I choose to go to Babita for learning car driving 2 reason, 1. She scold when you do mistake which is good. 2. She teach you how to drive safely defensively. I pass the test in first attempt. read more

I got lessons from her. She comes late and leaves early and shouts a lot. I should have read the reviews here before going to her. Please don't go to her if you are just trying to save money. Pay extra and go to someone who will build your confidence, not break it. Everyone deserves to be treated respectfully, even if they are learning how to drive. read more

Babita Aunty needs to not be an aunty but to be a professional. Please stop giving unsolicited recommendations to people. read more

I had my lesson with one of her workers who was very calm and taught me well. Always remember, you need to put in efforts yourself and nobody else is responsible for your results - they will guide you and point out mistakes to make sure you don't make them during the test. Pricing could've been more transparent but good experience overall. She's been in this business for a long time and has a great network - definitely worth a try for your behind the wheel test if you have some idea about driving independently! read more

Never go to this instructor. One of the worst driving instructor in bay area. Avoid at all cost. All positive reviews you see here must be fake reviews or paid reviews. read more

Even 1 star feels generous for this so-called instructor. I passed my driving test despite her, not because of her. She's rude, clueless, and has no idea how to teach. Unprofessional, unhelpful, and an absolute waste of time. Avoid at all costs! read more

Very impatient, Demotivates you, Unprofessional, Late pick up still charge for 2 hours, Always on phone. Waste of time and money. read more

Most unhygienic disgusting rude Lady. She was unprofessional, Careless and misbehaving with me. One of the worst driving instructors around Bay Area. If you want to spoil your mood go to her. Otherwise stay away. Even single star is more for her. she deserves 0 stars. read more

MAJOR RED FLAGS - verbally abusive/ constantly gaslighting - literally SHOUTS at people's faces and swears at them - expects people to know everything beforehand - rude and untimely - eats/drinks food during the learning session - constantly checking text messages and loudly talking on the phone I took one lesson with her and instead of bringing any value to the lesson, she kept telling me that I was going to wind up dead on a road (mind you I was following all the traffic laws that were outlined in the handbook). This was also triggering because I was nearly hit by a car while biking in the past and still have some PTSD. She started yelling at me when I went to adjust the mirrors, as I couldn't see well. She even kept blaming me for the mistakes made by other drivers and kept taking loud phone calls while teaching. While blaming me, she also kept screaming at the top of her lungs, which can be considered as verbal abuse and is extremely traumatic and dangerous for people who are just learning how to drive. She religiously told me that I was stupid and incompetent, which was frustrating as I was just trying to drive safely. I barely ever cry or get angry, but this experience traumatized me to the point I had a mental breakdown. I had warned her beforehand that I have chronic migraines that can get triggered very easily, but even so, I left the car shocked, without any semblance of self-confidence, and a terrible migraine. Never go here, never send your kids here. I would give her a zero if possible. read more

*NOT FOR BEGINNERS* *SWEARS & YELLS* *MADE ME CRY* I went to Babita for my first ever driving class. I never drove a vehicle before meeting her. I made sure I mention this while booking with her & also when I meet her for the first time for the actual lesson. Babita was 30 mins late & changed the lesson time from 2 hours to 1 hour at the time of meet. In the first 5 mins she expected me to spot things in the car with minimal instruction & expressed frustration when I couldn't spot things immediately. I apologised & let her know that it's my first time behind the wheel. Being my first ever time I was a little confused in the first half of the hour. She was tight lipped with instructions & expected me to know things beforehand. In the first 20 minutes of this session she had already yelled at me with swears for a mistake I made & yelled 'Battameez Ladki' with a very harsh rage. I couldn't believe someone had spoken to me like that. I was so stunned I couldn't react & just apologised. In the first 30 mins she yelled at me multiple times. My tears were swelling up the entire session. She even said "Chaar paanch baar daatne ke baad barabar chalane lagegi'" (Translation: After 4-5 scolds she will start driving properly). She seemed very proud at her cunning audacity to bully. As soon as I got out of the car & left from there I finally burst out in tears. I can't believe this happened to me. She does not have the patience & the skill to instruct complete beginners. She also takes many phone calls while teaching which can be very distracting. Whether a beginner or not please reconsider if you are okay with being treated badly. read more

