Do the British Drive with Their Left Foot?

Driving in Britain (UK) What is it like to drive in Britain? In Britain, we drive on the left

-hand side of the road, so the steering wheel is on the right. However the pedals are in the same position as in left-handed cars, with the accelerator (gas pedal) on the right.

Is left-foot braking illegal in the UK?

When left-foot braking an automatic car there is never any possibility of pedal confusion. ... Finally, nowhere in the Highway Code or Road Transport legislation does it say that it is illegal to use your left foot to brake.

Do people use their left foot to drive?

Two foot driving used to cause mechanical problems — but not anymore. The prohibition against using your left foot for the brake originally came from the fact that all cars had manual transmissions — so the left foot was needed for the clutch. ... They're now standard for the vast majority of new cars.