Northgate Driving School

Negative experience: I regret signing up here. The pricing rules are not communicated clearly at all. We were charged far more than expected for a missed lesson, and only afterward did we learn about “extra” fees that were never mentioned up front. Very disappointing experience.

Negative experience: We were told the no-show fee was $40, but the school charged us the full lesson price plus an additional $40 — a total of $100 for missing a $60 lesson. This double-fee policy was never explained, never shown in writing, and definitely not disclosed clearly when we signed up. It feels intentionally misleading, and based on other reviews, this seems to be a repeated pattern here. We expected to pay the advertised $40 penalty — not an extra hidden charge stacked on top of the lesson fee. When we tried to clarify, the responses were dismissive instead of helpful. This is exactly why the school has such low ratings. Families deserve transparent pricing, not surprise charges after the fact.

Negative experience: Curriculum used is 20 years out of date while the desks and other furniture is 30 years out of date. After the four day refund period has ended the teachers do not care if the student learns or is on their phone the whole class. The only rule enforced is be to class on time or don’t bother showing up. The price of the class is now $400 instead of the previous $300 despite the lack of improvements made to better the class or the classroom.

Fantastic experience: Took my first class today (300 bundle/6 classes). Setting up the first class was easy, both times I've been spoken to respectfully and had a good conversation with the instructor (mark). Very respectful people and very knowledgeable, highly recommend.

Negative experience: If you want people to shout at you, you may prefer this course. The owner of this course told us: "I am the owner of this course, I can behave as I want. I can shout at you if I want." If you want to get this bad service by paying more money, the choice is yours. They don't show up to the exam date they gave you and deduct your extra money. This is a terrible school