Green Light Driving Academy- Roanoke
Información sobre Green Light Driving Academy- Roanoke
Horario de apertura
- Domingo: (closed)
- Lunes: 15h-19h
- Martes: 15h-19h
- Miércoles: 15h-19h
- Jueves: 15h-19h
- Viernes: 15h-19h
- Sábado: 10h-14h
GLDA is the driving school that has the resources to meet the needs of EVERY student driver, teen & adult. Online & Traditional classes & DPS Road Testing
Green Light Driving Academy, owned & operated by Tom & Jamie Pennington, is excited to announce, we have acquired Carroll Watkins Driving School in Keller.
In 1975 Mr. Carroll Watkins opened his first driver education school in Midland, TX & in 1980 moved his operations to North Texas. Jim Tom & Diana Watkins Mills opened Carroll Watkins Driving School providing driver education services to Keller & the surrounding communities in 1989. Green Light Driving Academy is proud to take the reins & lead CWDS by continuing the legacy of quality driver training & customer service established by Mr. Carroll Watkins, Mr. Jim Tom Mills & Mrs. Diana Watkins Mills.
Carroll Watkins Driving School will add additional services, such as Authorized DPS Road Testing & document submission to help driving students navigate the sometimes-difficult task of obtaining a driver’s license & to continue educating new teen & adult drivers in North Texas for many years to come.
For the past 20 years, GLDA has been the driving school that has the resources to meet the needs of EVERY Texas student driver, both teen & adult. Our staff has taught a Texas Dept. of Licensing & Regulations approved driver's education program to over 23,000 North Texas teens & adults since 2002.
Our mission is to promote safe & meaningful instruction & authorized driving tests for teens & adults. The employees at GLDA take this responsibility very seriously. We strive to teach students the needed skills & defensive driving practices that will enable them to navigate our hectic driving environment & to hopefully be successful on the Authorized DPS Road Test.
Learning to be a safe & defensive driver will be one of the most important skills learned during your teen’s adolescence. Regardless of the services you are searching for, traditional or online, parent taught or Authorized DPS Road testing, let GLDA help with your family's driver education needs.
Class taught by GLDA instructor using ZOOM meeting app. Students are required to participate, complete assignments & interact with the class just as in a traditional classroom setting. We offer several options for the Instructor Led (Zoom) class for both PTDE (parent taught) & the full instructor led program. GLDA even offers bundled choices for both options.
Green Light Driving Academy has a partnership agreement with Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD, allowing us to offer a special discount to EMS-ISD students. The same services available at other GLDA locations are available to EMS-ISD families.
***Green Light Driving Academy is an authorized 3rd Party Testing Site. Green Light Driving Academy does not represent the TX Dept. of Public Safety or claim to be a state agency or entity. The TX Dept. of Public Safety or any government agency or entity does not endorse Green Light Driving Academy or ANY 3rd Party Testing Site. Green Light Driving Academy cannot issue a Texas driver license or influence the issuance of a driver license. Green Light Driving Academy or ANY 3rd Party Testing Site does not receive any preferential treatment from the TX Department of Public Safety.***
Green Light Driving Academy- Roanoke: Opiniones
Experiencia negativa: They charge 3% if you pay with a DEBIT CARD along with a credit card. Went to their office to pay. The person at the office would not accept payment until I scheduled. I called to schedule. Would not take payment day of lesson. Another trip to office.
Experiencia fantástica: Wonderful experience - from the personal driving classes in Coppell, to the online classes, to the actual driving test and DPS document submission - all went great. The submission of the docs to DPS was an added bonus - and we avoided having to deal with the DMV! We got the license TWO business days after his test - needless to say he was very happy! Definitely will refer Green Light to anyone that I know that has an upcoming driver!!
Experiencia fantástica: Disregard the mixed reviews. I was hesitant to sign my twin daughters up at first given what I was reading, however the end result was fantastic. Both girls took lessons and tested with GLDA. The problem is that acquiring a driver’s license in the state if Texas is a convoluted bureaucratic process. GLDA is a private business dealing with the hand they are dealt from the state of Texas. Just be sure to read and follow all of the rules implemented by the state and all will go well with GLDA. Also, I thought the drive time scheduling would be more akin to checking in on a flight (meaning I had to be the first one online at exactly 8 pm on Monday night), but it was not. Scheduleing drives was easy and my daughters always managed to go at the same time and on the days they wanted. The staff is very friendly and more than accommodating. I would not hesitate to recommend GLDA to anyone looking for a driving school.
