Our experience was AMAZING!! My daughter has anxiety about trying new things and her instructor made her feel so comfortable and taught her so much. We could not be any happier with the service provided and look forward to seeing her for the next lesson!! THANK YOU!! read more

Curbside Driving School - Driving lesson #1 in the books! - Driving Schools Near Me - Denair, California

We used this school for our daughter. The instructors were amazing. They turned our scared daughter into a very good driver. From the first lesson to the final day of the drivers test, they were supportive, positive and professional. Our daughter felt very confident when learning from them. We would recommend them to anyone who needs driving instructions. read more

To be honest I would give Melanie 100 stars if it were an option! Because of her I have 3 kids driving 2 licenses and 1 last getting hers September and the one I was most worried about got hers today and she's mentally disabled as in her comprehension is a 3rd grade level and she's almost 23 years old so if she can get her thru it she can literally do anyone! Please give her a try she's great read more

This is the most rediculous, most pathetic excuse for a business I have EVER seen!!!! NO, NO, NO!!!!! 4 cancellations, each time with a guarantee an instructor would show up at our house ( for our anxious 15 year old permitted driver ) AFTER they took our money. Excuses and more excuses each time they cancelled except the 4th time .....no one would answer the phone at all.....they later TEXTED us saying they were in a meeting. The owner herself said she would show up but of course never did. These people need to learn how to properly run a business, as they are not even remotely close right now!!! There are plenty of other trustworthy companies out there, that will not waste your time and money.....DO NOT USE THIS ONE!!!!!!! read more

Melanie was the best! My son said that she was a great instructor and she never cancelled any appointments. My son passed his driving test. I will highly recommend her!!! read more

This place is a joke. I know the owner personally, she is my cousin. When I hired her to teach my son to drive, I never thought that I would have an issue with her. Two out of three appointments were kept just as scheduled. But when it came to my son's last appointment, that is where we had an issue. Her son had had an emergency the night before. She called me in the morning stating that she had to reschedule everyone else appointments, but she was going to try to keep my son's last one. As previously stated in the other yelps by other yelpers, she did not keep her appointment. She offered a refund, but I told her that I had another son that was going to need her in October and to just put it towards his lessons. Well here it is October, and I called her. She informed me that she didn't want to do business with family. What I did not state was the fact that I am having issues with our (hers and my)Uncle. He informed me that he told her not to issue me my refund, nor to take my youngest on as a client and she did not. So not only did she not issue me my refund, but she is totally unethical and morally wrong. She stuck her business in my personal business. So I took her to the BBB so they can help me get my refund. She played it off like I was a jilted family member that was out to give her a bad name. She ignored them, and I still haven't received my refund. However, the BBB did send my complaint to the Stanislaus District Attorney to pursue further action. Also, I know for a fact that she talks about your student behind their back to other students. She told me herself that she talked about my student to his other classmates. They gossipped the whole time while she was "instructing" them to drive. She also tried to gossip with my child about my husband and myself. So my advice to you is do NOT hire this driving school. Not only is she flakey, and does not issues a refund for missed lessons, she gossips about you and your children with other students. Do like I did, and take her to the BBB. We all need to hold this company accountable for being immoral, unethical, and for stealing our money. read more

This company stole my money and promised to give me a refund after cancelling most of my appointments. Melanie left me at my University after I spent hours walking around campus to find her for my appointment. This is the worst driving school ever. Go to a different Driving School please. read more

I am an adult driver who needed some extra practice to get over a driving fear. I had always struggled with driving because of this fear and lack of self-confidence in my own abilities. I called quite a few different driving schools before I chose Curbside Driving School. When I spoke with Melanie on the phone she was very polite and understanding. She assured me she works with adults with similar situations as mine. When she took me out to drive on our first appointment I was very nervous but she was very calm and patient as well as knowledgeable. Immediately I felt safe and I learned so much from her. I had to knock off a few stars due to her having to reschedule a few times but I was also only available on weekends and she made it work. She made me feel prepared for my drive test. I would recommend Curbside, staff is very friendly. read more

The scheduling issues are major. Communication is lacking and I really hope they figure out a better system. My daughter felt comfortable with Melanie and learned a lot but literally every single session was rescheduled. read more

FRAUUUUDDDDDDD! Is there a negative stars? Lady shows up at the house to do a driving lesson and she received her payment. Within a minute she immediately said there was issues with the car and she would have to reschedule. It happens I guess. Then Fraudside driving school kicks in. She continued to ignore text and calls. Then she finally schedules and guess what....no call no show. Finally lady finally agrees to reimburse the money and says she will drop money off during the middle of the day on a Tuesday and I said no there is nobody home and you're not leaving money under the mat or something. She says oh no I just thought maybe someone in the home didnt work so someone would be there. Do not use Fraudside driving school!!!! read more

