Freshers Driving School is based in Carlton — walking distance from the University of Melbourne. Lessons from $70, 7 days a week.
Freshers Driving School is based at 487 Cardigan Street, Carlton — less than 5 minutes from the University of Melbourne's Parkville campus.
Whether you're an undergraduate who never learned to drive, a postgraduate student wanting to finally get your licence, or an international student converting your overseas licence to a Victorian one — Freshers is Melbourne's closest and most convenient driving school for University of Melbourne students.
Kev offers lessons 7 days a week including weekends, and can accommodate lessons before 9am or after 5pm on weekdays to work around lectures and tutorials. Simply mention your available times when booking and Kev will find a slot that works.
A large proportion of University of Melbourne students come from overseas. If you hold a licence from your home country, you may be able to convert it to a Victorian licence — but you'll need to understand Melbourne's specific road rules first. Freshers has completed over 1,000 overseas licence conversions for students from countries including:
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Freshers Driving School holds a 5.0 rating from 198+ verified Google reviews and a 98% VicRoads first-attempt pass rate. Read genuine reviews from our students on Google.
Read our Google reviews →Your first lesson — we assess your skills and plan the fastest path to your Ps.
Popular with students — 5 × 60-min lessons at $68 each.
Longer sessions — fewer bookings, more progress per session.
Best value for complete beginners — $65/lesson.
Yes. Freshers Driving School is based at 487 Cardigan Street, Carlton — less than 5 minutes from the University of Melbourne Parkville campus.
Yes. Freshers specialises in driving lessons for international students and overseas licence holders. Kev has helped students from over 40 countries navigate Melbourne's road rules and pass their VicRoads test.
Yes. Lessons are available 7 days a week, including before 9am and after 5pm on weekdays. Just mention your available times when booking and Kev will find a suitable slot.
However far along you are, your instructor starts from that point — without judgement.
From your first drive, guided calmly.
Patient, pressure-free lessons at your pace.
Adjust to local roads and left-side driving.
Get back to driving after a break.
Test-day practice with clear pass strategies.
Your instructor
Kev, founder of Freshers Driving School
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Kev is a patient, VicRoads-accredited instructor teaching learners, nervous drivers and overseas licence holders too. Automatic lessons in a dual-control car, 7 days a week, with test preparation on the real VicRoads Carlton routes.
Hire our dual-control automatic for your test for $170, or $220 with a 60-minute warm-up on the local test routes first.
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