
Marybeth's School of Driving

Information about Marybeth's School of Driving
Opening hours
- sunday: (closed)
- monday: 9h-17h
- tuesday: 9h-17h
- wednesday: 9h-17h
- thursday: 9h-17h
- friday: 9h-17h
- saturday: 9h-14h
Marybeth's School of Driving offers the NYS 5 Hour Pre-Licensing Course, Driving Lessons &
Road Test Accompaniment
Our comment from DrivingSchools.Directory about Marybeth's School of Driving:
Marybeth's School of Driving offers a unique and engaging learning experience for new drivers, with many students praising Marybeth for her supportive and humorous teaching style. Parents appreciate her ability to connect with their children, resulting in many successful road test completions. Her classes are known for their interactive and straightforward approach, making complex driving rules easy to understand with the use of real-life stories and practical advice.
Even those who struggle with anxiety or technical issues during class often find that they are treated with respect and that Marybeth is dedicated to each student's success. Her 5-hour course is particularly noted for being informative and enjoyable, helping students to not only pass their tests but also drive confidently.
However, some reviews reflect experiences where customers felt the policies regarding attendance and technical difficulties were too strict. While Marybeth is known to enforce classroom rules firmly, these strict policies can lead to dissatisfaction for those who encounter unexpected issues. Despite some disagreement over her abrupt communication style, many have recognized her extensive experience and commitment to her students' safety and learning.
For anyone looking to excel in their driving skills while learning under a vibrant instructor, Marybeth's School of Driving comes highly recommended by many satisfied students.
Marybeth's School of Driving: Reviews
Negative experience: I would never recommend this place to anyone.
I'm out recovering from surgery so I don't know how you're leaving a negative review as I've been out since 11/13/24 YOU, have never used my business you're just getting on the will Rothenberg/Rothchild/Pitt who seems confused about his name bully train FYI what you put out there comes back to you when it hits you think of me.. because God doesn't like ugly All because someone made a post about Will being abusive on my Facebook dating page& from what I have experienced because of it he's clearly is a abusive from. & so are you because you've never used my services and to leave a negative review on a business you've never used their services is abusive & childish no wonder your all friends your all sickening
Negative experience: I had a terrible experience.
you never used my business STOP LYING you're a friend of will aka as will Rothberg aka Pitt from Will powers PC as well as Andrea and you're all mad because somebody made a post about WILL being abusive on my dating site that I own on Facebook and at this point I think they're probably right because I have been Abused by him & now you and Andrea who have never used my business and are attacking me because of a post that somebody else made & I was threatened by will that he was going to come to.my work place and do gods know what your all bullies. go check all his reviews they're all negative except for will, which proves their connected has everybody he's left reviews for are all negative except for will you're a terrible person and one day all your terribleness will catch up with you
Fantastic experience: Marybeth was great to work with! She was prompt in texting me back and very accommodating. She helped my daughter after a road test fail and after 1 lesson and a 1 hour practice before the test, my daughter passed. We live about 20 minutes away but had no problem meeting her in Ballston Spa and I didn’t expect her to drive to us since we were a bit away. My daughter loved working with Marybeth! She made her feel comfortable from the moment they met. I’ll definitely recommend Marybeth to my friends as their kids are learning to drive! Thanks again for all your help!!
thank you for taking the time to leave the five-star review I truly appreciate it and may she have many happy & safe miles
Fantastic experience: She really makes sure you are prepared for so much more, not only for the road test. And her five-hour class was very engaging, real and informative.
Thanks for the five star review I truly appreciate it I tried to keep it informative and interesting when I'm teaching the 5-Hour I wish you many happy safe miles congratulations on passing it again go have a wonderful life xo
Fantastic experience: Mary Beth is amazing! I was very scared of driving when I had my first lesson with her and had very little experience. After one lesson with her I knew how to parallel park, go through a two lane roundabout, and had been on the highway. Her instructions are so clear and precise, she gives you a sheet to study with everything you need for the test including instructions on how to parallel park and do a three point turn. She is very understanding and observant, she knows when I get nervous and always knows what to say to boost my confidence. Mary Beth also gives life advice, and talks about the dangers of drinking and driving as well as texting and driving. She tells stories of people who have been in accidents doing those things to help reinforce making good decisions. I would not be a confident driver today with her. Highly recommend Mary Beth to anyone who wants to not just pass the drivers test but do very well and be comfortable driving!
you are the sweetest it was my pleasure to work with you may you have many happy safe miles now go seize the world
Fantastic experience: Awesome 5 hour course! I highly recommend
thanks Cody have a great one I appreciate you taking your time to leave the five star many happy safe miles
Fantastic experience: Highly recommend Marybeth!!!! I had such a great experience with her. Scheduling with her is amazing, she is very willing to work with you on times and pick ups. I had one lesson with her then she scheduled me for my road test and two weeks later I passed. She is very knowledgeable and awesome at her job! She can tell right away if you’re a nervous nelly and is patient and takes the time to explain and answer any questions you have. She gives out great tips and funny sayings for things! I cannot stop saying look to save your life!!! Also her story’s about this job are insane, the amount of people who are just so nasty and cruel to this woman is heartbreaking. Be kind to this woman!!! She’s been through so much just trying to help people and keep people safe!!! Thank you so much for helping me and everything you do for others!! You’re an extraordinary teacher!!
hi Riley first off thank you for taking the time to leave the review second it was my pleasure with the time I spent with you may you have an amazing wonderful life with many happy safe miles be happy and sees the world and don't take anybody's BS xo
Fantastic experience: Marybeth was incredibly patient, knowledgeable, and clear in her explanations. Her encouragement made me feel at ease behind the wheel, and her constructive feedback helped me improve quickly. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great driving instructor.
May I had so much fun teaching you !! Thanks for the 5 star Your a wonderful Person Zoom zoom
Fantastic experience: I used Marybeth years ago. She was strict but helpful. I was scared to drive but knew I needed to. She helped me get over that fear. I see her name being torn down on a few Facebook pages. Please trust me when I say. If you just follow her few simple rules you will have no issues. She's not out to take people or their money. So please if you are looking at this school she's definitely amazing
You rock you and I know what a good teacher I am, and I thank you for posting it it's not about money to me unless someone doesn't follow the rules to my class and then I'm going to keep it, which happens because there's a lot of rule breakers out there and if people can't understand that go up the street from my house and sit on the bench across from the most beautiful headstone you ever seen because a man who already had two DWIs decided it would be a great idea to get plastered and drive 156 miles an hour up the northway snapchatting and driving and now one of my precious students who was in my life until this murderer took her out is now buried up the street from my house therefore I'm going to say this to people again if you can't follow the rules to my 5-hour course don't take my class cuz I'll keep your money thank you Catherine I totally appreciate everything you just said above XO
Negative experience: Enrolled my son for the 5 hour course and he logged on just prior to the start time (I do have a screenshot of the time). He was not allowed into the class and I was told "tough, next time follow the rules you're out $50". I'm not sure if this is a scam or if she's really as rude as she was to me but I've never been spoken to in the manor she did. I had to give one star just to post this fyi
you enrolled your son for a 5-hour course and you agreed and confirmed that not only did you receive the zoom link but the classroom rules that is posted above that I said if you can't follow don't take my class I had 16 other people there tonight to watch me call your son's name from 350 until 4:00 at 4:00 I called his name one more time and then I said to my other students on Zoom you are my witnesses besides my recording should this get ugly and as it did to the point I had to tell you if you kept contacting me I was contacting the cops and now Anthony I want you to very clearly understand that's the something happened with your son this is going to be out here publicly to know that one you didn't follow New York State rules then you sent me two text messages one stating that you were standing behind him the whole time and the second one that you had to take a conference call and wasn't seeing aware what was going on so were you there or weren't you and then you went to PayPal and told them that I would not let you in the course and then you kept trying to get in the course and trying to risk my license when my classroom rules are very clear that you should be logged in by 3:50 according to you your son didn't start logging into 3:58 which is why my directions cover that if you log in last minute and have a technical issue because there was someone having technical issues tonight that I did mention trying to log in and I believe it was you but you didn't ever log on by the time class started and therefore I could not let you in because you didn't check the link like the classroom instruction State cuz if you did I would have gotten notification of that and instead of taking accountability accepting responsibility you have done nothing but attack me through text social media and now on my reviews and do you know what when someone does something like this I know that down the road this review will come back and haunt them and be used against them I hope you're perfect son who did everything perfectly tonight according to you but if he did why aren't you going to DMV and making plaint want to know why because it would be found faults and then I could see you for slander and you don't want to lose more than $50 cuz I told you that's what would happen and since I enforce the rules like I said I would you know I would sue you and you'd be going to work for me and if people don't like my replies to my reviews then maybe they shouldn't treat me so terrible and I wouldn't have to treat them so terrible back because I'm a human with a Business, and no one is going to mistreat me abuse me or risk my license including you Anthony Demento and if anybody would like the taxes between us to show that he said he was standing behind his kid and then was on a conference call which basically shows he's a liar right there text me everybody knows how to reach me text me 518-365-0649 I will give you the text messages from me and Mr Anthony Demento where he clearly states he was standing behind his kid the whole time and then he was on a conference call then he wasn't logged in we both know it every kid in my class knows it and the zoom recording knows it and if he was and I was lying which I'm not because unlike Mr Demento my word is everything to me and I wouldn't sell it out for $50 he could go to New York State DMV and make a complaint but he won't because he can't cuz he be lying there and then he'd be in bigger trouble so let's just leave a negative review so I can post this reply and pray your son doesn't hurt somebody or you and if you do well their lawyers can use this against you cuz it's out here publicly you don't follow laws and you can't take any accountability when you don't follow rules and laws ..
