Driving Test Package and Test-Day Car Hire
We pair a one-hour warm-up lesson with a dual-control car we provide for the test itself, plus pick-up and drop-home on the day, with Avin, the same instructor you have learned with, continuing through to test day wherever scheduling allows.
Warm-up
A full practice session prior to your test
The car
We provide the dual-control car for the test itself
Door to door
Pick-up from home and drop-off after the test
Manual or automatic
Both options available, same familiar car throughout
What's included
What Is Included in the Driving Test Package
We pick you up before your test and begin with a one-hour warm-up lesson. This gives you time to settle into the car, calm your nerves and go over a few final skills before arriving at the test centre. You will then use the Skills Beyond dual-control car for the test itself. Once the test is finished, we will drive you home.
We handle it as one booking, so there is no separate car-hire booking to arrange, no unfamiliar hire company to deal with, and no last-minute scramble to find a suitable manual or automatic vehicle for the day. One booking, one car and one instructor, from pick-up to drop-off, built around taking one thing off your plate on an already nervous day.
- Pick you up before your test
- A full practice session on roads near the test centre
- Use of the dual-control car for the test itself
- Drop-off at home afterwards, pass or not
Familiar ground
Why Test in the Same Car You Learned In
Test day is not the best time to get used to a different clutch, unfamiliar mirrors or a car that handles differently from the one you have practised in.
Using a familiar car means you already know how the steering, brakes, indicators and other controls feel. You can focus on the road and the instructions from the testing officer rather than adjusting to the vehicle.
If you have learned with Avin, our NSW Government certified instructor, from lesson one, he already knows how you drive, which manoeuvres you find hardest, and what you need to hear in the car park before the test to settle your nerves. Test day becomes a continuation of lessons you have already had, rather than a handover to a stranger in a hire car right before the test that decides your licence.
On the day
How Test Day Works
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Pick-Up From Home
We start test day with a pick-up from your home, so you are not driving yourself to the test centre or relying on a lift.
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Practice on Local Roads
A full practice session on roads near the test centre before you go in, to settle your nerves and run through anything still bothering you.
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The Test, Then Home
You sit the test in the same dual-control car. Afterwards Avin drives you home, whether you pass or need to try again.
What to Bring, and What If You Do Not Pass
- Bring your learner licence, glasses if you wear them to drive, and anything else Transport for NSW asks you to bring for your specific test.
- If you do not pass on the first attempt, you are in good company. A large share of NSW learners do not pass their first test, and pass rates vary between test centres and routes, so a first attempt that does not go your way is common, not a verdict on your driving.
- Book it again for your next attempt and you keep the same instructor, the same car and the same warm-up routine, rather than starting over with someone new.
- Learner drivers cannot drive away alone if they do not pass, so having the car and instructor already arranged takes care of that too.
Pricing
What the Package Costs
$295
The Licence Test Package
Full package pricing, including our lesson bundles, is set out on the Pricing and Packages page.
What our learners say
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About Test Day
See the full FAQs page for more detail, including logbook hours, test-day logistics and what to expect from your first lesson.
We include a full practice session before your test, the same dual-control car for the test itself, and pick-up and drop-home on the day.
Yes. We use the same dual-control car throughout your lessons for your test, with the same instructor bringing you to the test and driving you home again.
A large share of NSW learners do not pass on their first attempt, so it is a common outcome, not a personal verdict. You can book it again for your next attempt and keep the same instructor and car.
The Driving Test Package is $295. See the full pricing table on the Pricing and Packages page.
Skills Beyond covers selected test centres within and near its usual service areas. Send Avin your preferred test centre, date and time so he can confirm availability before you book.
Book Your Test-Day Package
If your test date is booked or coming up, get in touch and we will arrange it for you. You keep the instructor and the car you already know, right through to the test itself.
Phone lines may take a little longer while Avin is teaching. Leave your name and suburb and he will call you back.