Beginner driving lessons
Your first time behind the wheel, on quiet streets, with everything explained before you try it.
Learn about beginner driving lessons →Road Safety Trust · Liverpool NSW
Driving Instructor Liverpool NSW
One-on-one automatic driving lessons with Ashraf, a Transport for NSW accredited senior driving instructor teaching since 2013. Lessons run in a dual-control training car across Liverpool and the surrounding suburbs, from your very first drive through to driving test preparation, with free pick-up from home, school, work, Westfield Liverpool or Liverpool station.
Transport for NSW accredited
Teaching since 2013
Automatic, dual-control car
7am to 7pm, seven days
Why learners and parents choose Ashraf
Why choose our Liverpool driving instructor?
A good driving instructor does more than sit in the passenger seat. Learners and parents in Liverpool choose Ashraf for a calm, organised approach that builds real skills in the right order, on the roads you will actually drive.
Local Liverpool road knowledgeLessons are planned around real Liverpool conditions: quiet streets for the basics, then the CBD, school zones, roundabouts and multi-lane roads in a sensible order.
Patient, structured instructionEach lesson has a clear focus. You hear what you are about to do, you practise it, and you get specific feedback on what improved.
Adapted to youLessons start from what you can already do. A first-time learner, a nervous driver and someone with a test next week get very different lessons.
Nervous and anxious learnersBusier roads come only when you are ready. You can ask anything, as often as you need, without feeling judged.
Parking and manoeuvresReverse parking, parallel parking, kerbside stops and three-point turns, broken into reference points you can repeat.
Hazard perception and defensive drivingScanning ahead, keeping a safe gap and anticipating other drivers, taught from early lessons rather than added at the end.
Driving test preparationPractice on the skills the NSW driving test assesses, with an honest view of what is ready and what still needs work. No one can promise a pass, and no one should.
NSW road rules and independent drivingThe goal is a driver who understands the NSW Road Rules and can make safe decisions alone, not just someone who can get through a test.
Meet your instructor
Meet your Liverpool driving instructor: Ashraf
Ashraf is a senior driving instructor with Road Safety Trust, helping learner drivers across Liverpool build confidence, improve practical driving skills and prepare for safe, independent driving. He became a driving instructor in 2013 after professional careers in accounting and five-star hospitality.
Both backgrounds show in the car. The accounting side comes through in how he breaks road rules and manoeuvres into clear, logical steps. The hospitality side shows in a calm, respectful manner that lets nervous learners ask questions without feeling judged.
Finding an instructor who suits your personality and learning style makes a real difference to how quickly you build confidence behind the wheel. Every lesson is one-on-one and built around your current ability, not a fixed script, and you keep the same instructor from your first lesson to test day.
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Ashraf at a glance
- Role: Senior Driving Instructor, Road Safety Trust
- Teaching since: 2013, around 13 years
- Transport for NSW accredited driving instructor
- Working with Children Check
- National Police Check
- Vehicle: automatic dual-control training car
- Local area: Liverpool and surrounding suburbs
- Languages: [TO CONFIRM: languages Ashraf teaches in]
Ashraf can help with
- Beginner and first-time learner drivers
- Nervous and anxious learner drivers
- Automatic driving lessons
- Driving test preparation and practice tests
- Reverse parking and parallel parking
- Lane changing, merging and lane positioning
- Roundabouts, intersections and traffic driving
- Hazard awareness and defensive driving
- Refresher lessons for returning drivers
Looking for a patient driving instructor in Liverpool?
Whether you are getting behind the wheel for the first time, preparing for your NSW driving test or want to fix one specific skill, Ashraf explains each step clearly and gives practical feedback throughout the lesson. His goal is not simply to get you through a test. Lessons build the observation, vehicle control, decision-making and road awareness needed to drive confidently on your own.
Read more about Ashraf or book a lesson and learn at a pace that suits you.
Lesson types
Driving lessons with a Liverpool instructor
Every lesson is one-on-one in an automatic car. Pick the lesson that matches where you are now, or call and Ashraf will help you work out the right starting point.
