My first lesson was great. Rick was my instructor, he was calm, patient, gave constructive and…read moreconducive criticism and made the learning experience phenomenal. I felt extremely comfortable during the practices. Rick reassured me that my driving skills were good, but needed practice, and my overall attention to the road was great. The next three lessons was with the owner, Rich, and it couldn't have been more different my first road lesson with Rick. At first I thought it would be phenomenal and not so intense, I had already done over 10 lessons with a different driving school, and was comfortable on the road. However, when I was with Rich after he observed my driving skills that I learned he'd tell me that everything I learned was incorrect. But I was reluctant to continue with Rich with an open mind to a different way of driving. Another thing I disliked, was the fact that my grip on the steering wheel was incorrect to him, Rich wanted me to have a narrower grip on the wheel where my hands would be closer together, and when steering my hands would practically be right on top of each other to avoid oversteering. Thing is, I am a tall skinny guy with long lanky arms, I cannot physically fucking grip the wheel with such a narrow grip 1- physically its uncomfortable for me 2- turning didnt feel natural nor right at all, but even if i tried to go back to how I learned from Tanner City, Rich would just continue to tell me that it was wrong. Not only that, but everything I was doing despite having already been on the road, before was always wrong, despite other instructors telling me that I was doing well. Even when I would be doing a maneuver that was correct and that I learned from previous instructors, he'd yank the steering wheel in the middle of traffic and continue to just be condescending. That was the most anxiety inducing experience(s) I've had, not even the amount of fast oncoming traffic was anxiety inducing just the sheer uncalled intervention of grabbing the wheel was unneeded in the situation. Wouldn't even allow me to even go through with how I learned to parallel park. When it came to turns, I understand there's a sense of urgency, but Rich was impatient even when there wasn't any threats around us that needed defensive driving. The importance of defensive driving is vital in teaching new drivers, but Rich was not the best confidence builder when being on the road, but eventually it came to me, overtime when working with Rich. I genuinely believe if I kept at least some of my old driving habits that I learned at the driving school I was at prior I wouldn't have been so nervous and uncomfortable during the exam. However I did I make mistakes on the road test that I take full accountability for. Rick -thank you again for your advice and lessons during my first lesson, and making the experience great. Rich - I appreciate your straight forwardness when driving, and the time you spent to help me drive better, especially when turning, but I really think you need to reevaluate your style of teaching because it is VERY ANXIETY INDUCING and it does not help people like myself pursuing the road test. Also I really wish you showed me the testing area sooner so I could have practiced on my own time there and was clearer about the right of ways at the intersection on market street. Other than that, everything else was good, I enjoyed the conversations we had. In sum, NSDS isn't a bad driving school, in fact it was OK, while my experience was very unorthodox and this review may come off as the total contrary. I look at it as a learning experience for myself, while building confidence took a little longer when working with Rich, I don't regret doing lessons with Rich. I also see it as an opportunity for Rich to improve his style of teaching (that is if he sees this review). Other than, thank you Rich for the time you spent with me on the road.

I had to add to this so no one else goes to this school,…read moreCharlie, an instructor was a CREEP! He kept putting his hand on my leg while I was driving. Who else knows what he will do. STAY AWAY FROM THE PERV SCHOOL. Thought this was a good driving school at first but when he booked me for a driving test that I told him I couldn't do, I got charged at the RMV extra money A MONTH AGO that he has YET to pay me back. He will not return my calls and he used to always return them but now that he owes me money, he won't. Do yourself a favor and go to a better driving school that costs a little more. It's worth it. You won't be dealing with children.

I am very pleased that I sent my child to Triad Driving Academy. She is an excellent driver and I…read moream very confident in the skills that she learned from Triad and their excellent instructors. I never felt alone in this process and the people in the office at Triad made this as smooth as it could be and the communication was excellent between the owners, scheduling, and any questions I had for the office. This was my first child to get their license and I will be sending my son through Triad soon. Thanks for all your help you have made her such a great driver!

Hard to book road lessons. Never availability. If you can't accommodate, then don't take as many…read morestudents. And when you email, no response. For what they charge, they could at least email back.

