Driving lessons in Old Leighlin
Old Leighlin sits west of Leighlinbridge, fifteen minutes from the Carlow centre. Lessons run the local roads onto the R448.
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Driving lessons in Old Leighlin, County Carlow
Old Leighlin sits west of Leighlinbridge, fifteen minutes from the Carlow centre. Lessons run the local roads onto the R448.
The village sits 20 minutes' drive from the Carlow test centre at Carlow town. Lessons here cover the Leighlinbridge road, local roads off the R448 and the run into Carlow town.
The school covers Old Leighlin as part of the County Carlow Approved Driving Instructor pool. The Carlow examiner runs the route over the narrow Graiguecullen Bridge into the town centre on every test day.
Manual and automatic lessons run from Old Leighlin. The full EDT programme happens here. For Carlow lesson pricing across the package levels, see the price list, or book a pretest with car hire when test day approaches.
Your first driving lesson in Old Leighlin
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The run east to the R448 at Leighlinbridge.
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St Laserian's Cathedral and the granite high cross.
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The R448 junction at Leighlinbridge into the spine.
EDT driving lessons in Old Leighlin
The full 12-lesson EDT programme runs from Old Leighlin. Your instructor picks you up from home, work or college, and the early lessons use the local roads here: the Leighlinbridge road, local roads off the R448. Later lessons step up to the run into Carlow town and the test centre approach.
The same Approved Driving Instructor takes you through every EDT lesson. You are not passed between three different people across the 12-lesson cycle. Manual EDT is €587.95 for the full 12 lessons (€49.00 per lesson). More about EDT.
Automatic driving lessons in Old Leighlin
Automatic lessons are available in Old Leighlin on the same basis: free pick-up from home, work or college, same local roads, same instructor across the full EDT cycle. Automatic EDT is €659.24 for 12 lessons. Passing your test in an automatic car gives you a Code 78 restricted licence, so the decision between manual and automatic is worth thinking through. More about automatic lessons.
Female driving instructors are available in Old Leighlin on request. Mention it when you book.
Old Leighlin junctions: what learners work on
The village junction at the cathedral
The main intersection in Old Leighlin near St Laserian's Cathedral. The T junction is the kind of feature where observation tends to slip if a learner hasn't worked it before.
We run this junction in the EDT lessons before the pretest, so by test day it's a repeat. Most Old Leighlin learners build their confidence here on the way in and out of Muine Bheag.
Driving lessons near Old Leighlin: roads and free pick-up
Lessons in Old Leighlin ride the Leighlinbridge road, local roads off the R448, with St Laserian's Cathedral and the holy well on the typical lesson loop.
The terrain is village; expect quiet rural roads with the occasional N or R crossing.
Instructor travels from Carlow town. The car is dual-controlled. Free pick-up from home, work or college is included in Old Leighlin.
Female instructors are available in Old Leighlin on request. You're not booking a course; you're booking a person who'll spend an hour with you and tell you what to work on next.
Nearby in Carlow: Muine Bheag, Ballinkillin, Tinryland.
Meet some of the instructors
Shane
"I teach people to drive, not just to pass a test."
David
"Slow hands, smooth gears. The rest follows."
Mary
"Confidence comes from practice. I make sure you get plenty."
What our learners say
Thank you to an excellent instructor who quickly analysed my daughters driving, highlighted areas for improvement including driving a smaller car after which she took her lessons and test in the instructors car. He took time to assess and provide the best teaching method suitable for her. As a parent, he was very approachable and put us all at ease. He took the mystery out of learning to drive and passing the driving test. My daughter is now safely driving with her new 'N' plates. Freedom & Independence 😀. Many thanks. We are indebted.
I have the best experience of learning driving manual car with RSA School of Motoring. My driving instructor Derek Verso put so much patience, skills and good will in my training that I feel I have to succeed in passing my test only because of it. He taught me driving the manual car in my early 50 es from the scratch after some failed attempts in past with my dad, who was mad at me all the time and losing the patience while teaching me in my early teens. And Derek managed to teach me driving without having my own car or sponsor driver. Could you imagine how much he done for me. I think I would recommend anyone to book ADI training with him. I am grateful for the opportunity to become his trainee. He is professional, target oriented ADI and very talented teacher that is very important for students.
Just passed my test with the help of Will Rooney. I definitely wouldn’t have made it through it without him, he is an expert in driving tests and helped me immensely. Highly recommend William and the RSA School of Motoring.
Pretest driving lessons from Old Leighlin
Old Leighlin's close enough to the centre that lessons end with the actual approach. The R448 north is the through-road every time. The pretest happens at the Carlow centre at Carlow town, with the lesson covering the run in and the centre approach roads. Book a pretest lesson with car hire when test day is on the calendar.
Driving lessons in Old Leighlin: frequently asked questions
How much for driving lessons in Old Leighlin?
A single manual lesson in Old Leighlin is €53.27. Twelve lessons together, the full EDT package, is €587.95. That's the cheapest per-hour rate we list. Detail on our pricing page.
Will the EDT in Old Leighlin include the test centre approach?
Yes. Old Leighlin sits fifteen kilometres west of the centre, so the R448 spine into Graiguecullen is part of every EDT lesson here. By the eighth or ninth lesson the centre approach is one your hands know without thinking. EDT page.
Are automatic lessons offered in Old Leighlin?
Yes. The Old Leighlin rate for automatic is €61.41 per lesson and €659.24 for the 12-lesson package. The automatic instructor runs the same R448 spine and centre approach. Automatic detail.
Is a female driving instructor available in Old Leighlin?
Sometimes. The female instructor's diary covers a lot of ground in south Carlow, so weekday slots tend to fill first. Use the contact form with your preferred start week and we'll check that day.
Does the Old Leighlin pick-up cost extra?
No. The hour starts at your door, not at the school. Old Leighlin is twenty minutes out so the route into Carlow doubles as a warm-up rather than a billed trip. We don't price that separately.
How long is the drive from Old Leighlin to Carlow test centre?
Around twenty minutes, fifteen kilometres east via Leighlinbridge and the R448 north. Lessons here often finish on the actual centre approach, so test-day morning the route is one of the most familiar drives you've ever done in the car.
Will I practise the village junction at the cathedral?
Yes. The village junction near St Laserian's Cathedral and the granite high cross is the early observations practice in Old Leighlin. From there the lesson works east to the R448 junction at Leighlinbridge, where position faults are the common one to clear.
Start your Old Leighlin lessons this week
The County Carlow Approved Driving Instructor pool covers Old Leighlin and the surrounding villages. Pick a Old Leighlin lesson package or call us to talk it through.
20 minutes there. The same instructor across the EDT cycle.