Manual & automatic · Australia
Driving lessons that work.
Patient, fully-qualified instructors in dual-control cars. Free pick-up and drop-off, wherever you are.
- Fully qualified instructors
- Dual-control vehicles
- Free pick-up & drop-off
- 1qualified instructor
- 20suburbs served
Get matched with an instructor
No account neededHow it works
Booking a lesson takes four steps
- 1
Search your postcode
Tell us where you are and we'll show the instructors near you.
- 2
Pick an instructor
Compare profiles, transmissions and prices, then choose your fit.
- 3
Book a time
Choose a lesson slot that works with your schedule.
- 4
Drive
Meet your instructor and start learning in a dual-control car.
Why learn with us
Why learn with us
We built the platform to take the friction out of learning to drive: booking lessons, finding an instructor who's actually good, keeping track of where you're up to. It runs like a proper school, with a path from your first lesson to test day, not a stack of one-off bookings.
It works both ways. Learners get structured practice and an instructor who fits how they learn. Qualified instructors get somewhere to show what they do, fill their diary, and run their business without the overhead of having their own platform.
Dual-control vehicles
Every lesson is in a dual-control car, manual or automatic.
Free pick-up & drop-off
We come to you, wherever you're located.
Instructor matching
We match you with an instructor suited to your experience and goals.
Logbook signing
Learner drivers get their logbook signed off after every lesson.
Pricing
Lesson options
$90/hr
Average hourly rate across our instructors in Australia — each of them sets their own, and prices their own packages.
Test-day package
Go into test day calm and prepared.
Your Practical Driving Assessment is stressful enough without also worrying about getting there or driving an unfamiliar car. The test package handles the logistics — pickup, a settling-in warm-up drive, and the same dual-control car you've trained in — so all you focus on is the test itself.
Door-to-door pickup
We collect you from home, school or work so there's one less thing to think about on the day.
A warm-up drive first
A short drive before your test to settle your nerves and get comfortable behind the wheel.
The same car you trained in
Sit your test in your own instructor's dual-control vehicle — no last-minute unfamiliar controls.
Priced and timed by your instructor
Your instructor sets the price and duration to suit your test, so it's tailored to you.
No reviews yet
We're just getting started — check back soon to see what learners have to say, or browse our instructors in the meantime.
Join our team of driving instructors
StartLDrive is looking for qualified instructors across Australia — set your own schedule, choose the areas you cover, and get paid per lesson.
Questions