Drive Time Driving Instruction

Positive experience: I went through drive time so that i can get my license at 16. Drive Time is a great place to get educated properly about the safety’s and dangers when it comes to driving. Tho, when it to my actual driving time with my instructor, i found him to be a little on the snappy side. I am a new driver and haven’t learned all of the things that can be challenging, so it was a bit stressful. When i went to do the cones it was my first time and they can be a little confusing, whenever i would mess up he would get mad, or slightly raise his voice, one of the times he slammed on his breaks but said that it was the car and it just does that. With being a new driver and a driving coach you need to be able to have a understanding that not everybody is going to be perfect, and there are going to be lots of mistakes made even if you are repetitive about what to do and what not to do. I felt like i was under the pressure to always be perfect when i was in the car with him and whenever i would mess up it was a big deal. overall, DriveTime is a good school, but make sure you have a nice instructor, that can help you through driving without making you feel like you are doing everything wrong when you mess up.

Negative experience: My son passed the class room work. He was scheduled for the driving portion his instructor never showed up for appointment. He let us know days later he had Covid. Nobody would return our calls and nobody reached out to reschedule. I feel like they owe me money back. Due to inconvenience.

Negative experience: I have put 3 kids through Drivetime — 2019, 2021, and now 2025. The first two times went smoothly: classroom instruction, behind-the-wheel training, and licensing — all completed in a timely manner. Unfortunately, this most recent experience was extremely disappointing and unacceptable. My son completed his classroom portion in early February. Based on prior experiences, 3+ months should have been more than sufficient to complete the driving portion and have him prepared to obtain his license near his 16th birthday. Instead, we heard nothing for months. When I finally reached out, I was informed that he had been assigned to an instructor who was unavailable due to surgery — a situation we were never notified about. As a result, my son did not begin his behind-the-wheel driving until nearly a month after his 16th birthday and four months after completing the classroom portion. To make matters worse, upon completing his driving, my son was told he was “lucky” to have gotten on the schedule, as it only happened due to a cancellation. That level of disorganization and poor communication is unacceptable, especially considering the full tuition was paid in advance with the expectation that services would be delivered as promised. Additionally, the lack of professionalism and absolutely zero sense of urgency displayed by Sara throughout this process was extremely frustrating. Communication was dismissive and condescending, with no proactive effort to resolve scheduling delays or keep us informed. Full Payment was gladly accepted, but the customer service and follow-through did not reflect that same level of commitment. This year’s experience was entirely unlike our previous ones. Based on how this situation was handled, I would strongly recommend considering a different driving school in town.

Negative experience: Drive Time is teaching your kids to stay in the middle lane at 70mph or less on I-75. I see this constantly between 582 and BG

Fantastic experience: Doug was a great trainer!! As I was practice cones before my test, he came up and helped me leading to me passing my test the first time! Strongly recommend!!!