Automatic Driving Lessons in Tallaght
Automatic driving lessons in Tallaght and Dublin 24. No clutch, no gears, fewer faults. RSA approved instructors, automatic test cars. Book today.
Why learners pick automatic lessons
If the clutch is the part holding you back, an automatic takes it off the table. No gears, no stalling at the lights on Belgard Road. That frees up your attention for the parts the test actually marks: lane choice, observation, and confident signalling at the multi-lane roundabouts near the town centre.
Automatic versus manual: what changes
The test route and the marking are identical in an automatic. What changes is the workload. With no clutch and no gear changes, there is no stall to worry about and one less thing to coordinate at a junction. We still teach automatic lessons on the same roads as everything else, around Tallaght and out into the first ring, including the Old Bawn Road pinch points and the steady traffic past the TU Dublin campus on Greenhills Road.
The code 78 automatic licence restriction explained
Here is the one trade-off worth knowing. Pass your test in an automatic and your licence is issued with code 78, which covers automatic cars only. Pass in a manual and you can drive both. For a lot of people around Tallaght the cars they'll actually drive are automatics, so code 78 never gets in the way. If you do want a manual licence later, you sit the test again in a manual car, and your road experience carries over.
Who automatic suits
Automatic suits learners who keep getting tripped up by the clutch, anyone returning to driving after a long break, and drivers who already know they'll be in an automatic. The Tallaght test centre off Broomhill Road is a few minutes from The Square, and we cover the routes around it in the automatic before you sit it.
Automatic EDT and pretest lessons
You can do your 12 EDT lessons in an automatic, with the logbook signed off the same way, then add a pretest hour on the Tallaght routes before the test. Automatic costs a little more than manual, and we list both rates openly. See the driving lessons Tallaght prices.
Booking automatic lessons 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.
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Questions, answered
If you pass your test in an automatic, your licence carries code 78. That means it 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. To drive a manual you would need to 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 the same. The difference is there is no clutch and no gear changing, so there are fewer chances for a stall or a gear fault. Your attention goes on lane choice, observation and signalling instead.
Yes. If you pass in an automatic and later want a full manual licence, you sit the driving test again in a manual car. Your road experience carries over, so most people need only a short brush-up first.
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.