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Avery Jones is an amazing driving instructor! I've really struggled to learn in the past and finally thanks to Avery's brilliant teaching style and genuine care for his work and for his students, things are finally making sense and I'm feeling comfortable behind the wheel. Avery emphasizes UNDERSTANDING, not just "doing" - and his explanations and creative tricks for remembering things are amazingly effective. As a nervous driver, it's great to learn from someone so calm, nonjudgmental, and compassionate and who ensures safety at all times. Teaching is a vocation for Avery and any student who gets to learn from him is truly fortunate.

Left: Avery Right: me holding a comic book created by one of Avery's past students
Sophie S.

As an academically oriented individual who struggles to master skills that require any form of physical coordination or spacial awareness, I couldn't have asked for a better instructor than His Majesty Sir AVERY JONES!! The man, the myth, the LEGEND!! Avery is exceptionally bright and exudes an incredible joie de vivre that allows him to explain and demonstrate that "Driving is Science" in clear, intellectual terms while keeping you laughing and smiling all the while. He emphasizes specificity and accuracy in his pedagogy, which results in no questions going unanswered. Furthermore, answers include phrases that an unforgettable and endlessly amusing such as "Always Be Curious" and "Thou Shalt Not Block Traffic". Beyond singing Avery's praises, I can also vouch for DriveRite as a company. Their website is user-friendly and the employees that coordinate lessons are extremely thorough, patient, and kind. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!

With Avery - he's not just an instructor - he is a coach
Izabella B.

I had a positive experience with Drive Rite @ Dean street. Office staff helpful, lots of reminders, fast service (did the 5 hour class end of January, had the rush road test yesterday). With the instructors - i would say try to stick with one person if it's possible (they have completely different approach - not everyone has the "champion - you can do - you are ready" attitude) Huge shoutout for AVERY JONES, even though he had short time, he could prepare me for the road-test what I took at first try.... If you want to get in details what and why are you doing, highly recommend to go with him. He's gonna have a lot of funny sayings - it makes easier to remember everything. And he will tell you what are you messing up - also how to correct it. Million thanks again (and I know - COMPLETE STOP)!

AVERY JONES is the #1 driving instructor!! I am an adult who never learned to drive and Avery was absolutely amazing at putting me at ease and thoroughly explaining every step of driving. He's fun, kind, extremely knowledgeable, excellent communicator, and will get you to be a confident driver. I feel like I won the lottery on driving instructors. He's hands down the best there is!! #GETWAISTED

James O.

AVERY JONES makes learning to drive incredibly easy to understand and hilariously fun. He's master at teaching with imagery and clear explanations which make the difference when executing tricky maneuvers and remembering the finer details. #GETWAISTED (with an 'i'). HE's a 5 AND THE CHAMP!

AVERY JONES is a fantastic driving coach with a true gift for teaching. He is patient, kind and funny which immediately puts you at ease. His passion for teaching and helping his students improve and gain confidence behind the wheel is evident in his style of teaching. Avery doesn't just instruct and correct, he teaches the fundamentals ensuring that you understand the how and why so that you can apply this independently in the future. He has many catchy phrases that help things stick like "Driving is Science", "Get waist-ed" (for checking those blind spots) and my personal favourite "A-B-C Always Be Curious" - this one will stick with me forever, especially when driving in busy cities. Another student of his even made a cute little comic of all his top lessons! I have been driving for many years overseas and originally booked in with Avery for a refresher ahead of my road test but I have honestly gained so much more from these lessons than I anticipated. Thanks to Avery I was confident going into the test and passed on my first try! I have gained much more confidence in my driving skills and my ability to handle tricky/stressful situations that may arise. I am a much better driver thanks to AVERY JONES - he really is the CHAMP!

Hayley A.

Drive Rite's instructors may be excellent, as many reviewers seem to think. But this review is specifically about their service where they schedule a road test for you, and their angry, unprofessional phone support. People should know that this service basically amounts to a scam, charging $100 or more for a service that the DMV offers for free on their website. What Drive Rite advertises on their website is that they will work with the DMV schedule a date for your road test. What they don't tell you is that they (Drive Rite) will ignore any directives you give them about your availability, and then if you need to request a new date, that comes with another $50-$100 charge. They hide that the DMV, who actually conducts the road tests and keeps the official schedule, allows you to cancel and reschedule your tests for no charge, as long as you do so at least 3 days in advance. Just as bad as charging a high price for a borderline fraudulent service, is the treatment you get when you call them. Here's what happened to me: After I was already $125 in the hole on their scheduling service, and following several attempts to contact the company via voicemail and email, I finally talked to a customer service representative on the phone. This individual did the following: 1) Told me she didn't believe me when I said I'd left them multiple messages (right off the bat!) 2) Repeatedly tried to speak over me on the phone, raising her voice to me 2) Told me that it was my fault that the I couldn't use the dates they gave me, even though I communicated my availability to them well in advance 3) Told me it was my fault that they cancelled the other date I had scheduled without informing me 4) Told me that they had no obligation to inform me about any changes in scheduling 5) Told me if I wanted any more assistance, I had to pay an additional $50. Fortunately, I discovered before I paid them any more money, that I could go to https://dmv.ny.gov/schedule-road-test to get the same service offered by Drive Rite, minus the lying and verbal abuse. Hopefully people will see this review and avoid my mistake.

I just passed a road test yesterday!! This school was so nice and good service . I took 6 times driving practice from AVERY JONES .https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjones03 He was amazing. He was very professional,his experiences were very simple so I could remember and understand .he gave a lot of tips for road test. I really recommend on him !!

Passed first try! Easy m just beware of narrow roads/ two ways that look like one ways. Beware of bike lanes and pave markings as well.

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Do they have lessons to learn manual?

Hi Nancy, sorry we do not offer Manual transmission lesson, only automatic.

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