Top Driver Driving School
Information about Top Driver Driving School
Opening hours
- sunday: (closed)
- monday: 8h-17h
- tuesday: 8h-17h
- wednesday: 8h-17h
- thursday: 8h-17h
- friday: 8h-17h
- saturday: 8h-12h
Top Driver is Chicagoland's largest private driving school with over 40 classroom locations. We take pride in our advanced instructor training program and engaging proprietary curriculum. We give you the flexibility to choose the driver education class that best fits your schedule: from teen driving lessons to adult online classes to even a refresher driver education online course. We take pride in serving the residents of Northbrook, IL, and look forward to the many more years ahead.
Top Driver Driving School: Reviews
Fantastic experience: I loved having Mr.Pesce as a teacher he is super understanding and amazing at explaining the way of the roads!
Hi Eva, we appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts about instruction with Mr. Pesce. We are always striving to provide our students with the best possible experience, and your feedback is invaluable to us. We wish you a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Fantastic experience: Mr. Pesce is amazing!! Best teacher ever
Thank you so much, Brooke, for your kind review of Mr. Pesce! We appreciate hearing from our students and are glad you have been having such a positive experience. We wish you and your family a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Fantastic experience: Services are excellent. I had Mr. Hanlin for the class as well as some of the in car driving and he has really taught us well. Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts about your instruction with Mr. Hanlin. We agree he is outstanding and are happy that you enjoyed your experience in our program. We wish you and your entire family a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving!
Positive experience: Good for learning, needs more group activities to help the mood.
Hi Joshua, we appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts about our program. We are always striving to provide our students with the best possible experience, and your feedback is invaluable to us. We wish you a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Fantastic experience: Great people all around supporting others and telling crazy stories! Love to all the people that teaches us how to drive! :)
Hi Peter, we're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience with Top Driver Driving School. Thank you for taking the time to share your positive feedback. We wish you a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving!
Fantastic experience: I got Mr Hamlin as my driving instructor, and it was a very good experience. He is interesting to talk to, provides good feedback, and is otherwise a cool guy. I would definitely recommend.
Hi Charles, we appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts about our program. We are always striving to provide our customers with the best possible experience, and your feedback is invaluable to us. We wish you a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Fantastic experience: I had Mr. Hanlin for some of my in car driving lessons, and he was incredible! He actually wrote helpful comments after the lesson & taught me useful driving knowledge.
Hi Linda, we appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts about instruction with Mr. Hanlin. We are always striving to provide our customers with the best possible experience, and your feedback is invaluable to us. We wish you a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Fantastic experience: I had James Hanlin as my teacher for the class and for most of my in vehicle lessons. One of the best teachers ever and for sure knows what he’s doing. He is genuinely the greatest.
Hi Mike, thank you so much for sharing your comments about instruction with James Hanlin. We always enjoy hearing from our students and are happy you had a positive experience. We wish you a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Fantastic experience: I had a great time at Topdriver with my amazing teacher Mr. Hanlin. He was so engaging in the classroom and on the road. My favorite teacher in my education career. He was great!
How wonderful to hear about your experiences in the classroom and behind the wheel. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts! We wish you and your entire family a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Fantastic experience: I had a great class and my teacher Mr. Hanlin lead me to greatness! He taught me everything I have to know about driving and helped me prepare for the final exam!!!
We are pleased to hear about your experiences in class with Mr. Hanlin. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and we wish you a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving!
Fantastic experience: Top driver was a great experience under the teaching of Mr Hanlin, he help me achieve driving knowledge and it will help me be safe on the road. This was one of my favorite classes and I definitely recommend it for other people.
Thank you so much for your recommendation! As a small business we rely on word of mouth referrals so are very happy that you appreciated the classroom curriculum as well as Mr. Hanlin's teaching methods. We wish you a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Fantastic experience: Mr Hamlin is a very talented teacher he made every class feel special and very engaging. He made me feel like a very confident driver, and made sure that if I had any questions at all, he made it very clear. When people were off task, he got their attention back and made class resume. It was very good. I would consider him to be one of the best teachers I ever had. He is my true broski
What a positive review of your experiences with Top Driver! Thank you very much for sharing and we wish you a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Fantastic experience: Mr. Hanlin has helped me gain knowledge about driving and has made me enjoy this experience!