I enrolled my son in private lessons at Beverly Driving School ( AKA) NICASTROS…read morepresently know as , for 8 classes at 75$ a pop and was mislead and he was given a False impression as to his readiness, amongst late driving lessons and many other irregularities not to mention or bore Readers with. Today, we were told to arrive At 8:45 promptly in which we had, only to be left in-limbo while many others arrived to be Taken before him. After over an hour my wife inquired as to the delay after watching Several others taken before us, we were told to be patient while watching the same redundant rudeness. After moving our vehicle over towards the front after several vehicles exited and left with hope and promise, only then, did an employee walk Out and over to us and stated " ok, it's now your turn," only to leave my son with quick Anxiety, as I watched him enter the driving school vehicle, put on his seat belt, use a directional, and follow ALL proper use of NSC and Registry Protocols. He exited the lot only to be immediately returned and Arrived back at our car upset that he was told he failed. Leading to many thoughts, Mainly he was targeted because we may have spoken up as to why there was delay, Whether he was targeted, or he was the failed quota of the day. He had driven with me via the week, all day yesterday, and was The individual who drove me there today. When I asked what happened, he was upset. I observed rudeness, unproffessionlism, and Flagrant favoritism just while waiting. If I could give a finger I stead of a star in which it deserves would be more fitting. DO NOT TAKE YOUR KIDS THERE.....

Great instructors other than Pam. Never had any problems with any other instructors but Pam called…read moreme a horrible driver, told me I would fail, and humiliated me in front of the other girl in the car. Needless to say I passed without mistakes and have no problem driving. Get rid of Pam please

I was looking for Adult Driving Lessons and this place SCAMMED me…read more Maybe it's different for kids looking to take driving lessons but I doubt it because I was in the car when they tried to convince a parent to have their daughter take lessons with another auto school that both the parent AND the instructor I was with seemed very aware was run by someone who on multiple occasions was accused of inappropriate physical contact, something I was able to confirm myself very easily with google. I signed up for a 10 hour lesson program, which was not inexpensive, after being advertised that the scheduling would be able to be done at my discretion, that was never the case. The duration and timing of the lessons was always changing. During these lessons they taught me nothing besides the specific criteria for the driving test: cruising around, backing up, parallel parking, and that was it. No attempts to build confidence, no attempts to go out into the highway, and sometimes the instructor even had his hand on the steering wheel the entire lesson. After my 10 hours we were supposed to assess my progress together before continuing, I even had plans to take the driving test without their sponsorship (because they operate their tests out of a completely different town and DMV from where they teach) but instead they scheduled me for the test WITHOUT my consent and then wanted to charge me MORE MONEY to take it with them after misleading me that this was all part of the package I had already paid for. After failing the test they offered no additional feedback besides saying I was "nervous" and have never attempted contact again. Very dissatisfied with the lessons that I was given and very dissatisfied with the lack of communication surrounding the entire process. I hope it's different for younger learners but I somehow doubt that very much. But if you are an adult looking for driving lessons you'd be better off looking elsewhere. I feel they just took my money for everything and gave me nothing. Total Scam.

Love Mark( the owner)'s way of teaching! He is very honest and straightforward about his students…read moredriving skills. He will let you know if you are ready to take the exam or not. Just listen to what he says and practice and practice. You'll be the next one to pass the exam!

From the beginning it was a very bad experience. They don't communicate to parents properly, they…read moreschedule road tests 2-3 + weeks out every time cause they only have two ppl working (wife & husband). Both have a horrible attitudes towards customers. Avoid at all costs!

My daughter failed her road test twice after completing drivers ed with another Driving School…read more Needless to say she was crushed and wanted to quit. I contacted Laura from Olbash and she was great! She took my daughter on two lessons and then took her to the road test. She passed! Laura was great with my daughter. She was patient with her and gave her the confidence to try again. I will recommend Laura at Olbash to anyone who asks me for a driving school recommendation.

Highly recommend Lucien. He's a very good teacher who taught a complete novice. He' has never…read moremissed a lesson, always shows up on time and is a very good man. Thanks Lucien.

