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I DO NOT recomend this driving school, for the below specified reasons:
1. They cheat in their advertisement. If you check the webpage, it says that if you register before a specific date, then you will get $100 off. Well, that 'special offer' is there all the time: there is no discount, it is simply a cheap marketing technique and they charge you the full price all the time.
2. For the in-class lessons, the instructor will waste your time by giving you a 1 HOUR break for another 30-40 minutes of class, just to say that he has completed his in-class hours. You don't want to waste your time like that: either teach me something, or let me go!
3. When you pay for the package, the fees for pick-up and drop-off are included in the package. What happened with my instructor (Sandy) was that she made me take subway to get to some 'convenient-for-her' location, costing me about $50, and when I first tried to tell her that the pick-up and drop-off is her responsibility and I paid for it, she said she can do it but then she will not teach me the way she should (BLACKMAIL) and will not be responsible for covering the material.
4. Further, I paid $120 for the so called G2 package, which included the $75 for the pick-up, drop-off and the car to use for the exam, plus $45 for 1 hour of driving at the TEST location as a mock test. What she did instead was she counted the 1 hour of driving class starting from the 'pick-up' (of course the pick-up happened NOT at my place) and I ended up driving for 1 hour to the test location. THIS IS CHEATING! I did not receive what I paid for.
5. To sum up, I will give the information about the instructors: the in-class one kept telling how he was the worst driver and according to my count he has had over 5 major accidents (from his stories of "..this happened to me.."); the in-car instructor was pregnant (I mean 5-7 months), and all she thought about was how to drop-me off somewhere where she picks up the next student. I was in car when another student was driving and she was texting at that time, when a MAJOR accident was about to happen: a car almost hit the car from the side at a hgh speed.
To sum this all up, my experience here should warn you to do a bit more research and find a school that does not cheat, that teaches what it is supposed to teach, and ensures adequate safety for you on the road.
I had a problem to decide what school should I take. You can always find some good and some bad reviews and that was the case with AMB as well. However, I decided to give these guys a chance and I didn't regret.
I have to say that this review is based on in class lessons only, I still haven't start with driving classes (I will update later or write another review later), but so far, from 1 to...
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Malik is a great in class instructor, he's funny and engaging and has entertaining stories to brighten up a dull topic. But beware if you get the in car instructor Khyber (pronounced Hyber) He is the most unprofessional, rude, demanding person, changing your lesson time without asking you, basically just demanding it like you owe him something. He also has terrible personal hygiene, he smells... more
Malik was a really great in class instructor. Lessons were enjoyable and very informative. I would recommend this driving school to others.