
Official Driving School

Information about Official Driving School
48322, Farmington
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Sears Driving School is now Official Driving School. For more than 40 years, we have provided drivers education to thousands, teaching them how to drive safely, confidently and responsibly. Conveniently located in local schools and Sears retail locations across Michigan, we provide expert, affordable drivers education for students of all ages.
Our comment from DrivingSchools.Directory about Official Driving School:
Official Driving School is known for its dedicated and skilled instructors, fostering a supportive learning environment for new drivers. Many students have shared positive experiences, particularly highlighting Sheryl Alpern as an exceptional teacher. She is praised for being:
- Incredibly attentive and helpful with students' questions and concerns.
- Effective at instilling confidence behind the wheel.
- Patient and understanding, often turning lessons into enjoyable experiences.
Other instructors, including Michael Sinuk and Mrs. Tulip, also received high marks for their teaching styles, with a focus on clarity and enjoyable lessons.
While many reviews are overwhelmingly positive, some users experienced challenges with scheduling and communication, suggesting there may be room for improvement in these areas. However, overall, Official Driving School aims to provide a great learning experience for all its students.
Official Driving School: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Sheryl was a great teacher, incredibly attentive, helpful w questions and concerns
That is great! We are so happy to hear that!
Fantastic experience: Sheryl was an amazing teacher and very helpful. She made me feel safe behind the wheel and taught me everything i needed to know. She’s a great teacher that made me feel confident on the road.
Thank you for your kind words, Ava! We are so happy you had a great experience with Sheryl. Can't wait to see you back for Segment 2!
Fantastic experience: Ms. Sheryl was a very good teacher. She taught the class very well making sure everyone was paying attention at all times.
Thanks for letting us know about your experience, Collin! We hope this means we will see you back for Segment 2!
Fantastic experience: Mrs. Tulip
She's pretty great!
Positive experience: Ms. Tulip is a great driving teacher and made sure that we all understood what we were learning
She's really great! Thanks for letting us know about your experience!
Fantastic experience: Shes cool fr
We are glad you had a great time in your class!
Fantastic experience: Mrs. Tulip was a Great teacher, very good advice and gave great examples, maybe just a little more break time but overall great.
We appreciate your kind words! Thank you so much!
Fantastic experience: I love Mrs.Tulip shes a great instructor I can always understand and she takes the time to go over and make sure you do
Maureen is the best! We are glad you had a great time with her!
Positive experience: Mrs Tulip is a great teacher, I would like to see the cat more though :)
Come back for Segment 2 and you might :)
Positive experience: Had Mrs.tulip and you can tell what she’s doing. Strict but good.
We appreciate your kind words! Thanks for letting us know!
Positive experience: Mrs. Tulip is a great teacher and was very helpful in learning how to drive
We love to hear it! Thanks for letting us know!
Negative experience: Sheryl was impossible to work with. Very rude and unprofessional. She should not be a driving instructor.
We are so sorry to hear about your experience with us. We would love to have management talk further with you regarding the situation you have experienced. Please send us your best contact information to: [email protected] so we can reach out and make this right for you.
Negative experience: I wish it were possible to not leave a star at all. I have never had such a terrible experience with a business. They are very quick to take your payment for driving lessons, but trying to actually schedule a drive was ridiculous. After they took our payment we were told a trainer would call us within a few days. They didn’t— so we called them week after week and were told to wait. A MONTH later they scheduled our drive. I dropped my son off and the trainer was rude and very unprofessional. She made my son feeel HORRIBLE about himself, left him in the parking lot and took a different student driving, “because he wasn’t scheduled for a drive”. Apparently she “double-booked” with two students and took it out on him. In order to have my money refunded I had to submit a request form and wait over a week to get my money back. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY— they clearly do not have enough competent staff to accommodate the amount of drive time payments they are taking from customers.
Thank you for taking time to share your experience. I am so sorry it was frustrating. Please allow me to handle this situation personally. Please contact me at: [email protected] to further go over the details of this situation.
Fantastic experience: enjoy mrs.tulip's teaching.
We are so glad you are enjoying your class time!
Fantastic experience: Mrs. Tulip
We think she's a 5 -star instructor as well!
Fantastic experience: My names Rocco Stefanovski I think that Robin is a 10/10 and I go to west bloomfeild driving school overall 10/10
Thanks for letting us know! That sounds like a great time!
Fantastic experience: Mr. Tyler is awesome! 5/5
We think so too! Thanks for telling us about your experience!
Fantastic experience: Sheryl is a good teacher she has taught me so much and she’s so sweet and generous. If your thinking about choosing her I think you should you will love it!
