Allstars Driving School

I went to Allstars because I heard they were the best ones and my sisters and brothers used them too and all passed drive test with high scores. Allstars seems to really know what the DMV was looking for. In fact, the DMV test even asked me where I took my lessons because they were impressed with how I did everything perfect. I just did what Allstars told me to do and they were right. I got a 95% on my drive test! I could not be happier really. . It really worked out for me in the end because we moved down to Roseville California and Allstars actually had a location there and I was able to complete my lessons in Roseville. As far as I know, i would not have been able to do it with any of the other driving schools because they are usually small What I liked was that they used new cars and that my Instructor was super patient with me. I think it paid off going with one of the bigger driving schools than going to one of the smaller ones. My friend had a terrible experience at another driving school and said the car was old and broke down and the Instructor did not speak English. That is what I liked about Allstars. Their cars were new and clean and the Instructor spoke English. But the only thing I can complain about is that they are really busy because they are so big. So I had to wait two weeks for my first appt. But it was worth it in the end and really did not matter because I had to have my permit for six months before my drive test anyway.

Posted 11/05/09 | Report Abuse

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The reason i am writing a good review for Allstars is because I called today to schedule my sons second lesson and spoke with John and he was very helpful. I expressed to him that I was nervous training my son to drive and he spent 30 min on the phone with me teaching me how to instruct my son. He told me to keep my hand on the hand break and to isolate each thing I am teaching. I felt really comfortable after talking to him and felt like I chose the right school. Allstars was five min late for my son's first lesson, but I figured that it is to be expected while dealing with traffic. As long as they make up the time i do not care. But over all i think i will give them four stars!

Posted 10/31/09 | Report Abuse

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Complaint About Being Late: Allstars is dealing with traffic and people who are learning to drive. We do not instruct the student or the instructor to rush to be on time. It is simply unsafe. But the Instructors always calls if they are running late. Complaint About Scheduling: The parent obviously did not research Allstars policies before securing our services. Our policy states "The DMV requires the student to have their permit for 6 months and practice in-between the lesson with the parents. This is why Allstars try's to schedule the first lesson within two weeks so that the permit can be activated and the second lesson two months later and the last lesson left for just before the drive test as a brush up. This policy is on the wall in our office, on the customers receipt and on our recorders. T mother simply did not do her homework. Student In Car Complaint: Once again the parent did not read Allstars policy before securing our services. Allstars clearly states in our policy that Allstars does "piggy backing". A term that refers to the fact that one students lesson ends at the other students house. This is actually a common and regular business practice for driving schools around the state. But usually the other student is in the car for a total of 10 min. before they are dropped off at home. This is because driving instructors will not drive to in-between students for free and the mother did not want to pay the additional fee to "block" off the Instructors schedule. Once again, if the mother would have read our policy before securing our services, she would not have been surprised. Competitors: I read in one of the reviews that our competitor Advantage Driving School was on the front page of the San Jose Mercury news. Apparently one of their instructors was arrested for having sex with their students. It was also alleged that the owner knew about it and did nothing. Allstars Driving School has is proud of it ZERO INCIDENT reports of this kind of behavior after instructing over 1 million student in over 24 years. So the instructor might be a little late because of traffic, but at least you know your student is safe with Allstars and safety is the most important thing to Allstars. Once again, Allstars has a zero incident record in over 20 years which speaks for itself. Allstars appreciates that customers are able to give reviews online. However, often online reviews are: 1. Competitors going on-line and creating an account and giving themselves 5 stars as bogus students. 2. Competitors going on as bogus students and giving false reviews on their competitor. 3. Parents who did not simply read a companies policy before securing the service. 4. Hit and run statements and revenge because the customer could not bully the company into changing it's policy. Allstars has serviced over 1 million customers in 24 years. Allstars teaches 40000 students in just one year. During that time, Allstars has an A+ rating with the BBB. This hardly suggests that Allstars is the worst driving school. Thank you for choosing Allstars Driving School

Posted 10/27/09 | Report Abuse

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Allstars called randomly calls its students and finds out how their lessons went. You see I went with a driving school called Kim Driving School and hated it. The Instructors did not speak english and the cars were dirty and they were running it out of their house. So I had heard good things about Allstars Driving School from my friends at school. Wow what a difference too! I mean they had a central office that was clean and professional looking and new cars and the Instructors had worked there for like 15 years or something. I liked the fact that their Instructors had been there a few times. I guess I had to go to the other driving school to really appreciate the difference because the lady on here who said that Allstars is the worst driving school simply has not seen the others....ha..ha. Well, Allstars called me today and asked how my lessons were. I told them I was pleased and they asked if I would give a review on line here for them. So here it is! Five Stars! PS I got a 95 % on my drive test. Allstars was right that having that last lesson right before my drive test worked. I would of have forgotten everything I learned in six months and was really happy I had that lesson the day before the drive test. Jake

Posted 10/27/09 | Report Abuse

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This school required we pay all the fees up front - before the first lesson. We were given the first lesson within two weeks, the second lesson required we book two months in advance. The third lesson took even longer - the only open dates were on SAT test days - my sons permit nearly ran out before we could get in the three lessons required by DMV.

Posted 07/15/08 | Report Abuse

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