Fantastic experience: 100% go to her she is awesome and so excited for my next step
Thank you Jammes xo, I'm excited for you for your next step many safe miles
Fantastic experience: Would highly recommend, such an amazing instructor. Passed my test 1st try with a 100.
Caleb thank you for taking the time to write that I enjoyed our time together you're a funny young man have a great rest of your summer and many happy safe miles
Fantastic experience: Marybeth played a huge role in helping me achieve one of my life’s greatest milestones- getting my drivers license and becoming a confident driver. I have nothing but positive to say about Marybeth’s School of Driving! Maybe not for the faint of heart- Marybeth has a spunky personality and is not afraid to speak her mind, which is a total breath of fresh air for me! I was an extremely anxious & inexperienced driver, but Marybeth’s tips and reassurance instilled the confidence in me to keep trying. Marybeth is a driving instructor- NOT a babysitter nor a life skills teacher. She gives very straight forward instructions and the littlest bit of common sense will go a long way. STUDY THE PAPER she gives you with step by step instructions for parallel park, 3 point turn, etc. if you want to make your life easier and get the most out of your time with her! Am I allowed to say bad a$$ on a Google review? Because that’s what Marybeth is! She is truly unforgettable and one of a kind! She is great company and will make you laugh and laugh with her crazy stories!! A STRONG woman with fierce confidence and a sharp mind. If that is too much for you, then I recommend finding a different driving school. Marybeth, if you’re reading this, I want to say THANK YOU again for helping me achieve my dream. What a gift to the community your driving school is, and a gift to the world you are! I am so fortunate to have been taught by you and feel sorry for those who will miss out! YOU ROCK!!!! xoxo
Alexandra I hadn't had that much fun teaching someone such a long time, nor had I laughed as hysterically as we did right before your test, you are sweet angel sent from above and I'm so happy for you that you have finally met this milestone in your life hugs and kisses and many safe miles
Fantastic experience: Marybeth is unhinged in the best way possible. I think you kind of have to be to be a driving instructor. I took the required 5 hour course with her, and was probably the oldest student in the room, but seeing how much she cared about all the kids in there just starting their driving journey was really touching. The "scared straight" method is the way to go these days. I don't drink to begin with, but the stories she told would put anyone off alcohol. She's been through a lot and seen some THINGS, and she knows how to put it into terms most can understand. This was my second time taking the course, first time with her. (I failed my test twice when I was in my 20's in NYC and then kinda gave up for a while) but the information felt fresh and she kept my interest the entire session. She's an either love her or hate her kind of personality and as someone who runs my own business myself and has had to grow a thick skin (and deal with a lot of idiots), I respect the hustle. I wanna be like Marybeth when I grow up. Thanks for the memories! Now here's hoping I pass my road test this time! And if I don't, I know where to go for lessons. ~a 33 yr old student driver
thank you Becky I love the unhinged in the best way possible you rock girl!!
Fantastic experience: I had such a great time with Marybeth today! She's witty, funny, encouraging, a great storyteller and enjoyable to be around. If she sees someone doing the wrong thing in the road, she's passionate enough to correct them. I wish more people were like her. You'll have fun with Marybeth, and get a fist pump at the end. Five stars! Anyone who left less are just too sensitive, maybe they need to relax a bit in life. Thank you, Marybeth!! I'd rather take my road test in your car than my Porsche, and I get another lesson before it too!!
thank you for the wonderful review thank you isn't enough I truly appreciate it fist bump :)
Fantastic experience: Marybeth you're an awesome person, you did a great job teaching me everything you know about passing the road test and I really appreciate you, I can't thank you enough. Kerry
thank you so much for taking the time to do a sweet review it's greatly appreciated
Negative experience: The instructor never gets back to you,and argues with you for no reason other than just trying to pay her,won't get back to you to with help for the meet..overall will not use again,used different driving school all together
Rose O'Donnell I don't know if you have memory issues but I just went back and checked all my texts and emails and I don't have anything from anybody with your name because I save everything for a year therefore you have the wrong driving school cuz you'll see in my Google reviews I've never not responded to anybody so you're either one of those using a fake name because you didn't follow the rules of the classroom and just want to try to bash me somehow or you got the wrong Driving School cuz it wasn't me cuz I have no contact from you whatsoever with anybody named Rose O'Donnell you're ridiculous because I don't know how I could argue with you if I've never spoken with you your review is oxymoronic cuz you said I didn't do one thing but yet I did it and had issues with it did you even read what you wrote it doesn't make sense and if it doesn't make sense it can't be true ask judge Judy cuz that's what she says, I don't have any employees so why would you say instructor and not use my name you're fake and you're a liar or you got the wrong Driving School and I have no problem saying that because I don't let anybody disparage my name I've never had any contact with
Fantastic experience: MARY IS AWESOME.. I PESONALLY FEEL LIKE EVERY PARENT SHOULD SEND THERE KIDS TO HER FOR DRIVING CLASS.. SHE TELLS THESE KIDS THE TRUTH ABOUT DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND DISTRACTED DRIVING. PROPER DRIVING TECHNIQUES AND ETIQUETTE.
you're just as awesome Brandon thank you for taking the time to leave that five-star review I appreciate it may you have many happy safe miles
Negative experience: Look elsewhere for assistance! If I could leave 0 stars, I would! Marybeth was difficult to work with and extraordinarily rude! I initially excused her curt responses assuming to have misinterpreted her negative tone due to the lack of nuance when communicating via text. I simply wanted to schedule a driving lesson for my 16yo son to prepare him for his upcoming road test. I soon realized, she was just plain rude! She questioned my choice for having booked his road test, criticized the online 5-hour course he completed, and then, despite my graciousness, ultimately refused to work with him. When I asked if something was bothering her because I noticed her agitation, she was sure to write me a nasty paragraph and then block me. How is this woman still in business!? She is unreasonably rude and disrespectful for seemingly no reason. Marybeth needs to attend etiquette school before she is in any position to teach anyone else anything at all!!!
the only reason I was difficult to work with is because I wouldn't travel over a half hour and you had to bring your son to me and then you said why are you so agitated because I wouldn't travel that far you could have said that to yourself but you had to text that to me and i'm not going to spend a half hour driving somewhere when you're obviously home all day homeschooling your child and you couldn't understand that and after you said that to me " why are you so agitated" I didn't want you as my customer someone who could speak to me in such a manner by text so I told you to find another Driving School but I'm the terrible person because I didn't allow you to speak to the way you did and then help you with your son who has already failed a road test again self entitlement at its finest and I'm glad that you left your name so now everybody knows that you contacted a business and when they wouldn't do everything you wanted them to do you said why are you so agitated when I wasn't I just wasn't traveling over a half hour for a 1 hour lesson and you didn't like that boo hoo poor you because I meet people where I find them and if you didn't like how I treated you maybe you shouldn't treat people who own a business in the manner that you did, which you don't seem to be taking any accountability for you just want to say I'm a rotten terrible person to communicate with so are you because I offered you an appointment and pick up at Saratoga high School yet you never informed me he was home school and didn't go there and then contacted me over a day later to take the appointment and still didn't inform me he wasn't at Saratoga high school he was home schooled which means you could have brought him anytime because you're home all day as I've worked with many homeschooled kids over my 25-year career and it's funny the only people who leave me negative reviews are people who didn't get what they want from me or I enforce the rules I tell them I'm going to enforce for my 5-hour class, and you didn't get what you wanted from me because even after you were rude to me and I told you to find another Driving School you were like I'll meet you on Friday and I said no thanks because I didn't want to deal with you and that makes me a terrible person if that's the case again too bad how sad maybe if you correct how you communicate and treat people businesses will not refuse you service
Fantastic experience: After multiple failed attempts of road test I thought I was never going to get my license. That’s when I reached out to Mary-Beth! With 5 lessons she was able to help me FINALLY pass the test. Mary-Beth is a WONDERFUL instructor who truly cares about her students and teaches not only how to pass the road test but most importantly how to drive safely. Very thankful for this woman!!! 100% recommend!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I am so happy for you!!! congratulations many happy safe miles have a great life!!!
