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Driving  Training
with Excellence

Wanting to learn quickly? We combine Simulator & Road training to make you a safer driver!

We combine simulator & road training to reduce the number of lessons required but maximize your learning. In 6-8 simulator lessons beginners perfect the basic skills essential to become a safe driver and reduce anxiety (this can reduce with some experience).

Advanced training exposes you to all aspects of driving & conditions - city & open roads, hills and motorways, so you become confident to drive anywhere.

Students using the full Excellence Driving training system gain their license faster and are more skilled drivers. Zero experience to restricted in 12-15 lessons, often with no errors.

Advanced or hazard awareness training is available to make you a safer driver - we personalise a programme tailored to suit your needs.

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Best value for money. 1 hr in Sim = 3 hrs on road.

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Teaches to a perfect standard


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Fills your gaps in your driving knowledge

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Makes you a safer driver for life


Our Pricing

All Driving Lessons

$80 /hr*

*New price from 1/8/2024.
Missed lessons with less than 24hr notice will incur a $50 fee
Enrol for your first lesson today!
Licence Test Booking Fee

$10

Test Vehicle & Instructor Support

$50

Use of training vehicle & instructor support on test
Enrol for your first lesson today!
Defensive Driving  Course

$250

4 sessions over 2 weeks.
Payment required at time of booking.
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Your Driving Test

At Excellence Driver Training we offer a full customer experience, including booking your licence test for you.

Whether you have completed our full system or just need a brush up before testing, we pledge to help you be the best driver possible in as short a time as possible. Please try to remember that miracles do sometimes take a little longer and as our services are in high demand, we recommend you contact us early to avoid disappointment.

Within a week of testing if we don’t believe you are ready, we will tell you – so you don’t waste test bookings or money. Our cars are available for testing for a small fee if you have done your training with us.

We recommend a short lesson prior to testing to relax you, practice manoeuvres and make your nervous mistakes with us. Conversion from simulator to road is fast (usually 1 lesson for beginners) and within a few road lessons to practice parking, head checks & everything else you perfected on the simulator - you should be ready for testing.

Enrol with Excellence Driving Academy today!

Our Driving Training Programmes

Learner & Upskilling drivers.

Get your license sooner using the Excellence Driver Training System:

  1. Simulator & Road training
  2. Auto & Manual available
  3. Reduced anxiety
  4. Fewer lessons required with sim training- save $$$
  5. 95+% pass rate Restricted test- freedom sooner & save $$$
  6. Up to 66% safer than just on road training

Senior Drivers.

NZ's premier driving simulators outside of the hospital system:

  1. Patient instructors
  2. Gain confidence fast
  3. Pre-testing lessons
  4. Revoked licence- retrain/practice in the simulator only
  5. Rehabilitation & disability training

Specialist Programmes.

Excellence Driving Academy provide the following specialist driving programmes:

  1. Approved ACC vendor
  2. WINZ provider, and Ministry of Justice trainer
  3. Disability trainer
  4. Simulator International Hazard Awareness Training
  5. Eco/fuel efficiency training

H&S Training (commercial).

Helping companies comply with the current health and safety laws:

  1. Compliance for all company drivers under HSAW Act 2015
  2. Improve knowledge & Safety
  3. Reduce accidents & maintenance
  4. We provide a quality yet affordable program personalised to company requirements
  5. Combination of in-class, simulator and on-road training
  6. Enquire about onsite training to reduce staff downtime

Learn to perfect your skills on our driving simulators before going on road

Enrol with Excellence Driving Academy today!

Scared, Anxious or Nervous?
Lost Confidence?
We can train you!

Book your driving lessons at either our Christchurch or Palmerston North branch.