SoCal Driving Academy LLC

Fantastic experience: Professional, friendly and a relaxed driving environment. I never thought I'd say this, but I had a great time at the DMV! And it was all thanks to Lance. I highly recommend the academy, it was a pleasure.

Positive experience: Please don't make the mistake I did. Read the fine print about getting getting appointments scheduled within the 6 month timeframe! The policy is clearly written, but in a haste, I didn't pay attention.

Negative experience: Going into my lessons I was really hoping I would get a great instructor. And based on my first 2 lessons with Lance, I would say I got a great instructor! Lance made great conversation and made the experience comfortable being a woman, until my last session. I don’t know if they really drill into you on the last lesson, but Lances' behavior and attitude towards me seemed extremely excessive for being a stranger. Off the bat, I was met with an extremely passive-aggressive tone on my first mistake which was passing the crosswalk slightly on a stop sign accidentally. I apologized and then continued. Being someone with anxiety, especially when it comes to adults in a higher position than me, I got nervous which definitely didn't improve my driving. But maybe it was expected to be my responsibility to tell his company that beforehand. During this last lesson, he would continue to raise his voice at me, attempting to enforce driving laws. I understand if it was someone's parent, but this was my driving instructor who I expected to be very reasonable and logical like before. In doing so I began to have an anxiety attack, which got all the worse when he invaded my personal space by reaching behind my neck to point at the left blind-spot-check area. He did this while raising his voice and saying, “No! Here. You look here.” Besides his aggressive teaching of that lesson, there was an uncomfortable silence throughout the whole drive. Based on our previous, friendly conversations, I would expect at least a goodbye but instead, he didn't say goodbye to me at all. It was honestly extremely immature. Even if you get frustrated with one of your students or are having a bad day, I believe you should never treat anyone with disrespect on top of angry behavior. It’s taken me since summer to write this review because of how honestly traumatized I was because of this last session. That is also why I remember every detail of this day. Lance's behavior towards me taught me a valuable lesson about myself that I wasnt aware of before, so thank you, Lance. Also if you’re reading this Lance, I passed my first try. Anyone else who might be reading this, I would hate for this to happen to your anxious teen. So please just choose AAA instead.

Fantastic experience: Lance is very professional, always on time. No other students in the car, no irrelevant conversations, very detailed and helpful reports for the parents. He will always try his best to find an appointment that will fit your schedule. My daughter passed dmv test with only 4 mistakes!

Fantastic experience: We are so happy we chose SoCal Driving Academy! Lance is great. My daughter just finished her final behind-the-wheel appointment with him and he did such a great job getting her prepared. He is super knowledgeable!