I had an amazing experience with Officer Lyle, the online teachers, and everyone in the office!…read moreThey were very receptive and easily accessible if you needed anything for whatever reason. Officer Lyle was beyond patient, helpful, and friendly, and he took his time to answer any questions that I had. Thank you, iDriveSmart and Officer Lyle!!

Online classes: admittedly these are very, very long and kind of boring. They are what they are…read more In-car lessons: these went well. Always started on time and finished on time. The quality of instructors has a quality mix to it, but most were very good. Also, if you like an instructor, you can try to schedule more lessons with that specific instructor, which was helpful. It can be difficult to find lessons when and where you want, but if you book far enough ahead of time, you can generally find several reasonable options. General communications: Every time we called the company for help, they were very responsive and always friendly. Overall, I would say our experience was very positive, and I would use them again if I need to and would recommend them.

Great customer service. Like the online option for the classes, that's convenient for working…read moreparents.

Just got passed my driving test. Big thanks to Hussein and Mossein. They are very nice and…read moreknowledgable and proffessional instructors, feels like a dad teaching me how to drive from the scratch. They always make us feel comfortable every lesson and teach you everything they know about driving and the road without any hesitations. We really learned a lot from them. Ruben was a very good instructor from our driving educational course, you will know that he's doing it for a long time cause he's very professional. Thanks also to the pretty lady in front desk for always being nice and informative in assisting with our paper works. If you are looking for a good driving school, I would recommend this 100%!!!

After ten three-hours online driving lessons, came to this office for the first in-person driving…read morelesson. It located on the second floor up the FedEx Office Print Ship Center. Its entrance faced to the parking lots from the Mr. Tire Auto Service Centers. After signing in on paper sheet, the driving coach Dan was there soon after. He was nice and explained everything needed to do clearly during the drive. He was very helpful during the drive and talked a lot about rules or driving in general. After returning to the office, was led to the computers where the grading process was done quickly. He gave helpful feedback about what needed to improve and important things to know about the actual driving test. He also answered all questions well and the whole process took no more than five minutes.

They "earned" a BAD REVIEW for a reason. (FYI calling their HQ won't help)…read more I had scheduled a 4:30 pm appointment today and they called me 45 mins prior to the appointment, and told me that the instructor would be 15 minutes late. So l asked whether I would lose time, because they book lessons back to back. And the lady on the phone said there's no policy addressing lost time on the side of the school. She then told me to talk to the driver directly. I called at 4:03 pm when I arrived since no one was there to open the door. So I called their number (301-882-8000) and someone called an employee named MATT said he is related to the HQ and he could answer my questions. I asked about the company policy for paying back time to the student that they owed. And his response was "DO YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT THAT 15 mins?" So I asked the same question, if the company does not care about the 15 mins, why can't they give that back with more time or money? This is just hypocritical, because their business model is they charge their customers based on time. So it is ok for the clients to "absorb the loss" when the business can't deliver their service, but not vice versa?!?! How is that professional?! So l asked to speak to customer service and MATT said their customer service is already off for the day. Oh yeah? According to their webpage, their operating hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 6:30 pm. Meanwhile, the phone call happened between 4:03 pm and 4:07 pm. So that means, MATT LIED to shut the customer up, or they don't update their websites with proper operating hours. ** The instructor arrived at 4:44 pm and I asked them about the time we lost. He said he could not give the 15 mins back due to a class afterwards BECAUSE "it is not fair for the student". So l asked how is it fair for me to lose that 15 mins? Then the driver said he would need to get a "clear" from customer services/ HQ. And he cannot do it without a yes from them. In other words, if MATT had indeed been related to their HQ and customer service, he should have been in a position to give permission to the driver for paying back that 15 mins to a client. Like I said, they earned a bad Yelp review for a reason. I should have listened to the ones that I had seen previously. And I am glad that I didn't sign up for their additional 30-hour classes. I rarely leave a bad review but this one is an "exceptional" circumstance. Good luck to anyone looking for a driving school. Choose any business BUT this one!!! -------------------------------------- ** (One of the parents who was a witness told me that they signed up for the 30 hour package. She said they do work PAST normal business hours, for example they have drivers teach from 6 to 9 pm on weekdays. And they work on Sundays too at noon!!) So they do treat their clients differently! ------------------------------------------

Very patient instructor teaching stick driving to a newbie. I would totes higher again.read more

The customer service is very friendly, and the instructor is very nice and helpful. I rent a car…read morefrom them and got my road test passed with flying colors! The tips I learned from the instructor are easy to memorize and implement! A no doubt five-star service for them :-)

The woman instructor at Germantown and then works at Rockville is extremely rude. I had her several…read moreyears ago and it made my experience unsettling. It wasn't untill another person sat in that it was easier and helpful. She's controlling and a bit condescending. In the car she raised her voice at me several times in the time as if she was my mother . Same thing in person, speaking to people as if they beneath or not up to par. I should've listened to the few others who told me about this place but they didn't say why, I get it now.

