We signed our son up for driving school because there were some things that we as parents couldn't…read moreteach him and thought that drivers ed could. He had Ben S. as his instructor and he couldn't stop raving about him. Ben was so knowledgeable, honest and patient with him. It was such a great experience for him as a learned driver and for us as parents. Well worth the investment to do the gold package as he felt so comfortable with Ben on the day of his test. Thank you Ben for all your time with our son. We appreciate so much and highly recommend this program to all teens who are learning to drive.

Got my kid in and out in an afternoon and a 100 on his permit test. Everything went off without a…read morehitch.

Marwan did a wonderful job teaching me how to drive. I kept putting off learning how to drive…read morebecause I have anxiety but Marwan made it a breeze learning how to drive, especially as someone with zero experience behind the wheel. I am now confident driving! This driving school was so affordable and I learned so much! Thank you so much for such a wonderful experience!

I enrolled my 19 year old son in the 15 hour course. Same as the 10 hour with a little extra…read morepractice. I called to ask a few questions and liked their answers better than some of the other more expensive places so I signed him up. He spaced the lessons over 2 weeks and my son and I are happy with his results. After I paid I scheduled his first lesson and then afterwards we set up his schedule and had it all planned out. We did a few mornings downtown, especially around the light rail and then a few afternoons. There was an evening class scheduled and it had started to storm so they came back home for safety reasons but he and I both were glad he was able to experience driving in the evening, in a storm and on I-17. Everything worked out beautifully. The second evening was good as far as weather and he was able to experience the downtown Scottsdale area. He then came home on the 101. They let him fill up at the gas station and they did the drive thru experience. All in all the training was top notch and we are happy we did this. He passed and he's happy and I'm grateful. As far as the fleet: my son drove in a Toyota Yaris and it was a good car. We both felt safe with him driving it. He has a Camry so he will be bumped up to more of a sedan as opposed to a compact car. I didn't see the other cars but judging by the shape of the Yaris he had, I'm gonna assume they were all nice. I believe they have Toyota Corollas and Kia Souls. Now for the instructors: my first impression was very good and it seemed to be a good fit for everyone. Marwan is the owner and an instructor. Very nice gentleman and knew what I wanted and needed. He completely made my son and I feel at ease. Told me all the things they were going to be working on. Explained all the steps and he was on point. He said he had been training for over 20 years so that also helped reinforce our comfort. He did the first 10 hours of the lessons in 2 hour increments. He was super cool and my son liked him a lot. The last 5 hours were with Esmeralda. Great gal. My son loved her. I believe she was the night instructor and why they changed it up but she was just as good as Marwan. No complaints. Both were very patient and helpful. They all in all were super great and I will recommend them highly to any and everyone. Overall I not only got my moneys worth but now I have a confident teen licensed driver. I know just doing it myself would have been cheaper but they went over things I hadn't thought about and with every report from my son when he was done with each lesson he was able to actually educate me, so that right there made it all worth it. He didn't have to take the skills test as this WAS the skills test so that also was beneficial along with the certificate of completion to give to insurance company for a 15% discount. There were a few hiccups and all but it was all worked out in the end. Thank you A plus Driving School.

