best driving instructer/ school in letterkenny

lalalots

looking for a good driving instructer/school in the letterkenny area, that wont cost the earth any ideas? there are so many out there i dont know where to start

tangerinepuppet

I found Hugh Doherty in Milford to be excellent. Might not be the cheapest but the lessons are great so you'd probably need less of them.

Sweeney's School of Motoring are supposed to be very good too.

mrmac

+1 for Sweeney's, they are very good.
Also, consider Swilly Drive School of Motoring - also very good.

Bob Z

tangerinepuppet wrote: »

I found Hugh Doherty in Milford to be excellent. Might not be the cheapest but the lessons are great so you'd probably need less of them.

Sweeney's School of Motoring are supposed to be very good too.

Would he give lessons in letterkenny?

I don't know if sweenyes are much good tbh

tangerinepuppet

Yeah, most of the lessons I had with him were in Letterkenny. He doesn't waste time taking you for runs up and down country roads in fourth gear (like an instructor I had before him who shall remain nameless). As soon as you're ready he takes you through the town and lets you experience as many different situations as possible so you can learn fast. I can't recommend him highly enough.

lisadwt

Swilly Drive, can't recommend them highly enough, although it's a good 7 years since I used them!

lalalots

tangerinepuppet wrote: »

I found Hugh Doherty in Milford to be excellent. Might not be the cheapest but the lessons are great so you'd probably need less of them.

Sweeney's School of Motoring are supposed to be very good too.

how much roughly and do u have a number for hom?

North_West_Art

Swilly Drive / Sweeneys have a 95% pass rate for the driving test

lalalots

is swilly drive and sweenys the same? cant find any info on sweenys on line

mrmac

lalalots wrote: »

is swilly drive and sweenys the same? cant find any info on sweenys on line

Yep, sorry for my confusing post earlier - I should have said that they are the same company:

Link for swilly drive : here

tangerinepuppet

lalalots wrote: »

how much roughly and do u have a number for hom?

074 91 53374.

Not sure what he's charging these days.

lalalots

ok thanks a mill guys, do u think it would be ok to sort of test the two companeys out before deciding?

Mola1

I found A1 motors were very good! He wasn't overly expensive and didn't waste time either! I only went on 3 lessons with him as a refresher before I done my test .. and I passed first time would recommend! Good Luck driving!

donegalgirl28

My mate is getting driving lessons at the minute, pays 25 euro a lesson, by lesson two all they did was drive around the car park even though she knows how to drive already! The only reason she is sticking with her is cos she is the cheapest but if by lesson two shes still only in the car park, then it's gonna cost a fortune.

I had 2 lessons with McNamees before, they were ok, the older woman was brilliant but the younger one was a bit meh.

Had 1 lesson with Swilly Drive and they were brilliant, brought me out onto the carriageway and up big hills and tight corners which was exactly what happened in my test.

gavmcfad

I had my lesson with A1 and found them to be very good also. Nick was great at building up my confidence as i was a complete beginner.

vinny bhoy

lalalots wrote: »

looking for a good driving instructer/school in the letterkenny area, that wont cost the earth any ideas? there are so many out there i dont know where to start

Is there loads?

Im an instructor in derry was considering teaching around donegal soon too as iv recently moved to letterkenny

loca1

Angela Ward is a brilliant instructor she is upfront and honest will point out any bad habits 3 lessons with her I passed.I recommended her to 2 other people who had already failed twice and a couple of lessons and they too passed she was €35 then i think few years ago but so worth it. I wasnt nervous going into my test at all after my lessons with her.

kiddums

I'm surprised no one has mentioned O'Donnell's yet. I use them and I find them execlent. They take one or 2 lessons on the dual carrageway till they think you can control the car enough to go over the test routes. They get you so well prepared for the test.
And its only 100e for 3 lessons if you buy them in 3's. Otherwise its 35e each lesson.
Swilly the last time I checked were looking for 45e a lesson.

kev7329

How long do the lessons last for, as i'm lookin for someone as well as i'd be a beginner.
Are there new rules coming in soon as well, as thats why i want to take it up.

kiddums

kev7329 wrote: »

How long do the lessons last for, as i'm lookin for someone as well as i'd be a beginner.
Are there new rules coming in soon as well, as thats why i want to take it up.

They usually allow an hour slot for lessons, but you can get anywhere between 40 and 55 minutes behind the wheel depending on traffic and experience.

tonybhoy72

can anybody recommend an intructor and prices if poss?:)

muffler

Where about are you based?

tonybhoy72

DOOHHH!!! letterkenny.....sorry about that!!:D

muffler

No probs. I'll merge this with another thread regarding the same topic.

homer simpson

tonybhoy72 wrote: »

DOOHHH!!! .....