This place has been a scheduling nightmare. The first appointment was scheduled right away and went well. The next, couldn't get in for weeks after several calls. Then at appointment time got a text that they had a flat tire and again took several calls to reschedule. Third appointment they didn't show up at all, wouldn't answer calls or text messages, and when they finally did, said we hadn't ever scheduled. They recommended that she set the appointment for the day before my daughter's DMV test, so she will now have to miss school to get her third lesson in before the test the next day. Our experience with this company has been nothing but a disorganized mess of excuses and incompetence. read more

Wow, it appears I clearly should have read these reviews before i tried to book this company. The only reason I gave her one star, is because it would not allow me to not give any. Whatever you do, DO NOT BOOK MELANIE'S CURBSIDE DRIVING SCHOOL FOR ANY REASON......... The very first lesson we had booked for my daughter, she called and said that her son had broken his leg and was being taken by ambulance to the hospital. Well, being a mom, i was very understanding, and empathetic to her. Then it kept happening, and she would not communicate with me at all, and started going through my teenage daughter, and of course, like the other,"victims" of hers, i had paid in FULL for the "package Deal" up front. I found it funny that she communicated with the one that did not control the money! It was truly downhill from there..... After that, it was cancelled lessons and "no openings". Even the day before her scheduled test. So, needless to say, my daughter failed her test. And we are still owed money. She has not returned any of my text messages or phone calls. I honestly can't even believe she even still has a business left after treating customers like this. read more

TAKE YOUR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE!!! If I could give Curbside Driving School NO stars....I definitely would. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY! Like many other reviews I paid in full...no problems with the 1st lesson but the second was cancelled 3x by Melanie. First 2x for personal reasons and the last because she locked her keys in the car. Every time she cancelled my daughter had to wait the following month for an appt. Each cancellation with less than an hour notice. 1st lesson was Nov 21 and now March 14 I'm fed up with being patient. I decided to go with a much more reliable company in Turlock. When asking for my money back for the services obviously she didn't provide her response was..."Yes I have had things happen that were out of my hands as I'm sure you have too at some point in life" like I was suppose to be understanding...I was understanding the 1st 2x. She did apologize and at 1st it was ok...I'm done dealing with someone that feels keeping our $ and not providing services is ok. read more

I had a different instructor 2/3 of my lessens so it doesn't even make sense that the schedule would change be due to my "bad" driving ability. especially when each of the instructors were praising my driving abilities and says that I would have no problem passing my test because I don't drive like a beginner. read more

Literally THE WORST driving instructor ever. The first time we had an appointment she only game me an hour because she said that she had a "family event" to go to and after that one time she has canceled on me 6 times. She's schedule a day and put a time on it but then cancel the day before due to an "emergency" so now my permit expires next week and I'm out of luck so I now need to retake my permit test and make another appointment for my behind the wheel test, it's sad because today was when it became the last straw she'd only contact me and never answer texts or calls from my mom so now I'm going to a different driving school but after this happened I decided to look at reviews and unfortunately everyone else has had the same experience that I've had, I don't have a say so in where you spend your money but I wouldn't do it here. It's a waste of time. read more

Zero stars!!! I have never experienced such poor customer service in my entire life!! They no showed and cancelled not ONCE but FOUR TIMES on my excited, eager teenage son who was anxiously wanting to get behind the wheel and could not do so until he got the first lesson done... Which NEVER happened!!! The owner herself was scheduled to do the lesson and still didn't show up!!!! (After she'd already been paid Of course!!!) I took time off of work three afternoons to see my son off on his exciting first time behind the wheel which never happened!!! I don't want this to happen to one more teenager!! Or parent !! Please don't use this company. What a huge disappointment ! read more

I used curbside 4 years ago for my son & EVERYTHING went well! My son enjoyed the instructor & he taught him everything he needed to know for his behind the wheel with the DMV. We had no issues at all! My other son just did his 1st lesson in January with Melanie and he was very happy with their first drive. I would definitely recommend this company. I will keep you posted on how the next 2 sessions go. read more

I would never recommend this school they LOVE to reschedule your Kid Driving Apt. then they show up late and act as if they are doing you a favor , when they do show up, if you don't mind never getting your apt. then this is the school for you if you want your child to learn something, DON'T CALL THESE PPL. they will text you the day of the apt. and try to reschedule, or they will try to knock really soft on they front door hoping you will not answer instead of using a door bell.!!! they are very undependable. don't use them.... read more

Stay Away...if you have a good experience with Curbside it's truly a fluke. So unprofessional and unorganized. I've never seen anything like it. read more

I am from the Bay never driven before but needed to drive for work so we ended up scheduling my behind the wheel last minute. My husband called curbside driving school to book practice on the day of my test. We booked them a day before my exam and I had no clue what it's like to drive in Turlock. Tom (my instructor) was amazing at teaching me all the tricks and tips. I am super happy Tom taught me extremely well especially backing up which is difficult for new drivers. Everything happened in rush but passed my test and defiantly recommend this place. Good luck to all the new drivers - ask for Tom if your not comfortable with certain moves. read more

