Ipswich

Driving lessons across Ipswich, with a local instructor

Driving lessons in Ipswich that suit the roads you actually drive, from the hilly older streets near town to the wide new estates at Springfield and Ripley. Automatic or manual, picked up from your door, with a school going since 1965.

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13Ipswich suburbs covered

Your local roads

Learning to drive in Ipswich

Ipswich gives a learner two very different kinds of driving. The older city around Brisbane Street and Limestone Street is a heritage town built over hills, so hill starts and reading the older, narrower streets become second nature early. Out in the newer estates at Springfield, Springfield Lakes, Ripley and Redbank Plains, the streets are wide and modern and full of roundabouts, which makes them a calm place to build confidence.

Our Ipswich instructors are local, so they teach on the roads you will actually use, from those quiet estate streets to the busier arterials like Warwick Road and East Street, and the roundabouts the area is known for. The same instructor takes you every lesson, and if a parent is arranging things they can book and keep track of how it is going. What we are after is someone still comfortable on the Ipswich hills and roundabouts years after they pass.

A Metro Driving School learner holding a green P-plate beside a Metro dual-control car in Ipswich after passing the driving test

Hills and hill startsThe older town rises over Limestone Hill and Denmark Hill, so hill starts are part of everyday Ipswich driving.

Roundabouts in the new estatesSpringfield, Ripley and Redbank Plains are built around roundabouts, which make steady practice for newer drivers.

Two test centresThe written test is at Bundamba and the practical at North Ipswich, both booked through Transport and Main Roads.

The Bremer River and the CBDThe city centre sits on Brisbane and Limestone Streets by the Bremer River, with the older bridges of a heritage town.

Where we teach across Ipswich Open map

Lessons and services

A driving school Ipswich trusts

Metro has been teaching people to drive since 1965, and around Ipswich that means instructors who know the difference between a first lesson on a quiet Springfield street and getting test-ready on the busier roads near town. You stay with the same local instructor throughout, at whatever pace suits you.

Driving Lessons

Automatic and manual lessons with instructors who live around Ipswich. Complete beginners often find their feet on the quieter estate streets at Springfield or Ripley before working up to the hills and roundabouts closer to town.

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Driving Test Prep

Mock tests, car hire and test-day packages, run on the North Ipswich roads you will actually be tested on, so there are no surprises on the day.

Get test-ready

Packages & Payment Plans

Buy your lessons in 5 or 10-packs to bring the per-lesson price down, with payment plans on the packages that qualify.

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Automatic Lessons Manual Lessons Beginner Lessons Refresher Lessons Overseas Conversion Mock Test Test Day Package Car Hire for Test

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Driving lesson prices in Ipswich

Straightforward pricing, with automatic and manual charged the same and free door-to-door pick-up built into every Ipswich lesson. Pay online and your booking is set.

1 driving lesson

One hour, automatic or manual

$93

One hour with a local instructor, pick-up included, and nothing owing beyond the single lesson. A sensible way to see how you go before booking any more.

Automatic Manual

Starter pack

Two 90-minute lessons

$270

Two ninety-minute lessons for newer drivers who want a proper first stretch behind the wheel before they commit to a full package.

Automatic Manual

5 driving lessons

Five-lesson package

$445

Five lessons at a lower rate each, which tends to suit learners who have decided to see it through to their test.

Automatic Manual

10 driving lessons

Best value per lesson

$880

Ten lessons at the lowest price each, for learners chipping away at their hours on the way to the North Ipswich test.

Automatic Manual

Each price covers that lesson or pack, and a pack always comes out cheaper than booking single lessons one at a time. See all packages or book online.

Simple to start

How to book a lesson

Booking a lesson with an Ipswich instructor is a four-step job, and all of it is done online.

Head to our website and tap 'Book Now'Start your Ipswich booking online, any time.

Choose your Ipswich suburbPick where you would like to be picked up.

Pick your instructor and timeA male or female instructor, at a time that suits.

Choose your service and confirmLesson, package or test day. Confirm and you are booked.

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The licensing steps

From your Ls to your Ps

This is the path from a learner permit to your Ps in Queensland, and where our Ipswich lessons slot in along the way.

Get your Ls

Sit the learner theory test and pick up your learner permit.

Start lessons

Your first lesson is with a local Ipswich instructor, right at your door.

Log 100 hours

Clock up your supervised hours, 10 of them at night. Lessons count too.

Mock test

Run through test conditions on the North Ipswich roads and iron out the last habits.

Pass your test

Sit the test in the dual-control car you have trained in, with support on the day.

On your Ps

Provisional licence done. Refresher lessons are here if you want them down the track.

10 = 30hours in your logbook

Professional lessons count triple

Queensland gives learners a real head start on the logbook. Each of your first 10 hours of professional lessons is recorded as three, so those 10 hours go down as 30. That is a solid chunk of the 100 supervised hours behind you before you have driven anywhere near the test.

