Need to get test-ready quickly? An intensive driving course in Galway condenses your lessons into a shorter timeframe — multiple sessions per week rather than spreading lessons out over months. Here’s what to know, from GoDrive School of Motoring’s RSA-approved instructor Mahmud (ADI No. 42315).
What Is an Intensive Driving Course?
Rather than one lesson per week over several months, an intensive approach involves multiple lessons per week — sometimes daily — to progress through your 12 EDT topics and pre-test preparation more quickly. This suits learners working toward a deadline, such as needing a licence for work or relocating.
Is Intensive Right for Everyone?
Intensive courses work well for learners who can dedicate significant time over a short period and who pick up new skills quickly. However, the RSA still requires all 12 EDT lessons to be completed in sequence — intensive simply means completing them closer together rather than spread out.
For some learners, a more gradual pace with time to practise between lessons works better. Mahmud can advise honestly on which approach suits your situation around Renmore and Galway.
What an Intensive Schedule Might Look Like
An intensive schedule could involve several lessons across a week or two, covering EDT topics in sequence, followed immediately by pre-test lessons and mock tests once EDT is complete — all building toward booking your driving test as soon as you’re genuinely ready.
Discussing an Intensive Course With GoDrive
Contact Mahmud on 0894324325 to discuss whether an intensive approach fits your timeline and learning style. He’ll give you an honest assessment of what’s realistic for your situation.
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What an Intensive Course Actually Is
An intensive course compresses your training into a short period — often two or three lessons a week, or several consecutive days — rather than spreading one lesson a week across several months. The content does not change. You still complete the same twelve EDT lessons, logged by an Approved Driving Instructor, and you still sit the same test.
What changes is the pace, and that cuts both ways. Skills stay fresh between sessions, but you also have far less time to absorb and practise what you have learned.
Who It Works Well For
Intensive training suits people with some road sense already: drivers returning after years off, people who have driven abroad, or learners with regular private practice in a family car. It also suits anyone working against a hard deadline — a job starting, a move, a test date already booked.
It works much less well for complete beginners who are nervous behind the wheel. Confidence is built by repetition over time, and there is a limit to how much genuinely new skill most people absorb in a single day. Two long lessons back to back often produce less than two lessons a week apart.
The Part People Underestimate
The test waiting list is the constraint that catches most learners out. You can compress your lessons into a fortnight, but you cannot compress the wait for a test date, and that wait is often months. If you finish an intensive course and then wait twelve weeks for a test, much of the benefit of the intensity has gone.
The sensible sequence is to apply for the test early, then schedule your intensive block so it finishes shortly before the date you are given. Planning the lessons backwards from the test date is far more effective than booking a course and hoping a date appears.
A Realistic Middle Ground
For most learners the best answer is not fully intensive or one lesson a month, but something in between: two lessons a week, with private practice in a car you can access, building to a mock test in the final fortnight. That keeps skills fresh without overloading you, and it fits around a normal test waiting time.
If you are considering an intensive course, it is worth an honest conversation about your current level first. A short assessment drive will tell you more about the right format than any package description.
Looking for a driving instructors in Galway? GoDrive is taught by Mahmud, RSA Approved ADI No. 42315.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I complete all 12 EDT lessons in one week?
It’s possible to schedule multiple lessons across a week, though the RSA requires one EDT topic to be logged per day, so a full intensive course typically spans at least 12 days.
Is an intensive course more expensive?
Pricing is generally based on the number of lessons rather than the schedule itself. Contact Mahmud for package pricing.
Will I be ready for my test faster with an intensive course?
Potentially — but readiness depends on your individual progress, not just the schedule. Mahmud will give you an honest assessment throughout.
Is intensive training suitable for nervous learners?
Not always — some nervous learners benefit more from a gradual pace with time to build confidence between lessons. Discuss your situation with Mahmud.
Can I do all twelve EDT lessons in one week?
It is possible, but rarely advisable for a complete beginner. EDT is designed to be absorbed with practice in between. Spreading the lessons produces better drivers for most people.
Will an intensive course get me a test date faster?
No. Lesson scheduling and test waiting times are separate. Apply for your test early and plan your lessons to finish close to the date you are given.
Is an intensive course cheaper?
Not inherently. The saving comes from block booking rather than from intensity. GoDrive prices twelve hours at €650 whether taken over two weeks or two months.
GoDrive School of Motoring covers all Galway areas. Also serving: Salthill, Knocknacarra, Rahoon, Newcastle, Westside, Moycullen, Oranmore, Roscam, Doughiska, Tuam, Loughrea. Call 0894324325 or WhatsApp to book.
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