Fantastic experience: Marybeth made driving seem so simple and had me driving confidently. She teaches in a way that makes you understand quickly and thoroughly. I passed my drivers test first try thanks to her!
thanks Dan for taking the time to leave a positive review it is greatly appreciated congratulations on passing your test and may you have a wonderful life with many happy safe miles be well
Fantastic experience: If I could give more than five stars, I would! Miss Marybeth is an incredibly knowledgeable and experienced teacher. In addition, she is accommodating and helpful! She let me switch around my five hour course days when my work schedule changed. She is clearly passionate about her students and sets realistic expectations about what you should expect on both the road test and on the road. If I were to ever need driving lessons, she is who I would go to without a second thought. Marybeth is honest and direct, she doesn’t sugarcoat anything which is especially important nowadays. As someone with regular internet issues, I logged on a bit earlier than her recommended time and had no issues. Throughout the class, Marybeth would add anyone back in that happened to have been disconnected. Her rules are simple and straight forward. It doesn’t take a lot of effort to be on time, my advice is to follow her instructions and you’ll be fine. It isn’t worth it to rush on last second, have technical issues, waste her time, waste your time and your money. Going into the five hour course, I was told it would be boring by those who took it from other places/instructors. However, Miss Marybeth’s class was not boring. She is interactive and tells many stories from her own experiences. I think the best word to describe Marybeth would be eccentric in the best way. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone looking to get their five hour course done and the best set up for the road test!
thank you for leaving a five-star review it is greatly appreciated
Fantastic experience: After failing twice, I went to Mary for lessons and I passed! I highly recommend her! I wouldn’t have my license without it :)
thank you for the wonderful five star review I'm so happy you got your license may you have many happy safe miles xo
Fantastic experience: Amazing teacher and person. Prepared me to pass my driving test with ease.
it was my pleasure to work with you I enjoyed our time in the car you're a wonderful young man may you have a wonderful life with many happy safe miles
Fantastic experience: Took My 5hour with her a week later I passed my road test! Her class was extremely informative
thank you I try to do my class as informative as well as interesting as I can , may you have many happy safe miles
Negative experience: Absolutely ridiculous. Horrible policies and honestly - unprofessional beyond belief. Do not recommend. Wish I could give 0 stars. She does not accommodate anyone having technical difficulties and kicks you out of 5hr. Then proceeds to keep money after asking for another class. Shame on you.
1ST WHY DID YOU WAIT 5 WEEKS TO CONTACT ME FROM ORIG CLASS? The classroom directions I posted above say if you can't follow these classroom directions don't take my class so I don't have to deal with people like you who don't follow NYS laws & then when they don't can't accept responsibility as the classroom instructions clearly stated if you weren't logged on on time & ready by the start time of class & able to be seen you would forfeit your money and at the end of the directions it says please reply yes that you received the link in classroom instructions which your son did reply yes it also States in those directions that you should check the link to make sure it works as a person who says they're in IT technology you waited till last minute where my directions very clearly cover that if you wait till last minute and you can't log on properly you will forfeit your money that waiting room opened up a half hour in advance but you waited till last minute to get on understand this is a class to get your driver's license where you have to follow rules that are from NYS understand this is a class to get your license where there are rules and laws for driving but you can't even follow the rules to a NYS class , in which you not following the laws of the class that NYS gives me you tried to risk my license & my classroom directions clearly state I'm not letting anybody risk my license just because they can't follow rules and laws of New York State DMV and when I wouldn't make an exception for you you started to become belligerent and call me names to the point I asked you to stop contacting me but you continue to do so instead of holding yourself ,& your son accountable for not following the rules/laws of New York State DMV to take this class & now this is publicly out there as understand should you or child do something where you're not following the laws you hurt someone on the road they'll be able to use this against you as proof that you don't follow laws of New York State DMV it makes me very concerned when a parent can come on here where I left my own review & embarrass themselves saying they didn't follow the rules but I'm the bad person for enforcing them if that makes me a bad person so be it I wear it proudly because no one's risking my license as when you weren't on time ready & able to be seen at the start of class time that's exactly what you tried to do & if you won't hold yourself accountable understand I will! Im not sure why you're using the name Gabriella as when you contacted me you said your name was Christina DiNuzzo and the only person that should be ashamed/embarrassed is you from publicly admitting that you weren't ready on time or able to be seen & didn't follow the New York state laws of this class as again that waiting room opened up a half hour early you waited till last minute to log on nor did you check the link Christina who tells me she's in IT technology but she couldn't get the camera to work, everyone else was in that class on time ready & able to be seen but you want to be made the exception when you don't even follow the law, & your mommy and daddy might have done that to you where you're doing it to your children but I don't reward bad behavior &that's exactly what your did when you try to risk my license by not being ready on time & able to be seen because you had camera issues because that waiting room I open up 10 minutes before I actually start class and if you did have technical difficulties you would have had 10 minutes to figure it out but you didn't because you waited the last minute to sign on!!! if you bought tickets to a movie a concert a train plane or bus & you didn't show up on time you would have forfeited your money I am no different because we all sell seats & you don't put your butt in that seat when you're supposed to and be ready you lose your money I hope this is a valuable lesson to you & your son. again why u waited 5 weeks after your class date to contact me?
Fantastic experience: Marybeth was an excellent teacher for our teenage daughter’s driving lessons - she passed her test today with no issues. Marybeth prepared her well and gave her really good instructions on how to drive safely. She also pointed out the things she needed to work on before the test. This was very helpful getting our daughter ready for the test. We are glad we chose Marybeth for driving lessons, she made sure our daughter was well prepared for the test and would pass. Thank you Marybeth!
thank you Kristi for taking the time to leave the positive review I enjoyed working with your daughter immensely may she have many happy safe miles
Fantastic experience: Wonderful service. Very knowledgeable highly recommend
Thanks for the 5star I truly appreciate taking the time to leave it thank you good luck out there
Fantastic experience: if i could give more than 5 stars i would! this was my second time taking lessons, 5 hour & road test with Marybeth. yes she calls it how it is but she is also very reasonable and has specific rules in place to keep all of her licenses. she had me smiling and laughing most of the 5 hour and made me feel very confident in passing my road test as i was convicted of a DUI in 2019 and had my license revoked. i would recommend her driving school over and over, she has left an everlasting impression on my heart.
Thank you Cheyenne I appreciate you taking the time to leave your wonderful review it was a pleasure working with you may you have many happy safe miles and have a wonderful life see you out there xo
Fantastic experience: Marybeth is a wonderful driving teacher.
Thank you for taking the time to say that because if you look through my Google feedback for those who say I'm not are the ones who didn't follow directions and admit it they were late or had issues and instead of accepting accountability they abuse me verbally via email and text and then come here and do the same thing So again Thank you as most people don't take the time to leave a positive review, and I appreciate you taking your time to do so it was wonderful working with you and your young adult Many happy safe miles
Negative experience: Unprofessional, constantly gets off topic.. says a cellphone is a murder weapon but constantly mentions how she's posting on facebook.. weird
a cell phone is a murder weapon when you're behind the wheel , because I have four prior students that are dead because other people were on their cell phones and I didn't say I was Facebooking behind the wheel I do it in my personal time, therefore you obviously weren't paying attention in class and then you were missing 40 minutes before it ended to the point I even texted you to which I didn't have to do & got no answer until the next day at 2:30 pm my directions for that class are very clear you must be in front of me the entire time it's not my fault you don't follow laws rules and directions which is why you ended up in my class yet again because you didn't and you probably put everyone around you at risk because you lost your license and had to get it again I suggest the next class you take you follow their rules, and that's funny you're saying it was a terrible class because that night two separate other students texted me what a great class it was it wasn't great for you because you didn't finish it and get your certificate and then you expected me to make you exception when my classroom States no exceptions and if it was really that important why did you wait till 2:30 in the afternoon to contact me when I contacted you at 8:20 tonight before
Negative experience: She’s scams children of their money!
you were given very clear classroom instructions the day before class giving you 24 hours where they told you to check the link and make sure it works but you chose not to do that and then your child didn't follow the classroom instructions where it stated you had to be logged in by a certain time ready and able to be seen ,where I am licensed by the state and as a delivery agent for this class if I don't follow their laws and make my students follow them they will take my license and I'm not letting anybody risk my license so I didn't scam anyone your kid you obviously taught not to follow rules didn't follow the rules and you lost your money that's why I left the above statement on my Google above for people exactly like you that states if you can't follow my classroom instructions don't take my class but instead of holding your kid accountable for not Following the rules you Sarah Bryan come here and try to bash me and say I'm a terrible rotten person who scams children of their money and you know who does that only terrible rotten people like you who don't hold their kid accountable for not doing what they should be doing and if that's the case that they can't even do what needs to be done for a New York state license class that means they'll probably won't follow the rules of the road putting everyone else around them at risk and when they do hurt or kill someone if they're underage you're going to get sued and you will finally be held accountable for not holding or teaching your kid accountability because obviously no one taught you either which is why you're making excuses for your kid not doing what they should have done and trying to blame me for enforcing the rules that New York State gives me. BTW THE TWO REVIEWS BELOW YOURS THOSE KIDS WERE IN THE SAME CLASS I OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T SCAM THEM AND THEY ENJOYED MY CLASS ENOUGH TO LEAVE POSITIVE REVIEWS BECAUSE I TEACH A GOOD 1, unlike you who kid doesn't follow New York state laws given for this classroom where your kid obviously doesn't think New York state laws given for this class apply to them and when he didnt follow you come & leave a bad review with your name so everyone can see where I posted my own stating if you don't follow these rules don't take my class again because I had to deal with people like you and your son and yet you didn't and have the audacity to leave a negative review cuz I followed through with the New York state laws and the policy of my business that every driving school has!! AND IF YOU THINK I SCAMMED YOU OUT OF MONEY ILLEGALLY WHY AREN'T YOU CONTACTING NEW YORK STATE DMV TO FILE A COMPLAINT WHY BECAUSE YOUR KID DIDN'T FOLLOW THE NEW YORK STATE LAWS THAT THEY WERE GIVEN IN ORDER TO TAKE THE CLASS SO YOU'RE A LIAR!! FOR SAYING I SCAMMED YOUR KID OUT OF THEIR $$$!!
