Driving Lessons Malvern

Carlton VicRoads, at 459 Lygon Street, Carlton. It is about 10.9 kilometres north west of Malvern, roughly 20 minutes, and it is the office your driving lessons are built around.

About 10.9 kilometres, or roughly 20 minutes in ordinary traffic heading north west. The run towards the city is slower than the distance suggests, and the minutes are what decide how much of a driving lesson is spent driving.

Yes, for ordinary driving lessons. Home, work or Malvern station all work. For drive test preparation we would suggest meeting at Carlton VicRoads instead, or booking a 90 minute driving lesson, because at 20 minutes each way the travel takes about two thirds of a 60 minute booking.

They are the most useful roads in Malvern to be taught on and the most demanding. Both have trams, kerbside parking and people crossing between cars, and they meet near the old civic corner where a lot happens at once. None of it is difficult after someone has shown you where to position the car.

The residential streets away from the two shopping strips. Wide, tree-lined and carrying local traffic only, with parked cars along the kerb so judgement of space builds while the basics come together.

They are part of driving here rather than something to work around. Glenferrie Road, High Street and Dandenong Road all have them, so your driving instructor takes you through tram rules and where to position the car before you meet them in traffic.

Yes, once the shopping strips are comfortable. Dandenong Road runs along the southern edge of Malvern, multi-lane with trams and a great deal of traffic, so it asks for firm lane discipline and turns set up well ahead. It is also part of the route out of the suburb.

Yes. Malvern station on Station Street is a common meeting point for driving lessons, along with home and work. It suits anyone travelling in for a driving lesson rather than starting from a Malvern address. For drive test preparation we would still suggest Carlton VicRoads instead.

On the residential streets away from the strips, where the gaps between parked cars are real and there is room to take your time. Once that is solid, the kerbside parking along Glenferrie Road is the harder version and worth doing before test day.

Automatic. Driving lessons in Malvern are in a small dual-control automatic, and that is also the car you would sit the Carlton 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 Carlton 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 drivers need 3 to 5 driving lessons. If you already drive regularly in Melbourne, 2 to 3 is usually enough, and if you are still adjusting to Melbourne conditions, plan on 5 to 10 or more. Those are recommended ranges, not fixed minimums. The gap is rarely car control. It is Victorian road rules, and around here it is trams on two of the busiest streets in the inner east. Your driving instructor takes you through all of it ahead of the Carlton VicRoads drive test.