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Driving Lessons Petrie, Pass Faster with RAC School of Motoring

Petrie is one of the older Pine Rivers towns, grown up around its station and its schools, and that mix of settled back streets and a real main road makes it a practical place to learn. We teach automatic and manual, picked up from your Petrie door.

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Driving Lesson Packages Petrie

Driving Lessons Petrie, priced by the lesson, cheaper by the pack.

Automatic and manual driving lessons in Petrie, in 3, 5 and 10-lesson packages. Same price for automatic or manual, and you can spread the cost over 20 weeks.

Single 1 RAC Automatic Driving Lesson Petrie
$93
$93 / lesson
  • 1 × 1-hour lesson
  • Try us out, no commitment
  • Free pickup and drop-off
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Starter 3 RAC Automatic Driving Lessons Petrie
$270
$90 / lesson
  • 3 × 1-hour lessons
  • Perfect for finding your feet
  • Free pickup and drop-off
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Most popular Standard 5 RAC Automatic Driving Lessons Petrie
$445
$89 / lesson save $20
  • 5 × 1-hour lessons
  • The sweet spot for most learners
  • Logbook hours count 3-for-1
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Best value Test-ready 10 RAC Automatic Driving Lessons Petrie
$880
$88 / lesson save $50
  • 10 × 1-hour lessons
  • Enough to go from zero to test-ready
  • Best price per lesson we do
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Pre-Test Driving Lessons PetrieWe've got test day covered too.
$93Mock Driving Test PetrieBook →
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$220Pre-Test Package PetrieBook →

Overseas licence? Changeover from $400.  ·  Spread the cost over 20 weeks  ·  100% money-back promise  ·  prices shown live from RAC.

Learning around Petrie

Where You'll Take Driving Lessons in Petrie

Here is where we actually teach in Petrie: the schools we collect from, the streets we use to get the basics solid, and how the run to the Strathpine test centre fits in.

  • Schools we pick up from
  • Parks & quiet areas
  • Practical test centres
The roads you'll learn on

Manual & Automatic Driving Lessons Petrie

Most first lessons in Petrie start on the calmer residential streets around the local schools. Eacham Street, where Kurwongbah State School sits, and Armstrong Street, home to Mt Maria College and Our Lady of the Way, are the kind of unhurried streets where you can sort clutch control, mirror habits and gentle steering without a queue of cars behind you. Outside school drop-off they are quiet enough to make a small mistake on and learn from, which is exactly what those early hours are for.

When the basics start to feel automatic, Dayboro Road steps things up. It carries the traffic past Petrie State School and threads through the heart of the suburb, so it brings the busier give-way calls, turns across oncoming cars and school-zone timing that a licence really puts to the test. We move you onto it in stages, so heavier driving is something you ease into rather than something dropped on you all at once.

RAC learner beside an L-plated driving-school car in Petrie
Where you'll sit the test

Pre-Test Driving Lessons Petrie, Your Strathpine Test

The nearest practical test centre to Petrie is Strathpine, a few kilometres away. TMR doesn't tie you to any one centre, but Strathpine is the natural choice for Petrie learners, so we spend your pre-test lessons on its actual streets, getting a feel for how its intersections and give-way calls flow. Every test-day package includes a warm-up lesson beforehand and the car for the test itself.

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RAC student who passed their driving test in Petrie
Driving lessons Petrie families count on

Get your Licence, and everything changes

A licence changes more than it first looks like it will. In Petrie it is the difference between waiting on a lift and simply going: to work, to training, to a mate's place a couple of suburbs over. For a lot of learners here it is the first real step into running their own week on their own terms.

We build toward that pass steadily. As a driving school Petrie families come back to, we lean hard on local knowledge: your instructor already knows the Petrie streets, which corners near the schools get busy and when, and the Strathpine roads your test will use. That local read is what keeps lessons calm and pointed squarely at the things that actually come up on the day.

A licence lands differently in a town like Petrie, where the next suburb is a drive and the train only gets you so far. The driving school Petrie learners tell their mates about is the one whose instructor knows the school-street timings and the calmest way through to the test, and who turns up at your door to teach it.

Why Choose RAC for Driving Lessons Petrie

Streets that build you up in order

We start on the settled ends of Eacham Street and Armstrong Street near the local schools, then work up to the busier Dayboro Road once your basics hold. You learn each skill where it belongs, not all in one go.

Straight onto the Strathpine roads

Because Petrie learners test at Strathpine, a few kilometres away, we put your pre-test hours on the exact streets your examiner will use. No surprises on the day, just roads you already know.

Cheapest driving lessons in Petrie

Learning to drive is expensive, so we keep it fair. Your first one-hour lesson is $93, and our packages save you more, low-cost, high-quality driving lessons Petrie learners can actually afford.

Automatic and manual driving lessons in Petrie

We run both automatic and manual driving lessons in Petrie, always in modern, fully insured, dual-controlled cars. Not sure which to learn in? We'll help you choose when you book.

Pre-test driving lessons in Petrie

Passing is 80% preparation. Our pre-test driving lessons in Petrie put you on the roads your examiner uses and show you exactly what they look for, so nothing on test day is a surprise.

The Petrie driving school locals recommend

We're the Petrie driving school built on patient, accredited instructors, honest pricing and free door-to-door pickup, everything you need to go from a first lesson to a confident pass.

Logbook help for Petrie learners

Under 25s need 100 logged hours. Book a 10-lesson pack with an accredited instructor and it counts as 30 hours in your logbook, a serious head start toward your P's.

Free door-to-door pickup across Petrie

Every lesson includes free pickup and drop-off anywhere in Petrie, home, work or the school gate, so a lesson fits around your day instead of eating it.

Driving Lessons Petrie, Your Questions Answered

How much are driving lessons in Petrie?
Driving lessons Petrie learners book start at $93 for a single one-hour lesson. Most save with a package: $270 for a 3-lesson intro pack or $880 for a 10-lesson pack, all with free door-to-door pickup.
Where will I sit my driving test if I learn in Petrie?
At the Strathpine test centre, just a few kilometres away. TMR lets you book any centre, but Strathpine is the natural one for Petrie, so we run your pre-test lessons on its streets and give-way points.
Do you teach both automatic and manual in Petrie?
Yes. We have automatic and manual instructors covering Petrie in modern dual-controlled cars. If you are not sure which suits you, we will talk it through when you book.
Can you pick me up from home or school in Petrie?
Absolutely. Every lesson includes free pickup and drop-off anywhere in Petrie, including the gates at Petrie State School, Kurwongbah State School, Mt Maria College or Our Lady of the Way.
How many lessons will I need?
It depends on how much practice you get between lessons and whether you have driven before. Some Petrie learners come with plenty of supervised hours and need only a polish; others build from scratch. We will give you an honest read after your first lesson.

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RAC School of Motoring would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we operate, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.