The Driving School

We put two kids through drivers education here. The instructors are good and the classroom education is very good. The driving instructors are good too, and actually teach rather than text or run errands like some of the other schools.
The reason why they only get 2 stars is because of their driving lesson scheduling and management. We paid up-​front for the entire program, but it doesn’t matter, you will take at least 5 months to get your kids all their required driving hours because of their scheduling system. Here’s how it works:
You sign up for an account online, and every Sunday night at 7:30, the system opens a block of driving lesson appointments that you can book. You cannot book more than one to occur every week. And, since EVERY student in the school is logging in at 7:30 Sunday night to book an appointment, because appointments are scarce, you have about a 5 — 10 minute window to book a time, or you’re out of luck for the week.
Think about this — if for any reason you cannot get online at 7:30 Sunday night or you’re a little slow and the available times are taken, you will be bumped back at least a week, probably 2. You need to book 12 hours total, so your best case scenario is 12 weeks. But, it’s more probable you’re going to be around 18 or even 20 weeks, which is around 5 months.
If you call and try to book a time over the phone because you cannot login at 7:30 Sunday night, you’re likely to be told tough luck. We’ve had the occasional instructor try to book our kids driving lessons during morning hours not using the online system, but they’ve had their hands slapped by management.
If you are looking to take driver’s ed and finish up in a few months, do not go to Avon Academy/​The Driving School.