Thank you so much for the 5 star review! We always appreciate hearing from our students and wish you a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Fantastic experience: Mr hanlin is a very good teacher. He is a wonderful teacher. I would consider mr hanlin my broski.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts about your program and instructor! We wish you and your entire family a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Negative experience: This our 3rd child getting drivers Ed from top driver the staff are nice no complaints But the top driver system itself needs work Very difficult to reschedule a missed class that I can live with but trying to schedule a road/driving lesson is stressful and upsetting. Have to sign online a designated date to setup lesson days but if 5 min late logging in all the dates are full/ unavailable Now we have to go 2 different location to go once a month for driving lesson (ONCE A MONTH) If they cannot handle overflow of students they should not accept new students that is beyond their control with the staff at hand. Luckily this is our last child But if I had more child that needed drivers Ed I would diffidently not send them to Top Driver Good luck Top driving school with this nonsense system
Steve,
I am happy that your teen had a good experience with their classroom instruction and am sorry that you are frustrated with our scheduling system. As you are aware we did have an issue with the number of students who chose not to schedule their driving lessons even though they were certainly able to and finally decided that they should sign up to drive. As a company we have made many adjustments to accommodate the student demand including: cancelling new classes to allow instructors to focus on behind the wheel lessons and putting a pause on various other teen programs for the same reason, and our management team is out in the field daily instructing students on their drives. Additionally we have invested in recruiting efforts for instructors via online job boards and employee referrals which is certainly paying off now that people wish to return to work. The Secretary of State mandates a training period of anywhere from 4 - 10 weeks for a new instructor to start behind the wheel so it is a time intensive process as one should hope when your teen is behind the wheel.
Thank you again for your comments and we wish you and your family a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Negative experience: Top driver is currently understaffed, and we can't book driving lessons which we paid a premium for. The response via email and calls has always been " check back regularly for cancellations". It is terrible that we can't book driving lessons as required and we paid for. I have emailed many times, and get standard canned response (keep checking). I will be contacting Better business bureau soon if this doesn't get resolved. I would not recommend them until they get this fixed.
Mr. Bisbikis, we understand your frustration and please understand that we are doing all that we can to provide additional behind the wheel availability. We are consolidating locations and reducing class offerings both of which will allow our current instructors to spend additional time driving with Northbrook students. We have new hires in various stages of our training pipeline in addition to continuously recruiting new hires on job boards. We appreciate your patience as we work toward building our staff back up to pre-COVID levels. Thank you very much.
Negative experience: Top Driver messed up pretty bad with my son's account. He completed all the required coursework and passed the final exam. Somehow Top Driver's systems didn't see that he took nad passed the exam. Thankfully, my son took a proud photo of the computer screen showing his final exam passing score. After not receiving the letter of completion from the state, I called Top Driver again. Turns out that it takes several weeks for the local Top Drive office to send scores to the head office, who then submits them to the state. A few weeks later, still no letter. Called again, turns out nobody sent the scores again. Finally got the letter of completion a week later. Now, I've been unable to schedule his final driving test (my son prefer to take his test with Top Drive instead of at the Secretary of State's office). In September I was told that all appointments were take and to call back on 10/15 when December appointments open up. I called 10/15 and was told that Top Driver is no longer administering driving tests, but because of my unique circumstance they would schedule my son, but that a local manager form the office would have to call me to do that. It's now two weeks (10/28) and several calls to Top Driver and I have yet to get a call back from the local manager. When I called today the only thing they were able to do is send a "high importance" message to the local manager.
