
National Driver Training

Information about National Driver Training
Opening hours
- sunday: (closed)
- monday: 8h-18h
- tuesday: 8h-18h
- wednesday: (closed)
- thursday: 8h-18h
- friday: 8h-18h
- saturday: (closed)
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, National Driver Training® is the leading driver education provider assisting in legislation designed to keep our teens and roads safe. National Driver Training is the first state approved online program offering driver training solutions to meet the needs of teens, adults and corporations.ational Driver Training® is like no other drivers education program you may be considering. We are dedicated to making the American road a safer place for all of us.
Our comment from DrivingSchools.Directory about National Driver Training:
National Driver Training (NDT) is a top-notch driving school in the United States that provides an exceptional learning experience for new drivers. Many parents and students have praised the friendly, knowledgeable, and professional staff, particularly instructors like Dane and Irene, who make learning how to drive fun and comfortable. From informative courses to practical driving lessons, NDT ensures that students build confidence and are well-prepared for the road.
Some highlights from user feedback include:
- Excellent customer service and support throughout the learning process.
- Thorough explanations of driving concepts, which are backed by engaging videos and graphics.
- A user-friendly online platform that allows students to learn at their own pace.
- Positive experiences that lead to successful driving tests without the stress commonly associated with licensing.
While the course can feel lengthy and a few users noted some repetitive elements, the positive impact and educational value outweigh the minor drawbacks. NDT is highly recommended for anyone seeking to gain driving skills and confidence.
National Driver Training: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Both of my teens were at NDT. It is absolutely a wonderful place. All of the staff are extremely helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. Dane was an exceptional instructor. My daughter’s driving improved tremendously and I am much more comfortable/confident with her being on the road after her time at NDT. I would definitely recommend doing your lessons here.
Fantastic experience: Good and Informative,
Positive experience: They explain everything pretty thoroughly but it can get repetitive at points
Fantastic experience: Terri and the entire crew are awesome. Such a great experience for my daughter to get her license. 5 stars!!!
Fantastic experience: 5 stars for their customer service & driving training and road testing. This was the best place and the best way for my teen to get her driver's license! Forget the DPS and the hours you will need to spend there to get your license.. just leave it to the National Driver Training! Their process is awesome, making it very smooth and easy! Thank you Rubi and Dane!
Fantastic experience: It was easy to understand the subjects. Videos and graphics were supportive. Thank you. I learned a lot about driving a vehicle.
Fantastic experience: it was excellent and very informative 6 hours class...Thank you
Fantastic experience: It is a very helpful company because they give you the course you need to have the knowledge to drive.
Fantastic experience: My teen driver had Juan and Dane as her instructor and both were fantastic! She felt comfortable and confident each time she did her drives. I would definitely recommend NDT
Fantastic experience: This was the most and helpful thing I could of did and it was easy and very helpful
Fantastic experience: Great Customer service! All the instructors are wonderful people, especially Mr. Dane Sherry .
Fantastic experience: Very informative.
Fantastic experience: The NDT program is quite rich in information and very educative too. It's interactions are more than watching and reading through the notes, qualitative driving education indeed! Thanks so much.
Negative experience: So bad I’d rather take the points.
Fantastic experience: The trainers at National Driver Training were professional and friendly, they helped me feel comfortable behind the wheel and because of them I was able to pass my test easily! Thank you! 100% recommend.
Fantastic experience: After some lessons and passing my driving test, I can definitely say that it was worth the experience. If anyone is wanting to take driving lessons and is currently looking for a place to take your driving exam, please go to this place. I 100% recommended it as it’s very much worth it!
Fantastic experience: great simple easy course
Fantastic experience: This was our second time using NDT for my two teens. We opted to do the parent taught program, but used this location for an hour of training and the driving test. Dane was their instructor and I can say as a parent, he was fabulous! He’s patient, super knowledgeable and made my teens feel comfortable. The office staff are all very welcoming and professional. I highly recommend NDT to any teen driver wanting to get their license.