Experiencia fantástica: Outstanding , had used their services for my daughters , excellent instructors specially Mr.Harvey
Experiencia negativa: Terrible company if you give them your business you will regret it! Do not use this company.
Experiencia fantástica: Great experience with driver test scheduling and instructor. Their paperwork checklist was very helpful, and they also submitted everything to the state on our behalf so we could avoid a trip to the Texas DPS. Had our license just two days after the test!
Experiencia fantástica: Wonderful experience for our teen daughter! We highly recommend. Mr. Parker and the rest of the staff were terrific!
Experiencia fantástica: Top-notch! Recommend!
Thanks for allowing GLDA to help with all your drivers education needs!
Experiencia fantástica: I’ve had one daughter go through this course and she is an amazing driver, and we are now starting our second daughter on the same course. Highly recommend!
Thanks so much for allowing us to provide driver's education services for your family! Tell all your friends about our services.
Experiencia fantástica: Wonderful driving place, wonderful instructors, very kind and very knowledgeable!
Thanks for allowing GLDA to provide the driver education services that you needed. Please tell all your friends about us.
Experiencia fantástica: I signed up for a four-hour course. My instructor was very detailed and emotionally stable. I highly recommend this driving school.
Thanks for allowing GLDA to provide the driver education services that you needed. Please tell all your friends about us.
Experiencia negativa: This is the worst business I have ever paid for services. They are worse than any government agency i ever attempted to work with. Nice people, good instructors, completely inept design of the processes. It is a bad idea to try to use this business at this time. You will be angry constantly as you try to get your kids the hours they need. Impossible business model.
Our program is constructed around our 1 year contract. We provide enough drive lessons to complete the program in that 1 year timeframe. On our website and in our contract, we suggest that parents and students allow a MINIMUM of 6-8 months to complete the driving portion of the program at GLDA.
This student submitted their permit to GLDA in March. (Which means the student could begin the driving portion of the course with our instructors.)
This student has completed
6 of the 7 required lessons and has the final lesson scheduled before the end of August.
So this student will have complete ALL 7 drive lessons with our instructors in 6 months.... Our c toontract is for 1 YEAR.
Please weigh reviews with a grain of salt. We have trained more than 20,000 students since 2002, and the vast majority have been happy enough with our services to return with a second, third or even 4th teen driver or they have told friends about us.
Can drive lessons be difficult to schedule at various times of the year? Yes... (March to Sept is our busiest time of year) Yet this family will have completed ALL 7 of their lessons during our busiest time of year.
The only complaint this parent MIGHT have is that they were unable to schedule lessons on the exact day and time they preferred... My response to that complaint is that we have an additional service called premier scheduling, where, for an extra fee, we will schedule the lessons for a customer.
Owning a small business is extremely difficult in today's business environment. The are so many factors we can not control from fuel costs, government regulations, employee issues but the most difficult is that many customers today want instant gratification and are unwilling to take the time needed to allow companies to produce a quality product.
Green Light Driving Academy's product is a safe defensive drivers education program that allows students develop the skills that will help keep them safe for a lifetime of driving a motor vehicle in hectic driving environments.
Experiencia fantástica: Great school.
Thanks so much for trusting GLDA with your family's driver's education needs. Don't forget to recommend GLDA to all your friends and neighbors.
Experiencia negativa: Worst customer services!!! DO NOT use. I am so disappointed @emsisd that sponsers them.
When reviewing our records, we do not find a name of an enrolled student , that matches this review. So, we are unable to address any concerns this person may or may not have.
If the student took the authorized DPS Road test with us and was not successful, we understand the student may be disappointed. The Road Test is a DPS approved route and is graded on criteria that evaluates the students skills and issues a score based on the student's driving ability or the lack there of.
Experiencia negativa: Encountered them a couple times on the road allowing student drivers to do rolling stops instead of full stops. One rolling stop almost led to an accident. Texas allows for Parent-taught driver education and there are lots of online support resources to help with it. Don’t hand the responsibility of making your kids safe drivers to a stranger as the risk are to high. Response to Businesses Response: Yes, your record spoke for itself when one of your cars almost hit me because they didn’t stop at a stop sign. Not to long later while I was waiting to pick someone up in the area, I watched them do another rolling stop. I guess y’all don’t teach stopping at stop signs until the end and clearly take no responsibility when someone decides to bring the information to your attention.
