Greg's Driving School of Rockville

Positive experience: Greg's Driving School needs to improve a lot on its hiring process for driving instructors. Many of the instructors (specifically in the DMV area) lack the ability to understand that students having however many hours of driving experience doesn't necessarily translate to strong performance every time during during lessons but this is my first lesson so I don't really have a more informative idea of how most of the instructors are (just basing this off of other reviews). Don't know why Greg's Driving School themselves doesn't want to improve their ratings, it would get them more students if they did. Michael Frazier was my in car driving instructor and for most of the lesson, he was distracted by frequently looking at his phone instead of observing my driving more to see if there is something I need to improve on and occasionally checking his phone (I couldn't tell of course on how often he was paying attention on how well I was driving because I obviously need to be paying attention at traffic/cars/pedestrians) he was also a little bit impatient during the lesson as well. He did yell at me once for a mistake I believe. I get that it can get boring having to take student drivers out to complete their driving every week but c'mon making sure your student is not going to make more mistakes in the future is much better and safer then having to deal with more drivers who got their licenses not too long ago, making unsafe mistakes on the road in the future. Also, he didn't provide any tips or constructive criticism to improve my driving after I made a mistake at all even if he did it wasn't good feedback (to me at least) but I do admit I did make a few bad mistakes and a few minor mistakes because of his condescending attitude he had towards me made me feel stupid which it did lead to me to feel nervous or worried. By the end of the lesson, he had offered no guidance on how I could fix the mistakes I had made but he did tell me something helpful which was a driver didn't going to the correct lane after I made some turn or whatever it was and that I wasn't wrong for going to a certain lane. So overall Michael wasn't that bad of an instructor and he shortened the scheduled 2-hour lesson to only 1 hour and 45 minutes, without explanation. Hopefully when I come back for a driving lesson it will be better and more informative if I ever do I guess. Only reason I picked this location was because of the availability of lessons and reviews I’ve read. The car was also almost out of gas and the wind shield had a lot of water streaks for some reason. Daniel Wheeler was my online driving school instructor and he wasn't that that bad he just failed to keep the class engaged enough where there weren't people falling asleep. Greg's Driving School overall needs to ensure its instructors have the skills to effectively teach students regardless of how many hours they have practiced. Hiring more attentive, patient, and constructive teachers would be great toward improving the overall quality of their program.

Negative experience: Really bad teacher. No respect when they deal with kids and their parents

Negative experience: We got in a situation, my wife had a last class there and had a flat tire hitting the curb, then the instructor older Asian lady send her walking back to the office..my wife called me and I' did pick her up in the middle..I'm not talking about unprofessional, how stupid you can be to send somebody walking for a mile and you are the one who teach them how to drive and r responsible for their safety...I went there and tried to help with the flat tire..but somebody was already helping, I spoke with the instructor she had a mask and her voice was very low, so I did not quiet understand what she said..still, I got the impression that she wasn't teaching my wife to drive, but was acting like examiner...

Positive experience: Would be 5 stars if they finally fire that driving instructor named Helen. I’m deeply appreciative to my other driving instructors that helped me pass my driving test the first time, but I want to issue a special no-thanks to Helen. Helen does not offer any constructive criticism while you’re driving, she tears apart your confidence and is like a leech sucking at you until you finally believe in her self deprecating words. She single handily made me believe that I would never be a good driver and that I should give up on ever trying to drive. My friends have all had similar bad experiences with her, and she is a repeat offender of these claims. She’s like a Regina George in real, and is a huge bully. This is just a warning to all other students who may have this woman. Do not believe her degrading words, you got this!

Fantastic experience: No words can express how grateful I am to Mr. Rob Pilloid. By far one of the greatest human beings I have ever met, and I STRONGLY recommend him to anybody concerned about learning great skills to prepare you for every type of driving. When I say there is a BIG difference between his teaching and my last teacher at this location, I REALLY mean it!! He made me feel very comfortable with the controls of the cars and how to perform properly on the MVA road test. His tips applied to every car, not just the ones at Greg’s. He also took me to various locations to get LOTS of real practice which made a HUGE difference. My driving definitely improved after 1 session with his knowledge and expertise. He is a very genuine and kind man. The G.O.A.T of driving instructors. Mr. Nicholas was also very good and kind as well. He too made you feel in control of vehicle and was responsive to the poor weather conditions I encountered that day. He gave clear and good tips while making me feel comfortable. I really liked his attentiveness, awareness That being said I did encounter issues with Mike Frazier who “expected” you to know the area off the first inch of the car moving. He gave little direction at the beginning. He also stayed on his phone most of the time and was not very communicative (probably since he had the radio on the whole time and appeared to be watching something on his phone). While I was driving back he had the radio tuned to a conservative media source and started making uncomfortable remarks about illegal immigrants, etc. At the end he didn’t even go over my scores and wandered off somewhere. For my online class I had Mr. Dave (Online only) who is by far one of the kindest teachers to have. He was severely understanding, great at getting the class involved, used his own experiences while giving tips, and a very positive person throughout the whole class. I loved his instruction and enthusiasm and strongly recommend him as well!

