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Driving Coach Colm Branigan delivers expert driving lessons Dublin North area. He will create a learning environment to help you unlock your full potential. In contrast to most other training providers, his refreshingly different style encourages a natural and safe driving perspective. Above all, he guarantees you a great lesson experience.

Pass Your Driving Test an Easier Way- Choose Driving Test Rescue Training with Colm Branigan!

Take Confidence Building Driving Lessons & address concerns, anxieties or frustrations!

Choose Refresher Driving Lessons to improve your driving skills and your confidence behind the wheel!

 

Take Expert Pretest Lessons and Mock Tests to help you prepare to pass!

 

Take Expert Lessons in your own car, manual. automatic, hybrid or electric!

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Driving Lessons Dublin North

Confidence building driving lessons from probably the best driving school North Dublin has to offer.

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Pretest Driving Lessons Dublin North

The best pretest lessons and mock test lessons available to help you to prepare for your driving test.

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EDT Driving Lessons Dublin North

Check out the finest quality Essential Driver Training (EDT Lessons) available!

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Driving Test Rescue Dublin North

Have you been unsuccessful? Pass your driving test an easier way with success-based rescue training with Colm.

driving lessons dublin6 Golden Tips to Pass Your Test

1.  Relax Your Concentration!

If you force yourself to concentrate, you will become tired quickly. Devoting too much attention to routines will result in “forced concentration” and may even result in a poor drive especially during your driving test. Routines are important of course, but only if they are used appropriately. Explore with your driving instructor ways to relax your concentration during your driving lessons or use some of the ideas I have listed below.

2.  Observe Naturally!

Let your observation “flow” in a natural way. Bust the myths like “show the tester that you are checking the mirrors”.  If you make too many “deliberate” head movements, it’s more likely that the driving tester will fault you for poor observation. Let’s face it, if your spending too long looking in your mirrors,  your general observation will have to suffer. Practise observing naturally during your pretest driving lessons and ask your driving instructor to support you by highlighting good observation and areas for improvement.

3.  Take in the Big Picture!

Think about it, if your vision is low you will only take in a limited amount of the information that’s available. That means that you will have less time to deal with all the stuff that’s happening! Create more time for yourself to react. When learning to drive,  ask your driving instructor to help you to scan effectively- to take in the bigger picture.  If you work on this during your EDT Driving Lessons and pretest lessons, you will have a much-improved chance of passing your test first time!

4.  Act Safely on What You See!

During your driving test, ask yourself “What’s the safest thing to do here?” – It sounds obvious doesn’t it? However, many driving test candidates are more concerned about what they think the tester would “like” them to do instead of acting safely on what they see. During your mock tests with your Approved Driving Instructor, practise this technique so that you are making decisions based on safe progress. Then during your driving test,  repeat naturally!

5.  Let Your Car Do Some Work!

Know your car! If you are using your own car or if you are hiring your driving instructor’s car for your test, know what it can do and what it can’t do! Make sure you understand the technology that’s available and use it to help you during your test. Ask your driving instructor to explain or demonstrate all the driving assistance technology that you have.  Let the car do some work for you!

6.  Have a Coping Strategy!

Nerves are natural but if they “take over” during your test your performance will suffer. During your driving lessons and especially during pretests and mock tests, explore with your driving instructor strategies to help you cope with test nerves. These may include pre-test mindfulness techniques and /or “mind tricks” during the test itself.  These instant fixes can get you back on track quickly and help you pass. You will then be able to enjoy the independence and freedom of a full driving licence!

Colm Branigan

About Colm

Colm Branigan is the first Irish Driving Instructor to become a Qualified Driving Coach.  Firstly, he  will put YOU at the centre of the learning process. Furthermore, he will facilitate your learning in an atmosphere that is both conducive and creative, allowing you to unleash your potential.

Colm has over 25 years’ experience in the driver training industry. He is an Approved Driving Instructor with the Road Safety Authority (RSA-ADI) and a registered RoSPA Advanced Driving Trainer in Ireland. As a result of his experience and his extensive qualifications, his driving school is ideally placed to help you with Driving Lessons Dublin North. Above all, his knowledge and understanding of driving and training will help you enjoy the benefits of improved driving skills and confidence.  

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Driving Lessons Dublin North

“I thoroughly enjoyed Colm’s style of teaching, his calm and composed nature to teaching along with his concise communication skills make him an excellent driving instructor. He was great at putting me at ease and provided excellent coping and road awareness techniques all of which I believe have helped shape me into a very competent and safe fully licensed driver. I know if I had originally started my lessons with Colm I would have come away with a first-time pass but luckily we worked together and I achieved my pass second time around. I truly put the credit into his expert tuition, guidance and his patience in helping me address my frustrations.”