BIG NO NO If you are reaching out her because she charges $100 for 2 hours stop 1. she is most unprofessional person i have ever come across she cane late charged extra 2 . She expects you to know how to drive and screams at you fir everything and she is very abusive and very negative 3. She continuously takes phone call and keep screaming at you 4. She doesn't have any manners as how to talk some one and forget learning something at all she can make you feel as if u r good for nothing 5. She is very very unprofessional don't think of learning the moment you pay her she will behave like meanest person ever 6. If you want to say 100 dollar and want to feel like shit you can go to her 7. She should be banned from teaching she is extremely rude and bad person i am writing this so that people cab read and no one has to go through again what i went through. read more

Wish there was 0 rating for her...highly unprofessional and she uses bad language and abuses you and is constantly on her phone talking all nonsense during driving lesson and should be banned....I normally never add any comments but this is an important skill and is about life safety so Please seek other instructor if you want to learn driving properly... read more

If i could negative stars, if there was a option. * She is highly unprofessional * Talks on the phone and also does face time with people while taking lessons * My daughter is strong girl and she cried and was miserable after the lesson * She yelled at my daughter and used abusive language. * She is horrible and mean person. * If you want to get scared of driving and get yelled at, go with her Horrible and Worst experience. Never have your young kids learn from her. They will be traumatized for life. read more

****** MAJOR RED FLAGS ****** If I could, I would select something in negative. * Consistently late pickups and early drop-offs. * Lack of professionalism * Frequent engagement in phone calls during sessions. * Not deemed as a valuable investment. * She sounds cheap by asking just $100/hr but she scams at last by charging triple the money just to get an appointment. * Not recommended for those genuinely seeking to learn. read more

She is un-professional and never on time. I booked driving test one hour session with her. She arrived 10 mins late and only gave me 20 min lesson. She said she will do pick-up and drop off but left me hanging at dmv later. Not value for money. You will learn more in one class of a good professional driver than her 3 classes. Stay away read more

Our daughter took her first class with Babita a couple of months back and the experience with her was far from professional. 1. Had a very difficult time scheduling an appointment with her. After getting an appointment, she arrived an hour late for the class. 2. Car was extremely messy and did not follow the Covid protocols 3. Very poor and minimum instructions given during the lesson. Did not even adjust the car to meet our daughters needs. 4. She answered phone calls and ate her food (Indian lentils and rice) in the car during the lesson which is really unprofessional read more

Please do yourself a favor and DO NOT BOOK A CLASS WITH BABITA AT ALL. I'M GIVING 1 START BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO GIVE ZERO STARTS. Super unprofessional, abusive, will make you cry with shouting and yelling. Her car was super dirty, she almost took 30+ calls in 1.5 hrs of my class. She took her seat belt off while teaching me to reach out for food which she kept eating. Throughout the class she was abusive, loud, and kept scolding me instead of being patient and teaching me properly. She herself is a rash driver. I regret wasting my $100. Should have read the reviews before. I will be booking another class from a professional. read more

I had booked a driving test session with her. She arrived 20 minutes late (still charged fully) and had an arrogant attitude from the start and started saying "so what if im 10 minutes late? I thought you knew driving". So you can imagine her professionalism from the beginning. While taking me through the practice session, she was shouting and yelling at me throughout. She did give me good tips but they could have been conveyed in a mature way like a good teacher would. But no, she literally said abusive words and insulted me constantly. Which caused me to make more mistakes in anxiety and her yelling at me even more. Before the test, she told me I wouldn't pass. Yes that's the kind of teacher this person is. I took a deep breath, meditated for a bit and consciously forgot everything about the session with her. That was the only way I passed, and even got a comment from the examiner "keep up safe driving!". With only a couple or minor mistakes from the exam sheet. I should have expressed all of this to her in person but I was too anxious with all her yelling and her also being my moms age stopped me from it. But I'm hindsight, I should have expressed my honest feelings after the test but I just didn't want any drama at the time, considering her aggressiveness. I want to let everyone here know not to go with an instructor like this. Pay $50 extra and go with a decent instructor who's also hopefully a decent person. read more