Negative experience: David Opot Was unprofessional, rude, and disrespectful. During driving lessons, he was on the phone with his family member. He asked questions that don’t even concern the driving lessons. He makes you feel stupid especially when you’re trying to learn how to drive and so scared on the road. I have had great experiences in the past with my two others children. However, for my youngest, I was hoping it would be the same experience. Unfortunately it was just so bad. They would hired anybody to teach new drivers.

Fantastic experience: Jarret was very knowledgeable, patience, and polite.Thank you Greg's Driving school for having such an amazing instructor.

Negative experience: The very manner when you have the online class

Negative experience: I hate leaving reviews like this but one instructor, Harold is the absolute worst. His communication is horrible, confuses you, and yells at you when you don't do what he says when his wording is confusing. I was scheduled to drive and at the very start he was just yelling at me, and the overall environment is horrible and toxic. After completely demoralizing me by yelling at me, he decides to pray right next to me. I have never cancelled that fast in my life ever, probably will never beat it. How am i supposed to learn in such a horrible environment?

Fantastic experience: Just finished my last in-person driving class. To be honest, after reading all the reviews and getting treated like a kid when I’m 44 during the online class, I was kind of reluctant to do the driving class. But then I had the pleasure to have Michael Frazier as my driving instructor. He is professional, chill, and funny which makes the classes so much more enjoyable. It also helps me gain confidence into driving again after not needing to drive for a while. Thank you for being a great instructor, Michael.

Positive experience: I recently completed the 36-hour Driver's Education course and obtained my provisional driver's license. My experience was positive. The behind-the-wheel training with Instructor M was great. He was incredibly patient and taught me everything I needed to know to feel confident for my driving test. His calm demeanor and clear explanations made the six hours of driving lessons both enjoyable and educational. However, the 30 hours of classroom theory were just okay. While the information covered is essential and comprehensive, the classes felt quite long and could get tiring at times. It might be beneficial if the school could find ways to make these sessions more engaging or break them into shorter, more interactive segments to help maintain students' attention. Overall, I would recommend Greg's Driving School for anyone looking to get their driver's license.

Fantastic experience: Just had my first in car lesson with Jarret Jefferey and he was the most chillest and professional instructor I’ve had. He definitely made it easy for me to relax and not feel nervous while driving on the road and was very helpful in informing me on certain things while driving.

Fantastic experience: Thank you for your kind service and helping me through my reinstatement process for my license. Great service

Fantastic experience: I drove here with Jarrett and he was wonderful! Made my in cars very educational and relaxing as he succeeded in taking the stress off of learning the roads.

Positive experience: My online classes at Greg’s were fine which is why I’m giving 3 stars but my behind the wheel lesson was nothing to write home about. The instructor that I had assigned to me, Ms. Helen Castillo, was extremely rude and condescending. I had explained to her, even before we got in the car to complete the lesson that I had not had any behind the wheel practice whatsoever and that I was going to look into getting additional lessons after my initial practice with her which she said was fine. However, when we began to practice at the parking lot, she kept on getting agitated that I was not accelerating often enough or making turns as well as she believed I should have, which I am not exactly sure why she was expecting me to know what to do so well when that was literally my first time behind the wheel. She would yell ‘drive! drive, oh my God drive’ because I was driving slow which of course I was anxious and did not want to scratch the car against the curb and she did absolutely nothing to soothe my anxiety. She told me earlier before we started practicing that we were going to drive on the street and I told her I’m not exactly sure how that’s possible because I have never been on the road before so when during the practice I was not performing to her expectations she began to complain ‘ you have to get it right so you can drive us back to Greg’s I really don’t feel like driving’. I WAS UNAWARE I PAID GREG’S TO BE HER CHAUFFEUR??? Anyways she continued to berate me about how I needed more practice because there’s no way I could pass the driving exam with my skill level at the time. I believe she was experiencing short term memory loss from when I told her twice before I even got behind the wheel that I was already looking into getting additional lessons at Greg’s. Towards the end of the lesson she told me about how she had had a student quit on her before because of how upset they were after the lesson . I never would have guessed that.

