Automatic driving lessons in Tallaght, no clutch, no stalling, more road sense.
Learn in an automatic on the roads you'll be tested on, from the Belgard Road junctions to the roundabouts near The Square. With no gears to mind, your attention goes where the test actually marks it.
Manual or automatic? See what changes
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Take the clutch off the table
If the clutch is the part holding you back, an automatic settles it. No gears, no stall at the lights on Belgard Road, no hill-start to dread. The car handles all that for you.
That frees up your attention for the parts the test actually marks: lane choice, observation, and steady signalling at the multi-lane roundabouts near the town centre. We teach it on the same roads as everything else, around Tallaght and out into the first ring.
What actually changes in an automatic
The route and the marking are the same either way. Tap through what's different, side by side, so you can pick the one that suits you.
You work the clutch and change the gears yourself. One more thing to coordinate at every junction, and a stall at the lights on Belgard Road is always on the cards.
No clutch, no gear changes. The car does it for you, so there's nothing to stall and one less thing to think about while you read the road.
The one catch worth knowing: code 78
Here's the honest trade-off. Pass your test in an automatic and your licence is issued with code 78, the stamp that means automatic cars only. Drive a manual on a code 78 licence and you're not actually covered, so it's worth being sure before you choose.
For plenty of people around Tallaght it never gets in the way. The cars they'll drive are automatics, and every electric car is an automatic too, so the restriction matters less each year. And if you do want a full manual licence later, you sit the driving test again in a manual car. Your road experience carries over, so you won't be starting your training from scratch.
Your EDT and pretest, in the automatic
You can do all 12 EDT lessons in an automatic. The syllabus is the same, taught on the same Tallaght roads, with your logbook signed off lesson by lesson.
Before the day, a pretest hour on the kind of roads the Tallaght routes use ties it together. You sit the test in the same automatic car you learn in, off Broomhill Road, so nothing about the car is a surprise.
What automatic lessons cost in Tallaght
A single automatic lesson is €61.41, and the full 12-lesson automatic EDT course is €659.24. That's a little more than manual, since the cars cost more to run, and we list both rates openly. See the full driving lessons Tallaght prices.
Questions, answered
If you pass your test in an automatic, your licence carries code 78, which covers automatic cars only. Pass in a manual and you can drive both manual and automatic.
No. A code 78 automatic licence covers automatic cars only, and driving a manual on it leaves you uninsured. To drive a manual you'd sit the test again in a manual car. For a lot of drivers around Tallaght that never comes up, because they drive automatics.
The route and the marking are exactly the same. The difference is there's no clutch and no gear changing, so there's no stall and no gear fault to lose marks on. Your attention goes on lane choice, observation and signalling instead.
Yes. If you later want a full manual licence, you apply for a learner permit and sit the driving test again in a manual car. Your road experience carries over, so you won't be starting your training from scratch.
Yes. You sit the test in the same automatic car you learn and do your pretest hour in, on the kind of roads the Tallaght routes use, so nothing about the car is a surprise on the day.
Yes. All 12 EDT lessons can be done in an automatic, on the same Tallaght roads, with the logbook signed off the same way. Automatic costs a little more than manual, and both rates are on the pricing page.
Yes, every electric car is an automatic. So if your next car is electric, or you already drive one, learning automatic fits exactly what you'll be driving.
Book an automatic lesson in Tallaght
Tell us where you're based around Tallaght and whether you're new to it or coming back after a break. We'll sort a first automatic lesson that suits you, or get in touch.