Your Ipswich instructor records each lesson properly so the hours count. Beyond the first 10 they log as ordinary hours, and they tend to be the sharpest practice a learner gets before test day. For a parent sharing the supervising, it also eases the run of late-night drives.

Where you'll sit the test

Ipswich driving test centres

Transport and Main Roads, not Metro, books and runs your driving tests. In Ipswich the written test and the practical test sit at two different centres, so it pays to know which is which before the day. Your instructor can run the local roads near your centre with you beforehand so it feels familiar.

Practical test

North Ipswich

The practical driving test is held at the Ipswich Customer Service Centre on Colvin Street, North Ipswich. It is appointment-only, so you book your test time through Transport and Main Roads.

Written test

Bundamba

The written road-rules test and general licensing are handled at the Bundamba Customer Service Centre on Brisbane Road. Written tests are taken before the afternoon cut-off, so arrive in good time.

Which services each centre runs can change over time, so confirm the current details and book straight through Transport and Main Roads.

Areas we cover

Driving lessons in 13 Ipswich suburbs

From the older city out to the Springfield and Ripley estates. Pick your suburb for local lessons and pricing.

SpringfieldDriving lessons Springfield LakesDriving lessons RipleyDriving lessons Redbank PlainsDriving lessons GoodnaDriving lessons IpswichDriving lessons

Augustine Heights Bellbird Park Brookwater Carole Park Collingwood Park Eastern Heights Spring Mountain

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Real reviews

Learners rate us 4.9 out of 5

Real words from the learners we have taught and the parents who organised it.

4.9

★★★★★

336 Google reviews for Metro Driving School

★★★★★

We highly recommend Harold as a driving instructor. He is such a beautiful person who quickly put our daughter at ease with his positive encouragement and calm presence. Our daughter gained her P's first time, and that is all down to Harold's guidance. Thank you Harold.

BBrooke K.Parent, first-time pass

★★★★★

Timothy was the best possible driving instructor I could have asked for. He helped me learn everything I needed to pass my test, and was patient and helpful throughout.

JJoshua H.First-time test pass

★★★★★

Tas is a great instructor, I would recommend her. She taught me pretty much the whole way through and I passed my test first try. She is the best.

CCara M.Learner driver

★★★★★

Great experience. I drove with Victor, a really good instructor. Even when his attention to road placement drove me crazy, it was one of the biggest helps in completing my manoeuvres and driving safely on the road.

BBrendan M.Learner driver

★★★★★

From start to finish, Metro and Allan in particular were fantastic at what they do. I could not recommend them more highly.

JJames R.Passed with Metro

★★★★★

I've used Metro twice, once in 2019 for a few lessons and again more recently with Saroj, who taught me everything I needed to pass my test first try.

JJ. O'NeillReturning learner

Ipswich driving lesson questions

Which Ipswich test centre will I use?

In Ipswich the two tests are at two different Transport and Main Roads centres. The written road-rules test and licensing are handled at Bundamba on Brisbane Road, and the practical driving test is held at North Ipswich on Colvin Street. Both are booked through Transport and Main Roads, and your instructor can practise the local roads near the centre with you beforehand.

Do you cover the newer estates like Springfield and Ripley?

Yes. We teach right across the Springfield, Springfield Lakes, Ripley and Redbank Plains estates, where the wide streets and roundabouts make good practice for newer drivers, as well as the older parts of Ipswich. The full list of suburbs is above.

Do your instructors teach hill starts?

Yes. The older parts of Ipswich rise over Limestone Hill and Denmark Hill, so hill starts are part of everyday driving here. Your instructor makes sure you are comfortable with them well before test day.

Do you pick up from home, work or school?

Yes. Free door-to-door pick-up and drop-off is included, so a lesson can start from home, work, TAFE or school anywhere around Ipswich.

Do you teach automatic and manual, and what do lessons cost?

We teach both for the same price. Automatic gets you licensed fastest, while manual earns the full unrestricted licence that lets you drive anything. A single hour is $93, and the 5 and 10-lesson packs bring the cost per lesson down.

How many supervised hours do I need before the test?

Queensland learners record 100 supervised hours, including 10 at night, before the practical test, and you will need the hazard perception test done first. The first 10 hours of professional lessons each count as three, so those 10 hours go in as 30 towards your logbook.

Beyond Ipswich

Driving lessons across South East Queensland

Not in Ipswich? Metro runs the same local instructors and door-to-door lessons across these South East Queensland regions as well.

Brisbane Gold Coast Logan Moreton Bay Redlands Sunshine Coast

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Wherever you are learning, from the older city to the Springfield and Ripley estates, a local instructor will meet you at your door and teach on the roads you will actually drive.

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