If there is a zero star i will surely give it to her She is really unprofessional she expects you to know everything about drivinvg before taking her driving lesson. She use abusive word, talking on phone during the lessons, shout too much and too loud , she is so negative and demotivate you. Ater taking one lesson with her i am scared of driving and taking my test i would never recommend her to anyone . i cried alot after talking one lesson with her . She has such a bad attitude. I wish i could give her zero star. read more

Bad Instructor. Not Recommended to anyone , I've a very bad experience. Lady Instructor is very Greedy. She wants everyone to spend 600 bucks for whole course. No doubt Their rates are very less than market but not worth. Spend more 50 bucks you & find a good Instructor. read more

Most useless driving instructor. Waste of time and money. Constantly cancels classes after scheduling. Arrives extremely late. Most unprofessional. read more

She is not even worth to have a one star. The worst instructor i have seen. She is so rude & greedy. First she have to take training for herself That how to talk with students. read more

great driving instruction, she was very helpful in teaching driving and very meticulous in teaching the techniques. also very nice and patient with the teaching read more

Highly recommend not to go with her in all aspects. Not at all advisable to chose her as Instructor. Waste of time and Money . Zero star

Took a driving lesson just before the test. She instructed me all the rules boldly and made sure I'm following all the rules. Finally was able to pass the test. Thanks Babita for helping me in passing. read more

Aunty is a good instructor. Her personality is vivacious and her confidence rubs on you. I started driving after a long gap and she helped me with a lot of confidence and positive words. She not only aims for her students to pass the drive test but also to drive safely. She is well versed with all aspects of driving and lets you know the logic behind every rule/signal/car jerk movement. read more

She's very arrogant and yells at you while driving. She doesnt instruct well at all, gives mixed instruction, unclear and not timely either. I wanted to get out of the car within the first 20 minutes. I sensed something wrong at the beginning itself as she insisted that I pay her before we begin the class. Overall just a rude instructor, definitely go for anyone but her. read more

She is very unprofessional, keeps yelling at the student who just got behind the wheels for the very first time. We already set her the expectation about the student's skill, still she misbehaved in the very first class. She is looking for someone who has prior experience in driving the car but struggling to pass the Californian behind the wheel driving test. Definitely not recommended for new learners. Instead of giving instructions, she keeps taking phone calls for most of the duration. read more

I agree with all the points others mentioned here. I didn't look up the yelp reviews before booking a lesson with her on Facebook. Don't go by her Facebook reviews, I don't think they are genuine. Most impatient person. She literally screams while giving lesson read more

There is no zero rating unfortunately but I bet Babita does not deserve more than 0. She is such an arrogant, unprofessional, uncouth instruction I have ever come across. The very first thing the student sat in her car was - shamelessly asked to pay the money first as she knew no one can tolerate her for 2 hours, so she makes sure to take the money beforehand. She made the student to drive at less than 15MPH throughout even though she has taken many classes before and knew how to drive basics. The whole time she kept yelling in so uncouth and trash language not to press the gas but to let roll the car on itself. She was so unprofessional and annoying by calling her husband/daughters throughout for 2 hours one after another ongoing calls discussing about dinner and other useless stuffs which is very distracting to the student driver. She flaunted pompously that the student will notice a clear difference just after a single class while she has barely taught anything other than releasing the foot from the gas and talking to her family. Please save your money and stay away from taking her worthless instructions !!! read more

Never picks up the call. Do not reply to messages. She asked that she will call next week for class timing, but she never turned up.

I have taken the driving classes from Babita. Babita is a great instructor with a lot of experience where you can easily master driving in a week:). She is very friendly and her tips are very helpful. She charges very less compared to other instructors in this area. I definitely recommend her. read more