Green Light Driving Academy’s mission is to promote safe & meaningful instruction & authorized driving tests for teens & adults. The employees at GLDA take this responsibility very seriously. We strive to teach students the needed skills & defensive driving practices that will enable them to navigate our hectic driving environment. All of our instructors have a minimum of 10 yrs experience teaching students to drive. These instructors are trained professionals who have the knowledge and ability to safely teach students. With over 20 years in the industry, GLDA's record speaks for itself.
Experiencia fantástica: Great place
Thanks for the positive review!
Experiencia negativa: Good luck on trying to get on the driving time We have been trying for the past months The schedule is always full I literally had to set up the alarm to get on right at 7 and still no available . And I would get the text or email that driving time open, but as soon as I get on and still no available I will not recommended for anybody
Based on the profile for your teen, the permit was provided to the GLDA office on 7/28/23. In Six weeks of availability, your teen has scheduled 2 lessons. Students must hold their permit for 6 months & our contract is for 1 year... Even at that rate you teen should finish well before the contract deadline. The begining of the school year always has a higher demand for lessons because the number of hours GLDA can offer is limited during the school year. As we have suggested the best time to log into the system to schedule a lesson is Mondays just after 8pm. If you choose, we can provide scheduling of the drive lessons tailored to fit your teens schedule. (This is an additional service & additional fees apply depending on the level of customization desired.)
Experiencia negativa: Horrible course son tried for two days and because of his learning disability couldn’t do the course. They offered no refund. Only a credit of 200 out of 500 for my other child. Try aceable my son got his certificate from there instead and passed his test with flying colors.
Experiencia fantástica: GLA is the place to go for your driving education. From start to finish they were professional, easy to work with, and communication was outstanding. Thank you, GLA
Thanks so much for allowing us to provide driver's education services for your family!
Experiencia fantástica: Great place to send the kid. He got in the high 90's on his tests. Thanks MarMar & Rodger!
Thanks so much for trusting GLDA with your family's driver's education needs...
Experiencia fantástica: I have sent both my sons through this program and very happy with them . Staff are very helpful and I highly recommend. Thanks Mary and Teresa I appreciated you both.
Thanks so much for trusting GLDA with your family's driver's education needs...
Experiencia positiva: Very pleasant staff. However, after following their printed instructions, we almost went to the DMV without 2 documents that were not listed on their "what to bring" list. Be sure to read the DPS website or brochure yourself so as to not make a mistake!
Thanks so much and thanks for letting us help with your driver's education needs. Tell all your friends about GLDA. I will be reaching out to find out how we need to update are lists to help future customers. Sorry for an issues. PLEASE CALL ROANOKE OFFICE, ask for Mary to discuss.
Experiencia fantástica: The instructors are absolutely amazing!! Thank you!!
Our instructors work hard to provide constructive criticism that helps develop good driving habbits, while hopefully providing a supportive environment that helps to build confidence... Thanks for trusting the GLDA staff with training the teen drivers in your family...
Experiencia negativa: Was turning left on a one lane road. Only had to wait 3 cars before being able to turn but that was too slow for the single guy driving who I assume was an instructor. Tore out past on the shoulder aggressively. I hope their business is slow I wouldn’t want many of their drivers on the roads.
Experiencia fantástica: Having two teenage grands on the road ... these kids need a strict driving instructor! It’s a wild and scary world on the highways even for the most experienced drivers.
Our instructors work hard to provide constructive criticism that helps develop good driving habbits, while hopefully providing a supportive environment that helps to build confidence... Thanks for trusting the GLDA staff with training the teen drivers in your family...
Experiencia negativa: Horrible. Run. Go elsewhere. Difficult to schedule anything, including drive times. The staff is rude, aggressive, and mean to students. Thus, making them afraid to drive in addition to not being able to get drive times.These are kids people! You are in the wrong business.
I apologize that you did not have a good experience at GLDA. We appreciate your feedback because it helps us to improve in the future. I attempted to find a customer with the last name of Fisher, but was unable to do so. I would appreciate it if you would contact the Grapevine office and ask for Tom, so I can address you concerns.
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