Negative experience: I enrolled here for extra practice of 10 hours, im not satisfied with it or maybe I got the wrong instructor. He is sleeping while im driving and using his phone

Fantastic experience: Mr.Mohsen was a very nice teacher for my last driving class he was kind and had a lot of patience and kept me focused! 10/10

Fantastic experience: I transfered to this school to do my required practice hours and take my test. The receptionist was quite helpful in the transferring process as I was very confused. The driving instructors were straight forward but friendly. I was able to pass my road test on the first try.

Fantastic experience: Chelsea at the front desk was more than excellent and welcoming as soon as I walked into the door at Greg’s on Rockville pike. Very helpful and smooth process!

Fantastic experience: Justine is one of the best coaches for me. he is smart and dedicated to train his customers.

Fantastic experience: Jarret is one of the best driving coach at all. He I take care of his customer a well. Thank you for your helping me driving.

Negative experience: All the coaches that I had driving class are very rude and impatient.

Fantastic experience: I did my first driving lesson at Greg's Driving School in Rockville! I definitely recommend Jarret Jeffery as your coach! I was a little bit nervous getting on the road because it's been a while since I drove, but he was very patient with me and was very helpful! I'd recommend him to everyone!!!

Negative experience: The atomosphere was just sad and depressing

Fantastic experience: I only had the pleasure of going to Greg's Driving School of Rockville once to take an exam for an online course Greg's provides. Once I entered, I was greeted by Chelsea and another very nice lady. Both Chelsea and the other nice lady were very kind to me and helped me understand the exam process and explained to me clearly the instructions. I appreciated their small talk with me and kindness as I was nervous of taking this exam, and their gentle demeanor assisted in calming me down.

Fantastic experience: The last time I drove a car was some time last year in a parking lot. I have never been on the road until today. I scheduled my first in-car with Jovani and we were in the parking lot for approximately 10-20 min and then went off on the road. I definitely, definitlyyy was not prepared! However, he had enough hope in me and I did so much better than expected and turned out alive due to his patience and faithfulness haha.

Negative experience: If you are looking for an option. Don’t choose this. My child had a make up classroom to attend and anticipating to get his license by the end of the week. The class got canceled because the instructor was sick so we were told we had to wait 3 more weeks for the next session. In that time you can probably sign up for another driving school and get it done. They had nothing like a substitute teacher. Very bad school I don’t recommend.

Fantastic experience: I loved the instructor Helen she was so helpful with everything and made sure I properly learned everything and she took her time

Fantastic experience: I swear, Mr. Roland(in person class teacher) was probably the coolest, nicest, and most patient teacher ever. I'm glad I was lucky enough to be in his class. I can also say the same thing for Mr. Vargas( in car driving instructor), a wonderful instructor, nice, patient, and cool. So if you want to do your 6 in car driving hours, ask for him, you won't regret it. Trust me.

Fantastic experience: If you are looking for a driving school with a professional instructors and management just go to Greg’s. I didn’t get any recommendation just picked them randomly but it works out best for me.They go extra mile to accommodate your needs.for my lessons I was unable to attend the weekdays classes and Mary Moore one of the staff helped me in arranging the weekend arrangements.

Negative experience: Don't take your kids to Greg's. They seem to find it amusing to mock people online for not having their license yet.

Negative experience: I had a bad experience with this school’s customer service, I haven’t been able to access any classes each time I go on it says wait till the next day and even then there still no classes. I hate the fact I had to pay so much money only for me to not be able to do my in car

Negative experience: I wish I could go back in time and not join this school. The two stars are for Mr. Roland (in person instructor) & Mike (driver instructor ) they are the best human beings and instructors at Gregs Everything went smoothly until my first driving lesson with Helen. She asked me to do a parallel parking on my day 1 and rated me low. The purpose of joining the school is to learn, if anyone already knew driving, why’d they join the school? At one instance- I made a mistake and said “oh fuck” and she started giving me a lecture that I shouldn’t be cussing in the car and she feels offended. she use to end every class with “how did you think you did” when I replied “I was okay” she would say “okay if you say so”. There are days I cried my eyes out after her session cause she made me believe I couldn’t drive. Please stop terrorizing people. After my 2nd driving class with her, I joined Cyrus driving school for practice lessons and I got my license today.

Positive experience: Mr DAVE is an AMAZING instructor. He went above and beyond and is very knowledgeable. He shares his experience as teachable moments in relation with the topic at hand.

Positive experience: David Opot was a great teacher! Easy going and humorous.

Negative experience: Hopefully in person instruction is better. We had issues with logging and thus were 5 minutes late. Were not permitted to join at all and had to completely reschedule the whole course. Gregs should be more understanding that tech problems happen and until students have been at least once officially, there may be. Legitimate reason or problem that Greg's could be helpful with instead of just just booting them out.