Thanks for letting us know you had such a great time with Sheryl, London! I hope this means we will see you back for segment 2!
Fantastic experience: Sheryl Alpern was my instructor and she rocks!!!!! She taught many great strategies on the road and discussed many great topics during the class sessions. She was very patient but also if you were ready to advance, she was right by your side. She deserves something for how great she was.
What a great review of Sheryl! Thank you for taking time to let us know about your experience! We hope you are ready to rock the roads!
Negative experience: Completed my first segment here, and Michael Sinuk was my instructor. He did a great job with explaining everything and letting me learn for myself. But the actual establishment is ran very poorly. It took me four weeks after my final to receive my certificate.
We are glad you had a great experience with Mike! But, we are sorry to hear about your experience with us. We would love to have management talk further with you regarding the situation you have experienced. Please send us your best contact information: [email protected] so we can reach out and make this right for you.
Negative experience: Sheryl Alpern made driving very stressful. She cancelled/forgot about me three times because she never entered them into the system. Then, the one time I cancel because I'm sick we get fined which we have to pay to get my certificate. when we called about this they left us on hold for around an hour and when they got back they said they were going to send it to someone higher up then hung up. we never heard back. Then, when I rescheduled a class they changed the date to a date that didn't work because of a school concert. this caused my teacher to be mad at me for missing the concert. Christopher Lasich was a great driving instructor. if it wasn't for him then there'd be only one star. he made driving easy and he was nice to talk to. besides him, I'd say find a different place. they're difficult to work with and don't do anything "official".
We are so sorry for the delay in response to your concerns. We are glad to know that Chris made the experience enjoyable for you. If you would like management to talk with you further about your experience, please reach out at: [email protected]. Thank you!
Fantastic experience: Zied Ghanem.
Thank you Zied!
Fantastic experience: Sheryl Alpern was my driving teacher and she did great on giving me tips and didn't make me stressed at all. I actually looked forward to driving with her! Ms. Tulip was me zoom driving teacher and she was also very kind and gave us lots of help with everything. She prepared me well for the road and test. She also answered all of my questions with a smile and no issue.
It makes us so happy to know our instructors are being so awesome! Thank you for letting us know!
Fantastic experience: Sheryl Alpern was really helpful and taught me a lot, she’s also really fun to drive with 10/10
It makes us so happy to know our instructors are being so awesome! Thank you for letting us know!
Fantastic experience: Had Mrs. Tulip as my teacher and she was great! She was good at teaching the basics and made the lessons fun. I also had Christopher Lasich as my driving instructor, he was amazing at instructing me and made my learning experience great.
Thank you for taking the time to write such great things about Ms.Tulip and Mr.Lasich! We really appreciate it!
Fantastic experience: Michael sinuk was a great instructor !! Would recommend him to anyone
Hello Marissa! We agree, Mr.Sinuk is AWESOME! Thank you for your review! Have a wonderful day!
Fantastic experience: Going to official driving school helped me grow a lot in driving experience and eased my anxiety about being on the road in general. Mrs. Sheryl is a good instructor.
It makes us so happy to know our instructors are being so awesome! Thank you for letting us know!
Fantastic experience: I had Sheryl Alpern as my behind the wheel driving instructor. She was absolutely amazing. She made learning how to drive a comfortable, educational, and enjoyable experience. I saw myself grow in skills after every lesson due to her teaching. I looked forward to every lesson I had with her because she made them fun and engaging. 10/10 experience.
It makes us so happy to know our instructors are being so awesome! Thank you for letting us know!
Negative experience: Sheryl Alpern is a very annoying instructor she doesn’t know how to just be quiet 1/10 experience
I’m so sorry your experience wasn’t 5 stars all around! Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] to further discuss your experience! I look forward to hearing from you!
Fantastic experience: My daughter had Michael Sinuk, as her driver and had excellent training and a great experience! She spoke very highly of him, speaking about his patience and calming nature made her more relaxed in experiencing stressful driving circumstances. We definitely recommend him for in car trainer.
It makes us so happy to know our instructors are being so awesome! Thank you for letting us know!
Fantastic experience: Michael Sinuk was a great driving instructor. He was patient and calm. He helped me learn so much more about driving and made sure I knew everything I needed to know. All my drives with him were good experiences.
Hello Simone! Mr.Sinuk is AWESOME! We're so happy that you enjoyed your experience with us! Hope to see you for Segment 2!
Negative experience: I had Sheryl Alpern as an instructor and it was the worst experience I have ever been in. She put me and the observer in danger by pulling the wheel from me every time I turned. She was very rude to me and had no manners at all. She called me rude things like crazy and mean.
