Canberra, ACT7 days, including evenings and weekends
Canberra, ACT7 days, including evenings and weekends
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First-time and early-stage learners
Start in a calm setting with clear explanations, manageable steps and feedback matched to your confidence.
What you'll practise
Your first lessons can begin with the car’s controls and setup, then move to quiet local streets once you’re ready. Each lesson is adjusted to what you can already do.
We start where you feel comfortable, often a quiet street. You’ll set up the seat and mirrors, learn the controls, and practise moving off, stopping and steering smoothly. You won’t go onto busy roads until you’re ready.
As your control improves, lessons move to residential intersections, give way and stop signs, roundabouts, lane changes and then busier arterial roads. Your instructor explains each skill before you try it and gives clear, calm feedback after.
Bring your current ACT learner licence and wear comfortable, flat shoes. If you’re on the ACT logbook (CBT&A) pathway, bring your logbook so your instructor can record your progress.
It depends on your starting point and how much you practise between lessons. For the ACT logbook pathway, Access Canberra says the minimum is 7 lessons and most people need 10 to 15. Read our guide: How many driving lessons do you need in Canberra?
Eligible new logbook learners pay $75 for their first lesson. After that, single lessons are $85 and logbook packages start from $78 a lesson. See all prices.
Automatic lessons are in the instructor’s dual-controlled car. Manual lessons are in your own registered, roadworthy and appropriately insured manual car, after an instructor safety check.
A standard lesson is 60 minutes. Pickup is available by arrangement in supported Canberra suburbs.
What happens next
1
Tell us what you’ve done so far and what feels uncertain. We start by watching you drive.
2
Each lesson works on a small group of skills, in conditions that suit your level, with patient coaching.
3
You finish with honest feedback and what to practise with your supervising driver.
More lessons
Competency-based training with an ACT accredited instructor, with feedback after every lesson.
Mock drives and focused practice on observation, lane choice, speed and manoeuvres before your assessment.
Smaller steps, calm explanations and repetition without pressure, at a pace that suits you.
Call to talk through your experience, licence stage and pickup suburb. No package needed to start.
Brush up on the ACT road rules (Access Canberra).
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