They cancelled on my son 7 times. After they cancelled the 6th time I asked them directly if they would be able to finish his lessons and I reminded them that his drivers test with the DMV was coming up in two weeks. They assured me they would be able to get him finish up the following week. They never showed up nor did they call or respond to any of our texts or phone calls. With four days left to my sons test we are left to scramble to find another company to complete this for him. I know life happens but this is unacceptable. Absolutely horrible experience. If you read other reviews they say very similar things which has been going on very several years now which tells me it's not just what's happening in their life now this is just how they operate. Honestly never experienced any business so unprofessional. WOW is really all I know what to say. read more

Our request for a refund has been ignored by Curbside. Taking Payment in full and then not providing service as stated and refusing refund of a client is stealing $$. Many people have had the same problem with this company. We gave them a chance to resolve our issue through a refund and they would not even return a call or message back to us. Stay away from this place, unless your into giving money away. read more

I am an adult driver and striving to learn how to drive, I've called many driving schools but couldn't accommodate me because they said they don't have availability due to my work schedule. I called curbside and I have talked to Melanie, explained that I only have 1 month left before my permit expires and she was so helpful and fit me into her schedule immediately... She was a great teacher, very calm and polite... I recommend her 100% in fact I have enrolled my daughter and she is very pleased with her experience with Melanie... read more

Melanie went above and beyond in more ways than I can say in a single review. She is knowledgeable and gave my daughter all the right feedback to help her fine tune a few skills. She was a great instructor. My daughter was made to feel very comfortable and relaxed each time. read more

Very flaky schedules cancels reschedules cancels to a 15 year who can't drive until they give him a lesson it is unacceptable. my son was up at 6 am two days in a row first excuse was my battery won't start I need to postpone we offered to drive her to get a battery and it turned into my sister is taking me I will call you when i am ready then that didn't fix it it must be the alternator and I don't have a back up car today but I can take you tomorrow first thing in the morning now it's my mom has cancer (which if true is horrible and sad and I pray for her recovery) but I completely don't believe her after reading other people's comments and talk to some other local parents that have used this company. read more

Very frustrated. I would not recommend this driving school. I have made several attempts to reschedule and appointment and they never answer the phone. I have left four messages and they do not have the courtesy to return the call. Very unprofessional in my opinion. Not a good way to run a business. read more

Curbside driving is the best driving school!! Please don't give a second thought, it's worth it! Melanie and Tom are so nice n I must say the most friendliest people I ever met! Melanie was able to teach me n help me get my license just in 3weeks. She has so much patience n always motivated me. her students are her first priority!! One word for them Which would best describe them is EXCELLENT in every way!! read more

I wasn't going to write a review, but I cant let this go any longer. This is the worst drivers training I ever experienced. She taught my daughter nothing, left everything up to us to teach her and canceled many times, never two times in a row. I should have asked for a refund , but didn't, many people have. She didn't help with the test at all, couldn't use her car , ect...what a waste of money. BEWARE,,,TOTAL RIP-OFF. read more

please do not waste your money on this place. the lady who owns this is a no show. she will repeatedly come up with excuses to cancel your appointments and will never return your calls to reschedule. I currently have to go to the city of Modesto to report her and relieve a refund that she refuses to give me for services that were never rendered. on top of that her teaching is subpar,with her seeming to have no real tactic to teach. she basically just puts you aimlessly on a road without first teaching you how to steer,brake, or gas. I promise you this place is a shame job waiting to take your money. read more

I would have given Zero Star, but I can't. I would like to tell all other people to be away from this drastic school, I have wasted my money with them and on top that my worthy time. I already had a DMV drive test appointment scheduled but Then I came across them and thought of taking their car, later I thought it would worth if I get some lessons too, the worst decision I ever made in my life, the guy tom is ok, but the lady Melanie who manages appointments gave me bad experience, I got my first two lesson although being rescheduled both times by them, next day on my drive test day the lady called me in the morning saying that I have rescheduled my drive test it is DMV did that but the reality was she did that to me, I wasn't aware and now my test was to happen next week, and this lady again didn't show up for my remaining lesson on test date She's telling me Im dizzy I cant drive the car so lets cancel the appointment again, OMG how can you guys do that , I took two days off from work just for my test and the appointments that you guys gave to me, and how how can you run a business without not having enough people, just cause of you I didn't move out of the City. These people have no respect for someone's time and money and they will cancel their appointment at the last minute. I kindly request all the people looking for school please stay away from them else you'll suffer, and I dont need any explanation for what happened, and I know its was 100% u guys fault . Thanks for such drastic experience read more

I was given a appointment time on a Friday , and was given weak excuse as to why my appointment needed to be moved , then got the same excuse on Sunday when it was rescheduled to , then when it was rescheduled to Tuesday , my "instructor" never showed up and I was again given a lame excuse as to why they couldn't show up . Then again on Thursday when it was moved again the owner was supposed to come herself , but instead gave another excuse why she couldn't and said she sent an instructor which never showed up . All the owner could say is "I'm sorry" . This company owner does not know how to properly run a business as she can't follow through on any appointments which are "guaranteed times" and guaranteed good service . I received neither of the two . I recommend this company to no one. The owner is not trustworthy and cannot follow through on anything . Four different cancels or No shows . Ridiculous !!!!! read more