We are so sorry to hear about your experience with us. We would love to have management talk further with you regarding the situation you have experienced. Please send us your best contact information: [email protected] so we can reach out and make this right for you.
Fantastic experience: I had Michael as my driver instructor, he was very professional and I liked driving with him. I would recommend having him as your instructor.
That’s awesome to hear you had such a great time with Michael! We know that he had a great time teaching you!
Fantastic experience: Sheryl Alpern was an amazing instructor 10/10 experience!
Thank you so much Kaitlyn for the kind words about Ms.Alpern. We appreciate her as much as you did! Have a wonderful day!
Fantastic experience: I had Sheryl as my driving instructor and she really taught me a-lot and helped me to become a better driver. I had a great experience!
It makes us so happy to know our instructors are being so awesome and making sure that you had a great experience! Thank you for letting us know!
Fantastic experience: I had a great experience driving with Sheryl Alpern in west bloomfield
Thank you for your kind review on Sheryl! We cannot wait to tell her your kind words.
Fantastic experience: I love Sheryl. Best instructor ever.
Thank you for taking the time to write such great things about Sheryl! We really appreciate it!
Fantastic experience: Sheryl is a great driving instructor and has helped me so much with becoming a better driver.
Hello April, thank you so much for your kind review! We love to hear that our Instructors are making students feel confident in the car. Drive Safe!
Fantastic experience: Just finished segment one at official and Micheal s. was a very good instructor. Explained everything in a way I would understand and very nice!
Hello April, thank you so much for your kind review! We love to hear that our Instructors are making students feel confident in the car. Drive Safe!
Fantastic experience: Sheryl
We love Sheryl too! Thanks, Drive Safe!
Negative experience: Terrible all around! False info on the website, no one ever answers the calls. The last class my kids were suppose to be on no one ever hosted the zoom call. The driving instructor asked my kids questions that were none of her business and kept going at it for the entire time not to mention would grab the wheel and yell at them.
Hello Tanya, we are extremely sorry about what a negative experience you have had, this is not at all the standard we as a company want our families experiencing. We would love to have a manager reach out and talk further about this with you and help to turn the experience around moving forward. Please send your best contact information to [email protected]
Negative experience: This business is closed. Please stop asking me to review it.
Hello Michelle! I am so sorry about your frustration with the Google Notifications. Our company does not send these out but we are actively working to get this location we no longer have removed. Drive Safe!
Fantastic experience: Sheryl Alpern is an amazing driving instructor! She gives great tips while driving and is very understanding with students. 10/10
Hello Jacob, thank you so much for your kind review!
Fantastic experience: Sheryl Alpern was my instructor and she is the best instructor anyone could have. She always makes sure I’m aware of my surroundings, she made sure I got into the habit of checking my mirrors and blindspots, and she makes me less nervous about being a new driver. We also had great conversations on the road, so the drive wasn’t awkward. 10/10!!!
Hello! Thank you so much for your kind review, we are so happy to hear your instructors are making it such an enjoyable experience!
Fantastic experience: Sheryl Alpern is an awesome teacher! I had her my last two drives, she was very clear and made the drive informational as well as enjoyable. Highly recommend her!
Hello! Thank you so much for your kind review, we are so happy to hear your instructors are making it such an enjoyable experience!
Fantastic experience: Sheryl is the best, I highly recommend
Hello Mariem! Thank you so much for your kind review, we cannot wait to tell Sheryl about your kind review. Drive Safe
Fantastic experience: Thank you Michael S. Highly recommend the official driving school West Bloomfield location. The driving instructor Michael S. Is the best!
Hi Debbie! Thank you so much for this kind review about Michael S. Our instructors love hearing students kind comments and we cannot wait to share with this one with him. Drive Safe!
Fantastic experience: Literally Cheryl Sensei is the best teacher ever! I love her!! :))
Hello! We are so glad you enjoyed your experience with Sheryl, we cannot wait to share this with her. Thanks and drive safe!
Fantastic experience: driving instructor was great
Awesome. Thanks so much for the review, Tominashi.
Fantastic experience: Mr. Cox was the best teacher
So cool to hear. Thanks for the review, Stu!
Fantastic experience: Official Driving school (the old Sears); great experience with Mr. Sinuk. He was very professional and made the class fun for my daughters. He was super flexible with drive times and really wants the kids to do well.
That is Great ! We are super happy Your daughter had a great experience. That’s what we strive for . We agree, Mr. Sinuk is great ! We all love what we do at Official Driving ! Can’t wait to see you again for Segment 2 !!!
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