Automatic driving lessons
One-on-one automatic lessons in a dual-control car, built around what you can already do.
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Driving test preparation
Focused lessons on the skills the NSW driving test assesses, and honest feedback on readiness.
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Practice driving tests
A full mock test under realistic conditions, followed by clear, specific feedback.
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Nervous driver lessons
Calm, patient lessons that start well within your comfort zone and grow from there.
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Refresher driving lessons
For licensed drivers returning to the road after time away from it.
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Parking lessons
Reverse parking, parallel parking and kerbside stops, broken into clear reference points.
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Parallel parking and reverse parking
The two manoeuvres learners ask about most, taught as a repeatable sequence of reference points.
Learn about parallel parking and reverse parking →
Roundabout and intersection training
Lane choice, give-way decisions and signalling at roundabouts, lights and turns across traffic.
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Motorway and merging practice
Joining faster traffic, holding a lane and changing lanes safely at higher speeds.
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Night driving lessons
Driving after dark, where judging distance and speed works differently.
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Wet weather driving
Braking distance, grip and visibility when the road is wet.
Learn about wet weather driving →Photograph coming soon
Overseas licence conversion lessons
For experienced drivers converting an overseas licence to a NSW licence.
Learn about overseas licence conversion lessons →
Driving test car hire
Sit your test in the same car you learned in, with a warm-up lesson beforehand.
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Defensive driving lessons
Reading the road ahead, anticipating other drivers, and leaving yourself room.
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Weekend driving lessons
Saturday and Sunday lessons, for learners who cannot fit them in midweek.
Learn about weekend driving lessons →Local driving experience
Learning to drive on real Liverpool roads
Liverpool packs a wide range of driving environments into a short distance, and good lessons use that. Early sessions stay on quiet residential streets in areas such as Chipping Norton or Cecil Hills, where steering, braking and road position can be practised without traffic pressing in. As control improves, lessons add school zones, local shopping streets and busier intersections.
The Liverpool CBD then asks more of you at once. Around Liverpool railway station, Westfield Liverpool, Moore Street and the Liverpool Hospital precinct you deal with 40km/h zones, buses, pedestrians stepping out between parked cars and drivers looking for parking. Roads such as Memorial Avenue and Orange Grove Road bring signalised intersections and right turns across oncoming traffic.
Later lessons move to multi-lane, higher-speed roads: the Hume Highway, Newbridge Road, Hoxton Park Road and Elizabeth Drive. These are where you practise merging, lane changes with proper head checks, gap selection and holding a safe following distance. Newer estates such as Middleton Grange and Edmondson Park offer plenty of roundabouts for working on approach speed and lane choice.
Learning across all of these conditions matters because the skills overlap. Observation, lane positioning, speed management, decision-making and hazard awareness only become reliable when you have used them somewhere quiet, somewhere busy and somewhere fast. These roads are chosen for what they teach. They are not presented as official driving test routes.
Driving skills
Driving skills we teach
Each skill is taught in order, practised on local roads and revisited until it is steady.
steering controlSmooth, controlled steering through turns, curves and corners.
smooth brakingProgressive braking that stops the car early and comfortably.
accelerationGentle acceleration that keeps pace with traffic without rushing.
lane positioningHolding a steady, correct position within the lane.
lane changingSignal, mirror, head check, then a smooth move across.
mirror checksChecking mirrors often enough to always know what is behind you.
blind-spot checksThe head check that catches what the mirrors miss.
intersectionsSafe decisions at lights, give-way signs and turns across traffic.
roundaboutsReading the approach, choosing the lane and signalling correctly.
mergingMatching speed and joining moving traffic with confidence.
gap selectionJudging when a gap in traffic is genuinely big enough.
speed managementMatching speed to the limit, the road and the conditions.
following distanceKeeping a safe gap that leaves room to react.
hazard perceptionSpotting developing hazards early and responding calmly.
reverse parkingControlled reverse parking into a marked bay.
parallel parkingThe parallel park broken into clear reference points.
kerbside parkingStopping close and straight to the kerb in everyday streets.
three-point turnsTurning the car around safely in a narrow street.
defensive drivingAnticipating what other drivers might do next.