Fantastic experience: Awesome and knowledgeable App
Fantastic experience: My son really wanted me to teach him to drive. We opted for the parent taught course. Earlier this week he went to NDT for his drivers test. DPS is pretty booked out for this service. The test took 15 minutes and he passed! While getting his license, we learned the gentleman who gave the test , previously worked for their office and is the best type of professional to teach drivers ed. Great to hear he is still serving our community by being an instructor. The staff here is friendly, knowledgeable and timely. The location itself is comfortable and super clean. I highly recommend National Driver Training for your teen driver.
Fantastic experience: The class was so impactful
Fantastic experience: great course to to hard to pretty simple stuff
Fantastic experience: In person classes would have been better for my adhd but this course is fun and user friendly. There's cute little gifts when you get questions right which I appreciate. Watch out Texas, I'll be driving soon Edit: (I was in a bad mood when I wrote my original comment; please disregard)
Hi Ms. Caveness, We are sorry to hear about your frustrations. We would love to help you out and help explain any areas of confusion. Our course is 32 hours which is a state requirement and then the State of Texas requires teens to complete the Impact Teen Drivers Course (https://impacttexasdrivers.dps.texas.gov/). It takes about 2 hours to complete (not 8, however you are correct, it is 8 modules). This is a requirement for all drivers education courses and is not specific to our course. We know there are a lot of steps in the process, which we lay out in our student dashboard, however, if we can be of any assistance, please contact us. We would love to help you along the way!
Fantastic experience: Very educative I really learned a lot
Fantastic experience: Learned a lot of need to know things
Fantastic experience: It was very informative and I will be more cautious behind the wheel in my truck because of this course
Fantastic experience: Great refresher and road safety course!!
Fantastic experience: I think it’s an experience that any young driver should go through!❤️
Fantastic experience: The course is packed with practical tips for defensive and safe driving. It is lengthy but interesting. I finished the course in a sitting because it was captivating. The videos attached were very helpful. I am glad I took the course. Please I plead the course price to be slahed to $15. Thanks.
Fantastic experience: The information and testimonials were very informative and insightful.
Fantastic experience: Great course on road safety, preparedness, automotive equipment failure safety, code conduct for drivers. This program is designed for defensiveness on the roads & drivers safety. I would highly recommend this course for all levels of drivers because it definitely helps you remember your responsibility to yourself and all others who are traveling. Highly recommend and will be making program an annual event. Thank you to all who put this together.
Fantastic experience: Don't go anywhere else. I just finished, didn't put me to sleep, common sense and informative.
Fantastic experience: It gave me a clear picture on road safety measures in US. Thank you
Fantastic experience: This is an excellent organization on Monday 10/23/23 one of their Woman employees that I called gave me the best unbiased International information ever and I’m very grateful.
Fantastic experience: I had a great experience with national Driver Training. The staff were super kind and offered me water. The staff also did a good job helping me feel comfortable before taking my test.
Fantastic experience: Solid pre-test instruction in their provided test cars by Dane, I'm sure it made a difference for our two young-adults getting their drivers license. Definitely the place to go in Austin.
Fantastic experience: Very informative with clear illustrations as it dig deep into various areas that impacts effective driving.
Fantastic experience: Thanks for the education and I am grateful for the people who keep all of us safe
Positive experience: Illustrations and diagrams are very helpful when accompanying text to help enliven and clarify long passages of written prose explanations. Especially in the beginning sections of this course such pictorial amplification would be of use in keeping the reader's attention, and in making points succinctly.
Fantastic experience: Great course and great staff when i call or email them with questions they answer fast and help me out.
Fantastic experience: This course was an eye opener and the interactive pieces just made it even better.
Fantastic experience: Very touching stories that make you think and want to make better decisions.
Positive experience: I just moved to Lakeway and most of the people I've encountered between the ages of 30 and 50 are a terror on the road. I just tried to go to the grocery store and was almost hit 4 times by people flagrantly breaking the law, driving like lunatics and expecting you to stay out of their way. I guess when people have money they think they can do as they please. Shameful. Maybe they need to come back to driving school and all have to learn again. Not OK
Fantastic experience: Very easy nd very helpful
Fantastic experience: Too long, but good
Fantastic experience: I was so impressed by Dane Sherry, my son's driving instructor. After completing a parent taught driving course, I wanted to have my son go out with a professional instructor a couple of times to make sure he was ready to be independent. Dane, was so kind and reassuring that he instantly put my son at ease. My son felt so comfortable driving with Dane, that we decided to schedule the driving test with him. I would highly recommend National Driver Training and Dane to anyone.
