Business Details
20 Years
experience
Your Trusted Driving School in Melbourne Since 2006
Established in 2006, Local Driving Academy has been Melbourne's premier driving school dedicated to delivering high-quality, structured driving education. Our certified instructors utilise a unique framework to cater to learners of all levels, ensuring students develop confidence and proficiency through tailored instruction. With a 98% first-time pass rate for drive tests, we combine affordability with professional expertise, offering flexible lesson timings and modern dual-controlled vehicles.Our commitment to safety, comprehensive curriculum, and focus on individual learning needs have solidified our reputation as a trusted partner in driver education. We specialise in beginner, intermediate, and advanced training, alongside NDIS-supported lessons and overseas license conversions, ensuring accessibility for diverse communities across Melbourne.
Services
Driving Lessons
Drive Test Packages
NDIS Support
Female Instructors
Overseas License Conversion
Details
- Year established: 2006
Highlights and features
- 98% first-time drive test pass rate with expert instructors
- NDIS-registered provider for tailored disability support
- Female instructors available across Melbourne suburbs
- Flexible lesson timings including weekends and evenings
- Modern dual-controlled vehicles with pick-up/drop-off service
Associations and certifications
- NDIS
- VicRoads
What people say
Highly recommended
Expert guidance
Patient instructors
98% pass rate
NDIS support available
Services
Beginner Driving Lessons
Structured training for novice drivers covering vehicle controls, road rules, and basic manoeuvres. Lessons focus on building confidence through quiet-area practice, parking basics, and hazard perception. Instructors adapt to individual learning paces with flexible weekday and weekend sessions.
Intermediate Driving Lessons
Advanced training for nervous drivers, including highway navigation, complex intersections, and night driving. Instructors address anxiety through progressive techniques, refining car control and hazard response in heavy traffic conditions across Melbourne's urban environments.
Drive Test Preparation
Final-stage coaching covering VicRoads test routes, critical error analysis, and mock tests. Packages include pre-test warm-up drives and vehicle use, ensuring technical and mental preparedness for first-time success with a 98% pass rate.
NDIS Supported Driving
Tailored lessons for NDIS participants, including OT collaboration for vehicle modifications and licensing conditions. Instructors specialise in autism, anxiety, and mobility impairments, focusing on independence and road safety compliance.
Overseas License Conversion
Guidance for overseas license holders converting to Victorian licenses, including road rule education and local traffic adaptation. Packages cover test route familiarisation and vehicle handling in Australian conditions for drivers from 7+ countries.
Questions
Do you have female driving instructors in Melbourne?
Yes, we offer accredited female instructors across most Melbourne suburbs for learner comfort and confidence.
What driving lesson packages are available?
We provide Just Beginner, Intermediate, Experienced, Touch & Pass, and Specialized packages tailored to individual needs.
Are lessons covered by insurance?
Yes, all students are fully insured during lessons using our dual-controlled vehicles.
Do you support NDIS participants?
As an NDIS-registered provider, we offer tailored driving lessons and collaborate with OT assessors for disability support.
Reviews (7)
Siddarth Kumar
Jan 24, 2022
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Positive:Communication,Professionalism,Quality,Value
Absolutely wonderful experience with the instructions provided by Cheste. We are very well trained in the respective roads, which becomes easy and sure shot getting the license at the end. He is very friendly, though gives strict instructions and ensures successful outcome. Thanks very much mate.
Absolutely wonderful experience with the instructions provided by Cheste. We are very well trained in the respective roads, which becomes easy and sure shot getting the license at the end. He is very friendly, though gives strict instructions and ensures successful outcome. Thanks very much mate.
Sachini Wickramasekara
Jan 20, 2022
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Positive:Communication,Professionalism,Quality
Highly recommend Your Local Driving Academy to anybody and thank you so much Ruiet for all your support and guidance that you gave me to pass my test at first go.
Highly recommend Your Local Driving Academy to anybody and thank you so much Ruiet for all your support and guidance that you gave me to pass my test at first go.
Maristel
Jan 17, 2022
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Positive:Communication,Professionalism,Quality,Value
I booked online for a female instructor with YLDA at short notice. The response was real quick and I was paired with Ruiat. She is professional, patient and optimistic. She helped me focus on the things that I did right and not to dwell on my mistakes. Overall, it was a pleasant and safe drive test. Got my license! Thank you heaps.
I booked online for a female instructor with YLDA at short notice. The response was real quick and I was paired with Ruiat. She is professional, patient and optimistic. She helped me focus on the things that I did right and not to dwell on my mistakes. Overall, it was a pleasant and safe drive test. Got my license! Thank you heaps.
Sameer Mohammed
Jan 12, 2022
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I had the warmest of opportunity for doing my lessons and my test with Mohammed. He was very informative about the test, the driving rules and regulations and the overall process. He taught me every step towards achieving my license and being a law abiding Victorian driving.
Mohammed is very proactive and gives you constructive criticism towards your driving which I found to be very effective and needed for passing my test. He teaches you well around the areas where the test would be conducted and his prices are very reasonable. I would highly recommend Mohammed for your driving test and lesson
Mohammed is very proactive and gives you constructive criticism towards your driving which I found to be very effective and needed for passing my test. He teaches you well around the areas where the test would be conducted and his prices are very reasonable. I would highly recommend Mohammed for your driving test and lesson
Mitchell Sruk
Dec 23, 2021
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Positive:Professionalism
I highly recommended Chisty, great driving instructor who is very passionate about seeing his students pass their test, he makes driving very easy to learn how to park and understand all the road rules to prepare you for you test.
I highly recommended Chisty, great driving instructor who is very passionate about seeing his students pass their test, he makes driving very easy to learn how to park and understand all the road rules to prepare you for you test.
Munaza Andleeb
Dec 04, 2021
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Got my licence in FIRST GO!! Very Cooperative and experienced instructor. Chisty makes sure you learn to drive safe and in all conditions. Such an amazing driving school and instructor. I don't normally write reviews but the seekers for good driving instructor needs to know they are the best!
Iryna Bartosh
Nov 04, 2021
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I cant thank enough Chisty. Hes been amazing. Very determined, strict enough. I felt really comfortable to deal with. After lockdowns and a few reschedules I got my pass from the first attempt.
Happy, over the moon.
Happy, over the moon.