NSW licence progression
Where professional lessons fit in your NSW licence
In New South Wales you start driving once you have passed the Driver Knowledge Test and been issued your Learner Licence by Service NSW. From then on you display L plates, drive with a supervising driver, and record your supervised driving hours, including night hours, in your Learner Log Book.
Professional lessons fit in alongside driving with family. If you are under 25, ten hours of lessons with an accredited instructor are recorded as thirty hours in your Learner Log Book under the Transport for NSW 3-for-1 rule. Lessons also cover the NSW Road Rules in context, so the rules you studied for the knowledge test start to make sense on real roads.
Before the practical driving test you need to meet the Log Book requirements and pass the Hazard Perception Test, which is where the scanning and hazard awareness practised in lessons pays off. Passing the driving test moves you to your P1 licence, and later the P2 licence. Rules and requirements change, so always check the current detail with Service NSW, and Ashraf will explain how it applies to you.
Service areas
Driving lessons across Liverpool and nearby suburbs
Ashraf teaches across Liverpool and the surrounding suburbs, with pick-up included. Each area gives learners something slightly different to practise.
Liverpool
The Liverpool CBD asks the most of a learner: 40km/h zones and constant pedestrian movement around Liverpool Hospital and the Bigge Street precinct, buses and parked cars on Moore Street, and busy car parks around Westfield Liverpool and Liverpool railway station. It is where observation timing and hazard awareness get sharpened.
Casula
Casula combines quiet residential streets with the Hume Highway running along its edge, which makes it useful for moving from low-speed control to higher-speed traffic in the same lesson. Streets towards Edmondson Park add layered give-way decisions where several roads meet.
Driving lessons in Casula →Prestons
Prestons has a structured street grid with consistent kerb lines, which suits repeatable parking practice. Camden Valley Way and nearby motorway access give learners somewhere to work on merging and speed management once the basics are steady.
Driving lessons in Prestons →Warwick Farm
Warwick Farm sits on the Hume Highway and Orange Grove Road, with the Service NSW centre on Orange Grove Road close by. Lessons here focus on multi-lane traffic, lane discipline and the decisions you make pulling out into busy roads.
Driving lessons in Warwick Farm →Moorebank
Moorebank mixes residential streets with busy arterial roads such as Newbridge Road and Moorebank Avenue, which carry heavier vehicles and faster traffic. It is useful for learners working on following distance, lane changes and gap selection.
Driving lessons in Moorebank →Edmondson Park
Edmondson Park is a newer area with modern roundabouts, wide streets and a town centre beside Edmondson Park station. Learners practise roundabout lane choice and pedestrian awareness, with Camden Valley Way nearby for faster traffic.
Driving lessons in Edmondson Park →Hoxton Park
Hoxton Park sits where Hoxton Park Road meets Cowpasture Road, both carrying heavier traffic, trucks and buses, with the Westlink M7 interchange on Cowpasture Road close by. It suits learners ready for turning lanes, multi-lane traffic and merging.
Driving lessons in Hoxton Park →Lurnea
Lurnea is a settled residential suburb beside Hoxton Park Road, with quieter streets for early lessons and a busy arterial road close by when you are ready to add traffic.
Book a lesson in Lurnea →Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton has wide, quiet residential streets with good visibility, which makes it a comfortable place for absolute beginners to work on steering and pedal control.
Book a lesson in Chipping Norton →Hinchinbrook
Hinchinbrook is a quieter residential pocket that suits building a reliable routine before heavier traffic gets involved, with Cowpasture Road close by for multi-lane traffic and turning lanes when you are ready.
Book a lesson in Hinchinbrook →Green Valley
Green Valley offers residential streets, school zones and local shops, with Hoxton Park Road close by, giving learners a steady mix of everyday conditions.
Book a lesson in Green Valley →Middleton Grange
Middleton Grange is a newer estate built around roundabouts rather than cross intersections, so give-way judgement and approach speed get practised early. Fifteenth Avenue is close by for arterial road work.