Someone call .....

I'd highly recommend Letterkenny school of motoring, i done my test, and know a good few people who done their test with him, fantastic instructor. He is always calm, kinda like the teacher at school that never cared, a bit boring but never loses the rattly, ha ha.

PattheMetaller

I'm surprised no one has said "Don't say you wurna toul" yet!!

nonsmoker

Angela Ward was brilliant, she really wants you to pass.
She also does mock tests and marks you as if she was conducting the test, really good when you can see your result improve with each lesson. Anyone I recommended her to passed their test.

Did not find Sweeneys good at all, would not recommend to anyone. 95% pass rate - know 4 people who failed test after using them recently.

timeforheroes

And me to that. I'm changing after failing today. The problem with Swilly is that you seem to have a different instructor every time telling you different things and frannkly it doesn't help at all.

Harps

Have to agree with Homer about Letterkenny School of Motoring, really good instructor and always stays calm and lets you get on with driving. Only €25 a lesson as well

annascott

homer_simpson wrote: »

Someone call .....

I'd highly recommend Letterkenny school of motoring, i done my test, and know a good few people who done their test with him, fantastic instructor. He is always calm, kinda like the teacher at school that never cared, a bit boring but never loses the rattly, ha ha.

Perhaps now that you have passed your driving test, you will have the confidence to get lessons in English...:eek:

smugchik

homer_simpson wrote: »

Someone call .....

I'd highly recommend Letterkenny school of motoring, i done my test, and know a good few people who done their test with him, fantastic S

I learned with Stephen Sweeney about 10 years ago. He was fantastic...

muffler

annascott wrote: »

Perhaps now that you have passed your driving test, you will have the confidence to get lessons in English...:eek:

Dear oh dear. I had expected better things from you but you should know by now to attack the post and not the poster. 2 weeks ban applied.

boylah

i found north west good bernard was very good explained everything well got plenty of driving time lesson usally lasted more than a hour

Bob Z

boylah wrote: »

i found north west good bernard was very good explained everything well got plenty of driving time lesson usally lasted more than a hour

This is your only post

:rolleyes:

Vic Vinegar

I'm going to be starting having driving lessons soon in Letterkenny and was looking for recommendations on a good instructor in the town. I'm a total noob....

Also, how much should i expect to be paying for lessons?

Cheers.

muffler

Merged with another thread from a few months ago.

cosanostra

A lot of merging traffic on this thread!

I'd recommend the older lady at McNamee but its about 8 years since I used them, I hear really good reports about Letterkenny school of motoring more recently though

colonel-yum-yum

I can only go on personal experience, but I found North West very good. from first lesson to passing the test was less than 6 weeks and I had practically no experience before starting.
However I have not used any other instructors in the town so cannot give a comparison.

muffler

cosanostra wrote: »

A lot of merging traffic on this thread!

lol


But I'm only steering the thread in the right direction

Joshua Jones

I was taught by Tommy Jordan and he got me through first time round. He was a driving instructor in the army for years before retiring. He'll get ya through no bother.

Pm me for his number if intrested.

lamai

Joshua Jones wrote: »

I was taught by Tommy Jordan and he got me through first time round. He was a driving instructor in the army for years before retiring. He'll get ya through no bother.

Pm me for his number if intrested.

I used Tommy Jordan as well, was very happy with the lessons.

nikinova

I used Nick from A1 School of Motoring and Letterkenny School of motoring...

Both could not be recommended enough - I tried them all!!!

Letterkenny School of motoring got me through all my nerves of driving (i'm a bit older than your average learner!!)

guiness123

I want to take driving lesson from Nick. Anyone has his latest contact number. His published number is going to voice mail all the time. Not sure if he is giving lessons.

<SNIP>

I am looking for someone to also provide pick and drop since I don't have a car. Thank you.

muffler

guiness123 wrote: »

I want to take driving lesson from Nick. Anyone has his latest contact number. His published number is going to voice mail all the time. Not sure if he is giving lessons.

<SNIP>

I am looking for someone to also provide pick and drop since I don't have a car. Thank you.

Thus type of post just drives me mad. You didnt indicate that you wanted instructions on how to steer yourself away from this forum on the long and winding road to Kildare.

Bob Z

muffler wrote: »

Thus type of post just drives me mad. You didnt indicate that you wanted instructions on how to steer yourself away from this forum on the long and winding road to Kildare.

huh?

muffler

Bob Z wrote: »

huh?

The previous poster was referring to lessons in Kildare.

And I see my attempt at puns went unnoticed

rafa05

I used Tommy Jordan, he is excellent