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 broken auto choke which, when cold, you had to drive two-footed to keep it going. Driving like this made my driving smoother and braking a lot easier. In convoy work, where you drive half a car's length from the car in front at various speeds, it was the only safe way to drive. I now drive my own manual car but still drive autos for a couple of people, and I jump from one to the other with no problem. To me, two-footed driving is the best and only way to drive, and I recommend it to everyone.

Asked on 2 November 2010 by AN, via email

Answered by Honest John
I could not agree more. That's why you were such a smooth driver. I was recently appalled by the jerks exerted by a right foot only chauffeur driving a new S-Class.
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