We apologize for the issue with your son's account and have taken steps to ensure this does not happen in the future. Due to the number of students who have at last started signing up for their drives we have suspended the Cooperative Road Testing to create more in-vehicle lesson time for students currently completing the program. I understand that our Regional Manager reached out to you last week and that your son's lesson has been scheduled to your satisfaction and that he will be able to obtain his license once he turns 16. Again, we are sorry that this happened and appreciate your patience. Thank you very much.
Fantastic experience: We had a great experience - they were professional, I loved the dashboard and simple interface for scheduling appointments and the instructors were informative and nice!
Fantastic experience: Top Driver is easily the best driving company I have ever worked with. The instructors were professional, great teachers, and best of all they were kind. If you mess up on one little thing, they don’t get upset but they help you learn how to fix your mistake. I passed my Drivers Test today and I am so excited but I am also sad that I don’t get to work with these amazing instructors anymore. Call Top Driver for all of your Driving Intelligence needs!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your comments about your Top Driver experience! Your thoughts about our instructors are on point and we will be sure to share them with the team. Congratulations on passing your Road Test today - we are glad you were able to participate in our new program. We wish you and your entire family a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Fantastic experience: Joe D’Angelo Administered my daughters driving test. She was nervous that the examiner would be mean but he was quite the opposite very friendly very positive, which relieved her anxiety and had a successful test It definitely lowers the anxiety of these kids when they have someone warm and friendly assessing them and encouraging them. I appreciated having Joe
We appreciate your support of Top Driver and our commitment to teach Driver Intelligence™ to new and experienced drivers. Our ability to administer the state-approved Road Test has greatly expanded our program selection and we are happy that your daughter was able to take the test in a less stressful environment with Mr. D'Angelo. Thank you very much for sharing her experiences and we wish your whole family a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving.
Fantastic experience: Top Driver is hands down one of the best driver’s education facilities. I have Instructor Maddy and she is amazing. She explains all the driving maneuvers very well. Every time I sit in the car for my lesson, she gives a rundown of the agenda and goals for the day. As we drive, she gives great pointers on things to work on as well as encouragement to get better at certain skills that you may be struggling in. I highly recommend Top Driver! I honestly believe that if I had done the driving program through my school, I wouldn’t have been able to get the same level of instruction and professionalism that I receive through Top Driver.
We could not have been happier to read your review, Reda! Ms. Harrison is the epitome of what we expect from our instructors, all of whom go through extensive training before being placed in the field with students such as yourself. We will certainly share your accolades with her and the rest of the Northbrook team and we truly appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. We wish you and your entire family a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving!
Fantastic experience: I am impressed with the quality of the course materials. The structure, format, and quizzes require students to pay attention. Their customer service, from the staff on the phone to the CEO, is unparalleled. Both contacted me back to answer my questions and provide assurance about their program due to COVID. The program price is also lower than area competitors. I highly recommend.
Thank you very much, Ms. Vick, for your thoughtful comments about our programs and staff. Our management team has worked extremely hard during the last few months to produce a product that most closely simulates our traditional in-person class while following the guidelines of the governor's Restore Illinois plan at the same time. We are very happy to have your recommendation and our Northbrook instructor team is looking forward to providing an outstanding driving experience as well for your daughter when she is ready. Thank you again!
Fantastic experience: They are amazing
Ms. Frolova, Thank you very much for your positive review and comments. Our team in Northbrook/Glenview is great and I will share your kind words. We wish you and your family a lifetime of safe, intelligent driving!
Fantastic experience: Best place ever
Fantastic experience: I am a parent and I can't say enough about the customer service when I had questions. Additionally, the website for scheduling driving lessons is great and easy to use. We also like being able to have lessons at any location, home pickup/dropoff and school pickup. 4 daughters have all gone through top driver now. And they are all good drivers. Enough said
Thank you so much, Mr. Allen, for your positive comments. Certainly anyone with 4 teens who have successfully gone thru our program knows what he is talking about! We have a great instructor team in place in Glenview and Wilmette and our Customer Service group takes their job very seriously. We are happy that there are so many "Top Drivers" in your family!
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