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Driving lessons Quin
Driving lessons in Quin, done properly
Our driving lessons in Quin start where you are, go at the pace you need and end with honest advice from an Approved Driving Instructor about the test.
Collection is included
Your instructor can meet you at St. Fineen's Parochial Hall, or at home, school or work, and the price covers it.
Taught by an approved ADI
An Approved Driving Instructor, approved by the RSA, teaches every lesson in a dual-controlled car. You can start on Main Street knowing there is a second brake.
Gentle with nerves
Lessons stay calm, and nobody raises their voice. If something feels hard, you repeat it until it does not, before anything new comes in.
Truthful test advice
Ennis is close, so it is tempting to book early. Your instructor tells you honestly when you are ready, and names anything that is still missing.
Manual and automatic both taught
Choose either for EDT, the pretest and the test at Ennis or Shannon. An automatic pass adds code 78, so your licence covers automatics only.
Have your say
Tell us what matters when you enquire, from wanting a female instructor to being nervous about the first lesson. It helps us match you.
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Choose your transmission
Manual driving lessons Quin
A manual course from Quin begins with the clutch, the gears and pulling away cleanly near your pick-up point. From there, Main Street and Limerick Road teach junctions, signals and keeping an even speed. Blackweir Bridge comes in as your confidence grows. Later in the course, the Ennis Western Relief Road gives you time at higher speeds, and some lessons cover the area around the Ennis centre. When you reach test standard, your instructor tells you plainly.
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Learn in an automatic
Automatic driving lessons Quin
Automatic driving lessons in Quin take the clutch out of the lesson, so you can put your attention on planning, observation and road position. You still prepare for Ennis or Shannon the same way. Think about the licence before deciding. An automatic pass comes with code 78, which restricts you to automatic cars, and a manual pass covers both. Tell us you want an automatic, and we confirm a car and instructor for Quin.
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Prices
Quin lesson prices
Here is our full price list, unchanged from town to town, with your pick-up in Quin counted in every lesson.
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Just getting started
EDT lessons in Quin
12EDT lessons6Reduced EDT
Essential Driver Training is required of every learner permit holder before the test. You take 12 lessons with an Approved Driving Instructor, who signs your logbook after each. For Quin learners, every lesson starts at an agreed point, such as home or St. Fineen's Parochial Hall.
Some foreign licence holders can complete a reduced six-lesson course instead, so tell us about your licence. In an automatic, the full course costs €659.24. You can pay online or by phone, and the lessons can be spread out to suit you.
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The EDT guide ↗
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Getting ready for the test
The Ennis test, close to Quin
From Quin, the Ennis centre is closest, at 10.2 km and about 10 minutes by road. Shannon takes about 20 minutes, Woodview in Limerick about 30. Kilrush, at about 50 minutes, is a long way to go for a test. If Shannon has an earlier date, it is a sensible second option.
Booked shortly before the test, the pretest is an hour of driving in the area around your centre. It comes with car hire for the test, so you sit it in the car you already know well. The manual pretest with car hire costs €183.63, and it is booked like any other lesson.
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Ennis test centre Nearest
10 min10.2 km by road
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Limerick (Woodview) test centre
30 min27.1 km by road
01Get your learner permit
02Fill in the form
03We match your instructor
Preparing for the test ↗
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Learning in Quin
Quin roads, then the relief road
The opening lessons keep you near your pick-up point until the car feels familiar. Main Street and Limerick Road follow once you can move off and stop smoothly. Blackweir Bridge adds a little variety. Later, the Ennis Western Relief Road gives you practice at higher speeds before your test.
St. Fineen's Parochial Hall is the meeting point we name for Quin, if home is awkward to find. Home, school or work are equally fine. Your instructor drops you back after the lesson, at the same point or another agreed one, and the pick-up is never extra.
Newmarket-on-Fergus and Kilkishen, both close to Quin, are towns we teach in too. Newmarket-on-Fergus is 6.8 km away in a straight line. If you work there or in Ennis, you can be collected at work and dropped home afterwards. The price list is the same in each.
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EDT and the test
The EDT: a guide
Your logbook is where Essential Driver Training is recorded, one signature for each lesson. Bring it every time. It fills over 12 lessons, and then the course is complete. Being ready for Ennis is a separate judgement, and your instructor gives you an honest answer on that, without dragging the course out.
The EDT guide ↗
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Quin questions
A few good questions
How long does it take to drive from Quin to the Ennis test centre?
Around 10 minutes, covering 10.2 km by road. That makes Ennis the nearest centre. Shannon, about 20 minutes away, is the next choice if you want an earlier date, and your pretest follows whichever you book.
Can I meet my instructor at St. Fineen's Parochial Hall?
Yes. Agree it as your pick-up point when you book, and your instructor meets you there. You can be dropped back there or at home after the hour, at no extra cost.
Will a driving instructor in Quin take me on faster roads?
Yes, once you are ready. The Ennis Western Relief Road comes into the later lessons, so you get used to higher speeds, merging and keeping a safe gap before the test.
Can I give driving lessons as a gift to someone in Quin?
Yes. Gift vouchers come in 1, 3, 6 or 12 lessons, for a manual or an automatic. The person who receives one is collected at an agreed point in Quin, like any other learner.
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Book a first hour in Quin
Call 021 2355558 or send the form, and we agree a pick-up point in Quin and match you with an instructor.
