DriversEd

very good tutorial. I learned a lot. Language is easy to understand. Only thing is I would like to have more visual questions and keep updating their course as soon as DMV update something. Thanks!

I tried to pass the driving test six times but every time I fail until I took a lesson with Long Troung. Seriously, he is the best! He is so calm, chilled, and easy to work with. When you are out for a lesson with him, you will feel that you are with your friend. He is also so into details and will let you learn the proper way of driving and will give you tips to pass the test.
Moreover, he is flexible with time and will try his best to make a time for you. In short, i highly recommend Long as an instructor and taking a lesson with him made me pass the test.

yay! got my license, my last instructors name is Stacey! your awesome :-) all my instructors were calm, as long as i pass, im cool. on time, was easy to get along w/​the teachers

½ star would be too much! They make you sign up and pay for lessons ahead of schedule. AND they keep sending you emails asking you to purchase more lessons. BUT they are unable to accommodate ANY of your requests. They have too few drivers, OR all lessons are full, OR their schedule doesn’t open until such and such date and the when you call on the designated date the schedule is fully booked. What a scam! BUT, there is light at the end of the tunnel. I can drive to Oakland or Daly City and meet a driver from another district. Sit around in a strip mall for 2 hours while my kids is being taught how to drive. WHAT A DEAL!
I have been told by Natalie that I can get fully reimbursed, so I’ve sent in my request and am waiting. They better come through as they are dealing with one unhappy customer!

This is the most unprofessional business I’ve ever come across. I applied for a 6 hour adult in car driving course and paid $ 369. DO NOT BUY!!!
At first, my lesson schedule seemed pretty reasonable. The morning I had my first 2 hour lesson out of my 6 hours, my instructor was suppose to be there at 8am to start my lesson and teach me till 10am. But she didn’t arrive till 8:51am. So this is where the problems started arising.
After the lesson, I was informed that I would be given a free hour lesson for the mixup. I was contacted about that at 10:20am and was told that I would be sent a schedule verification email. I checked my email at 12:30pm and still hadn’t received it. I contacted Drivers Ed again at 12:46pm about not receiving the email and was told that they would send it to me again.
I then again checked my email for the verification just now, and it has STILL not been sent. It is 6:04pm and I called at 5:49pm to ask about the email AGAIN and there was nobody picking up the phone so I had to leave a voicemail which I was not pleased by. And today, I was told 2 hours before my second lesson, that my instructor was sick and so I would have another lesson at a later time.
I was informed yesterday September 8^th that I would be getting my free lesson at an AM time and then today, September 9^th was told that the women put me down for PM instead which is EVEN more inconvienent considering I have a month old daughter that I nurse at that time and put down. This business is unprofessional and not worth paying $ 400 for a company who can’t even take care or answer to their high paying customers.
This was my first review on them. And the following is today’s problem that I am now facing.
And now, it is ⁹⁄₁₀. This is the 3^rd day of my drivers Ed course. I had written a review yesterday about my 2 previous problems I had with this company.
My lesson was scheduled for 1pm to 3pm today and I was contacted me an hour before, by an employee to tell me that my instructor was sick. in which, I wouldn’t have been upset if YESTERDAY, the same incident hadn’t happened the day prior also. Considering I am a mother, I don’t have time or should I have to, constantly badger a company to handle THEIR business.
Once again, I will ask, what am I paying $ 400 for? A company that doesn’t even take care of their customers, who don’t even bother trying to be considerate of other people’s time and money?

We had a great experience paying online and scheduling my daughter’s first in-​car lesson. After I paid for three lessons, though, it suddenly got very difficult to schedule the other two. I would call the 877 number, hold for 10 minutes waiting for a technician to answer, only to be told that «call volume is unusually high so please leave a message.» It would take at least 24 hours — once it took 3 days — to hear back, and invariably I would be in a meeting or driving when the call came in. If I missed it, the process repeated itself. After three weeks of trying, I finally got a human on the phone only to hear that they were scheduling lessons a month out! I am giving up on the remaining two lessons and starting over with someone else. I’d give it less than one star if I could.

