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    McKenna's Driving School

    2.1 (7 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    High School Driving Academy - Janet Udle - President

    High School Driving Academy

    4.0(1 review)
    5.4 kmNorth End

    I took the course at High School Driving Academy as a "mature" learner a few years ago. The reason…read morewhy I chose this school rather than another was mostly location: it's easy to get to the Dartmouth Sportsplex using transit whereas some of the other schools have fairly inaccessible locations for the theory part. The course consists of 25 hours of theory, usually comprising two subsequent weekends, and 10 driving lessons. The atmosphere of the theory part is a bit like back in high school, but I guess that's necessary given the audience. Apart from me only one or two other people were older than 18. The course is well taught though, and the materials used good. Peter and Janet, the two instructors of the theory part, and the owners of the company, are ex husband and wife. Interesting setup but it seemed to work. Peter is extremely obsessed with detail though, so he may be a bit challenging as a driving instructor. For the theory part he was great though. When you start taking the theory part you should already have your learner's licence -- otherwise you can't start booking driving lessons. An important organizational detail that is not really explained on the company website. It's a bit of an interesting situation since, in order to get a learner's licence, you have to pass the rules test and the signs test (as well as the vision test) -- so in a way you first have to pass the tests before you start learning the material in the course. Another reason to get your learner's licence as early as possible is that there is a three-month waiting period between getting your learner's licence and taking the road test (which you take after having taken the theory part as well as the driving lessons). For my driving lessons I had Gary Steed most of the time who is truly an excellent instructor. Meanwhile he started his own driving school though. The other instructors I had were good too. So overall it's a good driving school with nothing really to complain about. I passed my road test at the first attempt and have been accident-free ever since. I can recommend them.

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    MRD Maritime Roadwise & Defensive Driving School

    MRD Maritime Roadwise & Defensive Driving School

    1.0(3 reviews)
    4.8 km

    My son completed his classroom session of the course in March 2019. It took until October 25th,…read more2019 to begin his first driving lesson. We would go days and days before receive a response to set up the next lesson. On 2 separate occasions, cancelled at short notice. Today, we were told that my son had one hour left of driving but would not honour it because the time had "elapsed" and would therefore NOT receive his course completion certificate until I paid $79 for this hour of driving. I was also told thar he was considered "elapsed" since December 2019! (What!?) My son had regular appointments with Larry (who is great) through January to March. Not one word about being elapsed, from anyone. Then COVID hit and the world was paused for months. His next lesson, in September 2020, again, no mention of "elapse", went great. When we inquired today about the certificate, were told he will get the certificate once he completes this $79 lesson. Every single correspondence back and forth has been saved and will be filed the the BBB.

    IMPOSSIBLE to schedule in car lessons (which are only offered during school). many lessons…read morecancelled by the instructor with minutes notice. Instructor didn't show up for lessons on 3 occasions - we started taking time stamped photos to prove this. Refused to issue my son's certificate of completion until we paid additional money. Cannot believe they are still open. CANNOT believe this is an "accredited" driving school with local insurance companies.

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    Young Drivers of Canada

    Young Drivers of Canada

    1.0(6 reviews)
    5.1 kmWest End

    Not impressed thus far with this company. They been around for years so I thought probably a…read morereputable company so I took my money and paid them for my sons driving classes. Classes were done but no driving yet because of Covid but if they didn't slack on getting some of the kids driving when things were still open. If things don't look brighter for my hard earned money spent to these people I will see that the media is aware and a small claims court will be considered. Get with it Tom or whoever is suppose to be scheduling the driving classes. You have a month then I'll start the ball rolling and I will do whatever I have to do to either get what I paid for or a refund for the whole. Totally disappointed!

    Poor experiences with Young Drivers. The classroom portion was as expected, but ran into issues…read morewith the driving and dealing with Tom. Driving lessons that were scheduled were cancelled without notice (just didn't show up), when I called to ask I found out it was because my original license was expired, however I had already written my test again and received a new license. Instead of checking in, I was made to sit and wait for a lesson that I never had. Later I paid for additional driving lessons (2015), however didn't end up using them. I contacted Young Drivers in February to see if a refund was possible. They didn't have my information on file (unsure why...), but when I presented my receipts Tom replied that they would offer a refund up to 5 years later, and that he would mail a cheque or I could come in to pick up my refund. When the cheque didn't arrive, at first I thought the COVID pandemic may have played a part, and tried to contact Tom again. It's been 5 months and I haven't heard a word from him. I've called the office a few times to speak with a worker there, who insisted they can't offer a refund, despite the fact that Tom already agreed. I am now out $450 and can't get Tom to respond to my calls, messages left with the office, or numerous emails. Overpriced and terrible customer service.

    McKenna's Driving School - driving_schools - Updated May 2026

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