Now, before you go judging my speedy excursion through the desert, realize that any day now, your…read moreluck will run out and one of the several hundred cameras all over the Valley will finally catch you. Just when your guard is down; it snap your pretty picture and you'll have to pay up, too. In which case, I would recommend the Arizona Academy of Defensive Driving, if you're eligible. Here's why: 1. I honestly expected the sort of half-assed, poorly executed service that comes from companies that survive almost solely because of govmnt. entities (much the way govmnt. offices and services are run). This company had friendly customer service when I had questions about whether or not I was eligible, and spent a good amount of time on the phone with me while I figured out which location/time/date would work for me and still keep me in check with the deadline to complete the class, and even sent me an e-mail reminder the day before my class with info reminding me where it was and what I needed to bring. 2. Apparently there is an exception for Yuma courts that criminal speeding (below a certain mph number) is still eligible for driving school. I really thought this was going to be a nightmare to set up with multiple calls back and forth from a school to the court and possibly even faxed papers from the court to the school, but it was not at all with AZADD. I did in fact call a number of schools before finding AZADD and they seemed to be clueless about this exception - weird considering it's their livelihood to be up to speed on these things (no pun intended). Well, that was if they answered the phone at all! Too many had weird hours or just a recording to leave a message. Really? This does not help your credibility, people. 3. The facility was a decent place - a meeting room of the Comfort Inn and Sweets (ha ha, I'm leaving that because when I do stuff like that, I shake my head and go "I'm an editor?" Hey, at least I proofread!) in Scottsdale. In the past I've taken class in that trashy strip mall where Yucca resides and in an abandoned school off McClintock that was equally as run down. Not to mention, the class itself was $29. Though I paid $244 total, all but $29 went to city and state fees. 4. The instructor was not using his time in front of 60+ grumpy students as a springboard to his stand-up comedy career. To be honest, the instructor did crack a few jokes, but they were actually funny, particularly when he made fun of those inevitable students who have their endless "hypothesis" questions or want to argue why a law shouldn't be a law. It is, d-bag; get over it and let's move on. 5. The instructor knew his stuff. It was impressive, really. If you've ever been to a driving class, you know there are actually a lot of myths out there about what is legal and what is not legal and vice versa. He cleared all that up and even knew why a lot of the misperceptions existed in the first place - I can honestly say I learned a lot of *useful* information. 6. The instructor knew when to breeze through a topic (i.e. how to drive in the rain or basic common sense stuff) and when to spend more time discussing shit we actually care about (i.e. do I really have to pay that camera ticket?) Traffic school already sucks, so you might was well get a good company to help you through it!

UGH!!!!! It was pure torture and I thought of every idea to…read moreget released half way through the 4 hour class. Faking a seizure only works in the movies and I refuse to pee and crap my pants to get out of class ever again. Anyhoo....I give this class five stars because it has met its objective. I no longer hit the gas when I see the po po coming. It was a nervous reaction officer and I'm on my way to Palm Springs. Please, just this one time? Nope, bam- driving school for your mister! On a side note, I strongly believe the crazies that were in this class were planted psychotics and I now disagree with every one who has made the statement "there is no such things as a stupid question." Well there is such thing and these dummies proved it. Yes, I'm looking at you Mrs. Stupid and rolling my eyes dramastically. Although you were ticketed for speeding, you ask a question about Marijuana use and if you can strap your toy poodle in the passenger seat while taking the HOV- exclaiming dogs are people too! Dogs aren't PEOPLE people, we all know better than that! You had it coming... WE ALL DID!

Called they stated not to have any openings with no guidance on when they would . Terrible phone…read moreservice!

This driving school has helped my niece and also a few friends parents who have needed the help…read morewith the written exam. Friendly staff.

My daughter became much more confident and the instructors were really great. They took her…read moredowntown, on freeways and performed her test at the end. Worth every penny

I decided to use Stop and Go based strictly that it was one of the closest driving schools to our…read moreresidence. My husband and I both have large trucks and my teenager really didn't feel comfortable driving either when he first received his permit. I found the package that would best fit our needs on the website. Ten hours in car driving with them administering the DMV road test with the last lesson. After paying for the lessons they send the recipient an online gift certificate. Booking online was a breeze. Photos and times available for each instructor easy to maneuver. After three lessons the instructor did state my son needed some more in car driving practice prior to booking his last lesson / road test. After each lesson the instructor emails a report on what needs to be worked on before the next lesson. Both instructors my son had showed up on time and were personable and answered our questions. So easy having them pickup at my home. Pricing competitive to others, but priceless in my book. Driving with these men gave my son the confidence he needed behind the wheel. Totally recommend and we didn't have to stand in line at DMV.

