Places to practice - Dublin

lukeod

Hi all,

Can anyone recommend a place in Dublin to teach someone to drive??

I was thinking a large carpark or industrial estate where cut-outs and the like won't be a problem....

Any suggestions would be welcome!

Cheers.

RedXIV

CityWest business park is good at the weekends and sandyford industrial estate is supposed to be good also.

bugler

Glasnevin Industrial Estate (on maps as 'Dublin Industrial Estate') is ok too. Some good long stretches and easy enough turns. Just watch out for me!

Mimikyu

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Max Power1

any industrial estate tbh. Just avoid 8-9am and 5-6pm and youll be fine!

lukeod

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions! I reckon we'll head for one of those industrial estates - Glasnevin could be a good place to start.

I'm in Dublin 8, but it doesn't really matter where in Dublin it is...

cosmic

The car park out at Spawell is great for practising in.

andrew163

When I first started out (at the "how the *** do I get the thing to move without stalling?" phase), my dad brought me up to an empty car park in Coolmine industrial estate. If you're just looking to help them learn clutch control, etc, a car park is excellent. Just creep in and out of spaces a few dozen times. Extra points if some of the spaces are on hills, get some practice in with the handbrake.

Even a shopping centre car park when the centre itself is closed would be fine.

A Primal Nut

Out in Ringsend near Poolbeg Generating Station is a good spot.

Atavan-Halen

The Spawell in/near Tallaght is great as it has a massive empty car park.

Sandyford industrial estate is good too, but really only suitable on the weekends.

Gavin "shels"

lukeod wrote: »

I'm in Dublin 8, but it doesn't really matter where in Dublin it is...

I started off up in Crumlin Shopping Centre. Not huge but does be empty these days.