One-on-one lessons
One instructor, one dual-brake car, your pace. I pick you up at home, school or work, and we start wherever you feel steady, even an empty car park.
The instructor and the car
I'm Darlene, and I teach every lesson myself. There is no rotation of instructors and no second car, so by your third lesson you know where my brake pedal is, how I give directions and what I'll say when a hill gets steep.
St. John's is not an easy place to learn. The streets climb, the downtown corners are tight, the roundabouts keep coming and the snow arrives early. I teach on those roads because they are the ones you will be driving.
I only teach in an automatic. No classroom courses, no manual transmission, no motorcycle or commercial licences. Those go to bigger schools, and I'll tell you so up front.
Lessons
Every lesson is one-on-one, 60 or 90 minutes, and it starts where you are, not where a syllabus says you should be.
Never driven
We start in an empty car park: seat, mirrors, pedals, steering. Then quiet streets, then the first small hill, but only when you say you're ready.
Licensed, but rusty
A licence from another country, years away from the wheel, or a car you never felt sure in. We find what's shaky and work on only that.
Before your road test
We drill what the examiner watches for: shoulder checks, full stops, hill starts, parallel parking and three-point turns. A mock test ends with plain feedback.
Snow, ice and hills
Braking on a glazed hill, rocking out of a snowbank, leaving room on a slick road. A quiet lot first, then real streets when conditions allow.
Prices
Canadian dollars, HST included. Pick-up and drop-off in town are part of every lesson.
| One lesson, 60 minutes | $70 |
|---|---|
| One lesson, 90 minutesFor hills, highway and winter practice | $100 |
| Five lessons, 60 minutes each$65 a lesson | $325 |
| Ten lessons, 60 minutes each$62 a lesson | $620 |
Cancel with 24 hours' notice. Later than that, I charge half the lesson. Pay by e-transfer, debit or cash after the lesson. Bundles are paid at the first lesson and used within six months.
Pick-up area
Home, school, work or the corner by your bus stop: tell me where and I'll be there. The lesson can end somewhere else, too.
Just outside the city, in Mount Pearl or Paradise? Usually fine. Ask when you send your request.
No. I have one automatic car and that is all I teach. If you need a manual licence, a bigger school is the better choice.
For lessons on the road, yes, and bring it each time. Not sure where you stand? Ask before you book and I'll tell you what to sort out first.
At your door, your school or your workplace anywhere in St. John's. Tell me which entrance. Drop-off can be somewhere else.
Yes. The road test car is a set price: a warm-up lesson, the drive to the test centre and the car for your test. You book the test yourself with the licensing office.
If the roads aren't safe, I call you that morning and we move the lesson at no charge. If you'd rather not drive in it at all, we can swap to a car park lesson.
It's the most common thing I hear. The second brake is on my side, we go as slowly as you like, and we stop whenever you ask.
Tell me 24 hours before and it costs nothing. Later than that, I charge half the lesson.
E-transfer, debit or cash after each lesson. A bundle is paid at the first lesson.
Ask for a lesson
Say what you'd like to work on and when suits you. I read every request myself and text or call you back, usually the same working day.
(555) 555-0135Call or text, or email hello@narrowsdriving.example.
Weekdays 8 to 6, Saturdays 9 to 4.
