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Students

Information for Students Learning to Drive

Learning to drive doesn’t need to be stressful or expensive. Our friendly and patient instructors will do all they can to ensure the process of getting your licence is made as easy and fun as possible.

At Coastwide Driving School, we are focussed on delivering top quality driving lessons that are jam packed with tips and great value for money.

We appreciate life can be busy and we are happy to work around your busy life and can flexibly pick you up and drop you off at home, school, work, a friend’s house or wherever you need to be. Click here to find out what locations we service.

Get your licence the first time!

Why Choose Coastwide Driving School?

  • There are loads of driving schools around, but we are proud to be locally recommended by Queensland’s most trusted automobile club, the RACQ
  • We only use fantastic, modern, dual controlled vehicles which are fully insured
  • Friendly, patient & professional male & female driving instructors
  • Manual & Automatic lessons available
  • Flexible Pickup locations available at days and time to suit you
  • We have structured ‘pre test lessons’ and ‘mock testing’ available
  • Our learn to drive lessons are jammed, full of helpful tips to help you get your licence ASAP
  • Unlike other driving schools we try not to spend time on the motorways & we don’t waste your
    valuable time and money on the stuff that doesn’t matter to you (or to the QT examiners)
  • We also like to run you around the key testing area’s which the driving assessors will use

 

Information For New Drivers

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Getting Your Licence – Heaps of info on the process of getting your license in Queensland (via hereforlife.qld.gov.au)

Road Rules – Great series of videos on Queensland road rules. (via hereforlife.qld.gov.au)

Road Rules Quiz – Think you know them? Test yourself. (via hereforlife.qld.gov.au)

‘Be Safe’ Tips – Helpful safety tips from Queensland Transport (via hereforlife.qld.gov.au)

Common Mistakes – Top ten misunderstood road rules, plus other tips. (via Queensland Transport)

 

Glovebox Info

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Keys To Drive – Online learn to drive program with a free lesson. (via keys2drive.com.au)

Learning To Drive – Complete online resource on learning to drive in Queensland.
Click here to download the brochure. (via Queensland Transport)

RYDA Program - Rotary In School Youth Driver Awareness program, four sessions we deliver throughout Queensland. (via ryda.org.au)