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About Lessons2Drive

Learn from the People
Who Used to Test You

Lessons2Drive was founded by Chamitha Lokuwithana — an ex-VicRoads Licence Testing Officer who conducted over 1,800 official drive tests. Every instructor at Lessons2Drive is either an ex-VicRoads LTO or fully trained by one. When you train with us, you're learning from the inside.

1,800+ Official VicRoads
tests conducted
304 Google reviews
★★★★★ 5.0 stars
8+ VicRoads incorrect
decisions overturned
1,000+ Drivers trained
in Melbourne
Chamitha Lokuwithana — Founder, Lessons2Drive Driving School Melbourne Chamitha Lokuwithana Founder & Director —
Ex-VicRoads Licence Testing Officer
Conducted 1,800+ official drive tests
Involved in VicRoads drive test route design at Werribee
Contributed to training new Licence Testing Officers within VicRoads
Overturned 8+ incorrect VicRoads decisions for students
Why Chamitha Founded Lessons2Drive

After years working inside the VicRoads system as a Licence Testing Officer, Chamitha saw something that troubled him: good, capable drivers were failing their tests — not because they couldn't drive, but because they hadn't been taught the way the test actually works.

He watched students arrive nervous and under-prepared, trained by instructors who taught habits, not assessment criteria. He saw students fail for missing small, specific requirements that nobody had told them about. Requirements that every examiner was looking for.

After conducting more than 1,800 official drive tests, being involved in the design of VicRoads test routes, and contributing to the training of new Licence Testing Officers — Chamitha left VicRoads and built the school he always believed should exist.

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I've sat on the other side of the car for over 1,800 tests. I know what a tester is looking for — and more importantly, I know what builds a genuinely safe driver. That's what every Lessons2Drive instructor teaches.
— Chamitha Lokuwithana, Founder & Director

Lessons2Drive was built on one principle: you should be trained the same way you will be tested. Not just to pass. To be a safe, confident driver for life.

A Career Built From the Inside

Every claim we make about our VicRoads knowledge is backed by a documented career inside the system — not studied from the outside.

1
VicRoads — Licence Testing Officer Accredited Licence Testing Officer
Conducted over 1,800 official VicRoads drive tests for Victorian driver's licence applicants. Every test was conducted against the full VicRoads Drive Test Assessment criteria.
2
VicRoads — Route Design Drive Test Route Design — Werribee
Involved in the VicRoads drive test route design and assessment process at Werribee. This knowledge now directly informs how we prepare students who sit their test at Werribee VicRoads.
3
VicRoads — Instructor Development Training New Licence Testing Officers
Contributed to the training of new VicRoads Licence Testing Officers — demonstrating mastery of the assessment criteria at a level beyond standard examiner knowledge.
4
2022 — Present Founded Lessons2Drive
Left VicRoads to build the driving school he believed should exist — one that trains students the same way they will be tested. Lessons2Drive now holds over 304 five-star Google reviews and has trained 1,000+ Melbourne drivers.
The Four Principles Behind Every Lesson

These are not values on a wall. They are the structure of every lesson, every session, every student.

01 Classroom theory before every lesson
Before you touch the wheel, we explain exactly what you'll practise, why VicRoads assesses it, and how it's marked. You understand the purpose before you perform the action.
02 Assessment-focused, not habit-focused
Most instructors teach driving. We teach the VicRoads Drive Test Assessment criteria. There is a difference. The criteria is what determines whether you pass. We teach to that standard, from day one.
03 Honest feedback after every lesson
After every lesson, we tell you exactly where you would pass or fail if this were your real test today. No vague encouragement. Specific, honest results — so you always know where you stand.
04 Habit correction before errors become automatic
We identify and fix the hidden mistakes that cause silent failures — even in confident, experienced drivers. Because we understand the reason behind every rule, corrections stick permanently.
When VicRoads Gets It Wrong — We Intervene

Lessons2Drive is one of the only driving schools in Melbourne with a documented history of successfully challenging incorrect VicRoads drive test outcomes. Here are real cases.

Ankita J. Werribee VicRoads
Failed for an alleged failure to give way that our instructor — present at the test — assessed as a correct and safe decision. The result was formally challenged.
✅ Decision overturned — licence issued
Jack B. Werribee VicRoads
Marked as failing to check mirrors at a critical moment. Our instructor reviewed the assessment and identified a discrepancy between the marking and the actual observed behaviour.
✅ Decision overturned — licence issued
Gangani R. Deer Park VicRoads
Failed for an alleged roundabout signal error. Chamitha reviewed the VicRoads criteria and the specific road layout and determined the marking was inconsistent with the published assessment standard.
✅ Decision overturned — licence issued
Vineeth, Ashmitha, Dilan + others Multiple VicRoads centres
Multiple students across Werribee, Deer Park, and Coolaroo VicRoads centres where our instructors identified assessment inconsistencies and intervened on behalf of the student.
✅ 8+ decisions overturned in total
Train with the best credential in Melbourne

Learn from the People Who Used to Test You

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