Fantastic experience: Marybeth is an absolutely amazing women. As many people may not agree she has a wonderful personality and she makes many jokes throughout her five hour. Even though people see many bad reviews on her and it makes me wonder how people can write her such a bad review. She is a wonderful woman; all she asks if that you read the text sends you before the class and follow with what she asks. If you listen to her requirements, you will have a wonderful 5 hours. This women goes through so much hate and verbal abuse that she does not deserve. No one should be hating on anyone else because no one knows what anyone else is going through. Just follow her rules and it will be amazing. She is amazing.
You Alex u are the best!! as you saw last night some people didnt follow the classroom instructions that are very clear and I have posted on my own Google site above stating if you can't follow these classroom instructions don't take my class & when they don't they blame me , instead of accepting responsibility I do everything I can to make my students experience enjoyable however I have to uphold the laws that New York State gives me and if I don't I could lose my license and I'm not letting anybody risk my license nor am I going to let anybody disrespect me as also saw last night as my classroom instruction I do not know how to make any clearer state if you don't follow those classroom instructions you will forfeit your money and there are no exceptions you are right I take a lot of unnecessary abuse from these same people who didn't follow the rules and laws of New York state for my class and I hold them accountable which they can't seem to accept, this is why I tell so many stories about people who didn't follow the law and then hurt and kill others on the road I truly appreciate you taking the time to leave the above review because you will notice in most of my reviews where they are negative those people admit they didn't follow it and I was rude because I held them accountable and if I have to be rude to keep my license safe from people who are trying to risk it rude is what I'll be I meet people where I find them if you are sweet I'm the sweetest person but if you're rude I will let people look in the mirror and reflect upon how they just treated me, as it takes a lot of patience to be a driving instructor, a job not many can do, but that doesn't mean that I will allow people to walk all over me or treat Me terribly , nor, should anyone else Thanks again I wish you many happy safe miles!!
Fantastic experience: Amazing class sweet woman
Thanks Kayne much appreciated
Fantastic experience: Marybeth is the best! I'm a foreigner and I was really worried about the road test, but Marybeth helped me to calm down and she explained really well what I should do and how! She had a nice word for me all the time and she cheered me up! I'm glad that I chose her! I recommend everyone to drive with Marybeth!
Thanks Soraya I appreciate the five-star review congratulations on your license many happy safe miles xo
Negative experience: Horrible experience dealing with this miserable human being. (If you can call her that). She shouldn't be allowed to communicate with people online, let alone run a driving school. Stay away at all costs.
says Patrick Nance of Gloversville who texted me to register for my 5hr class and then I send him the registration info and he proceeds to call me shady and a scammer, not a legit business so I gave him a screenshot where are you could find me on DMV and said he could have searched Google for the same information , so it's obvious he did his due diligence after & found out I'm real to leave this negative review and after he proceeded to call me more names as I never called you any names Patrick Nance of Gloversville, therefore I suggest before you contact another business asking to use their services do your due diligence & check them out but no instead of taking a couple minutes to do that you would rather insult them calling them shady and not legit why because I only use PayPal or Venmo for payment for this class , why because I'm already receiving enough information by getting people's permit which is why don't take credit cards in case I were to ever get hacked and when you were shown you were wrong and that you could have googled me you couldn't handle it and proceeded to called me more names so I blocked you btw your names didn't hurt because my mommie taught me sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me, and never let anybody abuse you which is exactly what you did when calling me names which is why you wouldn't leave your full name here therefore I left it for you so everyone now knows that Patrick Nance of Gloversville is not a nice person who can't control himself and doesn't do his due diligence on companies he goes to use and because he doesn't then feels he can call the.person of that company names yet says in his review I shouldn't be allowed to communicate with people the only person that should be said about is you, Patrick Nance & after calling me names which makes you an abusive Bully I blocked you so you couldn't anymore!!
Fantastic experience: My daughter is on the autism spectrum. At 20 years old, she decided she was ready to get her driver's license. She attended several lessons with Marybeth and was successful in passing her road test this month. We really appreciate the time Marybeth took with our daughter to teach her the rules of the road and how to prepare for her road test. She truly cares about our kids and wants them to be safe drivers. I've read some of the other reviews and I honestly think some people just don't read her instructions thoroughly or don't understand how important it is to be on time and to sure their computers are working properly before the 5-hour course. We followed the instructions and had no trouble with the online class. We recommend Marybeth's School of Driving.
It was such a pleasure to work with you and your daughter I enjoyed our time emensely, thank you for your business and taking the time to leave this review xo
Fantastic experience: Her teaching methods are very effective. She helped me to gain confidence behind the wheel and is very passionate about her job. I couldn’t have gotten my license without her.
Taylor, I was so happy when I received your text that you passed , May you have many happy safe miles... xo
Negative experience: 0.0 stars. This woman is INSANE. I asked for help about my daughter's certificate and she went right on the attack. I posted my dissatisfaction on Yelp and she posted PRIVELEDGED information about me and my 16 y/o daughter (full names, residence, career information, relationship status, etc) and threatened me. All we did was ask a question....take a look at any other negative reviews and you'll see the same pattern. Is this really someone that you want to do business with when something doesn't go her way? Now I have to contact the police , Yelp, and the BBB (which she is no longer registered with....) in order to get privileged information removed form social media. Will I need to change my credit card info too??? All because I asked for clarification on the certificate. Unbelievable...
first off Michael Foster you're a Liar as well as a Vile & disgusting excuse for a Man because I don't take credit cards you paid me by PayPal and you never emailed me for help what you did was email me accusing me of being the reason you couldn't book your daughter's road test a decorated retired military man who is supposed to be honorable and have integrity as you are anything but honorable much less integrable because why would you call a woman the "C" word over something so trivial as not being able to book her road test and being enlightened that it was because she was not eligible at that time a man who receives contracts from our government as a self-employed contractor and when I contacted the Navy base in Milton the women in HR who answered the phone didn't seem too fond to hear you using that vulgarity either as when you couldn't book your daughter's test and you emailed me accusing it being my fault and I informed you that your daughter was not eligible to book a road test because her 6 month waiting period wasn't up because you didn't do your due diligence as a parent and it had nothing not do with me when I informed you of that you called me the "C" word the C U Next Tuesday word, then you post here saying you have to change your credit card information trying to slander me by saying that trying to make people think I'm a thief but I don't take credit cards and just like everything else you've posted above is alive and said to DMV which was found unfounded ,therefore you're anything but honorable, much less integrable and you're lucky I don't sue you for slander for insinuating anything about credit cards info when you paid by PayPal and for you going to New York State DMV and making up false allegations which also didn't work!! as so if anybody here is unhinged and can't control themselves it's you!! and any public information I got on you , you put out there between your LinkedIn and Facebook page therefore Michael Foster your word obviously means nothing and a person is only as good as their word and yours are lies & also disgusting!! your a man who thinks he can speak to women any way he wants when they inform you that your wrong about something and as a grandmother of a granddaughter who is in the military the same Branch Navy I'll be darned if she were to enlighten you that you were wrong that you think you could call her the "C" word and then go on public forums and lie about credit cards when everybody knows I don't take credit cards I use PayPal venmo cash and check only and always have and FYI I have never been affiliated with the BBB!!! and I feel very sad and now worry for your daughter safety and well-being that she has a father who calls women the "C" word over something so minor and I can clearly understand why you're divorced!! as you're obviously very abusive!!
Fantastic experience: Great experience: was able to book a session the week of my son’s test. He got a lot out of it and felt it was very valuable. Good pointers. Thank you!
Tara thank you for taking the time to leave a positive five-star review I appreciate it many tell him I said congrats & many happy safe miles
Negative experience: Very rude and unreasonable woman. I'm sure she'll attack me as she does everyone who rates her badly. That said, I could not care less about what she says as she is a miserable person who treats children with disrespect. This woman will be reported to NYS DMV for mistreatment and disrespect towards her customers. Complaints to NYS DMV will add up as well as honest reviews of her terrible attitude and treatment of her customers. Hopefully, others will read this and take their business elsewhere. Marybeth, take the fifty dollars we sent you and apply it to your much needed therapy bill. I can't reply to your response, so I'll add it here. My son was on the zoom and logged in on time (actually 20 minutes early). He had a technical issue with his camera. He tried multiple times, was chatting to the zoom repeatedly to keep you informed. He asked you for Help and you told him in a snotty condescending manner no and that you were kicking him off "bye-bye" is how you spoke to him. You must feel great power and authority being rude and dismissive to teenagers. Don't lie and say that my son was late....... Or not following rules.... That is not true. You are deflecting and making the situation out to be something it is not. I, too, am glad that my and my sons name are out here for everyone to see. My son is responsible, honest, dicplined, and known for his spectacular character. There is not one single person who would say something rude or negative about him...... Can you say the same, Marybeth? Clearly not. Your bullying tactics and lies you wrote while responding to your customers complaints speaks volumes to your character. The best part of your response is how you have specifics on how things went and times as well to make it seem like you have a single clue. My son was on a, Saturday 9am, zoom so, I don't know where you got 4pm. Good try to make it seem like you know what this was about. You just had another outburst towards a customer for the whole world to see. You made up lies about my son. And made up fake details about the situation (4pm). It seems to me, marybeth, that you just embarrassed yourself and your business. Even the other participants thought you were rude and could see him on the zoom asking for help. My son had technical issues that were beyond his control. The way you spoke to him and treated him was well within your control a you should be ashamed of yourself. Bully. Interesting how you changed your response to correct a COUPLE of your lies. My son has text messages and a photo of the online chat where he asked you for help NUMEROUS TIMES. EVEN ANOTHER PARTICIPANT COMMENTED THAT HE HAD NEEDED AND ASKED FOR HELP. To which you replied that you would not help and to ask your daughter how you were. (poor thing) and then snottily said bye-bye. Then about ten minutes later he FINALLY gets his camera working (using a different device) and you DENY him access to the rest of the zoom. Classless. Buy yourself something nice with the $50 he paid for your class seeing as how, CLEARLY, you aren't capable of telling the truth which therapy requires. The best part of this.... ANOTHER PARTICIPANT WAS LATE TO THIS ZOOM AND YOU ALLOWED THEM ENTRY. So, you claiming to be this righteous person who lives by hard and fast rules is another LIE. You're just a bully with no common courtesy.
