Sitting your VicRoads drive test in Carlton? Use Kev's dual-control automatic for the test and warm up first on the local Carlton roads — so you walk in calm and ready.
Learning to drive in Carlton? See our driving lessons in Carlton — from $70, 7 days.
Kev will call or text you to confirm your Carlton test car. Need it sooner? Call 0434 521 743.
Short answer: The Carlton VicRoads drive test is held at the Carlton VicRoads centre, 459 Lygon Street, Carlton VIC 3053. You book the test with VicRoads ($75.30). Freshers supplies the dual-control test car for $170, or $220 with a 60-minute warm-up on the Carlton roads right before your test.
| Address | Carlton VicRoads centre — 459 Lygon Street, Carlton VIC 3053 |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | 8:30am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday (check myVicRoads before you go) |
| VicRoads phone | 13 11 71 (VicRoads, statewide) |
| Drive test fee | $75.30 paid to VicRoads |
| Test car only | $170 — our dual-control automatic, instructor present |
| Test car + warm-up | $220 — 60-minute lesson on the Carlton roads, then our car for your test |
| Learners from | Carlton, Carlton North, Parkville, Fitzroy, Brunswick, North Melbourne and the Melbourne CBD |
The Carlton VicRoads centre is a CBD-edge test, so we train you on the exact conditions examiners use: hook turns, tram tracks and tram-zone rules, busy Lygon Street traffic and a reverse parallel park in a tight kerbside gap.
The VicRoads drive test takes about 30 minutes in two stages, starts with a pre-drive check of the car, and includes either a reverse parallel park or a three-point turn. Routes change, so we warm up on the roads examiners commonly use around the Carlton centre.
Instant-fail errors apply everywhere: a red light, speeding, failing to give way, a missed blind-spot check, or anything that makes the examiner step in.
Book your drive test at Carlton on myVicRoads and pay the $75.30 fee.
Book the test car ($170) or car + warm-up ($220) online, by phone or WhatsApp, and send us your test time.
We meet before your test and drive the Carlton roads together — roundabouts, speed zones and your manoeuvre.
Take the test in the same dual-control automatic you just practised in. Kev waits for you.
At the Carlton VicRoads centre, 459 Lygon Street, Carlton VIC 3053. VicRoads lists it as open 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday — always check the address and time on your VicRoads booking confirmation.
Freshers Carlton test car hire is $170 for our dual-control automatic only, or $220 with a 60-minute warm-up lesson on the Carlton roads right before your test. The VicRoads drive test fee ($75.30) is paid to VicRoads separately.
Carlton is one of the busier inner-city tests because of trams, cyclists and hook turns. Learners who practise those exact situations on the real local roads beforehand go in calm and confident — that is what our warm-up and test preparation lessons focus on.
VicRoads lists the Carlton VicRoads centre as open 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday. Hours can change on public holidays, so check myVicRoads before you go. Drive tests are booked for a set time within those hours.
VicRoads uses one statewide number for all centres, including Carlton: 13 11 71. For test car hire or a warm-up lesson in Carlton, call or WhatsApp Freshers on 0434 521 743.
Book the drive test itself with VicRoads (myVicRoads), choosing Carlton. Then book Freshers for the same date and time — online, by phone or WhatsApp on 0434 521 743 — and send us your test details. We meet you before the test for your warm-up.
Yes. Freshers Driving School Carlton runs driving lessons in and around Carlton 7 days a week from $70, plus test preparation on the real Carlton test routes. Book online, call 0434 521 743 or chat on WhatsApp.
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Lock in the test car before your slot fills — call Kev on 0434 521 743 or chat on WhatsApp.
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