Very patient instructor teaching stick driving to a newbie. I would totes higher again.read more

The customer service is very friendly, and the instructor is very nice and helpful. I rent a car…read morefrom them and got my road test passed with flying colors! The tips I learned from the instructor are easy to memorize and implement! A no doubt five-star service for them :-)

I cannot say enough good things about IDriveSmart. They taught my two stepkids to drive in high…read moreschool and then when this middle aged, city dwelling mama moved to the suburbs, I ended up calling them too. I had originally paid $800 for private lessons with another school who didn't teach me to drive at all (after 7 private hours of in car lessons, I still didn't know how to reverse!) but ended up redoing my entire program with idrivesmart. When I explained what had happened to me to my instructor on my first day, he had me do nothing BUT reverse for an hour to make sure I felt comfortable. This driving school has created 3 safe, confident drivers, including me, even though I was very scared of driving. The instructors are professional, serious, and thorough and do an amazing job. I can't recommend this company enough. It's not cheap but you get what you pay for and in this case, it's retired + off-duty police officers who will teach your kid (or adult) how to drive SAFELY. I've been on the road for a few months now and I wish more people would go to a school like this.

I had an amazing experience with Officer Lyle, the online teachers, and everyone in the office!…read moreThey were very receptive and easily accessible if you needed anything for whatever reason. Officer Lyle was beyond patient, helpful, and friendly, and he took his time to answer any questions that I had. Thank you, iDriveSmart and Officer Lyle!!

Very helpful, accommodating, knowledgeable, and clear. Couldn't recommend more! Johnny was my…read moreinstructor right before my test passed with flying colors

For those parents who want their children to be in good hands when they learn how to drive, I…read morerecommend this school highly. My son had a great experience with his instructor Israel. They are reliable and run an honest business. You will be happy.

Took a driver's ed course and one in-car lesson with Greg's. My instructor, Dorothy, told many…read moreentertaining stories. One story in particular warned us about the dangers of drinking alcohol. After hearing her personal story and the consequences she suffered, I have a deeper understanding of how one decision can leave life-long effects. Driver's Ed went over a lot of "common knowledge" material (stop signs, turn signals); obvious stuff I feel a lot of us already knew. As a manual driver, I would really like to have seen a lesson on using the stickshift. The course was all about automatic cars, which didn't apply to me since both my parents own manuals. However, the material they taught was SO helpful for my permit test. Overall very informative course! Not much information was given about the in-car lessons. No one had told me that you have to have at least 10 hours of driving before doing the 1st in-car, so my first time ever driving was with Greg's. My instructor, Elena, did a really thorough job of walking me through how to drive, every step of the way. She explained what I needed to do better (braking gently) so that I know what to work towards and told me what I would be expected to do on the test. She was briefly texting during a red light, but was otherwise very attentive. Easy to talk to and a great instructor!

Worst Greg's location I've taken the classes at. Rude instructor, who didn't teach me or say a word…read moreto me except for directions. Grabbed my wheel, insulted me. Rundown location which is disgusting, falling apart, and unclean. Germantown or Rockville are much better

Disappointed with my experience…read more About a year ago, I paid $170 through the school's website for a driving practice session. The session lasted only about 1 to 1.5 hours. We drove around, the instructor gave me some tips for the road test, and we went to the area where the road test takes place. I did not take the road test that day. I was surprised by the $170 charge because I felt it was a very high price for the service I received. I would appreciate an explanation from the school regarding why I was charged $170 for this service and what exactly the charge included. I recommend that anyone considering this school confirm the exact price and all included services before making a payment.

I do not even know how to express my frustration with this sad excuse for a driving school. I could…read moretalk about the classes themselves, but I can't; I never got to join them. The first time I signed up, I was told I would receive a Zoom link for the online classes. That link never came, and I was dropped from the class. I then decided to contact Sam's Driving School to let them know about their mistake. In the end, the very rude lady I spoke with on the phone refused to give me a refund, so as a "compromise," my classes were just rescheduled. Today (6/29/2026) was supposed to be the start of classes once again. I have the link, I join the class, and I happily wait. The camera on my laptop wasn't working. I tried everything I could-and I mean everything to turn my camera on. Panic ruptures throughout my body; the host tells me I will be dropped from the course (AGAIN) if my camera is not on. In the end, I was not able to get my camera working. Later, I discuss the whole ordeal with my sister, who then checks Sam's Driving School's policies. On the website, there is a section that goes over what could get a student dropped from a class- lo and behold, nowhere does it say having your camera off is an offense. Sam's Driving School is lazy, sketchy, and pathetic. Never in a million years would I ever recommend this hog house to anyone.

Excellent driving instructors. Took my roads test and passed the first time!…read more Seriously, Mr. Ish and Mr. Teddy are very patient and definitely want you to pass. I had wanted to book extra hours behind the wheel before I scheduled my roads test, but Mr. Ish really pushed me to take it sooner because he felt I was ready. Very glad he did.

