your driving test when using left-foot braking in an automatic?

I was interested in your statistics on stopping distances when left-foot braking an automatic rather than right-foot braking. I started using this method about 40 years ago when I moved to Detroit and...

Thanks for suggesting left-foot braking for drivers of powerful automatics, like my Maserati.

Thanks for your advice on left-foot braking on automatics. I recently purchased an automatic Maserati and so far I have nearly crashed three times whilst in a confined space, making three point turns or...

As a former chauffeur, I completely agree that left-foot braking should be employed in automatics.

I was a chauffeur, driving numerous people from Prime Ministers to the average man in the street for 22 years. Throughout all this time I left-foot braked. I learned by having a Cortina Mk3 auto with a...

Why all the outrage over your campaign to promote left-foot braking?

Whenever you discuss left-foot braking in automatic cars, you seem to receive a volley of outraged emails. I fully support your views on left-foot braking in automatics. I have done this for many years...

As a former traffic policeman, I endorse the use of left-foot braking in automatic vehicles.

As an ex-Traffic Policeman (accident investigator) and a person who has left-foot braked for over 30 years (even though I sometimes drive a manual car), I felt I must comment. When left-foot braking an...