Driving lessons Dunmanway
Why choose us in Dunmanway
Our driving lessons in Dunmanway come down to three things. You get an hour with an Approved Driving Instructor, a dual-controlled car, and a clear word at the end on what to work on next.
College or home pick-up
Maria Immaculata Community College is a convenient point for students, and home or work suits everyone else. You are picked up and dropped back as part of the lesson price.
Lessons with an ADI
Each lesson is given by an Approved Driving Instructor, approved by the RSA. The car is dual-controlled, which gives you room to make mistakes safely on East Green and West Green.
Calm from day one
Nobody shouts in our cars, and nervous learners are never hurried. If a lesson is not going well, we slow it down rather than push through it.
Honest test advice
Skibbereen is close by, but we will not push you to book until your driving is ready. When it is not, we tell you what needs work and what to practise next.
Automatic if you prefer
We teach both. Passing in an automatic puts code 78 on your licence, so you are limited to automatic cars, while a manual pass covers both.
Who teaches you
Let us know what matters to you when you get in touch. If you would feel easier with a female instructor, or have nerves we should know about, say so.
Choose your transmission
Manual driving lessons Dunmanway
Your opening manual lessons cover the clutch, gears and moving off, starting from the college or your home. As control comes, we add junctions and turns along East Green and West Green. Then come longer drives on Macroom Road or Ballineen Road, where you learn to judge your speed and plan ahead. The last stage is driving at test standard for a full hour, and we will tell you plainly when you have got there.
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Learn in an automatic
Automatic driving lessons Dunmanway
If you would rather skip the clutch, automatic driving lessons in Dunmanway are an option, at €61.41 for a single lesson. The licence you get from an automatic pass carries code 78 and covers automatic cars only. A manual pass covers both, which matters if the car you will drive later is a manual. Instructor times differ between towns, so tell us you want automatic and we will confirm who can teach you.
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Prices
Dunmanway lesson prices
Collection from your agreed point in Dunmanway is already counted in every price on the tickets. Payment can be made online or over the phone.
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Just getting started
EDT lessons in Dunmanway
Before your test, you need 12 Essential Driver Training lessons with an Approved Driving Instructor. They are signed off in your logbook one by one, as you go, so there is never any doubt about where you are. Each EDT lesson from Dunmanway starts at the college or your agreed point.
If you hold one of the foreign licences that qualify, your course is cut to six lessons. We check that with you at the start. Either way, EDT lessons are one hour each, calm, and finish with a clear word on what went well and what needs work.
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The EDT guide ↗
Getting ready for the test
Testing at Skibbereen from Dunmanway
Skibbereen is the nearest test centre, about 25.6 km and 25 minutes by road from Dunmanway. Wilton is about 55.9 km and 50 minutes away, and it may have an earlier date if Skibbereen has none soon. The Mallow centre and Killarney are both further, at about 75 minutes by road each.
Your pretest comes shortly before the test: a one-hour lesson in the area around the centre, then the same car hired for the test. It means you sit the test in a car you already know well, with no surprises. The manual and automatic pretest prices both appear in the price list.
01Get your learner permit
02Fill in the form
03We match your instructor
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Skibbereen test centre Nearest
25 min25.6 km by road
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Cork (Wilton) test centre
50 min55.9 km by road
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Mallow (Cork Racecourse Mallow) test centre
75 min72.5 km by road
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Learning in Dunmanway
Learning on Dunmanway roads
We begin each new learner near the pick-up point, then add East Green and West Green once the basics are in place. From there, lessons take in Macroom Road and Ballineen Road, where you get used to holding a steady speed and reading the road well ahead.
Maria Immaculata Community College is our meeting point in Dunmanway, which suits you if you are a student there. Otherwise we agree a pick-up at home or at work, and drop you back to the same place when the lesson ends.
Clonakilty, Skibbereen and Macroom are towns we teach in as well. The straight-line distance to Skibbereen is 21.9 km. If you have family or work there, we can agree a pick-up point in Skibbereen instead. Tell us when you enquire which town suits you.
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EDT and the test
The EDT: a guide
Every EDT lesson ends with a signature in a book like this one. It is your record that the 12 lessons are done, and it shows you at a glance how much is left. Bring it to each lesson from Dunmanway so your instructor can sign off as you go.
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Dunmanway questions
A few good questions
Would I sit my test in Skibbereen from Dunmanway?
Yes, at about 25 minutes by road. Wilton is about 50 minutes away and worth a look if Skibbereen has no early dates. We run the pretest in the area around whichever centre you book.
Could I be met at Maria Immaculata Community College?
Yes. The college is the meeting point we use in Dunmanway, so it suits students well. If you are not a student, we collect you from home or work instead, and the pick-up costs nothing extra.
Can a driving instructor in Dunmanway collect me from work?
Yes, work is one of the agreed points we can use, as long as it is in Dunmanway. Give us the address when you enquire. Pick-up and drop-off are both in the lesson price, with nothing added.
Can a Dunmanway learner with a foreign licence do fewer EDT lessons?
Some foreign licences qualify for a reduced course of six lessons instead of the full 12. Tell us which licence you hold when you enquire, and we will confirm which course applies before your lessons start.
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Get started in Dunmanway
Once you have your learner permit, call 021 2355558 or send the form and we will arrange your opening lesson from Dunmanway.