Fantastic experience: Easy to arrive and the personal is very kind

Fantastic experience: Great teaching, reasonable pricing. Easy scheduling

Negative experience: If I could rate as 0 I would do it, I ve been in this center 3 times already, the told you can do the A&D. Staff dude is very rude the didn’t let me do the exam because I didn’t bring my visa with me. When an Only an ID as pasaporte or MD ID is required. Totally illegal this kind of request. He was running just besucase he wants to get out at 1pm

Fantastic experience: Mr. Roland Paguia was a great teacher! He got the classroom involved. Very patient. Loves to be asked questions. He gave me everything I needed and more to pass the class successfully. Thank you Mr. Roland

Fantastic experience: Greg’s driving school and my instructor Mr. Roland Paguia were everything I could’ve asked for. I was particularly worried because I only got my permit when I turned 17 (as a consequence of the pandemic) so I was worried I wouldn’t fit into the class but that was not the case at all. The class was a very friendly environment and I really enjoyed going every day. Mr. Roland is a great instructor. He did everything to keep the class engaged, usually by telling stories or jokes! I passed my driver’s ed final with a 100% thanks to my instructor’s great teaching. I look forward to starting my Behind The Wheel portion soon and I’m definitely recommending this class to everyone I see from now on. Edit: Behind the Wheel Portion was also great, had Mike Fraizer as my instructor who was very chill and professional. Highly recommend. Passed my driving test first try at the MVA and am now driving like a free man.

Negative experience: The driving instruction slots are very hard to book. And the instructor in the 1-1 instruction spurt racist comments.

Fantastic experience: Very professional and very knowledgeable sessions , Good place to learn drivers education, especially with Mr. Roland Paguia.

Negative experience: Nothing states support local business than a Kia vehicle. Hopefully you've fixed the recalls where the cars would burst into flames.

Negative experience: Be aware! The slots for getting the three required 2 hour driving sessions are extremely limited. If you don't sign up online for them immediately they won't be available. When I looked at the website no sessions were available. When I called to try to find out how my son could get these driving sessions- that are part of the course I paid for- I was told that he could be put on a waitlist for when someone was available. They didn't have any idea how long it would take to get the three sessions. He can't get the certificate until he has them and you have to pay up front. This course costs $400.

Fantastic experience: Very nice place. They are Good respected with me. Jesus loves you all.

Fantastic experience: Very professional and very knowledgeable sessions , Good place to learn drivers education, especially with Mr. Roland Paguia (our instructor) classroom training was very comfortable he is a great instructor for the education class, very polite, very humble, keeps the class engaged all the time . It's worth taking class if you're lucky to have such a good instructor like him ☺️

Fantastic experience: Anyone can go here and learn at all ages and skill levels. That is, for learning about Driving so you can eventually get your license. The teachers are so nice, flexible, and funny. Not to mention great communication/interaction between the students and the teacher.

Fantastic experience: I just passed my skill test today at the first try!! I had my entire driving education at Greg's of Rockville, including extra practice. Chris and Luis who coached my in-car are super patient and helpful. The online classroom is not bad, either.

Fantastic experience: Very professional service

Negative experience: The school itself was ok but when I called with a question about documentation for the Skills Test, the staff on the phone was very unhelpful and unfriendly.

Positive experience: teaching is good i guess but the instructor was super rude. he kept yelling and getting really mad over nothing and patronized me. he asked me to open his trunk with a button and i pressed the wrong one since he was unclear and his car is different from mine, and he was like “I speak English, so you should be able to understand me. when i give you instructions, you follow them. if i wanted you to press that button i would tell you.” my in car instructor a few months before him told me i could turn left on a red light. i shouldn’t have to explain myself there.

Fantastic experience: I was really worried for my in-cars but both of my instructors were really kind and patient. I learned a lot from them.

Fantastic experience: Very good

Negative experience: Do not put your child’s life in the hands of these people. I sent my daughter for her driving lessons. Her teacher (Patricia) was unnecessarily rude and condescending.

Fantastic experience: The classroom portion was pretty much what you’d expect: boring but useful Liew was great though. But the in cars are what make or break you.I had three awesome in cars , one with Ken who was great and my final with David Jefferson !!!!! David was so delightful and witty . He really made me feel comfortable in the car. Assertive and educational with a dash of humility !!!!!!!!!! I was an adult student and I really would recommend them.