your son was given classroom instructions , same instructions I send everyone that I clearly posted here & on my Facebook page 3 months ago telling people that if they can't follow laws, regulations & rules then don't take my class & GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!! as I am not having my licensed jeapordized by anyone nor it is my responsibility or fault for his device not working properly when the instructions you received after the link clearly state to check it to make sure it works and if you don't and it doesn't that's your problem & why didn't you as a parent make sure he did as understand 3 months ago I came and left my own post for people exactly like you who don't follow the rules and laws and regulations that New York State gives me to teach these classes and then when they don't they can't accept accountability and come here and leave a negative review so claiming your son didn't do anything wrong is a lie just like it is saying I was rude because the only thing I said to him was you've got to go now bye bye and then he started saying a bunch of nasty rude things as I was removing him from the meeting where he even texted me back to apologize for being rude & nasty why weren't you there to help him ? you want to make me responsible for his device but didn't help him either & how am I supposed to help with his camera on his device when I'm not even in the same room that's ridiculous & idiotic & if anybody's a bully here it's you because when you come to leave your review you say use the money for therapy if anybody needs therapy it's you and your son because you don't think rules and regulations and laws pertain to you and try to risk other people's licenses don't do what you're supposed to do and then can't accept accountability & lie because your son never asked me for help the whole time he was on until I was removing him, as I told him he didn't have a camera at 9:00 I started talking giving him a few minutes to get ready by 9:07 he still wasn't visual and I said bye-bye and then he responded nastily like you with your therapy comment, now we know where he gets it from feel free to call motor vehicle because I have the text messages where he apologized for being so rude and that his camera wasn't working then tried to say he couldn't actually connect and could he have his money back which wasn't true because I could talk to him and he answered therefore he connected he just didn't have a working camera which was required didn't take the time to test the link & your device to make sure that it worked and if you did I would have received notification & i didn't so the only person's fault here is your son's & yours for not making sure that he did what he should have done so that you didn't lose your money and if me removing him from class is rude to not risk my license so be it which is why I put that post above 3 months ago and now this with your names is out here for the world to see ,& if he ever does break the law and hurt someone this will be out to use against him proof you & he doesn't follow laws rules and regulations nor can be accountable when you don't and blame others as I don't care how you want to twist it in you mind I know and have proof I didn't do anything wrong I took your text I sent the link I even make sure you responded yes that you've received the link and classroom instructions and you did so if you want someone to blame go look at your son and in the mirror but you're not going to put your failures on me nor will I allow you too and I look forward to your phone call to NYS DMV and I just hope unlike Mr Phillips you tell them the truth that your kids camera wasn't working appropriately and he wasn't able to be seen on time or even 7 minutes after and they're going to tell you I did everything I was supposed to do the only person who didn't was you & your son :) which is why he was removed from the classroom & you lost your $$ as I have the texts the Zoom recording
Fantastic experience: Marybeth helped me pass my road test. In just 3 lessons, I gained the confidence needed to be successful on the examination. Not to mention, Marybeth is incredibly easy to work with and knows exactly what she's talking about. How could she not? She's been doing this for years. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to get their license!
Thanks Lucia for the 5* I appreciate it you taking the time to do it congratulations and many happy safe miles
Negative experience: Such a rude lady and is 100% unprofessional I would give this lady a dime
Coming from the likes of you Drew McDonald tis laughable as your the rudest & most inconsiderate human being that texts ppl at 1230 am and then after being told it was inconsiderate you text again at 915pm you have no care for anyone but yourself and if it takes me to tell you it's rude and inconsiderate to text someone at those times I gladly will and as far as professional you should talk as I had to block your disgusting texts voicemails & Facebook msgs as well as Google msgs through here because you can't control yourself or the nasty vile things that come out of you but then again if you look at your reviews on home advisor and other places you take people's money and don't do the work or don't do it right... Yet I'm unprofessional you wouldn't know what professional is if it's smack you in the face because you're so far from it it's disgusting which is a great word to describe you after the text voicemail Facebook and Google post all because you can't control yourself or have no self-awareness of others And now your name is out here connected to all of it FOREVER!!!
Fantastic experience: If you’re looking for constructive criticism and great driving skills, this is the place for you! I worked with Mary Beth once a week for a month to better my driving skills and prepare for my road test. She taught me to be confident in my driving skills and to even “talk to myself” if need be! Mary Beth makes you feel safe in her vehicle while also providing constructive criticism to make sure you are at your best. With her help I learned more about road laws in itself as well as how to be safe when others aren’t. I give her a huge thanks for helping me achieve my license!!
thank you Tiarah for taking the time & CONGRATS on getting your license!!! it was such a pleasure to work with you!! many happy safe miles :)
Fantastic experience: I just had my class this morning! Not only was she very informative, but her personality was amazing, making her class great. I highly recommend her
thank you Amanda for taking the time to leave a five-star review I'm glad you enjoyed my class good luck on your test many happy safe miles
Fantastic experience: Working with Marybeth helped me feel more comfortable driving a car after only a few lessons. She pushed me to become a safe and competent driver so I could pass my road test and beyond! Thank you for all of your help Mary!
Thanks & Congratulations Anna, it was a pleasure working with you ...
Fantastic experience: I passed my test yesterday, and Marybeth if you are seeing this, I owe my driver license to you. Marybeth is professional, experienced and serious about her work. Her instructions were always clear, her guidance not only helped me understand the common mistakes and rules of driving but made me a confident driver by learning solid techniques for some of those scary scenarios we all make in our head. From my personal experience I can say, she is truly invested in her students, she cares about your life and the people who are on the road. So if you listen to her instructions properly and seriously, you couldn't get a better mentor than her. I highly recommend Marybeth's School of Driving!!
Suti, thanks it was absolutely my pleasure xo
Negative experience: We had a bad experience here. We ran into a technical issue that caused us to be precisely 2 minutes late to the course and she would not admit us to the meeting, issue a refund, or reschedule. She is a very unpleasant person although we were polite in our requests. I cannot recommend this place for a 5 hour course for your teen.
You Matthew Phillips are a Liar !! as you went to New York State DMV and told them I sent you a defunct link but u waited till last minute to join and found your camera didn't work!!! a link that worked fine every for everyone else I gave you classroom instructions after rng the zoom link and below are the instructions I sent you and if you didn't take them seriously that is your fault not mine because this is the New York state license course and I have to follow laws and regulations and if I don't they take my license off the wall and because you can't follow rules laws regulations and instructions that's not my fault nor am I allowing you to risk my license because you can't if I receive the following I would have made sure I was logged in by 3:45 because I actually open the classroom up at 330 but tell everyone 345 and I let everybody in from the waiting room at 3:55 and therefore whether you're one or two minutes late you late as you were told to be logged in on time ready and able to be seen by 4:00 p.m. and 4:02 is late and if you can understand that that's not my problem my problem is to follow the laws and guidelines New York State DMV gives me so I can keep my license on the wall and if you booked an airplane train or bus ticket and you broke down on the way there in your car and you didn't arrive for that flight bus or train on time it would leave without you my class started at 4:00 p.m. you weren't there and I left without you and I don't have to offer you another seat because the airline train and bus station won't give you another one as if you want to continue on to your destination you'll have to pay again, because we sell seats & because I am only allowed so many seats in my classroom per class I shouldn't have to forfeit for one for someone who doesn't think the rules and regulations and the laws of New York State don't apply to them, because had you logged in at 3:45 when I told you even though the waiting room was open at 3:30 and some people logged on right after I opened it you wouldn't have been late but you waited till last minute found out you were having technical issues which is why the directions say for whatever reason to cover technical issues or if somebody chooses to wait till last minute and find their device is not working properly because had you done it when you should have you would have been on and instead of taking accountability and just because you were polite doesn't mean you don't have to follow the rules and I don't think threatening someone is polite here is what you received along with everybody else and why would I send that if I didn't enforce!!! because that means I'm not a person of my work and if anybody knows me that's exactly who I am which is why I make it sound like if you don't log on for whatever reason you will lose your money and if no one has ever held you accountable up until today well unfortunately it got to be my job to do that because I'm not letting anybody risk my license especially someone who can't follow instructions if you have a printer please go to my website & under menu bar choose road test sheet and print that sheet for class, if you don't have a printer then please take a few minutes to look over the road test sheet on my website that way you'll be familiar with it when I use it during class I will see you May 18, 2023 at 4pm. via Zoom the waiting room will open up at 345pm failure to login for whatever reason, be ready & on time as well as able to be Seen will result in a loss of your money!!! please note this policy is strictly enforced!! no exceptions & I mean no exceptions.. As these are NYS Laws , marybethsschoolofdriving.com every driving school has the same policy so when you go somewhere else maybe you'll follow theirs because they're not going to let you risk the driving school license on their wall either nor are they going to lose money on a seat because you didn't or couldn't follow the instructions you were given
Negative experience: Would not recommend. My grandson just lost his money when he was late logging on because his computer had a problem. This owner is inflexible - not good practice. Would avoid doing business with her.
