I never really had any driving experience and was super nervous to get into a car for the first time! I had sessions with both Joe and Stephanie; both were extremely knowledgeable and helpful throughout the process. Within only 4 sessions, I went from being terrified of even touching the gas pedal to comfortable driving down Federal Highway. Joe and Steph are also very kind and help make the student less nervous. read more

Stephanie has been a large factor of my daughter being a safe and independent driver in the scary roads of Florida. She is amazing! My daughter enjoys every class with her due to the great relationship they have developed!! Overall, I highly recommend anyone enrolling their kids with her. read more

Amazing third time around! Stephanie is so thorough, calm, and really makes the student driver feel at ease. Teaches all the important lessons a first time and continuing driver needs to do! My daughter (3rd one to take lessons with them) learned more in one hour than all the driving we've done so far! Love them! read more

Joe the instructor was extremely knowledgeable fantastic at educating our son on safety driving skills and as well preparing him for his driving test. I highly recommend Stephanie's auto driving school. read more

I did not have a good experience with Stephanie. She came recommended so, therefore, I was very surprised by her negative attitude and unnecessary harsh criticisms of my daughter. The way she spoke to her was demoralizing and not at all encouraging. The opposite of what a new driver needs. We switched to someone else and my daughter is doing great and very happy. Also, she was very difficult to schedule with, but that turned out to be a blessing in disguise. read more

What a Great Job She Did!!! Our daughter learned so much from this fine person...not only how to drive, but the proper rules of the road, tips on how to park in a lot, and things I didn't even know. Always prompt and on time, and she passed the license driving test the first time. Can't get any better than this! read more

My daughter had Stephanie as her driving instructor. She was very professional, on time, and was flexible with her hours. She took the time to show her the course and repeat anything that needed work. She even gave a pep talk to get her motivated before her actual timed driving test. Highly recommend Stephanie. Thanks for all you did to prepare our daughter! read more

I highly recommend Stephanie's Auto Driving School. Stephanie worked with my teenage daughter several times during the year between when she obtained her permit and her license. We staggered her instruction so Stephanie was able to teach her when she was a really new driver to build a strong foundation and then again in the days leading up to her road test which was a great confidence booster for my daughter. I plan to reach out to Stephanie again for some additional instruction on specific skills such as highway driving. Stephanie's schedule is busy but her students are a priority and I found her to be very accommodating when setting up my daughter's lessons. read more

First, let me say I have never written such a long review on YELP. Life is too short. But I am SOOOO aggravated! Second, I did not have my lesson with Stephanie or her brother Joe so I cannot tell you if they are good instructors or not. This is a review of Stephanie's business and how she runs it. Relying on the reviews here on YELP I called this driving school. After speaking with Stephanie on the phone, I felt ready to book with her school based on her details about how excellent and qualified her instructors were. I did not doubt that, so I booked a 90-minute lesson for $115. Stephanie explained that my instructor would be a woman that Stephanie contracts work to when they are fully booked. But... she again emphasized how good her instructors are and so I believed that the instructor she sent me would also be good. Had Stephanie said, "I am fully booked but I can give you the name of another driving school" I would not be leaving this review on Stephanie's YELP page. Had she simply referred me to someone and given me their number, my awful lesson would not be Stephanie's problem. However, Stephanie booked the appointment and told me who would be picking me up. This was not merely a referral, this was a lesson booked thought Stephanie's Driving School. I relied on Stephanie's Driving School to provide me with a service worth my money. That definitely didn't happen. To be clear, my lesson was not with Stephanie or her brother. I have no idea if they are good instructors or not. BUT...Stephanie booked the appointment for me, said Janine would pick me up, did not give me Janine's phone number (in fact, I never even got a last name!), so as far as I am concerned, my awful lesson reflects poorly on Stephanie's Driving School as they sent me an awful instructor. (I'll detail below what made the lesson so bad, in fact harrowing!) I would have left a two-star review, but I dropped it to one star after speaking with Stephanie who I called as soon as I got home. From the start, I felt like Stephanie did not believe that the lesson was terrible. She asked me what was wrong with it, and when I began to explain, she cut me off reminding me that Janine wasn't one of her instructors, but was an independent contractor, as if this makes her less responsible for my bad experience. She did apologize a few times, then became defensive, told me how much experience Janine has as an instructor and how she has never gotten a complaint (as if I were an anomaly). Turns out that Stephanie has only been sending students to Janine for the past 6 months! So, ok, she has never gotten any complaints about Janine in the 6 months she has been contracting work to her. There's a first time for everything. I had been given the impression that the independent contractor Stephanie Stephanie was booking me with had been vetted and would be a good instructor. On the phone after the lesson, Stephanie did not respond the way I would expect a business owner to respond. She did apologize, she did give me reassurances that her instructors are good, and then went on the defensive. She kept cutting me off, then I guess I talked over her with my impatience, it happens, so she started saying things like "Can I talk now? Is it my turn yet?" Ummm, that's okay from a sibling, but from a professional that you have conducted business with - I had to start laughing to myself, and I realized I was wasting my breath. She did at one point ask what she could do to make the situation better, and I said "Send me someone for 30 minutes who will instruct me and not distract me with chit-chat" etc etc and I was implying that that would be a freebie. Not a lot to ask. Hey, I'd be happy with 25 minutes of silence interspersed with some useful instruction! I finally ended the conversation as it was going nowhere. Shortly thereafter I got a text from Stephanie apologizing for my bad experience with Janine and that she would have a talk with Janine tomorrow. She said she would see if her brother would have time to squeeze me in so I could have a better lesson experience. I text back, thanks but no thanks. Then she texted again that she had told me school's schedule was very busy with college kids (TMI), but if I'd change my mind, to let her know. I didn't text back. The phone conversation with her was such a turn-off, why would I have another business interaction with her or her school. Then she texted AGAIN saying she'd offer me a "small discount for the inconvenience". I didn't text back. She texted AGAIN (!) saying that she had seen me driving (she passed us apparently) and that it looked like I was "driving pretty well!" I agree, I was driving fairly well and that is because 1) I was on a refresher course and 2) because I was concentrating so hard to block out the instructor and her chit-chat so that I wouldn't crash! No more room on YELP to write why my lesson with Janine was so bad. Hope she has her own YELP page! If Stephanie books you with Janine JUST SAY NO! read more

Hired Stephanie to take my son for a mock driving lesson at the testing site. He learned more in that hour than he learned from another school in 3 lessons. Happy to say he passed his drivers test today ! I will definitely use her for my 2 other children. Highly recommend. read more

Stephanie was great, she was able to fit us in Joe's busy schedule and he was great with my 17 year old son, very patience and knowledgeable! Will be using them again with my daughter! Thank you!!! Oh! And he passed his test! read more

I booked lessons with Joe and he was extremely understanding, calm and knowledgeable. His tone was always encouraging and he genuinely helped me become more confident in the weeks before my driving exam- couldn't have asked for a better way to prepare for it. . read more

My instructor Joe was a great teacher. As a 40 something first time driver I was a little hesitant and embarrassed that I never got my license. Having lived in NYC most of my life it was not necessary to drive. Joe made me feel at ease and confident to take the exam. I highly recommend this company! read more

My son took lessons from Joe who was an amazing teacher. He was more than prepared and easily passed his test today. Thanks so much, Joe!

My teenage son has been having driving lessons with Joe. Joe has been calm, patient and encouraging. I can see my son is learning about defensive driving and is now giving me suggestions as I drive! A HUGE thanks to Stephanie's Driving School for helping my son handle the enormous responsibility of driving. read more