Fantastic experience: I like the course especially the voice to read. It made things a lot easier to follow along with rather than just reading the course yourself, you'll find yourself rereading sentences and losing track of where you are. Also, the mandatory breaks really helped with focusing on the task.
Negative experience: I wouldn't use this company if they were the only company available. Staff is ridiculously rude. I purchased online parent taught for my new teen driver only to find out the day before her driver's test that I did not actually get the right course that I paid for. They told me I should have known and that for all these extra costs and extra time, I could switch her to the correct parent taught course (you know, like the one I already paid for). Not sure why I have to pay for them making a mistake. Just do it yourself through the DMV and don't bother wasting your time or money with this company.
Hi Courtney! We are sorry for your frustration. When you sign up for the the Parent Taught Course, the State of Texas requires a $20 fee to register yourself as the instructor. This is not a fee that we collect. We only ever have one fee for our courses. We also do not set the time requirements to complete the course, as this is also set by the state. We know navigating this process can be challenging, but we are still standing by to help you if you should need.
Fantastic experience: Having recently moved to Texas from Scotland, I was very nervous about driving here (despite having driven in the UK for over 30 years) and reached out to National Driver Training for some confidence-building lessons and to sit my driving test. The team at National Driver Training were awesome. The customer service team ( especially Allie who I dealt with ) were always incredibly helpful and friendly, very welcoming. The two instructors I had ( Dane and Irene) put me at my ease, were chatty, funny, patient and great at helping build confidence with useful advice- never patronising . Thanks to a few lessons with them ( and some practising!), I improved and passed, so I am incredibly grateful and would definitely recommend to anyone like me, who has recently moved and found driving here a tad daunting!
Negative experience: Why am I paying another fee? It’s bad enough it was suppose to be 60.00 but some where you charge over 100 and some dollars. After 10 so minutes I paid over 200 dollars and then it wouldn’t even let me log on. Now I get a text message of 49 some dollars. Idk why I had to hit a star
Hi Diana, We are unable to locate your name in our system. We only have a single charge per course, so something is not right. Please contact us at your earliest convenience so that we can fix this for you.
Negative experience: EXPERIENCED DRIVERS BEWARE - THIS IS A SCAM !! **Please see previous reviews on here (and Yelp)** Staff incredibly rude and unhelpful indeed. Refused to allow us to use our own car to take a test. Failed my wife (who has been driving safely in the UK and US for 17 years with zero offenses and/or accidents). When we pushed back the owner decided to call me a 'jerkface' - see previous reviews of his personality. I would imagine they are happy ensuring all young drivers pass and leave glowing reviews. If you are an experienced driver YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!
Hi Tom, We are sorry for the experience you had today. We realize it is never fun to fail a driving exam, especially as an experienced driver. However, we are bound by certain criteria which is set by the state of Texas and we must follow those requirements. We are certainly not a scam as we provided you with a refund. We wish you the best.
Fantastic experience: This 6 hour driver training course was very useful.
Fantastic experience: the program is good, but to long, some time i finish reading the page, but the system did not allow me to go to the next page. but the program is very informative and have a lot of interesting statistics
Fantastic experience: Great extra learning experience
Positive experience: your courses are well detailed
Negative experience: They were rude and unprofessional. I'll tell all my friends to never use their services.
Fantastic experience: I really appreciate National Driver Training .may God bless the NDT.
Fantastic experience: Very Instructive! Learned a lot, easy to understand and interesting way of putting things, thank you!!!
Fantastic experience: A great, reliable place to take whatever driving requirements you need. Listen to the instructor and continue to follow his words, and you will be fine.
Fantastic experience: Easy to follow, good educational videos and illustrations.
Fantastic experience: Dane Sherry at National Driver Training in Lakeway, TX came to our rescue this week. We needed a driving test fast, after having to unexpectedly cancel a TX DMV test appointment. After a glowing review from a close friend, we called NDT and were able to schedule the test with Dane same day. We didn't pass this first test, but did pass with him two days later, all thanks to the thorough feedback given by Dane. His humor, calm demeanor, patience and kindness made an otherwise stressful week fun and educational. We are grateful to him and the wonderful staff at NDT, and highly recommend them to anyone needing driving education and/or testing. Thank you!
