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* * * S P E C I A L * * * A large portion of our clientele are people who have been referred to us by another customer happy with our service. We are proud of this, and would like to encourage it further by offering an incentive. If you recommend a new student and they take lessons with us, will we give you an extra half-hour free tuition on one of your lessons.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

GST: Charges are inclusive of GST where applicable.
Refund policy: If lessons which have been paid for in advance are not provided, a refund will be given. However, late cancellation may invoke a penalty.
Lesson Duration: Occasionally lessons are extended beyond the normal agreed duration if time allows and in these cases there is no additional charge. When lesson duration is agreed to in advance, the appropriate rate will be charged (see below).
Remote areas: We regret we cannot conduct regular lessons from Palmerston and beyond. A surcharge applies for students being picked up/dropped off at locations remote from Darwin and its suburbs.
DTAL Vouchers have a value of $40+GST and can only be redeemed by Registered DTAL Instructors.
Vouchers are NOT transferable between students, are NOT valid after the expiry date, and CANNOT be used for car hire when taking the P's test at an MVR.
Cancellation of lessons without reasonable notice may invoke a penalty.
The Conditions for Registered DTAL Instructors state that one DTAL Voucher may be forfeited if the student does not give at least 24 hours notice. (We do not usually invoke this if there is reasonable cause e.g. sickness).
The Conditions also state that if the instructor cannot attend the lesson, the student must be notified as soon as reasonably possible. We will do our best to comply with this clause.

GENERAL DRIVER TRAINING

1 hour lesson: $70
1½ hour lesson: $105
2 hour lesson: $140

Training in manual or automatic cars to upgrade from:

NT Learners Licence, to:

NT Provisional Licence

Your driving test will be done at a Motor Vehicle Registry. Top End offices are located at Goyder Rd Darwin, Trower Rd Casuarina and at Palmerston. You have the choice of hiring our car for the test, or you can provide your own in which case the instructor will not be present during your test.

(If you provide your own car you will need a fully-licensed driver to accompany you. Cars used on the test must be roadworthy, reasonably clean inside and have a suitable seat with seatbelt for the Licence Testing Officer).

DTAL LOG BOOK TRAINING

1 hour lesson: 1 current DTAL Voucher + $20

Extra lessons: after the 12 vouchers are exhausted or if the student wishes more than 2 log book lessons in a 7-day period, these are charged at the General Training rate (see above).

For information on the NT's innovative and unique DTAL Program for 16-18 year olds, visit DEET's website or our FAQ page.

Note: DTAL Log Book training is designed to be more encompassing (i.e. cover more driving situations) at a higher general standard than the training required to pass the VORT (Vehicle on Road Test).
The log book is finalised by the student taking the VORT test at an MVR for the NT Provisional Licence. However our instructors will NOT "short cut" the log book - you will be trained in all competencies.

AUTOMATIC to MANUAL CONVERSION

1 hour lesson or car-hire for test: $70
1½ hour lesson: $105
2 hour lesson: $140

If you have an "A endorsed" (automatic only) NT Provisional licence and want to be re-tested* for manual, or if you wish to extend your driving skills on your open licence, we can provide the training you need, tailored to your requirement.

*Note: re-testing for a manual NT Provisional licence is done at a Motor Vehicle Registry office. You have the choice of hiring our car for the test or providing your own (see the General Training section for more information).

OVERSEAS TRANSITION

1 hour lesson or car-hire for test: $70
1½ hour lesson: $105
2 hour lesson: $140

If you have transferred to an NT licence and are required to do a driving test at an MVR to have "conditions" removed from the licence, we can provide the training you need in automatic or manual cars. (See the MVR's website for information on overseas licence conditions).

Under certain circumstances you may use your own car for lessons but if there is any doubt about your driving skills, lessons will be provided in our dual control-equipped cars.

You can hire our car for your test or you can provide your own - (see the General Training section for more information).

(Note: If your licence has a condition requiring an accompanying licensed driver (refer to the back of your licence) then you must have a fully licensed driver seated NEXT to you every time you drive).

REHABILITATION, DISABLED & SPECIAL NEEDS

1 hour lesson or car-hire for test: $70

Connie from Connies Driving School is qualified and very experienced in this field.

The car (Nissan Tiida automatic) is equipped especially for this type of training - e.g. hand controls, spinner knob, left-hand accelerator pedal - and a manual car is also available if required.

Training or assessing is done in conjunction with an Occupational Therapist or training on an ad hoc basis.

Connie also provides "special needs" training for DTAL and private students.

Please contact Connie for availibility & more information.

DTAL THEORY CLASSES

(Rates are negotiable)

John (Zipper) has extensive experience providing "DTAL Theory 1" & "DTAL Theory 2" classes throughout the Territory.

Currently he provides DTAL Theory for Darwin High School, Taminmin High School and Sanderson High School.
Other institutions provided for in the past (DTAL & Heavy Vehicle courses) include: Darwin High SIEU Unit, St.John's College, Marrara Christian College, Alice Springs High School, Nhulunbuy High School, Yirrikala School, and CDEP centres at Nhulunbuy, Tennant Creek, Katherine and Alice Springs.

John has designed most of the OHP transparencies & PowerPoint^® presentations approved for use with the DTAL Program, and provides his own overhead projector. There are plans to purchase a data projector.

Rates are negotiable and are usually structured to reflect the number of attendees.

LEARNER'S TEST TUITION

1 hour session: $70

Are you having problems understanding the Give Way rules? Perhaps you failed the written test for your NT Learners licence and need study guidance.

John ('Zipper') can provide his knowledge & expertise gained from years of experience providing classroom education throughout the Territory. He has a wide range of training material to assist.
Sessions are usually of 1 hour duration and held in your own home (no savage dogs on the loose please!) or in a suitable quiet location. The number of sessions depends on your needs, as a rough guide 1 to 6 may be required.

You can have an oral instead of written test, but this must be arranged & booked with the MVR.

Note: you will need the NT Road Users Handbook available at MVR offices for $6, or download a PDF version from MVR's website.

GIFT VOUCHERS

Gift Vouchers are available for most of the services listed above.

Please contact us for more information on rates and availability.

DRIVING INSTRUCTOR TUITION

(Rates are negotiable)

If you are taking (or have completed) the Certificate IV in Driving Instruction 91000NSW course, or if you intend to take the MVR's driving instructor test for a 'd' endorsement, we can help!

Novice instructors can benefit from more "in-car" instructional techniques tuition, to either cover material not adequately presented during their certificate course or to add to and consolidate their gamut of instructional skills.

Connie and John have almost 40 year's experience in the driver training industry between them, including training with the Certificate IV instructor's course.
They can fill in gaps and give you that extra edge.

Please contact us for more information.