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Driving lessons Montpelier
Learning in Montpelier
Choosing a driving school in Montpelier comes down to the basics: a good instructor, a convenient pick-up and honest advice about the test. We cover all three, one hour at a time.
Collected at home, school or work
Your instructor calls to your home, your school or your work in Montpelier, whichever we agree. The collection costs nothing, and neither does the drop-off.
An approved instructor
Lessons are with an Approved Driving Instructor in a dual-controlled car, from the first drive along Main Street to the last before your test.
Nervous is fine
If driving worries you, tell us. Your instructor keeps the car calm, never shouts, and saves Coosane Road for when you feel ready.
Booked at the right moment
We tell you honestly when you are ready for Woodview or Nenagh, and what to work on if you are not. Booking a test too early helps nobody.
Choose your car
Both are taught. A manual pass gives you a licence for both kinds of car, and an automatic pass gives you one marked code 78.
Your instructor, your preferences
Ask for a female instructor if you would like one, and mention anything else that matters when you enquire. We match you with all of it in view.
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Choose your transmission
Manual driving lessons Montpelier
Your first manual lessons in Montpelier deal with moving off, the clutch and the gears, close to where you are collected. Then come junctions, roundabouts and reversing, one at a time. Main Street and Black River Bridge feature early, and Coosane Road and Cromwell Road follow as your speed and planning improve. Your instructor sums up each hour before you get out, so you always know the next step. In the final lessons, the focus moves to the area around Woodview or Nenagh.
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Learn in an automatic
Automatic driving lessons Montpelier
Automatic driving lessons in Montpelier take away the clutch, so there is less to coordinate and more attention left for the road. The test is the same test. The licence is not quite: pass in an automatic and you receive code 78, which allows automatic cars only, while a manual pass lets you drive both. Automatic lessons for Montpelier are confirmed once you get in touch.
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Prices
Montpelier lesson prices
Montpelier has the same prices as Castleconnell, Newport and every other town we teach in, with your pick-up already inside them.
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Just getting started
EDT lessons in Montpelier
12EDT lessons6Reduced EDT
A learner permit holder has to complete 12 Essential Driver Training lessons with an Approved Driving Instructor before the test. From Montpelier, each one begins at your agreed pick-up point, and your instructor signs your logbook at the end of the hour.
EDT runs as part of your normal lessons, planned by your instructor, so you never need to prepare anything for it. If your licence is from abroad, ask whether a six-lesson course applies to you. The manual course costs €587.95 for all 12.
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The EDT guide ↗
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Getting ready for the test
Two test centres near Montpelier
Woodview in Limerick is 16.5 km from Montpelier by road, about 20 minutes, and Nenagh is 27.7 km, about 25. Being so close in time, both are worth checking for a date. Shannon, about 35 minutes, and Ennis, about 45, are further options in County Clare. We plan your pretest for whichever you book.
The pretest is booked for shortly before your test: an hour in the area around your centre, and the car for the test itself. Automatic learners pay €193.81 for it. You arrive at the test in a car you know, after a full hour spent close to the centre itself.
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Limerick (Woodview) test centre Nearest
20 min16.5 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 Montpelier
Montpelier lessons, road by road
The first lesson starts near your pick-up, with time to learn the controls before you move off. Main Street and Black River Bridge come into the early drives. Later, Coosane Road and Cromwell Road add longer stretches and more to plan for.
Montpelier has no named meeting point on our list. Instead we collect you from home, from school or from work, at a point agreed when you book. You can ask to be dropped at a different agreed point at the end.
O'Briensbridge, across the county line in Clare, is just 0.5 km from Montpelier in a straight line, and we teach there too, along with Castleconnell, 4.1 km away. Each town has its own pick-up point, agreed with the learner when they book.
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EDT and the test
The EDT: a guide
Each EDT lesson finishes with a signature in your logbook from your instructor. That is how the course is recorded, one hour at a time. For a learner in Montpelier, it means 12 lessons from home, school or work, all signed, before a test at Woodview or Nenagh. Keep the logbook somewhere safe.
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Montpelier questions
A few good questions
Is Nenagh closer than Woodview from Montpelier?
Not quite. Woodview is about 20 minutes away by road and Nenagh about 25. The difference is small, so the date on offer is the better guide. We prepare you for whichever you apply to.
Where will I be picked up in Montpelier?
From your home, your school or your work, whichever we agree when you book. Your instructor brings you back to the same point afterwards, unless we have arranged a different drop-off.
Do I pay for lessons online?
Online and phone payments both work, and neither costs extra. The prices are the same either way, and they include your pick-up and drop-off in Montpelier. A single automatic hour costs €61.41.
What do I need to start lessons in Montpelier?
First, the theory test. Once you pass it, apply to the NDLS for a learner permit. With that in hand, send the form or phone 021 2355558, and we arrange an Approved Driving Instructor to collect you.
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Get going in Montpelier
One call to 021 2355558, or the form on this page, and your first Montpelier lesson is arranged from home, school or work.