I don't have to be flexible as your grandson received a zoom link 24 hours before class and the reason I do send it is so people can check to make sure they can log on , on time but he didn't choose to do that either because if he did I would receive notification from it and this is what he received after he received his Zoom link because this is a New York state licensed course and because the waiting room opened up 15 minutes early actually I opened it up at 8:30 and he chose to get on last minute and then had technical support and if anybody sent me the following message I would have made sure I was on at 8:45 I am not letting anybody risk my driving school license and if you showed up late to an airplane train or a bus for a ticket that you bought and you didn't put your butt in that seat that vehicle would leave without you if you wanted to continue to go to your destination you would have to buy another seat because we make money selling seats and I'm only allowed so many seats per class and I shouldn't have to forfeit a selling seat because your grandson didn't do what he was supposed to do but here we have another person who can't take accountability for their failures from their own choices and decisions as I didn't keep him from logging on he chose to wait till last minute and then he knew he didn't have a camera even though the directions were very clear that you must be seen here the standard message I sent after the links the only thing I change is the date and time I don't know how it can get any clearer but instead of holding your grandson responsible you want to come and hold me and I won't allow it because everybody else was in that classroom on time they all logged on early because they believed the message they received if they didn't unlike your grandson therefore I hope you're $50 loss has taught you a valuable teaching lesson that when someone says you need to do something or you will lose your money you do it but obviously not because here you are blaming me instead of blaming your grandson!!! HERES WHAT WILL RECEIVE AFTER YOUR ZOOM LINK AND IF YOU CAN'T ABIDE BY THIS FOLLOWING DON'T COME TO ME GO SOMEWHERE ELSE CUZ I'M SICK OF GETTING NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO DIDN'T DO WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO AND WHEN THEY DIDN'T I HOLD THEM TO THE BUSINESS POLICIES THAT EVERY DRIVING SCHOOL HAS !!! WHY WOULD I SEND SOMETHING LIKE THAT IF I DON'T ENFORCE IT if you have a printer please go to my website & under menu bar choose road test sheet and print that sheet for class, if you don't have a printer then please take a few minutes to look over the road test sheet on my website that way you'll be familiar with it when I use it during class I will see you May 13, 2023 at 9am. via Zoom the waiting room will open up at 845am failure to login for whatever reason, be ready & on time as well as able to be Seen will result in a loss of your money!!! please note this policy is strictly enforced!! no exceptions!!! marybethsschoolofdriving.com therefore I'm glad you left your name on a public platform so everyone can also see how ridiculous you are for blaming me for your grandson's failures, all driving schools have this policy because we are only allowed so many seats per class and we never know when our Zoom meetings are being monitored and again I'm not letting a teenager who's irresponsible risk my license and if it's okay with you for him to lose your money and then you want to get mad at me that says something really big about you we're talking about a kid who's going to be getting on the road with not only his life but everybody else's but he can't even be responsible enough to log on to a zoom meeting as required and told if he didn't what the consequence would be and then when he's held to that consequence I'm the bad guy so be it!!!
Negative experience: I live in saratoga county. Yet i am to far for lessons. You should give a radius or something on your website of where you support. Complete waste of time.
Saratoga county like most county's is big 844 miles to be exact you expect me to cover 844 miles I like most driving schools only travel so far for pickup and traveling a 1/2 hr 1 way and another back for an hr lesson makes no sense and you were offered that you were more then welcome to come to me like a lot of other people have &do who live to far away for pickup but don't want to travel that far yet expect me too therefore I find this review absolutely ridiculous as I'm in business to make money and if a driving school traveled an hr round trip for every lesson no driving school would even exist anymore .. & what did it cost you 5 mins to text me to ask to find this out ... wow... like I said ridiculous
Negative experience: Terrible customer service, I would not recommend in any way. My daughter was unable to log into her zoom class due to technical issues and she would not allow her to take the next class without paying again.
Spencer Thomas just like everyone you were sent following instructions after receiving the Zoom link in which you replied "got it" if you have a printer please go to my website under road test sheet and print that sheet for class, if you don't have a printer then please take a few minutes to look over the road test sheet on my website that way you'll be familiar with it when I use it during class I will see you March 11 2023 at 9am. via Zoom the waiting room will open up at 8:45 am failure to login be ready and be on time as well as able to be seen will result in a loss of your money marybethsschoolofdriving.com I even sent proof that other driving schools having the same policy as this is a New York state class and if you aren't logged in ready and able to be seen by the time told you were well aware of what your consequences would be " loss of money" You were sent the link 23 hrs before the start of class giving you ample time to log in and make sure everything worked & and that there would be no technical difficulties but neither you or your daughter Maya Lynn Johnson- Thomas chose to do that which is why i send it the day before as if you did like you said you did I would have received a notification of it like I did from the people who actually did and I didn't get one for you Then for some insane reason because your so self-entitled that you think that my business policies or New York state laws dont apply to you or your daughter & even after you were told NO multiple times when you asked me to make an exception I told you I don't make exceptions because if I do it for one person then I have to do it for everyone or it's not fair and then what would be the sense of sending those rules and policies if I don't enforce them and if I don't enforce them I lose my license to teach and I'm not losing my license because you & Maya failed to do what you're supposed to & when you were supposed to do it, as I explained when you pay and take a spot you keep me from giving that spot to somebody else as we're only allowed so many spots per class, however you would not accept that I wouldn't make an exception so then you continued to harass me with a barrage of text messages for hours where i just ignored them & then the next day even before business hours started you started sending them again asking the same question I had already answered and once you realized you weren't getting your way you became nasty and insulting which is when I told you to take your insults and nastiness and have a nice day and not to contact me again BTW , Everyone should know that your daughter Maya had my phone number and could have texted me when she couldn't get in or log on but she did NOT!!!, Question what does Maya do in school when she needs to contact one of her teachers about something does she have daddy do that for her too?.. she personally texted me about getting a duplicate certificate few days before where I had to tell her that her certificate had expired therefore she was very aware of how my class works But instead of accepting responsibility like an adult or holding your daughter accountable like a responsible parent should therefore ensuring to raise a responsible individual ,as you stated in text that you were at work when she could not log on but that she had been in the waiting room since 8:45 and if that was also true then she would have came in with everybody else when I opened the class up but she wasn't as I told you she did not log on till well after 9:15 as I saw when she came in and even mentioned it during class as all my zoom classes are recorded but instead of being a responsible adult & parent you want to come here & leave negative feedback and blame me for you & your daughter's failures because you & your daughter DIDN'T do what you were supposed to even after you were told what would happen if you didn't that's really twisted and says a lot about you for everyone to see!!!
Fantastic experience: Ms. Mary-Beth is a very intelligent person, a fantastic teacher and she genuinely cares about her students and what she teaches. Choose her over anyone else.
thank you for writing this I truly appreciate it because I really do care it's more than a job to me
Fantastic experience: My son easily passed his driving test after taking lessons with Marybeth. Worth every penny!
thank you Laura for the five star review I truly appreciate you taking your time to leave it many happy safe miles
Fantastic experience: Marybeth's school of driving is by far the best! Her 5 hr. Course is excellent, she has her props witch are very helpful and her explanation of the information is so simple anyone can understand it! This driving school is the real deal..
thank you Noel I she ate you taking the time to leave this review it was a pleasure to have you in class
Fantastic experience: Marybeth is a fantastic teacher and person, it was great meeting her and she prepared me extremely well for the road test that I passed yesterday!
