Car driving lessons (EDT)

You can arrange driver training by choosing an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) from the ADI register who covers category B (car or light van). To avoid any miscommunication, please check with your instructor at the start of each lesson whether it counts towards your Essential Driver Training (EDT).

You can check your EDT progress by logging in to the MyEDT portal. You will need your learner permit card details to access your account. If you’ve only recently completed an EDT session, please allow at least 10 working days for it to be captured by the system. After that time, you should contact your ADI.

If there are any errors with the number of training sessions or the dates, please contact the ADI who delivered the EDT session (if different to your current one).  

If you’ve only recently received your learner permit, please allow 10 working days for the system to capture your details.

To access your MyEDT account, you need to enter your details exactly as they appear on your learner permit. Otherwise you will get the following error: 'Driver does not exist on the NVDF'.

If you are using your iPhone to log in please note that apostrophes in iPhone read as a special character, and this may prevent you from accessing the MYEDT portal.  To rectify this, you need to go to settings/general section/keyboard in your iPhone and turn off smart pronunciation.  This should allow you to access your MYEDT portal while using your iPhone. 

When entering your details on the MyEDT portal login page, make sure you do the following:

Checklist

• Type in your surname (this comes first) exactly as it’s printed at number ‘1.’ on your learner permit card.
• Type in your first name exactly as it’s printed at number ‘2.’ on your learner permit card
• Type in your date of birth in the following format: 07/10/1978
• Type in your driver number exactly as it’s printed at ‘4d.’ on your learner permit card
• Ensure there are no blank spaces before or after any of the details you’ve entered

If you’re still having problems logging in, please complete this form and we’ll be in touch.

If you allow your category B (car) learner permit to expire for five years or more you must start afresh by applying for and passing your Driver Theory Test, applying for a first learner permit and completing all Essential Driver Training (EDT) sessions. The 6 month rule will also apply to you - where you must have held your first learner permit for 6 months before you can sit your driving test in that category.

If you had completed some or all of your EDT sessions on your previous learner permit/s these will no longer be valid and you must contact us by completing this form so that we can update your records. Once your records have been updated you will need to make contact with an ADI to start your EDT sessions again and they will provide you with a new EDT logbook. 

You can check your EDT by logging in to the MyEDT portal. You will need your learner permit card details to access your account. 

If you’ve paid in advance for driver training, any request for a refund must be arranged directly between yourself and the driving school or instructor. 

Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) are self-employed and as such they have the right to set their own business terms and conditions, including fees. That’s why we advise customers to shop around. Paying for more than one lesson at a time limits your ability to switch instructors’ mid-course and/or change scheduled lessons.

It’s your responsibility to familiarise yourself with all T&Cs before entering into any contract for the supply of a service. However, if it’s not possible to resolve the issue directly with your ADI, you can seek guidance from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on your rights. 

If your completed training hasn’t been uploaded to your MyEDT portal account and your instructor is no longer on the ADI register, you should try to make contact with them. Otherwise, you will have to complete the EDT session/s again.

However, if you have your EDT logbook and it was signed, stamped and dated by the ADI for each completed session, please complete this form and we will arrange a logbook inspection. Make sure to include your driver number and your nearest driving test centre. Once your logbook is verified, we can upload the sessions.