Learner · Restricted · Full licence

Get ready to pass your driving test.

Practical driving lessons in Wellington and Taranaki to sharpen your skills, build confidence and help you feel ready when test day arrives.

Got your test booked already? Text your local instructor with the date and your current licence stage. They can help you work out what to focus on before test day.
Practice what matters.Observation, decision-making, road position, confidence and the skills your practical test puts under pressure.
Test-focused lessonsWork on the skills most likely to matter on test day.
Local instructorsText or call the person who will actually teach you.
No complicated booking processChoose your region, send a message and get started.
Choose your region

Message your local instructor.

Academy of Driving operates in Wellington and Taranaki. Texting is the quickest way to start the conversation.

Wellington

Dion Barrett

Driving lessons and practical test preparation in the Wellington region.

021 029 16825dion@aod.nz
Taranaki

Jane Tobin

Driving lessons and practical test preparation in the Taranaki region.

027 774 6270jane@aod.nz
Test preparation

Turn practice into progress.

Passing the test is usually the immediate goal. The lessons focus on the driving habits and awareness that help you perform well under test conditions—and keep driving safely afterwards.

01

Learner lessons

Build control, road position, observation and confidence from a solid base.

02

Restricted test prep

Practise the decisions, observations and roadcraft you will need to demonstrate consistently.

03

Full licence prep

Sharpen hazard awareness, commentary and higher-level decision-making before your test.

04

Overseas conversions

Get familiar with New Zealand road rules, driving expectations and practical-test conditions.

“The goal is to make test day feel familiar—not like the first time everything has been put together.”Academy of Driving

How it works

Three quick steps.

1

Choose your area

Wellington or Taranaki.

2

Send a text

Say which licence you are working towards and whether your test is already booked.

3

Start practising

Work on the areas that will make the biggest difference to your driving and your test readiness.

Want to get test-ready?

Pick your region and send your instructor a quick message.

Choose your instructor