For Northern California, the in-​car lessons are great — IF you can schedule one. When I call to schedule an appointment, I am placed on hold for several minutes, and then I am automatically told to leave a message. And then no one responds. Because of this poor customer service, I am going to ask for a refund for the remaining lesson that I paid for.

First and foremost, my greatest fear in life is driving. So here I am, 29 years old, never had a license and terrified of driving. But I have a baby and it’s really impossible to get things done without a car here in the east bay, blah blah, here we are.
So I’ve had 2 lessons with Cil already and SHE’S AWESOME. She is such a wizard that she got me on the freeway on the first day and I didn’t have a panic attack and think we were gonna die! :D
Cil has made me feel more confident, has challenged me to practice things I’m afraid of doing, and she’s also just a really rad person to talk to. I wish she was my bro.
See y’all on the road!

If you think that years of trouble-​free driving and license renewals have made earned you an excellent driver status, consider the possibility that there are still important things you need to know to make you safe on the road. The on-​line
curriculum is a rigorous review of the law and safe practices that is bound to improve your understanding and driving skill.

An instructor at this school made me cry, and I am not a crier. The only reason I’m giving them two stars instead of one is because when I called the office, they offered to give me an additional three lessons for the price of the two I had already paid for because of my bad experience.
I had one lesson with Priscilla that went okay, except that the entire time she was saying things like «you can’t even steer,» «you seem really nervous» (which psyched me out and made me even more nervous), and «we’re going to get pulled over, you drive like you’re drunk.» This was a running commentary the whole time I was driving which just gave the lesson a negative energy. Did I mention this was my first driving lesson?
Anyway, today Priscilla came over to my house to give me the second lesson. When I got into the car, she immediately began berating me for not practicing between lessons, which probably took up ten minutes of the two hours I had paid for. Then she got angry that I tossed my purse in the back seat instead of gently placing it there. When she told me to find the horn and I gently beeped it instead of just touching it, she started yelling at me to get out of «her» car, and immediately called the school. I literally begged her to let me take the lesson by saying I would be nicer, that I had already paid for it, that I needed the lesson etc. This didn’t work.
Let me say this: the ONLY reason I’m taking driving lessons is because I MAY need to move to a small town soon that doesn’t have the kind of public transportation network we have in the Bay Area. To everyone planning to stay in the Bay Area who doesn’t have a driver’s license, unless you’re really way out in the burbs, just take advantage of the bus and train network and don’t bother with this or any other driving school. It’s a lot better for the earth and won’t add to our traffic congestion problem. You’re welcome.

Yes, the cars are cute but it’s expensive and poor results… our kid failed her driver’s test 3 times. The instructor was kind, but apparently not that effective. Also, she lives in Marin County so did not know the area here in East Bay. Wish we would have gone with someone local who knows the area. I have since heard from friends there is former DMV test instructor who lives in Oakland and does instruction. I would go that route or choose someone local.

Moved to SF10 years ago, I wanted to get my CA licence, however after not driving for 10 years I was incredibly nervous driver who didn’t want to even get behind the wheel ,
So tried to search on line for a driving school, found the Driver, s ED .com very affordable.
struck it lucky with Anthony, he was an excellent instructor, smart, punctual and so patient. I was so impressed how much he loves his job and enjoys it.
he was very clear in his instruction and tried to be flexible with my overloaded schedule, even though his schedule was also busy.
I felt completely at ease with him and found him perfect driver to drive around with.
he encouraged me enjoy the driving and I loved their Mini cooper car:)
I passed my test with the high score and will try to book with him again for the high way lessons .
I totally recommend him and the Ed driving school.