Great experience using Greg's driving online course! Mr. Carlos was an amazing teacher on our…read moreonline courses and made it more manageable

It took me a long time to pass the CDL Class B with P and S endorsement for school bus driving…read morelicence due to my age and a busy schedule. The office was supportive and tried to meet my schedule. The instructor, Mr. Cesar Benitez was very informative and thoughtful in giving classes. I am glad that I selected Mr. George's Driving School and highly recommend.

Muchas gracias por todo hoy 02/03/2025 pasé mi licencia CDL A sin restricciones Gracias a mis…read moreinstructores Roberto, César y Juan carlos que se tomaron el tiempo y la paciencia para enseñarme a manejar y hacer todo bien la mejor escuela en el DMV muchas Gracias. Just pass my CDL today 02/03/2025 Thank you very much to my instructors Roberto, Cesar and Juan carlos, Thank you For your patience and your great way of teaching how to drive, Thank you all very much, I appreciate it very much and I highly recommend the school to anyone who wants to get there license, Thank you very much to everyone and my instructors

We had a horrendous experience with another driving school. For my daughter to get her license…read morewithout waiting the two months, she needed to get the seven hours of behind the wheel. I went on Yelp and found Safe Driving School. The lady was pleasant, so I went ahead and signed her up. That same evening my daughter was driving. The driving instructor was beyond knowledgeable and kind. Unlike the other driving school instructor, he knew where he was going and wasn't constantly looking at his phone. He also spent the entire time with my daughter and gave her some tips that I am even going to use. It was definitely a different experience, and I can't say enough good things about Safe Driving School.

5 STARS! Safe driving academy helped me out so much. I did part 1 of the class back in 2019 and…read morelife just got in the way for me to complete part 2. The staff was helpful, friendly, considerate, timely, kind, and efficient. They were understanding and after showing my receipt they were more than accommodating. The gentleman who helped me when I was having trouble was very knowledgeable and worked through the answers with me instead of giving me the answers. I was honestly blown away when he was grading my test and wasn't using a cheat sheet. He was basing it all off of memory. It was fantastic!

Excellent customer service I got there was so many questions and they make sure that everything was…read moreanswered I paid the subscription it was 380.... Everything was excellent except for a small detail. I didn't know how to drive properly. I was so afraid and scare, but then my instructor. Victor give me so much confidence than now I'm capable of being in the road by myself and for that I feel so grateful.

I love this driving school. Mr p was my instructor. he was very polit, so helpful. made me feel so…read moreconfident that I will pass. he gave great encouragemen. and helped me understand the road. highly recommen him.

My son took an extra practice two hour driving session with Maurice and had an extremely positive…read moreexperience. Maurice was very patient and helped my son get over his driving phobias. He had my son driving on the beltway back from College Park at the end of the session (something I could never do on my own with him). I highly recommend behind the wheel sessions with Maurice.

Google reviews were great, reviews here were poor, I went with Google's. Big mistake…read more Purchased a single driving lesson for "extra practice" for my teenage daughter. Called the office to explain exactly the driving skills we wanted the instructor to focus on and asked them to note that with the instructor. We arrived early at the Bethesda office. Office was closed with a sign saying their instructors will meet you there if you have a scheduled lesson. When the lesson time came and went, I called the first posted phone number, which was out of service. Not a good sign. The second number was answered, and we were then contacted by the instructor who had parked on the street outside -- the first of multiple communication issues. The instructor had no idea why we had scheduled a lesson. Compared to "the competition" in our area (the one with ex-cops, which we previously used), the instructor was unfriendly and unwelcoming --- not a good thing with a new, un-confident driver. After the lesson, my daughter told me that the instructor hardly gave her feedback while she was driving, gave her turn and other directions at the last second, and told her to slow down instead of speeding up to be closer to highway speed when she was merging onto the highway. When she first entered the car, the instructor was playing loud talk-radio. When my daughter asked if he could turn it off (at least she had the sense not to be playing talk-radio during a driving lesson); he turned it down, not off, until she asked again. I don't expect miracles from a driving school, but we know from experience that Habesha's service and professionalism was far below the competition.