Automatic Driving Lessons in Clontarf
Coastal Dublin 3 suburb facing Dublin Bay.
Your test centre is just 3 km away. The routes the examiner uses are roads you'll already have driven during your EDT lessons.
See if we have an automatic instructor in Clontarf
30-second form. We confirm availability and pricing for Clontarf and your nearest test centre, Raheny RSA test centre.
The 35-point pass-rate gap
Two numbers tell the story for any Clontarf learner sitting their test at Raheny RSA test centre. The Irish national pass rate, and ours.
Sit the test in the car you trained in
Your test centre is just 3 km from Clontarf. We run a full mock test on the same routes the examiner uses out of Raheny RSA test centre, mark you against the same RSA fault sheet, and bring the same automatic back for the actual test.
What's in the package
- One full mock test on the actual examiner routes
- RSA-format fault marking with live debrief
- Automatic car for the test itself
- Pickup and drop-off in Clontarf on test day
Why it changes the odds
Half the people who fail say nothing on the route surprised them. What surprised them was the marking. Pretest puts you through the marking before it counts.
Sitting the test in the same automatic you trained in removes the test-day "strange car" risk that catches a lot of learners.
Honest 60-second readiness check
Raheny RSA test centre learners, four quick questions to see whether you should book the test, book a pretest first, or add a few more lessons.
Real pass stories from learners across Dublin City
Verified Google reviews. Names, instructors, and dates as posted.
I've passed my driving test today in Finglas Jamestown centre. All thanks to Richard. I failed my test 5 times until two weeks ago I changed the driving school and did THREE hours including pretest with Richard.
I did my lessons in finglas with Richard Finnegan. He was very patient with me and helped me greatly. It's thanks to him that I passed my test. I would highly recommend Richard as a driving instructor.
I was fortunate in having Richard Finnegan guide me through the whole process of obtaining a driving licence. I’ve been driving for years, but I was never used to doing it on the left-hand side.
Why automatic makes sense in Clontarf
Three things you will notice in your first few hours behind the wheel here.
Stop-and-go traffic without the stalls
Around St Anne's Park (Dublin's second largest park), you will deal with bunched-up traffic, parked cars, and pedestrians stepping off the kerb. In an automatic you can keep your eyes on the road instead of the bite point.
Junction work, not gear work
Clontarf Road seafront dual carriageway, Howth Road, Mount Prospect Avenue, Causeway Road bridge to Bull Island. Junctions like these are where most learners pick up faults. A two-pedal car removes the gear-and-clutch decision so you can focus on observation and timing.
Buses, cyclists, and shared lanes
Dublin Bus 130, 29a, DART Clontarf Road station. You will share lane space with buses and cyclists from your first lesson. Automatic gear shifts keep your road position smooth when traffic is moving in fits.
Pickups in Clontarf, test routes from Raheny RSA test centre
- St Anne's Park
- Bull Wall
The 12 mandatory hours, in our automatic
If you haven't started the Essential Driver Training programme yet, our 12-lesson automatic package covers it in full. Twelve one-hour sessions, RSA-approved instructor, logbook signed off lesson by lesson. Pickup in Clontarf.
Common questions about lessons in Clontarf
A single automatic lesson is €61.41. Our best value is the 12-lesson EDT package at €659.24, which works out at €54.94 per lesson. Every lesson in Clontarf includes pickup and drop-off, and the same automatic comes back for your driving test if you book the pretest add-on.
Pickup is flexible. Your instructor collects you anywhere within Clontarf: your home, work, college, or one of the named pickup points shown on the map above. You're back at the same spot at the end of the lesson.
Learners in Clontarf typically sit their driving test at Raheny RSA test centre. It's only about 3 km away, so the routes the examiner uses are roads you'll already have driven during your EDT lessons. We run pretest mocks on those exact routes and provide an automatic for test day.
Yes. Every instructor we send to Clontarf is EDT certified and on the RSA Approved Driving Instructor register. That's a regulatory requirement, not a marketing line. Our 12-lesson automatic package covers the full EDT programme: 12 one-hour sessions, logbook signed off lesson by lesson, sponsor-driver practice slots between lessons.
Yes. We provide an automatic car for the test as part of our pretest package. Note that if you sit the test in an automatic, your full licence is restricted to automatic vehicles. To get a full manual licence later, you would train and test in a manual car separately. For most learners that restriction doesn't matter. Automatic, hybrid, and electric cars are the majority of new cars sold in Ireland.
Other automatic-friendly areas near Clontarf
We cover 6+ surrounding neighbourhoods in Dublin City. Pick the one closest to your pickup point.