Driving Lessons Docklands

Carlton VicRoads, at 459 Lygon Street, Carlton. It is about 4 kilometres north of Docklands, around the top of the city, and it is where everyone in the city area meets.

No, and nearly everyone in Docklands assumes otherwise because it is so much closer. That office stays open for other business, but it does not conduct drive tests. Your test will be at Carlton VicRoads.

About 4 kilometres, and around 13 minutes north around the edge of the city. Short on the map and slow in practice, which is what city traffic does to a four kilometre trip.

It is one of the hardest starts in Melbourne, because it has no quiet back streets at all. First driving lessons cross into West Melbourne and North Melbourne, and Docklands comes later once the basics are solid.

They have to here, since Collins Street and Bourke Street both carry trams through Docklands. Sharing the road, crossing tracks at the right angle and knowing what to do when a tram stops all come into it naturally.

Yes, and home or work pickup are both straightforward. Bear in mind the first part of a lesson will usually be spent crossing into quieter streets, which is why we suggest meeting at Carlton VicRoads once the test is close.

Mostly in West Melbourne and North Melbourne, because Docklands parks its cars in multi-storey buildings rather than along the kerb. Those streets give you real gaps between real cars, which is what the manoeuvre needs.

We plan around them for a beginner and use them deliberately later. Crowds crossing wherever they like and traffic backing up teach patience and observation, but not in somebody’s first few driving lessons.

Two or three driving lessons if you already drive in Melbourne regularly, since the work is knowing the Carlton VicRoads testing routes. Three to five if Victorian conditions and tram traffic are still new to you.