Driving lessonsBallinroad
The Dungarvan test centre is about 5 minutes from Ballinroad by road, so test day starts close to home. Before then, your instructor collects you for every lesson at a point you agree.
Ballinroad lessons in plain terms
With our driving lessons in Ballinroad you are collected at an agreed point, drive for a full hour with an Approved Driving Instructor, and get a straight answer on your progress.
Collected from college
Saint Augustine's College can be your pick-up point if you study there, and home or work suit just as well. The lesson price covers the pick-up and the drop-off.
RSA-approved teaching
Your Approved Driving Instructor teaches in a dual-controlled car. With that support, Clonea Road can be one of the first roads you drive at a steady speed.
No pressure, no shouting
Lessons stay calm from start to finish. Nervous learners go at a pace that suits them, and each skill gets as much practice as it needs.
Ready for the test? We say
With the Dungarvan centre so near, booking early is tempting. Your instructor tells you honestly when you are ready, and what is missing if you are not.
Clutch or no clutch
Either can be used for EDT, the pretest and the test. A manual pass covers both kinds of car, while an automatic pass adds code 78, for automatics only.
Your preferences matter
If you would like a female instructor, say so when you enquire. Anything else that would help you feel at ease is worth telling us.
Manual driving lessons Ballinroad
On a manual course from Ballinroad, you start with clutch, gears and pulling away smoothly near your pick-up point. Clonea Road and Coolagh Road then give you room to practise steady speeds, junctions and mirror checks. Grattan Square follows as your confidence grows. Manoeuvres come in one by one. With the Dungarvan centre this close, later lessons can include its area at no extra travel. Your instructor says so directly when you reach test standard.
Ask about manual lessons ↗Automatic driving lessons Ballinroad
Automatic driving lessons in Ballinroad take the clutch and gear lever away, so your full attention can go on observation and road position. The rest of the course is the same, including the pretest near the Dungarvan centre. Before you choose, look at what the licence allows. Pass in an automatic and code 78 limits you to automatics, whereas a manual pass covers either. Get in touch, and we check an automatic car and instructor for Ballinroad.
Ask about automatic lessons ↗
Ballinroad lesson prices
These are our prices in every Munster town, and each one includes collecting you in Ballinroad and dropping you back.
EDT lessons in Ballinroad
Before your driving test, Essential Driver Training must be done: 12 lessons with an Approved Driving Instructor, each signed off in your logbook as you go. From Ballinroad, you can be collected at Saint Augustine's College, which is handy for students.
Some foreign licences qualify you for a reduced six-lesson course instead, so tell us which one you hold. In an automatic, the full 12-lesson course costs €659.24. Spreading lessons across a few weeks gives each new skill time to bed in.
The EDT guide ↗Testing at Dungarvan from Ballinroad
The Dungarvan centre is just 4.6 km from Ballinroad, about 5 minutes by road. If you want another option, Waterford is about 35 minutes away, quicker than Clonmel at about 50 even though the distances are almost the same. Mitchelstown is a long way off, about 65 minutes. Whatever centre you book, the final lessons go there.
The pretest is one hour in the area around your test centre, shortly before the test, with car hire for the test itself included. You sit the test in the car you have learned in. For a manual learner, the pretest package costs €183.63, and it can be paid online or by phone.
Ballinroad roads, then Dungarvan
The first lessons happen close to your pick-up point, so you can learn the controls without distraction. Clonea Road and Coolagh Road follow once moving off feels easy. Grattan Square comes later. The area around the Dungarvan centre is part of your practice well before the pretest.
Saint Augustine's College is the meeting point we name for Ballinroad, useful if you are a student there. Home and work can be arranged just as easily. You are dropped back at the end of the lesson, at no extra charge.
Dungarvan, 3.6 km away in a straight line, is also on our list, with the same pick-up and prices. Ring and Stradbally are close too. If your job is in Dungarvan, you can be collected there and dropped home to Ballinroad afterwards.
Nearest towns we teach in
The EDT: a guide
After every EDT hour, your instructor signs the logbook. Have it in the car each time. The book stays with you, and over 12 lessons it records the whole course. It does not decide when you are ready for Dungarvan. Your instructor does that, honestly, and never stretches the course to add hours.
The EDT guide ↗ Preparing for the test ↗A few good questions
How quickly can a Ballinroad learner reach Dungarvan?
Only 4.6 km, about 5 minutes by road. So the last lessons can spend real time in that area. Waterford, about 35 minutes away, is the alternative if you want a different date.
Can my instructor come to Saint Augustine's College?
Yes. Agree the college as your pick-up point and your instructor meets you there at the start of the hour. You can be dropped home or back at the college, with nothing added to the price.
Will a driving instructor in Ballinroad help me if I am nervous?
Yes. Lessons are calm, and you set the pace. Mention your nerves when you enquire, and your first lessons stay near your pick-up point until you are comfortable doing more.
What do I need before I book?
You need to have passed the theory test and to hold a learner permit from the NDLS. Then use the form on this page or call 021 2355558, and we match you with an instructor for Ballinroad.
Book in Ballinroad
Fill in the form or call 021 2355558, and let us know whether to pick you up at home, work or the college.