Driving lessonsKenmare
Lessons start from an agreed point in Kenmare, and your instructor builds your driving towards the Killarney test centre, about 35 minutes away by road.
Kenmare lessons, plainly explained
Our driving lessons in Kenmare include pick-up at a point you agree and an hour in a dual-controlled car. An Approved Driving Instructor teaches you and gives you honest feedback on your progress.
Pick-up at your school
Students at Pobail Scoil Inbhear Sceine can be collected at the school, and anyone else from home or work. The pick-up and drop-off you agree are included in the price.
A qualified instructor
Lessons are with an Approved Driving Instructor, approved by the RSA, in a dual-controlled car. If something catches you out on Killowen Road, your instructor has a brake pedal too.
A steady pace
We never shout, and if you are nervous we slow things down. You start on short drives near your pick-up point and stretch them out as your confidence builds.
Straight talk on readiness
A test at Killarney means about 35 minutes of driving before you even start, so we want you properly ready. We tell you when you are, and what is missing when you are not.
Clutch or automatic in Kenmare
Each type of car is taught. An automatic test pass limits your licence to automatic cars under code 78, while a manual pass covers both kinds.
Tell us what suits you
When you enquire, mention anything that would help, including a preference for a female instructor. We confirm the instructor and car at that stage, before your first lesson is booked.
Manual driving lessons Kenmare
Manual lessons begin gently, with the clutch, the gears and moving off cleanly from a stop. Next come junctions and turns on Hospital Road and Pier Road, practised until they need no thought. As your hours build, the drives get longer and closer in style to a test. In the last stage, we spend time around the Killarney centre, about 33.7 km by road. That way the area is no stranger to you before the day.
Ask about manual lessons ↗Automatic driving lessons Kenmare
Automatic driving lessons in Kenmare can be arranged when you enquire, once we have confirmed the car and an instructor. An automatic lets you leave gear changes to the car and concentrate on observation, speed and position. The licence is narrower, though. A pass in an automatic carries code 78, so you can only drive automatics, while a pass in a manual lets you drive both.
Ask about automatic lessons ↗
Kenmare lesson prices
Here is the full price list for Kenmare, which matches the rest of Munster. Each figure includes pick-up and drop-off at your agreed point.
EDT lessons in Kenmare
Essential Driver Training is a set of 12 lessons that every learner permit holder completes with an Approved Driving Instructor before the test. Your logbook gets a signature as each one is completed. From Kenmare, we start EDT at your agreed pick-up point and work through it steadily, keeping the logbook up to date.
Holders of certain foreign licences may qualify for a reduced course of six lessons, which we can check when you enquire. In a manual, the 12-lesson course costs €587.95. When it is finished, the question is whether you are ready for Killarney, and we answer that honestly, even when the answer is not yet.
The EDT guide ↗Sitting your test from Kenmare
The nearest centre to Kenmare is Killarney, about 33.7 km by road, roughly 35 minutes. Tralee is about 65 minutes away and Skibbereen about 70 minutes, and either may have an earlier date. We can prepare you for any of them, though Killarney is the nearest by some distance and the easiest to plan for.
The pretest is a one-hour lesson in the area around your centre shortly before the test, with car hire for the test itself. You sit the test in the same car you learned in. With a 35-minute drive to Killarney, it is worth thinking about the timing of the day. We talk it through with you when you book. In a manual, that pretest package is €183.63.
Learning around Kenmare
Your lessons start at your pick-up point, where you learn the controls before tackling anything new. Once you are steady, we move onto Hospital Road and Pier Road, then out along Killowen Road for longer stretches. You only move on when you and your instructor agree you are ready.
Pick-up and drop-off are at a point we agree with you, home, school or work. If you are looking for a driving instructor in Kenmare who will collect you from school, Pobail Scoil Inbhear Sceine works as a meeting point. The pick-up is part of the lesson price, so there is nothing extra to pay.
We also teach in Killarney, 20.8 km from Kenmare in a straight line, and in Killorglin. Across the county boundary, we teach in Dunmanway in County Cork. Pick-up is agreed in each town, and the lessons and prices are the same.
Nearest towns we teach in
The EDT: a guide
Your EDT lives in the logbook. As you finish each of the 12 lessons, your instructor signs the entry. The completed book is your proof of training when the time comes to book a test. Treat it like any other official document and keep it safe. If you lose track of what has been signed, ask your instructor.
The EDT guide ↗ Preparing for the test ↗A few good questions
Where will I sit my driving test if I live in Kenmare?
Most likely Killarney, the nearest centre at about 35 minutes by road. You can also book Tralee, about 65 minutes away, or Skibbereen, about 70. A further centre may have an earlier date, and we prepare you for whichever you choose.
Is Pobail Scoil Inbhear Sceine somewhere we can meet?
Yes. Students can use the school as their agreed point for pick-up and drop-off. If home or work is better for you, we can agree that instead, at no extra cost.
I am a nervous driver in Kenmare. Will I be rushed?
No. Nobody shouts in our cars and the pace is yours. We start with short drives and only add more when you are comfortable. Mention your nerves when you get in touch and we pass that on to your instructor.
I hold a foreign licence. Is there a shorter course in Kenmare?
Holders of some foreign licences qualify for a reduced EDT course of six lessons instead of 12. Tell us which licence you hold when you enquire, and we will let you know whether it applies before you book.
Start learning in Kenmare
Phone 021 2355558 or complete the form on this page. We then agree your pick-up point in Kenmare and match you with an instructor.