Book a lesson in Middleton Grange →Cecil Hills
Cecil Hills has curved, quiet residential streets that suit nervous and first-time learners, with Elizabeth Drive nearby when lessons move on to faster roads.
Book a lesson in Cecil Hills →Pricing
Driving lesson prices in Liverpool
Clear prices with pick-up and drop-off included. Longer bookings lower the hourly rate, and the ten-hour package also records thirty Log Book hours if you are under 25.
Two-hour lesson
$150two hours
$75 per hour
Time to learn a skill on quiet streets, then practise it in real traffic.
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Ten-hour package
$700ten hours
$70 per hour
The best value per hour, and thirty Log Book hours if you are under 25.
Book this optionIncluded with every option
- An automatic dual-control training car
- Free pick-up and drop-off within the service area
- The same instructor every lesson, from first lesson to test day
- One-on-one instruction, never shared
- Feedback after every lesson on what to practise next
- Transparent totals, with no hidden fees
Every price below is the full price. There are no booking fees, no fuel surcharges and no extra charge for pick-up within the service area. If anything about your booking would change the total, Ashraf will tell you before you commit to it.
Questions
Questions about driving instructors in Liverpool
How much does a driving instructor cost in Liverpool?
A one-hour automatic lesson with Ashraf is $80 and a two-hour lesson is $150. Packages lower the hourly rate: five hours is $370 and ten hours is $700. Pick-up and drop-off within the service area is included in every price, with no booking fee or fuel surcharge. The full list, including test day packages, is on the pricing page.
Do you provide automatic driving lessons in Liverpool?
Yes. Every lesson is taught in an automatic dual-control training car. Learning in an automatic lets you focus on observation, road position, speed management and judgement, which are the things the NSW driving test looks at most closely.
Can you pick me up from home for my lesson?
Yes. Ashraf collects you from home, school, work, Westfield Liverpool or Liverpool railway station at no extra charge, and drops you back afterwards. Tell him where you would like to be collected when you book.
Do you help nervous learner drivers?
Yes. Lessons for nervous learners start on quiet residential streets, add one new thing at a time, and move to busier roads only when you are ready. Ashraf explains each step before it happens, and a parent or support person is welcome to sit in on a first lesson if that makes it easier.
Can you help me prepare for my Liverpool driving test?
Yes. Test preparation covers the skills the NSW driving test assesses, including observation, speed management, gap selection, intersections and parking, followed by a practice test with honest feedback on what is ready. Driving tests are booked and conducted by Service NSW, and no instructor can guarantee a result.
How many driving lessons will I need?
It depends on how much supervised driving you have already done and how you are progressing, so there is no fixed number. Most learners find out quickly after one or two lessons. Ashraf will tell you honestly how many more he thinks you need, and why, rather than selling you the biggest package.
Do professional driving lessons count towards my NSW Learner Log Book?
Yes, for learners under 25. Under the Transport for NSW 3-for-1 rule, each hour with an accredited driving instructor records as three hours in your Learner Log Book, up to ten lesson hours, which is thirty logbook hours. Check the current rule on the NSW Government website, and Ashraf will record your hours after each lesson.
Can I practise parking and manoeuvres before my test?
Yes, and most learners should. Reverse parking, parallel parking, kerbside stops and three-point turns are broken into reference points you can repeat, then practised with real parked cars on residential streets and in marked car park bays.
Do you offer weekend driving lessons?
Yes. Lessons run seven days a week from 7am to 7pm, including Saturdays and Sundays, so they can fit around school, university, work or shifts.
Which Liverpool suburbs do you service?
Ashraf teaches across Liverpool and the surrounding suburbs, including Casula, Prestons, Warwick Farm, Lurnea, Moorebank, Chipping Norton, Hoxton Park, Hinchinbrook, Green Valley, Edmondson Park, Middleton Grange and Cecil Hills. If your suburb is nearby but not listed, call and ask.
Book a Driving Instructor in Liverpool
One-on-one lessons with Ashraf, on the Liverpool roads you will drive every day. Build the practical skills, hazard awareness and confidence to drive independently. Book online or call 02 8277 9091, seven days from 7am to 7pm.