Driving Lessons Keilor

Deer Park VicRoads, at Unit 1, 85 Mt Derrimut Road, Deer Park. It is about 10 kilometres south west of Keilor and it is the closest office that conducts drive tests, so it is the one your driving lessons are built around.

No. Sunshine VicRoads is closer to Keilor and it does not conduct drive tests, so it cannot be booked for one. It is still open for other business. Your drive test happens at Deer Park VicRoads.

About 10 kilometres, or roughly 16 minutes in ordinary traffic heading south west. The climb out of the river valley is part of that, so allow the full figure rather than assuming a flat run.

Yes, for ordinary driving lessons. For drive test preparation we would suggest meeting at Deer Park VicRoads instead, or booking a 90 minute driving lesson, because at 16 minutes each way the travel takes better than half of a 60 minute booking.

It asks more of you early and that pays off later. The village sits at the bottom of the valley the Maribyrnong cut, so pulling away on a grade, controlling speed downhill and holding a line through a bend all come in the first driving lessons rather than being put off. By the time you reach the flat roads near the office it is settled.

The village streets. They are old, quiet and rarely level, which is exactly why we use them: gradient control gets built in from the start without anyone going looking for a hill.

They are useful. The historic bridges on the old approaches across the Maribyrnong are narrow, so judging the width you actually have comes early here. That is a real skill and one a wide suburban road never teaches.

Not on its own, and we are upfront about that. The village is semi-rural in feel and teaches gradients and narrow crossings beautifully. Traffic has to be taught elsewhere, so the driving lessons climb out towards the estates and the arterials well before test day.

In the village first, and deliberately on a slope, because level parking is not the norm here. We also use the flatter streets in the newer areas nearby, so you have practised both before test day.

Automatic. Driving lessons in Keilor are in a small dual-control automatic, and that is also the car you would sit the Deer Park VicRoads drive test in if your package includes it. An automatic licence covers you for automatic cars, which is what most people in Melbourne drive now. If you specifically need manual, tell us when you book and we will give you an honest answer on whether we can cover it.

The same as everywhere else we teach. A 60 minute driving lesson booked as a package of three works out at $225, and packages that include the Deer Park VicRoads drive test start at $224. The full list is further down this page. The price does not change for weekends, public holidays, early mornings or evenings, which is worth checking when you compare quotes.

Most overseas licence holders fall in the 3 to 5 driving lesson range. Drivers already on Melbourne roads every week usually need 2 to 3, and anyone still adjusting to local conditions 5 to 10 or more. These are recommended ranges rather than fixed minimums. The gap is rarely car control. It is Victorian road rules, and around here it is a valley road on a grade before the suburban traffic beyond it. All of it is covered on the way to the Deer Park VicRoads drive test.