I recently was at fault in an accident and doubting my skills. Bill Durrenberger came to my house…read moreand spent an hour evaluating my driving. I feel much more confident now. The price was very reasonable and even though we had originally thought about two lessons he told me he was satisfied that I was a safe driver and did not insist on a second lesson. Honest, patient, prompt, and gives helpful advice. What more can be asked of a driving instructor?

We used freedom driving academy for my son's lessons and driving test. It was so convenient and our…read moreinstructor Bill was great! He was super patient with my son and made him feel very confident. We highly recommend freedom to anyone looking to improve their driving skills as well as take the actual driving test. thank you Bill!

My son Zack started a 7 session course on June 2nd, and got his license yesterday, 3 weeks later…read more Lewis was an absolutely phenomenal instructor. Zack said it was like learning from a friend. I was so impressed with how well he was doing after the first three sessions. He would drive and I wasn't afraid at all. (This is a huge difference from when I first let him behind the wheel!) Lewis and I were able to talk and he told me everything that Zack needed to work on. We put several hours in on the road between driving lessons to work on those things and I could see Zack's confidence increasing every day Only one session needed rescheduling due to Lewis not feeling well, but that wasn't an issue at all. The test was during the final session Monday night and due to the top notch instruction received, my son passed! We were able to go the DMV yesterday and get his license with no hoops to jump through! I am so happy with Arizona Driver Training Academy that I will use them again when my other son is ready to start his journey. I would highly recommend using this school available in Casa Grande as well as Mesa!

I called to sign up in the beginning of December, paid the $700.00 fee and was told an instructor…read morewould be calling me back to schedule. A week goes by and no one called, I called back and he said she would get in contact to schedule. I received a text on December 11 and the first appointment was a month away. The second appointment she cancelled 1.5 hours before the appointment and said it was too windy. I took video of the wind in case it was necessary and it was not too windy. I explained I work nights and it's hard when last minute cancels take place and asked if this happens often and she said no. Then after the second lesson she said it would be best if my daughter did 1 hour lessons instead of 2. I said ok because I am not a teacher and I don't know. Towards the end of her lessons I notice Chamille still doesn't know how to drive during my practices with her and explained that I think the 1 hour lessons was a mistake because by the time she gets use to it it's time to turn around and go home. She also hasn't been on 1 freeway or really any real streets with the exception of 1 time. So never taught parallel parking, never taught how to make a u turn and never been on a real freeway at this point. She agreed to do 2 2 hour lessons at the end to make this correct and I agreed. She then cancelled the first one and said she was sick, she then cancelled the second one and said she was still sick. When I text back that these lessons had been dragging on for 3 months she had the nerve to yell at me and say the next 2 dates for the lesson. She showed up and took Chamille on the freeway and just like I thought Chamille started finally learning how to drive. She showed up for her last appointment and they left. When they were almost 30 min late I wondered what happened, they show up and my daughter looked upset and she said she tested her during her lesson and she failed. I immediately was furious and said why would you test her without talking to me first to make sure she was ready?! She said she told Chamille, which Chamille said she thought it was a practice test and she didn't even know. This whole experience was absolutely horrendous and stressful and I can't see how this is legal or even ok to treat people this way. 3 months and she just now got on a freeway 1 day before her test?! I want at the very least my money back so I can hire a new driver to get this done with, an apology would be nice as well but I'll settle for a refund. I attached the correspondence between her and I all via text and no place does it state her test would be included in the last lesson or anything like that. Thank you Sandra Lynn Craig

Great Driving School - although I am older, and an experienced driver, I appreciate many of the…read moretips and strategies I learned from my instructor Pat (who also owns/runs the company). We drove all over Phoenix (airport/highways/busy streets/parking lots). One thing I like about the ten hour course is that your fifth lesson includes their certified road test. Now all I have to do is go process my license. I was able to complete the course in approx. 5 weeks.

James was very patient with Isreal and Dominic when he was instructing them. We are looking forward…read moreto James teaching our Donovan how to drive. Thank you Northstar School of Driving!