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    Northwest Driving School

    4.0 (4 reviews)
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    Oregon Driver Education Center - Developing Elite Drivers

    Oregon Driver Education Center

    2.2(111 reviews)
    33.3 km

    I enjoyed my time with my instructor I believe her name is Sarah she was amazing and had such a…read moregreat attitude. she was very professional and calming. I honestly dont know how much worse my anxiety would have been. she gave great directions and positive feedback. I highly recommend going through ODEC. there are a lot of people who's reviews may be negative but my experience was great.

    First off, the location for our test was Woodburn. My teen daughter attempted a drivers test there…read moreand failed. I know a one star review on a failed test is suspect but let me continue. The place felt very sketchy, hand written sign, one employee. The lady was very odd. She just had the strangest demeanor, kind of brusque but also expecting us to know things we didn't know even about the sign in procedure. She failed my daughter on turning right with traffic coming too close. She slammed on the brakes when the approaching traffic was nearly a block away and going at residential speeds. She also pointed out stop signs like my daughter hadn't seen them, again when they were almost a block away. She also said my daughter didn't look behind her when she backed out, which she very clearly did. It almost feels like a scam, they get paid by the test, so having a high fail rate is good for profit. She expected my daughter to drive like a grandma with bad eyesight maybe? Seeing the intense reviews I feel bad as a parent I just jumped at the first appointment that looked close and didn't research the company first.

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    Tom's Driving Academy

    Tom's Driving Academy

    3.1(12 reviews)
    40.1 km

    Loree, the owner of this driving "academy", is in desperate need of training relevant to business…read moreethics, among other things. She is unpleasant in general, questionable in her role as an "instructor", and unapologetic as well as unaccountable. After an incident in her class where my high school daughter and I were specifically singled out for harassment, Loree determined that my intention to reach out directly to ODOT was a "threat", and expelled my daughter (who had participated respectfully and had never missed a single class session or driving lesson) from her program. A legal challenge had to be made, and a complaint to ODOT filed. If you prefer to interact with a driving school that is ethical, with a strong customer service orientation and an eye towards treating students fairly above all, this is not the right driving "academy" for your family.

    Unfortunately disappointing; while it did take Loreen (the owner) several days to pick up the…read morephone, that is not the most disappointing part of this review. While she may be an adequate "driving instructor," I don't believe that Loreen is necessarily at her best when she interacts with people. Especially when it involves taking accountability and apologizing. Loreen and I spoke on the telephone twice, for a length of time before coordinating dates/times that would best suit my daughters schedule and hers. After verbally discussing pricing and scheduling, a PayPal invoice was delivered to my email address. 1. The invoice was incorrect. When I telephoned Loreen, I asked her to please send a corrected invoice. She immediately countered with, "No, I didn't make an error. That is how much the driving lesson cost." Needless to say, the invoice was again emailed with the correct pricing. So YES, she did make an error and NO, she did not apologize. 2. An email with dates for the scheduled driving driving dates/times was to be emailed to my daughter. (I had placed them in my calendar as well). It was not emailed, even after calling twice to remind her. 3. Yesterday was suppose to be my daughters first driving lesson. At 10 minutes past the hour, no driving instructor had arrived. I telephoned Loreen, she said that she had no recollection of us speaking and that she certainly would not have scheduled driving instruction without payment. I DID pay, the same day that the invoice arrived, via PayPal. Which she discovered after looking at her payments. Her tone with me was condescending and rude. To finish out an otherwise long review; I understand that we all make mistakes. That life can be stressful and overwhelming. That being said, it would have been professional and humanly kind, for Loreen to apologize and make an attempt to remedy her error. Instead she has overbooked with other clients. After a couple telephone conversations, she is refunding me in cash today (I don't trust her to actually send a refund otherwise). People, integrity and kindness go a long way in this world. You will be pleasantly surprised how people lean into you, and are inspired by your light. Pay it forward here and there, and be kind. Take ownership if you have made a mistake and do your very best to remedy it. :-)

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