Fantastic experience: This place deserves 10 stars, the instructors are awesome, my daughter did one lesson with Dane and he was great and the rest of her lessons were with Irene and she is amazing, she made my daughter a great confident driver. I highly recommend this place, they are the best.
Positive experience: Course was easy to navigate. The only downside was the audio quality of the video clips (too low). One question after a quiz did not match with the video playing at the time. (The question asked for a name in the first example in the video clip; however, none of the names listed were in that video.) Test at the end is true to the material except one question that asked about 2012 data, but the presentation referenced 2017 data.
Fantastic experience: Very nice and good information for Driving and Road safety. Thanks TX. USA
Fantastic experience: Excellent course, and despite the fact that I have been driving in my native country for many years, it gave me a lot of points and a new vision when driving. Thanks a lot.
Fantastic experience: I highly recommend going through National Driver Training. It was the cheapest and easiest out of all of the courses I looked at. Thank you National Driver Training for the great experience!
Fantastic experience: Extremely organized and professional - Dane and the team were phenomenal to work with, so glad our teenage daughter went thru this exceptional program!
Fantastic experience: No hidden fees, like many of the other offered courses given on the DMV site. One price and done. Easy to understand, recall, and pass. Thank you Bob, and National Driver Training.
Fantastic experience: The exam is an eye opener and good that I went through all of the prog and questions.
Fantastic experience: I successfully completed the program, but the link u had on the last page didnt work
Fantastic experience: I'm proud to say that I would recommend the National Driver Training course to others! It was a very fast and flexible experience. I've learned a lot from this course and can't wait to get out on the road with my newfound knowledge.
Fantastic experience: Great program. Good use of descriptive visual media and pop quiz-type questions to make sure you're grasping the information.
Positive experience: the videos give you a lot of information and give you tips so you can remember what it means when you start driving and give you some driving tips
Fantastic experience: There is so much knowledge in this course. It was pretty kool. Thank you.
Fantastic experience: Great experience. Very knowledgeable staff. It was such a pleasant experience being able to have my daughter test through the school. The instructors were awesome! Thanks so much. We will be back with my son.
Fantastic experience: Its practical and let you study and pass the Exam at your own pace and time at home
Fantastic experience: Great course to earn my license. Would definitely recommend it.
Fantastic experience: My experience from booking my first lesson to passing my driving test was an absolute pleasure. Huge shout out to the new staffing team; Terri, Irene and Dane. I'm going to miss coming into the office and being in your company. I moved to Texas recently, despite having a UK driving license I hadn't driven for over 10 years, so I was a little bit embarrassed and my confidence was low. When i called to book my first lesson, immediately the team made me feel comfortable, they walked me through all the paperwork/docs i needed to bring for the first lesson. Lessons are structured and well thought out, flexible to be tailored to accommodate an individuals skill level. They also give you feedback on the areas to practice on before your next lesson. I had both Irene and Dane as instructors, they are calm and friendly, putting you at ease and not aggressive. Their feedback and instructions are very clear and will give you a chance to ask questions if you're not sure/want advice/want to practice certain skills a bit more, you just have to ask. I'd highly recommend this driving school to anyone looking to take lessons and to also do their test with them!! THANK YOU NATIONAL DRIVING SCHOOL!
Fantastic experience: Juan did an excellent job with customer service.
Fantastic experience: The staff here was extremely helpful to me in teaching me how to drive, what I need to do to apply for my license, and were with me every step of the way. I cannot thank them enough and I recommend this program to anyone seeking a license.
Fantastic experience: I had a great experience - it took 30m total and there was no wait. The team was friendly and easy to work with!
Fantastic experience: I love this program because it helps me understand driving rules and other things that help me be a better driver.
Fantastic experience: Great course, very affordable and to the point. Especially during COVID, the online 6-hour adult course is a fantastic alternative to in person classes. Also, you can do it at your own pace. Relevant and current information too.
Fantastic experience: I really like the experience it taught me a lot what to do and what not to do thank you for everything
Fantastic experience: It was quick and easy the videos were informative but I just had trouble finding the certificate of completion when I was done .