Jessica McCausland

Dublin North

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Driving Lessons Dublin North

“Unlike other driving instructors who only focus on what gear you should be in, Colm focuses on what frame of mind you should be in. My driving lessons with Colm completely changed my approach to driving. I used to constantly worry about the gear stick and clutch. However, Colm taught me how to calmly approach each driving situation. As a result, there was a massive improvement in my driving and my confidence behind the wheel.  I went from 15 grade 2’s and 1 grade 3 in my first test to just 5 grade 2’s second time round. I would highly recommend Colm, his lessons and style of teaching instilled in me a belief that I would succeed.”

Bobby Aherne

Dublin North

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Driving Lessons Dublin North

“I own a BIG thank you to Colm Branigan for the coaching approach that he took during my driving lessons with him, Colm helped me to understand the reason behind each of the mistakes and bad habits that I was making during my driving.  His approach gave me the opportunity to own the learning process and the results of each of my steps/moves I took during driving on the road. I really value the way Colm shared his knowledge with me by encouraging me to figure out the best solution/approach in to each difficult/unexpected situation. That way I still remember each of those moments very well and apply the best solutions in every day driving.”

Monika Vojtek

Dublin North

Over 300 Customer Reviews

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Colm Branigan Driving School Delivering Expert Driving Lessons in Dublin North

Your Local Driving School

Driving Instructor Colm Branigan has run his driving school in Dublin since 1996. He delivers expert driving lessons and pretests to help you to pass your driving test. Colm has taught thousands of local customers to learn to drive over the years. You can read over 250 Customer Reviews to see what his past (passed!) pupils have to say.

Colm is the first RSA Approved Driving Instructor to become a Qualified Driving Coach. His experience and qualifications ensure that you are put at the centre of the learning process. He specialises in Client-Centred Learning which guarantees you an exceptional driving lesson experience.

Colm delivers a suite of car driving lesson services to suit your every need.

  • Confidence Building Driving Lessons
  • Essential Driver Training (EDT) Driving Lessons
  • Pretest Driving Lessons
  • Mock Tests
  • Driving Test Rescue Training
  • Refresher Driving Lessons
  • Advanced Driving Lessons

Colm Branigan Driving School is based in Dublin North and his unique success-based training methods mean that you will enjoy the benefits of learning how to drive and passing your test in record time!

If you are looking for driving lessons in Dublin North, then Colm Branigan Driving School must be your first and only choice.

Driving Lessons Dublin North

Colm delivers lessons in many locations across Dublin including:

  • Swords
  • Malahide
  • Portmarnock
  • Finglas
  • Glasnevin
  • Griffith Avenue
  • Raheny
  • Artane
  • Clontarf
  • Sutton
  • Kilbarrack
  • Killester
  • Donaghmede
  • Baldoyle
  • Beaumont
  • Coolock
  • Clare Hall
  • Belmayne

Get your Full Licence

Colm will help you to achieve the independence and freedom of getting your full licence. He delivers specialist pretest driving lessons and mock tests for the Finglas and Raheny Test Centres.

Pass Your Test

If you are learning to drive in Dublin North and looking for EDT driving lessons or need help to pass your driving test, contact Colm Branigan Driving School on 087 6324006

What Is Driver Coaching?

Driver Coaching helps you achieve success. Due to his specialist coaching skill sets, Colm Branigan will deliver driving lessons that will put you at the centre of the learning process. Furthermore, he will pay exquisite attention to your needs and help you unlock your potential by maximizing your strengths while helping you develop those areas in need in improvement. He will create an atmosphere that will help you to raise your awareness and responsibility. Two of the most noteworthy skills to drive your success.

Client-Centred Learning.
Client-centred learning puts the learner at the heart of the learning process. A skilled driving coach will facilitate learning by paying exquisite attention to the learner and engaging him/her in the process.
Raising your level of awareness and responsibility.
The Driving Coach will help to raise the learner’s internal and external awareness and to recognize the effects one’s thoughts, feelings and emotions will have on their behavior. As a result, this high level of awareness encourages the learner to take responsibility for the decisions that they make.
Establishing and maintaining rapport.
A skilled driving coach will connect with the learner by establishing and maintaining rapport. Consequently, this will create an engaging atmosphere, conducive to learning and will ensure a great lesson experience.
Encouraging SMART Goals.
“People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going”. Goal setting focuses the learner’s mind on what specific outcomes they would like to achieve. The Driving Coach will facilitate a learning pathway to reach these goals.
Believing that you can succeed.
Central to any coaching relationship is the coach’s belief in the client’s ability to be successful. The skilled Driving Coach will help the learner unlock their potential, achieve their goals and find success.