Under The Bonnet Checks for The Irish Driving Test – For the practical test you will be asked a number of technical questions. This is to establish that you can carry out basic checks and that your vehicle is safe for use. The driving test consists of showing me or telling me up to three … Read more
How to do The Turnabout (3 Point Turn) – The turnabout is a manoeuvre where you must safely turn your vehicle around on the road to face the opposite direction, it requires slow car speed and rapid steering movement, you should only complete a turn on the road when the traffic conditions make it safe … Read more
How to do The Hill Start for The Irish Driving Test – Moving away on the hill can be challenging to any driver regardless of their experience. Keeping you’re vehicle from rolling back and moving off under control on an incline is a manoeuvre that chief driving instructor Nadine George from us here at Ladybird … Read more
How to Reverse Around the Corner for The Irish Driving Test – Reversing around the corner allows you to change direction if it’s too narrow to carry out the turn on the road. There are several ways of carrying out this manoeuvre, which can be discussed with you’re Ladybird Driving Instructor on the day. Our … Read more
Driving is one activity that is taken with high-end seriousness in most countries. This is not strange because while behind the wheels, a driver is a custodian of the lives and properties of the people and properties. Being a country that cares about the safety of its citizens, the government of Ireland is always keen … Read more
You took your full driving test and unfortunately, you didn’t pass. Don’t panic! This happens.. A lot! – What you do next is whats important. Re-book your driving test the very same day and let the first fail motivate you to pass the next time! Driving tests in Ireland is controlled by the Road Safety … Read more
So you have received your driving lessons and practiced hard. Correct? Now, you have enough faith and confidence. That’s good. However, to prepare you for the big day of your driving test, you must be very careful about the common mistakes that many learner drivers make on the day of their driving tests. Given below … Read more
Ok so you have picked your RSA test centre and got your driving test date in the post. What now? Ohh crap I need a CAR!! You think.. It’s ok I’ll use my brothers 1999 Fiat Punto, it will be fine.. BUT.. his Motor Tax is out of date! Ahhh I’ll ask my friend Jenny, … Read more
We have been asked the age old question time and time again when its time to sit and pass a pupils driving test. “Which is Your Preferred RSA Test Centre?” or “Which is the easiest RSA test centre to pass my driving test in”. Simple answer is: none Sorry to burst your bubble but each … Read more
The period after the RSA driving test is probably the most important period in a drivers’ life. There are certain things happening that need to be prepared for. It’s normal for the Euphoria (see above) which follows passing the Driving Test to continue for a while as the new found freedom becomes evident. The sense … Read more
While it is a great achievement to pass your driving test first time with the help of driving lessons it is only the beginning of a life long process and does not confer immortality rights! So many young drivers are blissfully unaware of what is facing them in the first few years of Driving after … Read more
