Everything a Irish learner driver needs to learn
83 topics in 10 parts. Each topic says what you should be able to do and know, explains it in plain English and ends with questions to test yourself. Based on the Road Safety Authority Rules of the Road and the Essential Driver Training curriculum.
Learn it topic by topic
Work in order, or jump to what you are practising this week.
Getting started: permit, eligibility and the law
The learner permit, eyesight and medical rules, tax, insurance, the NCT and the legal responsibilities of every driver.
- Getting a learner permit
- Eyesight and medical fitness
- Tax, insurance and the NCT
- Learner rules and L plates
- Alcohol and drugs
- Tiredness, stress and fitness to drive
- Seat belts, child seats and passengers
- Vehicle checks
- Penalty points and driving offences
Vehicle controls and moving off
Driving position, pedals, clutch, gears, steering, braking and hill starts.
- Driving position and the cockpit drill
- Pedals and main controls
- Clutch control and the biting point
- Moving off and stopping safely
- Steering
- Using the gears
- Braking and stopping distances
- Hill starts and hills
- Lights, wipers and demisters
- Driving an automatic
Junctions, lights and signalling
Mirrors, signals, junctions and yield signs, turning, traffic lights and lane use.
- Mirrors, signal, manoeuvre
- Signals and hand signals
- Junctions, yield and stop signs
- Turning left and right
- Traffic lights and box junctions
- Lanes, one-way streets and bus lanes
Sharing the road
Pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, buses, trams, emergency vehicles, tractors and animals.
- Pedestrian crossings
- Pedestrians, children and older people
- Cyclists and e-scooters
- Motorcyclists
- Level crossings
- Buses, Luas and light rail
- Emergency vehicles and Garda signals
- Tractors, animals and rural hazards
Roundabouts, rural roads and motorways
Roundabouts, dual carriageways, rural roads, overtaking, motorways, tunnels and tolls.
- Roundabouts
- Dual carriageways
- Rural and regional roads
- Overtaking
- Joining and leaving a motorway
- Driving on a motorway
- Tunnels
- Breakdowns on motorways
- Tolls and the M50 eFlow
Manoeuvres and parking
Reversing, turning about, parking and where you can and cannot park.
- Reversing
- Turning about (the turn in the road)
- Parking: reverse and parallel
- Where you can and cannot park
Road awareness and positioning
Position, speed limits in km/h, observation, hazards, following distance, signs, markings and roadworks.
- Road position and lane discipline
- Speed limits in kilometres per hour
- Observation and awareness
- Anticipating hazards
- Following distance
- Road signs
- Road markings
- Roadworks and traffic calming
Safe driving, weather and emergencies
Defensive driving, weather, night driving, skids, breakdowns, crashes, phones and towing.
- Defensive driving
- Rain, fog, ice and wind
- Driving at night
- Skids and aquaplaning
- Eco-safe driving
- Breakdowns
- Accidents and incidents
- Mobile phones and distractions
- Towing
Essential Driver Training: the 12 lessons
What each of the 12 compulsory EDT lessons covers and what you should be able to do at the end.
- EDT explained
- Lesson 1: Car controls and safety checks
- Lesson 2: Correct positioning 1
- Lesson 3: Changing direction 1
- Lesson 4: Progression management
- Lesson 5: Correct positioning 2
- Lesson 6: Anticipation and reaction
- Lesson 7: Sharing the road
- Lesson 8: Driving safely through traffic
- Lesson 9: Changing direction 2
- Lesson 10: Speed management
- Lesson 11: Driving calmly
- Lesson 12: Night driving
The tests and after you pass
The driver theory test, the driving test, marking, failing and passing, N plates and penalty points.
- The driver theory test
- What the theory test covers
- The driving test
- How the driving test is marked
- Test manoeuvres
- If you fail the test
- After you pass: N plates and novice rules
One quiz, every topic
Random questions drawn from every topic in a random order. Great for the week before your test.