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Driving lessons Cloyne
How we teach in Cloyne
Driving lessons in Cloyne should leave you calmer and more capable each week, not more anxious. That is how we run them, and we say plainly when you are ready to test.
From the school gate or home
If you drop a child at St Colman's National School, your lesson can start there. Otherwise we collect you from home or work, and the pick-up costs nothing extra.
RSA-approved, dual controls
You are taught by an Approved Driving Instructor in a dual-controlled car. There is always a second brake while you are learning Church Street and Chapel Street.
Nobody shouts
Our lessons are calm. If you are nervous, or coming back to driving after years away, we go at your speed and never hurry you onto the next thing.
Booked only when you are ready
We will not suggest a date at Wilton just to keep you booking. When you are ready we say so, and when you are not we tell you what is missing.
Clutch or automatic, explained
Choose a manual and you can drive either type of car once you pass. Choose an automatic and your licence carries code 78, which means automatic cars only.
Requests at enquiry
Tell us at enquiry if anything matters to you, such as having a female instructor. We check who is available and confirm before you book.
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Choose your transmission
Manual driving lessons Cloyne
Manual lessons start where we collect you, with the clutch and gears first. Once you can move off and stop without thinking about it, lessons go out onto River Street and Church Street. From there we add more of everything: junctions, other traffic and longer drives. You always know where you stand, because we tell you plainly what went well and what still needs practice. When you can handle an hour at test standard, the pretest is the next step.
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Learn in an automatic
Automatic driving lessons Cloyne
Automatic driving lessons in Cloyne take the clutch and gear lever out of the picture, which some learners prefer. The licence is different, though. An automatic pass brings code 78, limiting you to automatic cars, and only a manual pass opens up both kinds. EDT and the pretest can both be done in an automatic, and we confirm your instructor and car when you enquire.
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Prices
Cloyne lesson prices
Our prices for Cloyne appear on the tickets below, and they match the list for every other town we teach in.
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Just getting started
EDT lessons in Cloyne
12EDT lessons6Reduced EDT
As a learner permit holder in Cloyne, you complete 12 EDT lessons with an Approved Driving Instructor before you can take the test. Each lesson is one hour, starts at your agreed pick-up point and is signed off in your logbook when it ends.
Your EDT lessons and any extra hours you take are planned together, so nothing is repeated for the sake of it. If you hold a foreign licence, you may be eligible for the shorter six-lesson course instead, so ask us when you enquire.
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The EDT guide ↗
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Getting ready for the test
Taking your test from Cloyne
Your closest centre is Wilton, about 30 minutes from Cloyne by road, a distance of 33.8 km. Dungarvan is about 50 minutes away, and the Mallow centre and Mitchelstown about 55 each. If the wait for Wilton is longer than you want, one of those may offer an earlier date.
Shortly before your test, we give you a pretest. That is an hour of driving around the centre you are testing at, with the car hired for the test itself. Being in the car you have just driven helps you settle, and the controls hold no surprises when the examiner gets in.
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Cork (Wilton) test centre Nearest
30 min33.8 km by road
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Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) test centre
55 min64.3 km by road
01Get your learner permit
02Fill in the form
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Preparing for the test ↗
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Learning in Cloyne
Learning the roads around Cloyne
Your opening lessons happen near your pick-up point, so the first thing you learn is the car, not the area. Once that is steady, we bring in Chapel Street and Church Street, then River Street. Each new road is chosen for the skill you are ready to practise next.
St Colman's National School is the one meeting point we name in Cloyne. If it does not suit you, we can collect you from your home or your work instead, at a point we agree when you book. We bring you back there after the hour.
Rostellan is 5.1 km from Cloyne and Shanagarry 5.9 km, and we teach in both on the same terms. Midleton, 6.6 km away, is another town where we give lessons, with the same pick-up policy, the same hour and the same prices.
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EDT and the test
The EDT: a guide
A test marking sheet like this records every fault the examiner sees. We do not teach to it line by line. Before you book Wilton, though, we tell you which faults you are still making and how to stop making them. That honest view is worth more than another hour you do not need.
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Cloyne questions
A few good questions
Can my lesson start at St Colman's National School in Cloyne?
Yes. It is the meeting point we use in Cloyne, and pick-up there is included in the price. Home or work pick-up works just as well if you prefer, at a point agreed when you book.
I get nervous behind the wheel. Can a driving school in Cloyne help?
Our lessons are calm and nobody shouts. You set the pace, and we only move you onto new roads when you are ready. Tell us about your nerves when you enquire, so your instructor knows from the start.
What does the pretest cost from Cloyne?
With car hire included, the pretest costs €183.63 in a manual and €193.81 in an automatic. It is an hour of driving around your chosen centre shortly before the test, then the test itself in that same car.
At what point should a Cloyne learner apply for the test?
Apply once your EDT is under way and we can see how you are progressing. We tell you honestly if a date looks too soon, so you are not sitting a test before you are ready for it.
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Start learning in Cloyne
Phone 021 2355558 or leave your details in the form, and say whether St Colman's National School or home suits you for pick-up.
