Driving and motorcycle lesson FAQs

I have two offices. The Dublin office is at Bridge Enterprise Centres, Nutgrove Way, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 T8W2. The Westmeath office is at Kinnegad Plaza, Co. Westmeath, N91 N9YR.

Monday to Sunday, 9am to 6pm.

Yes. I am an RSA-approved driving instructor, ADI number 42951, and an approved IBT instructor. You can check me on the RSA website.

Ring or WhatsApp 085 766 9101, or email ravendrivingtraining@gmail.com. Say whether you want car or motorcycle training, where you are based, your experience and the days that suit you.

Car lessons are €45 an hour, booked as two-hour sessions (€90). Test car hire is €120, or €150 with a one-hour warm-up lesson. Motorcycle IBT is €650 for the full weekend, motorcycle pre-test lessons are €45 an hour, and my motorcycle test-day package is €200. See the pricing page for the full list.

At my RSA-approved training centres in Kinnegad Plaza and Tullamore. I bring you there free from the Red Cow Luas stop, Naas town or Sallins town.

Yes. The bike, helmet and riding gear are all included.

Yes. Transport is free from the Red Cow Luas stop, Naas town or Sallins town. From anywhere else, message me on WhatsApp and I’ll arrange it, with the price depending on the distance.

A1, A2 and A.

16 hours for A1, 18 hours for A2 and A, and 11 hours for riders progressing from A1 to A2 or A2 to A.

Yes. Pre-test and back-to-riding motorcycle lessons run anywhere in Dublin from the Rathfarnham office, after IBT.

€300 for the 11-hour progression module on your own bike, or €350 on one of my bikes.

Yes. Raven Driving Training is just me, Vlastislav Obsil. There is no office team or third party, so you deal with the same person from your first message to test day.

Pickup is free within about 10 minutes’ drive of the driving test centres in Tallaght, Dún Laoghaire, Naas and Carlow. If you live farther away, I can usually still collect you for an extra charge. Send me your location on WhatsApp and I’ll tell you the cost before you book.

Car lessons around the test centres in Tallaght, Dún Laoghaire, Naas and Carlow, from my base in Rathfarnham. Motorcycle road and pre-test lessons anywhere in Dublin. Motorcycle IBT runs at Kinnegad Plaza and Tullamore, with free transport from the Red Cow Luas stop, Naas and Sallins.

Yes. I’m an RSA-approved IBT instructor based in Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, and registered with the RSA for Dublin, Kildare and Meath. The course itself runs at the RSA-approved centre at Kinnegad Plaza or Tullamore, and I bring you there from Dublin.

95%. Out of every 100 students I prepare for the test, 95 pass.

Two hours, €90, for car lessons. You can book up to four hours in one go for €180. Motorcycle pre-test lessons on your own bike can be booked one hour at a time (two hours minimum on my bike), and back-to-riding or advanced lessons are a minimum of two hours, €90.

Yes. A €50 deposit secures your weekend, and it comes off the €650 course price.

Yes. I sell €200 gift vouchers for car or motorcycle lessons.

Yes. Every car and motorcycle session is paid when you book, either in full or with a €50 deposit that comes off the price of the session.

Tell me at least 7 days before and your payment moves to a new date. You can reschedule once, and the new date is final. With less than 7 days’ notice, or if you don’t turn up, the money you paid is not refunded.