Fantastic experience: National driver training is a great experience, learning and listening about important information . That’s going to help you in you’re future outcome on becoming a excellent driver .
Thank you for your positive feedback. We wish you a lifetime of safe driving!
Fantastic experience: I used NDT for my daughters driving course. We had a few hick-ups through COVID with DMV. And since the DMV never answers the phone, I called NDT and Jose walked me through what we needed to do...they know the law and requirements. I recently needed to take a defensive driving course (traffic violation) and NDT was my first call. Wayne has a great team, a new easy website and the courses are Texas DPS approved, CALL THEM!
Thanks, David! We will share your feedback with our team! We know that the process with the State can be confusing, especially during Covid. Glad to hear that we were able to make it a little easier for you. We wish your entire family a safe journey on the road ahead!
Negative experience: I had to wait over a month for an appointment here just to have my instructor call in sick on a holiday weekend. They never called me back to reschedule after they already charged me. Bad place to do business
We apologize for your experience. We have to take illness very seriously these days and as a result were not able to reschedule until we had confirmation of how long our tester would be out of the office. While this doesn't help in your particular situation, we have taken additional measures to prevent this from happening, including holding off on booking new students until we caught up and currently looking to hire additional testers. We know how exciting it is to be able to take your test and we are sorry we let you down. We wish you all the best!
Fantastic experience: Great instructors that really ensure you understand everything you're learning. Highly recommend taking driving lessons here.
Positive experience: Overall the app worked perfectly up until I reached a certain section where the website made me retake several sections multiple times after passing the exams and watching all the videos.
Hello! We apologize for the inconvenience. You can always feel free to contact us and we will be able to address any problems with the app. While we want you to be very familiar with the material, we don't want you to have to repeat sections. Thank you for the feedback and we wish you a lifetime of safe driving!
Fantastic experience: It help a lot. You have to pay attention
Fantastic experience: This self paced program was great for us. Would definitely recommend for those that are experienced and willing to put in the time with your teen driver. Very user friendly!
Thank you for your feedback! We always appreciate the recommendations from our customers. We wish you and your teen a lifetime of safe driving!
Fantastic experience: It was Great and easy to use, new information that I learned about driving and videos were good.
We appreciate your comments. Stay safe on the journey ahead!
Positive experience: Only problem I experienced was the app not loading, never contacted support just continued on my desktop. Definitely better than some 300 course.
Positive experience: While the content is great, I find the new format confusing and hard to navigate. It was much easier for my older 2 children, who took this same driver's training course before the changes. Nevertheless, we are slowly figuring it out...
First, thank you for being a loyal customer! We would love to hear more from you since you have been a customer that has seen our transformation. We are always trying to improve and simplify and you offer a very unique perspective. If you have the time, we would love to hear more! You can contact our office or email us your thoughts at [email protected]. Thank you!
Positive experience: It would be 5 but I sent them some feedback saying I needed help caus there app glitches and they never got back to me over all though I loved this app
Thanks for your feedback! We are sorry nobody got back to you. We try to address every glitch as quickly as possible. We hope if you have any issues going forward we can be better about responding quickly! Thank you again!
Fantastic experience: It’s was a pretty good program a little repetitive of high school but good program
Thank you for sharing your feedback! We are always looking to improve and will take this into consideration. We wish you all the best on the road ahead!
Positive experience: They offer either 6 hours or 9 hours driving lessons. I wish they had a two hour course for B1/B2 visa holders with international drivers license, who may need either a quick refresher and familiarization.
Thank you for your feedback. We actually do offer 2 hour packages. I am sorry if that was not communicated properly to you or there was a misunderstanding. We offer a range of packages that will best meet the needs of each student. We wish you a lifetime of safe driving!
Positive experience: Easy access to accomplish work. My son has only been through the first six hours. Need to update links to documents that are needed to get permit. The Texas residency and application are out of date.
Thank you for your feedback and pointing out the updated links. We are going to fix that right now. We don't always get updated when the State changes their links or documents so we greatly appreciate you pointing that out to us. We hope the rest of the course goes well for your son and that he gains the lifetime skill of safe driving!
Positive experience: There’s a lot of videos but they really help you learn something.
Thank you for your feedback! We try to have the right balance between videos and text all while meeting the state requirements. We appreciate your business and wish you all the best!
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