If any experienced drivers could help me would be appreciated. I am a new learner driver. I have just had my fourth lesson and I been taught a habit to get the car moving slowly. Clutch down, gear 1, find the biting point and release the handbrake to slowly pull off (without adding any gas). I think my instructors car is a diesel Corsa relatively new. My question is does this method only work in diesel cars? Is this a bad habit/method to use to get moving? Could I fail my real test for not applying gas before?