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Driving lessons Ardfert
Why learn in Ardfert
Our driving lessons in Ardfert start at your agreed pick-up point and last a full hour. Because the Tralee centre is so near, the pretest and the test itself fit easily around school or work.
Home or community centre pick-up
Every lesson includes pick-up and drop-off at an agreed point in Ardfert. That can be your house, school or work, or Ardfert Community Centre if meeting there is easier.
An ADI for every lesson
You learn with an Approved Driving Instructor, approved by the RSA. The car is dual-controlled, which gives nervous beginners a safety net from the very first hour.
Lessons without pressure
Nobody shouts. If you need longer on the basics before lessons head toward Tralee, you get it, and the next step waits until you are ready.
A straight view of readiness
We will not book you in for Tralee just because it is close. You hear plainly when you are ready, and what to work on when you are not.
Manual or automatic
You can ask for either. Learn in a manual and you can drive both types afterwards, while code 78 on an automatic licence keeps you to automatics.
Say who you want
If you would feel easier with a female instructor, say so when you enquire. We check who can teach in Ardfert and confirm it before you book.
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Choose your transmission
Manual driving lessons Ardfert
A manual course from Ardfert starts with the basics at your pick-up point: seat, mirrors, clutch and moving off. Gears and junctions follow, then reversing and parking once your control is steady. Every new skill gets as many hours as it needs. Later lessons head into Tralee, so the area around the test centre is familiar long before test day. When you can drive a full hour with only directions from your instructor, you are at test standard.
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Learn in an automatic
Automatic driving lessons Ardfert
Automatic driving lessons in Ardfert suit learners who find the clutch a distraction. You still learn observation, positioning and judgement, just without gear changes. One thing to weigh up first: an automatic pass puts code 78 on your licence, meaning automatic cars only. If you might ever need to drive a manual, learn in one. Car and instructor are both confirmed for you at enquiry.
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Prices
Ardfert lesson prices
There is no extra charge for Ardfert. The tickets below list the single lesson, EDT course and pretest, with collection included in each.
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Just getting started
EDT lessons in Ardfert
12EDT lessons6Reduced EDT
EDT is 12 lessons with an Approved Driving Instructor, and the course must be complete before you can sit the test. Your instructor collects you in Ardfert for each one and signs it off in your logbook at the end of the hour.
Some foreign licence holders qualify for a reduced course of six lessons. If you are unsure, tell us which licence you hold and we will check. The manual EDT course costs €587.95. You do not have to book the lessons back to back, so space them as suits you.
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The EDT guide ↗
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Getting ready for the test
Test day from Ardfert
Tralee is the nearest test centre, 9.8 km and about 10 minutes by road. That is short enough that test day needs little planning. If the wait there is long, Killarney, about 45 minutes away, or Newcastle West, about 60, may have an earlier date. We prepare you for any of them.
Book a pretest for shortly before your test: a one-hour lesson near the Tralee centre, with the same car hired to you for the test. In a manual, that costs €183.63. It also gets you used to the area around the centre. Nothing about the car is new when the examiner sits in beside you.
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Tralee test centre Nearest
10 min9.8 km by road
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Newcastle West test centre
60 min68.3 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 Ardfert
Where Ardfert lessons go
Lessons start from your pick-up point, close to home, and stay there until moving off, stopping and steering feel natural. As you progress, the hour reaches further out, and later lessons spend time around Tralee to prepare you for the centre.
We collect you from home, school or work in Ardfert, or you can meet your instructor at Ardfert Community Centre. Either way, you are dropped back at the same agreed point unless you ask for another. We agree it when you enquire, and it costs nothing extra.
We also teach in Ballyheige, 7.8 km away in a straight line, and in Lixnaw, 14.0 km. Tralee itself is 8.2 km from Ardfert. If your home falls between two of them, say so when you enquire, and we work out the pick-up point with you.
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EDT and the test
The EDT: a guide
Your EDT logbook records each of the 12 lessons as they are signed off. Keep it with you for every lesson from Ardfert. Look back over it before you book a test, because it shows what you have covered and where another hour would help. We will give you our honest view too.
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Ardfert questions
A few good questions
Is there a test centre near Ardfert?
By road, Tralee is about 10 minutes and 9.8 km away. It is the closest centre by a long way. Killarney is about 45 minutes if you want a second option, and it may have an earlier date.
Could we meet at Ardfert Community Centre instead?
Yes. It can be your agreed meeting point for every lesson, or you can be collected from home, school or work in Ardfert instead. We drop you back at the same point when the hour ends.
What does a single lesson cost in Ardfert?
A one-hour manual lesson costs €53.27, with pick-up and drop-off in Ardfert included. Automatic lessons cost a little more. You can pay online or by phone, and the price is the same in every town we cover.
Do Ardfert learners need EDT before the test?
Yes. Every learner permit holder must complete the 12 EDT lessons with an Approved Driving Instructor before sitting the test. Each one is signed off in your logbook. Holders of some foreign licences may need only six.
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Book lessons in Ardfert
Fill in the form or phone 021 2355558, and we will arrange collection with a driving instructor in Ardfert who suits you.