I just passed my DC driving test, and its all thanks to the wonderful instruction from this school!…read moreI would recommend them highly to anyone, especially folks like me who are learning as adults. Before my lessons with Mr. Ish, the only driving experience I had as a 36 year old was some parking lot practice, and a one hour lesson with a different school (which I didn't think was very helpful so I didn't continue). I took 5 lessons of 2 hours each (10 hours total) with him and found him to be an incredibly patient and supportive instructor. I had a lot of anxiety going into the whole process, and his calm presence always put me at ease and made me more confident. When I would make a mistake like making too wide of a turn into a streeet, he would point it out but also ask me why I did it that way. It felt like he really wanted to get to the root of the issue to help fix it. In the case of turning too wide, we realized that I was misjudging the distance of my car from the parked cars on the street. This thoughtful approach really helped diagnose and correct issues as they came up and it was so satisfying to visibly see myself improve. His approach to teaching parallel parking was super clear, and I was able to confidently parallel park during the test, and have now also done it in relatively tight spots on DC streets! He also recommended doing a last lesson right before the test in the Deanwood neighborhood (where the DMV test takes place). This was great advice, and Mr. Teddy accommodated me for a pre-test lesson on short notice. I used the school's car for the test, which was helpful since I was familiar with it. The day of the test there was a really long wait at the DMV and Mr. Teddy waited with me patiently and was also really supportive. All the communication and reminders from the school about lesson times, locations were timely and clear, Mr. Ish was always on time for picking me up, and it was just a seamless experience end to end.

Highly recommend this amazing team at Ashburn Driving School. I purchased the lessons for my 20yo…read moregrandson after thoroughly researching the many options. Everything went incredibly well from the very beginning. Mrs Tulloch was great to work with for scheduling the lessons. I appreciate how she answered every question and thoroughly explained each step in the process. My grandson had his first ten lessons with Mr. Snyder and his last seven lessons with Mr. Tulloch before taking the road test. He was well prepared and passed the road test on the first try with "no errors ". My grandson is also a great driver, so I can definitely say the lessons were worth every single penny spent. Thank you so much!

We just completed our third experience with Ashburn Driving School and we have never been more…read morehappy with a business than this one. So many driving schools in the area are corrupt- they take your money, take your student for a quick drive, and issue them their license, just to rack up as many students ($$) as possible, and your child/student learns nothing. That is definitely not the case with Ashburn Driving School! Mr. Tulloch is extremely thorough and he takes his job seriously and we could not be more thankful. By the time our students completed Mr. Tulloch's sessions, they were much more informed and very confident that they could handle any situation they come across on the roads. We all know the Ashburn area is not an easy place to learn to drive, so why would anyone want to take a shortcut with those other driving schools? I mean, you are taking the lives of your children in your hands if you have not prepared them as best you can, and that is why Ashburn Driving School was the only choice for us. Mr. Tulloch really cares about your kids and he wants to see them become good drivers, so he runs them through a battery of tests and lessons such as learning how to evade trouble by taking the car off the road, then getting the car back on the road. No other driving school is this thorough, I can promise you that. We all want our kids to be safe, it is scary enough to be the parents of teen drivers, so it is best to give them the best instruction possible and to our family, there is simply no other choice. Thank you to Lyle and Cathy Tulloch for operating a truly great driving school.

My son took an extra practice two hour driving session with Maurice and had an extremely positive…read moreexperience. Maurice was very patient and helped my son get over his driving phobias. He had my son driving on the beltway back from College Park at the end of the session (something I could never do on my own with him). I highly recommend behind the wheel sessions with Maurice.

Google reviews were great, reviews here were poor, I went with Google's. Big mistake…read more Purchased a single driving lesson for "extra practice" for my teenage daughter. Called the office to explain exactly the driving skills we wanted the instructor to focus on and asked them to note that with the instructor. We arrived early at the Bethesda office. Office was closed with a sign saying their instructors will meet you there if you have a scheduled lesson. When the lesson time came and went, I called the first posted phone number, which was out of service. Not a good sign. The second number was answered, and we were then contacted by the instructor who had parked on the street outside -- the first of multiple communication issues. The instructor had no idea why we had scheduled a lesson. Compared to "the competition" in our area (the one with ex-cops, which we previously used), the instructor was unfriendly and unwelcoming --- not a good thing with a new, un-confident driver. After the lesson, my daughter told me that the instructor hardly gave her feedback while she was driving, gave her turn and other directions at the last second, and told her to slow down instead of speeding up to be closer to highway speed when she was merging onto the highway. When she first entered the car, the instructor was playing loud talk-radio. When my daughter asked if he could turn it off (at least she had the sense not to be playing talk-radio during a driving lesson); he turned it down, not off, until she asked again. I don't expect miracles from a driving school, but we know from experience that Habesha's service and professionalism was far below the competition.

this is an amazing driving school I sent my daughter here she had a fear of driving after 10 hours…read moreof driving i took my daughter out driving and she blew my mind . Betty is a true professional she definitely know her stuff . I would recommend this school to anybody that is trying to learn how to drive this is the school for you . she is an amazing woman I'm blessed to know her on a personal level. I thank God for her teaching my daughter. she did a wonderful job . thank you Good start I truly appreciate you. Thelma Wade

First of all, driving schools are a rip-off. You don't learn anything of value in them - they're…read moreall a crock. My parents took drivers ed for free in school and they told me about the simulators. But most schools no longer do that and have farmed it out to the private sector, which is where we all get ripped off. That said, this one was more useless than others my friends told me about. The instructors would repeat themselves ad nauseum, and it was difficult to stay awake. 30 hours of instruction could be whittled down to 5 or 6 hours easily. Then when it finally came time to schedule in-car sessions, the only available times were early in the morning. Who wants to wake up at 6 a.m. to drive? And the instructors were late and would have us run errands. If you have to do this to get a license, which we do and that is THE problem, shop around. At least find one with accessible driving times.

The Empowered Performer is aptly named. Through strong technique training and a never ending…read morepositive attitude, Stephanie helped me do what I never thought possible. I was in a local musical and sang trope all in the same 10 month period. She really got the fact that I wasn't going for off or even off off off Broadway. She sees the value in singing as a joy to life and at least for me, a way to relieve stress. She was understanding with my nerves, etc. I am a better performer and person after the time that I spent learning from Stephanie. Erin

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