Etienne it was a pleasure working with you thank you for taking the time to leave this review I truly appreciate it
Fantastic experience: Great teacher, she really went the extra mile to help me
Thanks Elvin it was my pleasure to help you , Congratulations again many happy safe miles & my I wish you nothing but the best .... your an Awesome person
Negative experience: Terrible service very unprofessional and messed up my appointment multiple times don’t go here
NYS DMV rd test driving school scheduling system went down and screwed up your 1st appointment that I had booked and took you to giving you an hour lesson which I was never paid for I then rescheduled your rd test right in front of you & today i contacted you to let you know we needed to go early due to my doctor's appointment being moved up which is when you informed me that your father was taking you had I not contacted you you would of not even had the decency to contact me to let me know you were canceling and would have allowed me to drive all the way to your house for the appointment and then never ever paid me for the lesson I already provided and I told you I was going to per my website policy cancel your road test because I booked it and you didn't even have the decency to let me know your father was taking you leaving that appointment in the book keeping me from being able to give that appointment to someone else causing financial harm to my business after you already had services rendered that you never ever paid for which now makes you a thief in my book !!! at that point you started calling me vulgar names where I had to tell you if you contacted me again I would call the police and have you arrested for her harassment!!! then I started receiving the same type of conduct from your father who owns H2O water solutions in Malta which I had to say the same thing to him that I said to you don't ever contact me again because if you do I will consider it harassment and contact the police and now after youcall me vulgar names & steal from my business but then have the audacity to come on here and leave negative feedback I'll make sure I do the same for your father's business because I'm sure that when people find out that he knew his daughter was rendered services from a business that she never paid for and that his daughter didn't have the decency to even contact that business and cancel the appointment she scheduled with them and then when that business holds her to their policy they both call her vulgar names they might look a little sideways with doing business with him I am not responsible for the New York State driving school website road test scheduling system and if it goes down and has a glitch and screws up someone's appointment that is not my fault which is what happened with your appointment and you were rendered services that you never paid for and then tried to say that your father called me to cancel when your father admits he didn't know he had to which is odd to me because he knew I rebooked the appointment & even if he didn't know it doesn't matter as I booked the appointment with you someone who's supposed to be responsible enough to get behind the wheel with other people's lives and then you lied and said he called me so you are not only a thief but a liar in my book!!! and now everyone can see it Rya Torres because I have all the texts to back it up!!! and I hope that future employers and colleges when they go and look you up on the internet which a lot of colleges and employers do before hiring people that they see this so they know what they're dealing with someone who can't tell the truth and steals people's business services and can't accept responsibility when they are wrong and instead of accepting responsibility become vulgar to the person they wronged
Fantastic experience: Great teacher! My daughter had a wonderful experience with Marybeth and she taught her great tips so she would remember! Very happy!!
thank you for taking the time and for the five star review I truly appreciate it and it was a great working with your daughter as well...
Fantastic experience: amazing driving teacher explained everything really well has a really good personality!
thank you Stefania for taking the time to leave me to leave me the five-star review congratulations on passing your road test many happy safe miles
Fantastic experience: We’ve hired Marybeth a few times- to make sure our kids and now our grandchildren have the proper knowledge when it comes to driving. We have always been pleased with her service. They have all been very comfortable while out driving with her. It’s a pleasure doing business with Marybeth’s.
thank you for taking the time to leave the review I truly appreciate it it was a wonderful pleasure to work with you as well
Negative experience: As of today only 2 stars on Yelp. Please read her responses to this and other negative reviews, let her words speak for themselves, and form your own conclusion on if you want to do business with this person.
ITS MY FAULT SHE DIDN'T DO WHAT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO At least I'm real dont trust someone who hides behind a fake name on the internet as I never had a customer with this name who if you look at her reviews only uses it to leave negative ones first she leaves one review saying I scammed her money which was slander and she knew it which is why she changed it now she's changing it to about my Yelp reviews this is not Yelp and this is Google and I have been doing this business for 22 years and if I have 20 bad reviews in 22 years that's not that bad especially when I have to deal w people like you who did not do what she was supposed to do and instead of accepting blame and responsibility comes on here trying to attack me and my business and again understand everyone reading this if she was doing what she should have been doing in the 1st place she wouldn't be breaking rules and laws that results in her losing her license and ending up back in my classroom to begin with!!!! ( which means she was putting the public at risk which is why she doesn't use her real name ) Everyone is sent the link to the class the night before that way if you have not used zoom before you can make yourself familiar with it when I send the link with it I also send Specific instructions that you are to be logged in ready & able to be seen & on time and if you are not you will forfeit your money you are forewarned of what will happen if you are not logged in & able to be seen and all driving schools have this rule as we are licensed by the state of New York and it is a timed class for some reasy you chose not to make yourself familiar with the app and you waited till last minute to log on therefore you need to take accountability for your actions because I open the waiting room up 15 minutes before class even starts so people can get in logged on & be ready again you chose not to do any of that and waited till 4:00 trying to use an app you've never used before and not knowing how to work your camera that is not my fault that is yours !! & I will not allow you to blame me for your shortcomings when it comes to following rules which is why you ended up back in my classroom to begin with to get your license back!!!
Negative experience: Horribly rude, will kick you out of 5 hour class not provide refunds for video not showing lasting only a few minutes (Technical difficulties). Unacceptable. Also her response fully encompasses the type of person she is. Not everyone taking the 5 hour is someone that had their license taken away, we are not all rule breakers, you are making assumptions that are false. Enjoy your hard earned $50
AGAIN ITS MY FAULT THEY DIDN'T DO WHAT THEY WE'RE TOLD TO DO!!! everybody understand that this person was sent to link the night before class with the link they are sent specific instructions that if they are not logged in and ready and able to be seen by 4:00 p.m. they will forfeit thier money I give people 5 minutes after the start of class time to get themselves together and if they can't that is not my fault because I am sanctioned by laws of the state of New York for my licensing if you choose not to download or use and get familiar w the app prior that is your fault and not mine!!! I open the class into the waiting room 15 mins prior , try showing up late to a Regents or GED exam and see what happens they are NOT letting you in because it's ran by the state & with are rules and regulations I'm no different. I am only allowed so many individuals per class when you register and take a spot it keeps me from giving it to someone else try taking a college class and if you don't show up or choose to quit they keep your money why because you took a spot you contacted me I sent the registration information upon receiving your pmt and documents I sent the link the night before with the specific rules of what day& time that you need to be logged in and able to be seen & if you are not what will happen you obviously didn't care maybe next time you will as when you don't follow rules thier are consequences and the only person you can blame is yourself but instead your on trying to blame me which I will not ALLOW as I didn't stop you from downloading and learning the app so that you were familiar with it or keep you from logging in on time so if telling you the truth is considered rude so be it as I'm not saying anything here that I didn't text you
Fantastic experience: Marybeth helped us ensure my son passed his test the first time. Excellent driving instructor!
Thank you for taking the time and the review it was a pleasure to work with you... many happy safe miles
Fantastic experience: Marybeth worked with my wife who has not had a license in many years. She made the entire experience a pleasant one, providing the confidence and support one would expect from a professional. She handled the lessons, 5 hour review, and pick up and drop off. We would recommend her to anyone, young or older, that is looking for a kind, well qualified and supportive instructor. Thank you.
Thanks Don for the kind review
Fantastic experience: We had Marybeth take our daughter for one lesson—primarily to teach her parallel parking & 3-pt turns and to make sure she was set for her road test/we hadn’t overlooked anything. Marybeth nailed it! She gave my girl some tips/tricks for parking that helped tremendously and made sure she was good with turning, etc. We had 2 additional lessons scheduled just in case she didn’t pass her road test—they weren’t needed! If you’re debating on signing your kid up, stop! Just do it! She’s professional, yet warm and puts your kid at ease. I hope she’s still doing this in 4 years when it’s time for my son to start driving! Marybeth, thank you!!
thank you for the positive feedback I truly appreciate it
Fantastic experience: Marybeth is an excellent, no-nonsense teacher. She really prepares drivers to be safe and skilled on the road. I would highly recommend her for private lessons and the five hours course.
thanks Remy I enjoyed our time immensely congratulations on you getting your license & many happy safe miles
Negative experience: Tried to contact with some questions and when responded to she made me feel like I was stupid and wasting her time. I instantly called Bells and was treated with courtesy and all my questions were answered in a professional manner. I can't rate her skills but customer service definitely is a zero.
I never answered a physical call from you so if you contacted me it was via text & I keep my texts quick and to the point also most of the questions asked could of be answered simply just by visting my website
Fantastic experience: We wanted to make sure our daughter was ready for her test. One lesson with Marybeth and off she went. Thank u so much! Great personality, prompt responses, took her to her road test and back again. She's the best!!
thanks I appreciate it! many happy safe miles!!!
Fantastic experience: Great experience for my son helped out a lot. Looking for great quality driving lesson for your child, MaryBeth is where it is.
Thank you I appreciate you for taking the time and making this a review
Fantastic experience: A very good, professional teacher! I took the 5-hour and the 6 private driving lessons with road test pickup/dropoff. They were extremely informative. I'm new to the country and I needed my license. Thanks to Mary I'm a little more confident and educated driver. Marybeth gives immediate feedback and knows how to teach safe driving properly no matter which country you're from. When I made a mistake, she would immediately correct me. Teaching is not always rainbows and sunshine. Especially with driving, where it could mean life/death. Marybeth would always sanitize the wheel, directional, wiper controls and make sure the car was clean and professional before the practice session began. I appreciate that. Please ignore the other bad reviews/negativity on here. Marybeth is a genuinely wonderful person to be around. Thank you!!
thanks for the review many happy safe miles
Fantastic experience: Marybeth is a true professional and she knows what to do to boost confidence and provide real in car insight. We couldn’t be happier with her help get my Daughter confident and licensed. All at more than a reasonable cost! Thank you ! .
thank you
Fantastic experience: I would like to start by saying all the one star ratings are ridiculous we are not talking about some high school math class but driving a car. Marybeth did her job perfect and explained not only everything you need to know for your test but driving down the road in life. People are just upset that she was not gumdrops and rainbows well I got news for them driving is a lot of responsibility and people Seem to not get that. Marybeth was honest and real with you and if you did not get the message that you need to be safe and think about not just you but other people when driving then u where to busy complaining about Marybeth instead of listening and realizing that she has a great 5 hour class.
thanks for the review I appreciate it
Fantastic experience: Marybeth was very kind and professional. She helped my daughter prepare for her road test and ensured she was confident in her driving before taking her test. Thank you, Marybeth!!!
thanks you
Fantastic experience: im a super anxious test taker and failed my first road test, so i took a few lessons with mary beth and by the time we were done i felt 99x more comfortable behind the wheel. got my license today!
