Adding manual transmission to licence for automatics only?

My son took his driving test in an automatic, so has a licence for automatics only. If he wants to drive a manual transmission vehicle, does he have to take the practical AND theory tests again, or just the practical?

Asked on 12 August 2016 by Mark Harris

Answered by Honest John
Just the practical: www.gov.uk/automatic-driving-licence-to-manual/ All very fair and sensible.
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