Fantastic experience: They are. Under new management so those old reviews should not be considered... I went for D.I.P I would recommend anyone in the PG Montgomery area. Customer service is great..no really it's great!. The online test took me about 30mins with only 4 parts to it compared to other which are 15parts... And the main reason is the price $60 for the test Co.pared to $95 for others... Walked in took my final exam in 10mins passed and I was Out of there... 20questions only allowed to get 4 answers wrong.

Fantastic experience: Greg’s driving school has a good driving couches. The personnel's treatment is outstanding. One of the awesome people who helped me in the process was Rosa. On September 13th, I lost a in car-class and Rosa took her time to take the class with me. If you have any problem, she’s the indicated to communicate with. Thank you Greg’s driving school for the great experience.!!!!

Negative experience: This place is good except and the teachers are nice my only complaint is the one guy who was yelling at my girlfriend and being racist to her while she was doing her incar simply for asking "where are we going" and he proceeds to tell her "somethings wrong with Indians"

Fantastic experience: The classroom portion was pretty much what you’d expect: a couple hours sitting at a seat and listening to the instructor reading off of a PPT + occasional videos. Be aware that you must schedule the behind-the-wheel sessions OVER a month in advance (esp in the summer). Your experience for the behind the wheel lessons will depend on who your instructors are. Leon was my most helpful instructor for my behind the wheel lessons, but all of my instructors were pretty friendly.

Positive experience: Reception desk makes really relatable comments, but seems to only respect parents or elderly people. To the

Positive experience: My child said the teacher was only ok

Fantastic experience: I had a wonderful experience with this driving school. My instructors were all kind and patient with me throughout my driving sessions in preparation for the road test. Very reasonable and flexible scheduling too. Special thanks to Ms. Pat who helped me to drastically improve my driving/parking skills, scheduled my road test and even accompanied me there (Gaithersburg MVA) on test day. Because of her continued guidance, I passed my road test on my FIRST TRY!!! Couldn't have had a better experience at Greg's Driving School.

Negative experience: trouble experience!! I been kicked out from the class like a kid because the teacher could not understand that my phone should have been on.

Negative experience: Horrible experience, I hired their services for a 2 hour block and a male instructor was harassing my nanny asking her for her phone number and asking her to go out for dinner on a date, not very professional at all and made the young girl very uncomfortable as the instructor was much older than her. I do not recommend their services, when i called to complaint to the manager, she did not act surprise or concerned. waste of money.

Positive experience: I scheduled my last in-car for late January but was called 20 minutes before I'm about to leave that my driving instructor was sick. So I call them back to reschedule and it goes straight to voice mail. So I call them again several days later at a different time and AGAIN it goes to voicemail. I end up having to reschedule a MONTH later on Feb. 20th. The funny part is they charge you a fee if you don't cancel within 24 hours, now how is that fair? Don't use Greg's. Edit: Thank you for your timely response. I was unaware of any medical emergency just told they were "sick." I don't see why it's more appropriate to tell me that online rather than at the time...However I appreciate that being cleared up, and being able to reschedule. The issue has been resolved.

Negative experience: went here for a driver's education and would vEry much like a refund-very inflexible with their schedule. additionally, during driver's ed many of the students looked dead inside due to the lack of passionate instruction.

Fantastic experience: Had a great experience with this driving school. They were very flexible with scheduling. My instructor Juan K was very friendly and attentive, and thoroughly answered my many questions.

Fantastic experience: I had my class and my 3 drive in's at Greg's Rockville. 2/3 drive in's I had Juan, he's an awesome guy and an overall great instructor. He's really patient with you, and is in my opinion the most ideal person to have in the car next to you when you're a beginner like me. Thanks for the great driving experience Greg's!

Fantastic experience: I did classroom and in car lessons with Greg's driving school and had a phenomenal experience. I had Juan Kaviani and Bryan Diaz for both classroom and in car instructors. I highly recommend both of them as they're energetic, helpful and patient driving instructors! Both instructors made the classroom lessons hands on and lively while still efficiently teaching material. I was nervous to get behind the wheel, but the instructors were great and helped me succeed.

Fantastic experience: A good driving school

Fantastic experience: i wanna thank everybody in the school they are very friendly and helpful specialy i wanna thank miss patt my professor she was amazing and really she knows what she is doind

Fantastic experience: I passed my driving road test today in Gaithersburg MVA. I want to thank Eileen in your Rockville pike office and Elizabeth my professor for one hour before the exam. They both are very friendly and helpful. They are amazing! Thank you very much for your help and support!

Fantastic experience: They do know their stuff. I went for my DIP. The program teaches you a lot too. They are very nice and welcoming people. I like the fact that they are flexible with time. I went in a Saturday to take my exam-and I had the option to do it during a weekday too. Definitively 5/5