Our experience with Robert Loelzant in San Diego was excellent. My daughter took the 6 hour behind-​the-​wheel course (2 hours each time). We scheduled all of them from 5−7pm on weekdays I think, and we never had any issues. Scheduling was easy by phone, and Robert was always on time. He was friendly, he told us what to expect at every appt and recapped after each lesson. My daughter always felt comfortable, and he was encouraging. She got her license today! Thanks for your help, Robert.

I am having to write this for the Texas branch of
because the Texas branch does not have any way to receive reviews online… conveniently. It is absolutley ridiculous that they schedule driving sessions on Sundays, but you cannot reach anyone on Sunday for questions or instructions prior to your lesson. In addition, they need to add more drive times available. They call you to say they only have one or two spots open for the weekend, so you feel pressured to schedule it. But then you cannot reach them back to make changes. I will not be recommending this company to anyone in the DFW area.

The only reason I am giving this a low rating is because of one of the instructors I received, MARK RAY. He is a horrible instructor, very rude and mean. He is not polite and insulted me during the lesson. He also said I was a bad driver and would never get my license. That’s definitely not something a teenager wants to hear when they are first learning to drive. I do not recommend this instructor to anyone as he does not know how to deal with teenagers. Again, extremely rude and made me feel uncomfortable. I was not happy with that lesson at all.
However for my last lesson, I had the best instructor by far, Pricilla. She was really nice and understanding. I loved the way she taught me and she made the learning experience fun. I recommend her to anyone learning to drive.
Yay for Pricilla, Nay for Mark Ray

Cil is the best teacher in the Alameda/​Oakland area. I was worried that my 16 y/​o son was not focused enough to safely learn to drive, but Cil drilled in all the safety first. He became a very careful and confident driver after her instruction and passed his behind the wheel test the first time. Scheduling with her was also very convenient. We loved her so much that we have referred all of our sons’ friends to her when it was their turn to get their driver’s license.

DriversED offers an online way for traffic school. way better than sitting for 8 hours in a classroom. materials are mostly print. a few videos. material is repetitious.
best part of online course: u can take breaks, can log back in anytime.
final exam has many questions on obscure stats
–open book, so u can google for answers (not always successful)
live chat option, didn’t use it.
–stats not driving related, related to consequences of bad driving
cost: 24.95 (vs. $ 45 at physical location i called)
–first 20% of course free, so one can get a feel of teaching methodology
–most course materials not involved in test
3.5 stars, final test difficulty leaves it at 3
–took over 8 hours to finish course, 2+ hours for the final.

«Great Class! Affordable course, easy to understand, read and study!»
I recommend their services to everyone!

ASK FOR PRISCILLA AKA CIL! SHE’S THE BEST!
I’m originally from New York and I’m 27. I’ve always had a learners permit in NY but because of an accident while learning how to drive at the age of 18 I became traumatized and decided to put off getting a license. Now that I’ve decided to move to the east bay for work I quickly realized that I need a license to get around because relying on my friends to drive me around can get really bothersome. So I took my written exam and quickly looked for an instructor. I called a bunch of places and even went to their locations but all of them were closed and no one answered the phone. (THANK GOD!)
Finally I called DriversEd and got a response right away. They set me up with their BEST instructor CIL! Cil is a former OPD officer who has retired due to injury while on duty. She’s the most calm, helpful, reliable, punctual, and professional instructor. From day one she kept me calm and got me super comfortable behind the wheel. She never yelled at me and kept building up my confidence by telling me I could do it and thoroughly put me against challenges on the road that she knew I could overcome. She went above and beyond what was needed on the road test just so she could build up my confidence. She let me know what my problems were and what I could do to improve them. She never got annoyed or angry, She talked me through everything in a calm manner. After all this my road test was today and guess what?! I PASSED!!!
So basically if you want someone who’s going to talk to you like a normal human being while discussing and working on what your problems are while driving I suggest you call DriversEd and quickly book an appointment with CIL! SHE’S THE BEST!
THANKS CIL for everything!

Very good online course. Clear questions and very well done presentations. The videos are also a great way to motivate drivers to pay more attention to the road. Login is also very straightforward