Lucien has many positive reviews, so I think his teaching style clearly works well for some…read morestudents--it just didn't work for me. I'm not trying to criticize his technique as a whole, but I do want others to have a clear sense of what to expect. Booking a session was quick and easy, and I was able to get an appointment the very next day, which I really appreciated. I understand that driving instructors sometimes need to be curt and direct for safety reasons. However, I think the type of feedback also needs to match the situation and the student's experience level. For me, the lesson felt like an hour of being yelled at. I was constantly aware that I was doing something wrong, but not always what I had done wrong or how to fix it. My impression was that Lucien overestimated my prior driving experience. This could likely have been resolved by taking a few moments to pause, talk through what we were about to do, and ask whether I had done it before. When I asked questions, Lucien was willing to demonstrate, but many of his instructions weren't clear to me, and his tone made me feel as though I was being scolded, even if that wasn't his intention. If I made the same mistake multiple times, that suggested I didn't understand something, not that I wasn't trying. Instead, he seemed frustrated that I didn't get it immediately and would tell me I was doing it wrong without giving concrete, descriptive feedback about how to correct it. For example, when I was practicing turning, he would yell that I was doing it wrong and grab the wheel, which didn't help me understand what I needed to change. It would have been far more helpful to pull over, explain the steps clearly, and then practice on a quiet street where I could try again safely and independently. There were also times when I misunderstood his instructions (for instance, going into the leftmost lane instead of going to the leftmost lane that eventually turns right). His immediate response was to yell that I hadn't listened, rather than clarify what I had misunderstood. This approach felt infantilizing and made me upset and distracted, which wasn't conducive to learning. Pedagogically, it also didn't make much sense to me. I wasn't paying $70 an hour to ignore instructions; if I wasn't following them correctly, it meant something about the instructions wasn't clear. A more helpful response would have been to ask what part I had misunderstood and adjust the explanation so I could succeed next time. Overall, Lucien may be a good fit for students who thrive under very direct and high-pressure instruction, are very good at articulating the specific skills that they already have and are hoping to gain, and are better at interpreting his feedback. For others, his style may be stressful and difficult to learn from.

We switched to Dalton Driving as it was very difficult to get road lessons with her current school…read more So happy we did! My daughter had a great experience. She did not take her license test with the school as she was anxious to get it! ( typical teenage). With the skills and instruction she learned from Brian M she felt comfortable to do with the RMV. Lady who administered her driving test said she was the best driver she had seen all day! Thanks again Dalton!

By far the worst school in my experience. They tell you jam the brakes in unsafe conditions, and…read moreexpect you be familiar with Ipswich streets (failing driver for not doing so). I can't, in good conscience, recommend them).

My daughter had a 10/10 experience at Tanner City. She was extremely nervous driving prior to doing…read moreher road hours. She liked both of the driving instructors and was so comfortable after just half of her sessions. The office staff is extremely helpful and booking the road test was easy. Even the day of the test, they were building up her confidence before she took the test. She is officially a licensed driver. I def recommend using Tanner if you are looking for a driving school. We are in Beverly and they drove to our house to pick her up for lessons.

Instructor was quite confusing and for my son with LBLD was very difficult to follow…read more 1st day had technical issues with Zoom. My son was never told he needed to makeup the time, was allowed to be given the final test (again nothing mentioned directly to him). Now I go to make his driving hours only to be told his test did not count and he has to makeup the hours and retake the exam. By the time he makes up the hours, it will be over 2 months since he completed the class. Poor communication

I'm an older driving school student and I'm so grateful for the instructors I had at Nicastro's…read moreDriving School! Julie and Soulee were so helpful and patient. I feel much safer driving now and would recommend Nicastro's Driving School to anyone looking to learn to drive or brush up on their skills. Thank you!

What's the point of paying for lessons to learn how to drive if they dont adequately prepare you…read morefor the road test? Failing on account of your instructors not practicing proper technique with you, and actively teaching you different techniques to those listed on the RMV driving test sheet? You would honestly be better off watching you tube tutorials and practicing them with a parent in the car then taking any of these pointless lessons. They teach you how to drive, Just not well.