If I could do zero stars I would. The gentle man picked up my son for a lesson, first didn't tell me Cash only. Second the car he used to drive in was a piece of garbage, and third he took it upon himself to keep my sons 5 hour driving course paperwork. Which was not for him to keep. I was not allowing him to do another lesson with them again. VERY VERY disappointed with them. They used to be a great place to go.. NOT ANYMORE!! I hate giving bad reviews, but this shouldn't be allowed to take someone's paperwork and assume we would be using them again. He told my husband he needed it to schedule his road test( which I did already).. read more

Hes not a good teacher. he was teaching me things that I was told by DMV instructors not to do. He's very rude and unprofessional. I had to sue him to get a refund. read more

They suck. The instructor didn't do anything and just verbally abused me. He kept going over me and ended up causing me to swerve onto a sidewalk. Do not go here. read more

Waisted time and money $2000 , Kenny very unprofessional "teacher" all time screaming and yelling without explaining exactly how needs to be done to shift 10 speed manual Truck transmission, you will never pass the test from the very first time of his training, because he has no intent to teach you from the very first class you paid for how properly pass the CDL Test. read more

Absolutely awful. The people there are the opposite of what you would expect nor want at a driving school. I've had better experiences at McDonald's. Don't go here. read more

I signed up with Brown's when they had their $600 package. I had a very good and relaxed instructor who worked with me driving many places including over the bridge on my 2nd or 3rd lesson. He gave me a B+ at the end of the lessons. However, the whole operation within Brown's was horrendous. The office assistant who filled my appointments kept putting me into the 6pm and later slots so that I was always driving in the evenings, even though my instructor was available well before those time slots. This happened for the duration of my lessons and we were never given an explanation. The day of the exam, the same office assistant set me up with a different instructor and a DIFFERENT school car, one that I was unaccustomed to. Once I got to the testing area, I ran into my original instructor who wondered why I wasn't assigned to him and the school car I had been practicing on (!!) Imagine my stress. It also turned out the school car I was in -- was not filled with gas prior to the test by Brown's, so I had to make do on a practically empty tank of gas. When I called Brown's to complain, the office manager turned it around and lectured me instead, which made no sense. She was just throwing a lot of hot air just to get rid of me. No apology about all the scheduling mix-ups, the empty gas tank, etc. And no offer for some more lessons and a better experience... just took the $600 and *poof* (I see since my road test, they have raised their prices $300). So, if Brown is your only option, I would recommend you DEMAND that they provide actual customer service. Especially as it is nearly $1K of your money they are taking. 5 stars for my actual instructor. 1 star for the school operation itself. --------------- Incidentally, once at the actual test site (Fishkill), I was met by an unbelievably rude examiner -- and I kid you not -- I was observing him before and well after my test and he had a pronounced bias against certain types of students. Without fail, every one I noticed did not pass and it was a very obvious bias. While he is not affiliated with Brown's, they DO send all the students to this location (Fishkill). Once I got in behind the wheel, instead of just getting on with the exam, he went on a verbal tirade while I was driving. He had me do some really impossible moves for a novice (i.e. parking parallel against a BEND). So please beware of this examiner. And voice your displeasure if you are subjected to this. I wish I was prepared for his insanity. When we got out of the car and it couldn't be fast enough, he was as quiet as a pussy cat, go figure. I had a much better examination (AND PASSED) with the examiner at the Newburgh testing location. read more

Got my Drivers license with them then a few years later got my CDL with them. I'd recommend them to any and everybody 100%

I basically paid $150 to get screamed at for 2 hours. Ken is the rudest, most impatient and unprofessional driving instructor I've ever had to deal with. I basically tuned him out a half hour into the lesson and focused on my mechanics, which was even more difficult to do over his confusing berating, vague instructions and overall displeasure of my performance. There were no basic instructions and I felt like I was expected to to function with the decades of experience I'm sure he has compared to my first time behind the wheel. read more

I needed some help with my parallel parking so i called Brown's to help me practice for a few hours. We agreed to a price of $70/hr (CASH) after they tried convincing me to buy some $900 dollar package where they take me to my driving test and practice a few hours before. My driving instructor showed up to my house late, called my phone, and waited in my driveway. I did not hear my phone ring and he just waited in my driveway. You'd think that he would get OUT of the car and knock on my door? Nope. We start driving 20 min after we're supposed to start. You would also think in my two hours it would be nothing but driving? I was also wrong, part of that time he will make you pump HIS gas on HIS dime. I did get a little bit of practice time but after jumping through hoops. I wish this driving school had reviews that i could have read before choosing Brown's read more

They were really helpful and accommodating. Last minute help needed for my road test. Very friendly and gave good advice. They picked me up an hour before and we drove around, he helped me correct some errors he was seeing in my parking and I passed! read more

Browns driving school was without a doubt the best experience. From when I first call to the office to my school bus road test. Everyone was helpful and they know how to train. Thank you Mr Brown read more

Brown's Auto Driving School is top of the line instruction that I would recommend to anyone that is attempting to attain a class A or B license. I took 25 two hour lessons to prepare for my class B road test. Everyday I repeated the same driving techniques so as to ready myself for whatever my road test examiner might throw at me. Repetition was the key to my success in this course. Though I made my share of mistakes along the way, if I didn't prepare the way that owner Ken Brown taught me to, I would have never had an opportunity to pass my road test. Yes, I did pass and I owe it all to Ken Brown. The best way is his way, to repetitively do the same things over and over so you can't possibly forget what you have learned. Furthermore, his office assistant Kathy was instrumental in working my driving schedule around my personal schedule. She was extremely helpful regards to paperwork involving the Dept. of Motor Vehicles. read more