Hands-down, this is the worst driving school ever. My daughter used them about two years ago and it…read morewas terrible. On the flipside, my younger son just completed drivers Ed at another drivers Ed facility. The experiences were night and day. The River City Driving School owner, Palmer, had my child drive him to his house while she waited in the car for over 30 minutes for him, he had her to drive him to Starbucks and other errands, and Palmer sat on the phone or slept while she was behind the wheel. Their communication sucked, and their instruction was even worse. It makes me sick that I paid money for my daughter to go there. On a positive note, we found an amazing driving school for my younger son and had a completely different (wonderful) experience. I have last heard that Palmer is in jail and River City Driving School closed. while I hate that he's gone through so much in life, he needs to know the weight of responsibility that comes with licensing teenage drivers. I am glad he is out of business and hope he does not reopen because it was a terrible experience.

I echo what others have said. They were very communicative when trying to get me signed up. Once I…read moresigned the waiver and paid $350 it was crickets. Tried calling, emailing, and texting several times and they never called me back. Stay away!!

I went there back in 2011. I didn't learn anything about driving but I met the guy I'm dating now…read moreso I guess it's good for something.

HUGE SCAM. Sanctioned by the state of Virginia no less. Now that the state has made a specific teen…read more"behind the wheel" class- that is very often not offered in school- a requirement for a new license, places like this are making out like bandits, literally. I paid over $200 for my daughter to take 14 sessions with the "school" and 7 were to be observation and 7 actual driving. They come and pick you up, so I thought that was great. My daughter went for her first lesson and was back in under an hour. I thought these were supposed to be two hour sessions? The second time, again she was back in less than an hour. It's a pain in general to schedule with these guys- we had one instructor who I would have to wrangle with over times and then he'd cancel and reschedule etc. Then came the real shocker. After the third or fourth outing, the instructor called me out to the car, has me sign my daughter's temporary license and announces that she is done, and that the school would send the paperwork to the DMV/court and we would receive a date for the licensing ceremony in the mail. But that was it- she was now a licensed driver. Anyway, this "school" did not teach her to drive, to park, did not have her drive on the highway, did not teach her about traffic situations, and from what my daughter told me, she nearly wrecked the car on the way back to the house from the last "lesson" and the guy still passed her! I ended up teaching her to drive myself. They do not care- they just want the money. I will not repeat the stories that some of her schoolmates had about this place in regard to the time vs money scam this place seems to be running because I want to stick strictly to my own experience. The last thing that happened was that we never got the paperwork in the mail from the court. My daughters temp papers expired, and when I called the DMV they told me Friendlys had never sent in the paperwork. They had also filled in my daughter's birthdate on the papers with the birth month as "0". So I had to go back to her school, re-obtain the classroom driving test documentation, track the teacher down, have him sign the papers, take my daughter out of school and go down to the DMV to sit for an hour and fill everything out all over again. Very, very inconvenient. If the state of Virginia had not instituted this requirement, these places would not be able to run this con on people. Why are they not doing behind the wheel either through the schools or through the state. Privatizing it has made it ridiculously easy for unscrupulous places to just collect money in exchange for a signature and a piece of paper. These places don't care about safety or teaching kids to drive safely, they don't even care enough to send in the darned paperwork. All they care about is money, and how many paying students they can cram in on any given day. Think about it: the less time a kid spends in the company's car, the more time that instructor has to rack up quantity. The whole thing makes me sick. I wish I could give a "0" rating.

Attended the eight hour class for Virginia Escort Vehicle / Pilot Car certification, as taught by…read moreMs. Cathy Branch. There was a lot of literature to get through in the time provided, while allowing for a one hour lunch and two 15 minute breaks. Ms. Branch told me she's been conducting the VA driver improvement classes for 25 years - not sure how many of those have been specifically the escort driver portion, but she certainly has been in this general field a while. Respect. The room was small & dated, but not uncomfortable. Much of the class was just Ms. Branch reading aloud from the manuals, with some light conversation mixed in. Everything in the booklet is also projected onto the wall, with the slight advantage of allowing for motion slides. My favorite part were the little animated diagrams of lane changes. There are knowledge checks at the end of each section of the manual, and then a final test to conclude the class. Upon passing that test w a score of 100% correct (brag) I was issued my certificate of completion.

Make sure you hand deliver your completion certificate to the court. B and M leads you to believe…read morethey'll submit it electronically. When they don't, you'll have a conviction.

worst place I've ever had to deal with!!!!! Incompetent…read morepeople that can't give you answers and no one will return your calls. I've had multiple case workers because they quit their jobs and when you call no one knows anything or gives you the WRONG information and are rude and unwilling to help you. not even one star

Great driving school! My son took lessons this spring and felt at ease with Kevan. Kevan was very…read moreknowledgeable, corrected my son with care and showed him how to correct his mistakes. He also shared lots of pointers with my son. Maureen was extremely polite and accommodating and put my son at ease for the test. Highly recommend them!!

From the owner: Fully Insured, Bonded and DMV-Licensed and Approved…read more Driver's Education Classroom for ages 15 and 6 months old-99 years old Behind the Wheel Lessons for ages 15 and 6 months years-99 years old Re-Examination Course for 15 and 6 months old-18 years old Re-Examination Course for 19 years old and older (One Day Course) 8-Hour Driver Improvement Course Escort Vehicle Certification Fleet Safety Course

I was searching for a driving school and I googled this school. Anyway, I had questions and wanted…read moreto speak with someone about their services. Anyway, called no one answered but then I received a voicemail saying to look on their website for all the information. Ok, No thank you. I'm glad that I was able to find another company that could take the time to answer whatever questions I may have had. Don't stop at the first company, because there's so many more better companies out there. Would I recommend this company absolutely NOT! I pay for services where I feel I'm appropriated.

Our 17 yr old daughter received a traffic ticket, which led to DMV requiring her to take the 8 hr…read moredriver improvement class. She dreaded it of course. Greg, was so nice and kept us aware every chance he had regarding our daughters safe arrival, progress, and departure. We are retired military and not familiar with all areas around Ft. Lee. Greg was great with directions and knowledge of the area where his business was on this day. Our daughter said it was the best class she had ever taken for driving, she learned alot, was treated respectfully, and was excited to get home to tell us all about it. It happened to be my birthday, but, I could not think of a better gift to give myself, than knowing we had provided our youngest daughter a much needed gift of knowledge and of safety. I recommend this company highly. Communication gets an A, instructor receives an A, patience and professionalism...yep, another A. You could spend a few dollars less, but, you do get what you pay for! SMSGT. (Ret) & Mrs. Barnes

This driving school did not turn in the paperwork to dmv which forces us to deal with dmv! I called…read moreto ask about it and they never returned my call. Not sure whats going on over there!

From the owner: Behind the Wheel lessons 7 day behind the wheel, 7…read moreobservation issue of the 180 Day Temporary License upon successful completion of the road test. Driver Improvement Clinic, 3 test fail classes