Thanks for 5 star Congratulations many happy safe miles
Fantastic experience: MaryBeth is the best! I got my five hour through her as well as multiple lessons and a road test. I passed on my first try and I wouldn’t have been able to do that without her! I recommend her to anyone who needs help learning how to drive, needs required courses, or needs to take their road test.
thanks amethyst I appreciate you taking your time to leave this review congratulations on getting your license and many happy safe miles ahead of you
Fantastic experience: Hi, I want to thank Mary for everything she did for me, I’m 26 I’m also a new resident in America. I really wanted to get my driver’s license, she was fully booked for all month but she found a way to pick me up at noon. she’s professional, she made me laugh every time too, we had a great moment. I was scared to drive and now I’m confident and I passed my road test without any negative points. Thank you Mary you are the best ☺️☺️
Thank you so much Miya I enjoyed our time together immensely many happy safe miles
Fantastic experience: Marybeth got our 16 year old up to speed and ready to test for her license in no time. Always on time, reasonably priced, and always gave us good feedback on what to work on. Highly recommend!
thank you Tara so much for the positive feedback
Fantastic experience: Marybeth was incredibly professional but yet still made my 17 yr. old daughter very comfortable. We chose to get a 1 hour lesson and then another 1 hour lesson and use of her car for the road test just a few days after the first lesson. My daughter is a safer and much more confident driver now! Thank you!!!
thank you Chris for the 5star review I truly appreciate it
Negative experience: Marybeth canceled our lesson 1 hour before the lesson and did not offer to reschedule. My daughter took time off from work and has her drivers test in 7 days. Poor customer service
you know what all I have to say is you're ridiculous you make it sound like I just texted you and didn't show up for no reason I texted you 1 hour before because a ROCK just blew up & hit my windshield and broke it , it was out of my control , and instead of being any type of considerate understanding decent human being you started demanding I bump another client for your daughter once car is fixed ( which who knows when that will be ) when I said sorry I couldn't do that you then threatened me with a bad review then after that had the audacity to ask if I would take her & go out in your car instead today like you think you're going to text me like you nastily did then I'm going to do something for you like I said ridiculous yes everyone I wanted the car ahead of me tires to spit out a rock that hit my windshield it's going to cost me a $500 deductible and I don't know how many days out of work
Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing instructor. Very personable, and a nice calming personality. I am 39 years old and I had major driving test anxiety and parallel parking issues. She showed me an easy and no intimidating way to park, and really boosted my confidence. Finally passed my test, all thanks to this wonderful woman!
Valerie I was so excited to hear that you passed congratulations my dear thank you for your wonderful review
Positive experience: My daughter took 2 lessons with Marybeth and the 5 hour pre licensing course. The second lesson we got in the day before her test from a cancellation, it was super helpful. She taught her how to parallel park and do her 3 point turn much better and with more patience than I could have had. Thank you for your help!!!
thank you for taking the time to post your review I truly appreciate it
Fantastic experience: Mary was very friendly and helpful and she showed me how to drive properly. I failed in my first test and in my second test I passed with 100 because she taught how to drive correctly. I highly recommend her services.
thanks for taking the time and posting your review many happy safe miles it was a pleasure working with you
Fantastic experience: She was informative about how to get my motorcycle endorsement. Good in communication and helpful.
thanks
Fantastic experience: Coming from the city and never driving before she was a wonderful, funny and amazing teacher. I learned so much and she made me feel comfortable on the road. I can not say enough about her as a teacher and person.
thanks so much Julio I enjoyed our time emmensly
Fantastic experience: She made the time go by faster. she's funny and a good teacher
thanks so much
Fantastic experience: She is great and helped a lot. Very professional and super informative. Passed my driving test first time. Highly recommended!
thanks so much
Fantastic experience: I took my 5-hour with her. I had a great experience, she made topics that seems boring feel interesting. The class did not feel like 5 hours because she told very interesting stories and kept people engaged. Would highly recommend.
Thanks Frank I appreciate it
Fantastic experience: She is hilarious but keeps you engaged and for 5 hours haha that’s pretty hard but she helped me learn a lot about the road! Would highly recommend
Thanks for 5 * review Xo
Fantastic experience: Mary Beth made the class interesting and fun. She told stories of real experiences. Mary Beth was very engaging. It wasn't like someone was teaching the class like on Charlie Brown with the 'blah blah blah". I would definitely recommend her class to anyone.
Thanks so much Roger for taking the time to leave positive feedback I'm so glad you enjoyed the class
Fantastic experience: Thank you Marybeth. My son said that your class was very interesting, he learned a lot, and you were funny and down to earth. He said this was the most engaged he has been in an online class and he's in online college! I will be recommending to friends!
Thank you for the five star review I'm so glad your son enjoyed the class
Fantastic experience: Mary was an absolute delight. Best experience I could have asked for. Thank you!
Sean you are a delight to work with as well I enjoyed our time together thank you for choosing me
Negative experience: I didnt get to take the 5 hour course because I asked about this woman's certifications and she immediately got mad at me for texting her later at night and she was offended that I wanted to make sure she wasn't scamming me. She acts like a child. Don't waste your time.
Abigail Clark let's be honest here you contacted me at 11:00 at night and instead of asking me for my licensing number which to be honest a smart person would have done research on anybody they were looking to do business with before contacting them you could have contacted DMV you could have gone and looked at my website but when you called me a scammer & fraud then swore at me that was when I cut you off and blocked you by the way I'm a personal business which means I'm a person first I'm not Price chopper and I'm not open 24/7 have some respect and consideration of the time when you contact people and if you were so concerned I was a scammer why did you send me all your information again that wasn't smart again on your part and you call me the child you're 16 years old and how you spoke to me was disgusting and I don't have to take that from nobody nor do I have to allow anybody who speaks like that in my presence much less my class
Negative experience: Very unprofessional. Gets defensive over clients making sure the business is legit and not a scam. Can’t take any constructive criticism.
All you had to do was contact DMV to see if I was legit you didn't have to call me a scammer first upon contacting me and I see leaving one bad feedback wasn't enough for you Abigail you had to do two and you call me a child you're just mad that I wouldn't put up with the way you treated me btw constructive criticism doesn't include someone swearing at you my dear child in case you didn't know that...
Fantastic experience: My daughter took Marybeth's 5-hour class through zoom. The teacher was so engaging and knowledgeable. My daughter came out of the class all jazzed and wanted to talk all about it. We highly recommend.
Thanks so much for 5 star review
Fantastic experience: Thank you for being so accommodating! My daughter needed to get her 5 hour class in to get her license before college starts. Very professional, courteous, we couldn’t ask for more.
Thank you so much for the 5 star review
Negative experience: I have never had such a horrible experience looking for information. My son lost his certificate once COVID happened, we were doing lots of organizing keeping busy and we lost it. So I called the number for the school and the machine said to send a text. So I did, and I will say I started with saying “hello...” I mention this because of her complaint of one of her customers not greeting her properly in her response to a negative review. She immediately replied with a negative tone to her text. I ignored it once. Then I did get a little smart back, by thanking her for her help and being so wonderful. She didn’t like that. She continued to tell me I have a bad attitude and continued to send several more texts. I could have had her arrested for harassment but I have better things to do with my life, so instead, I will hammer her with bad reviews. She also came ripping into the parking lot this evening and pulled right up to my car with a big smile. I again ignored her. I refuse to stoop to her level. She does however, deserve this review. She will send a response 4 times longer than my complaint, defending herself. She won’t be professional and apologize for the “miscommunication” UPDATE: never left out any texts. Nice try. I also never demanded 4pm, you did. You knew exactly who we were. You are intimidated by my ex husband. Thats the only reason you cowarded down like you did. Good luck with your business. Lucky for you most only deal with you once and move on, that is the only reason you are still in business. No repeat customers.
First off never trust anyone who leaves a negative review and won't leave thier name like Tricia Walsh here btw I was texted by your ex-husband and his exact words were "she's a gem to deal with" His words said it all and unlike you I'm not afraid of anybody as when I leave a bad review I leave my name
Fantastic experience: Truly an amazing experience! At first I dreaded a 5 hr long course but Marybeth was so fun it felt like 20 mins. Her stories are real eye openers and they taught me to be a very cautious driver, I highly recommend Marybeth’s school of driving.
Thank you so much for the five-star review
Fantastic experience: Thoroughly enjoyed the class and very easy to sit through and listen to important stories about road safety told in an entertaining way. The information you are receiving is, lets face it, mundane and not super exciting. For Mary Beth to deliver that material in a way that is NOT mundane and also in ways to help you retain that information is to her credit. I took my 5 hour, then my test and am now a NYS Driver, thanks x
Thanks Brett glad you enjoyed the class
Fantastic experience: Truly an amazing experience! Marybeth is an amazing teacher and really makes sure you know what your doing before you take the road test she gives very good and useful information, very pleased with this experience!!
Thank you so much for the five star review and that you enjoyed the class it was a pleasure to have you in the front row
Fantastic experience: After having to recently re-establish my license, I had to take 5 hour course as part of that. I had dreaded going to the class but Marybeth made it very educational as well as enjoyable . She did a wonderful job getting people involved . She makes the roadways a much safer place.
Thanks Matthew for youyr 5 star review I'm glad you enjoyed the class
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