Colony Driving School

"Do not use this service, certainly not is Mr. Heredia is the instructor. In our experience, their communication is extremely faulty when even for road test, you get an email notification for a driving class stating you will be picked up at your home. But they really expect you to show up at another location. Despite the fact, we missed that appointment because of their faulty communication and they went ahead and charged us for rescheduling. Worst part however was the instructor. First, he delayed the appointment by half hour. And then shows up an hour late after that delayed start without telling us anything, all the while we were waiting outdoors (their test location is at parking lot of a church!!). When the instructor did show up, he wouldn't answer simple clarificatory questions, instead he became extremely defensive and argued almost like a petulant child. What? My question was very simple, can you please explain what line item were the 2 charges for, one for $85 and another $30. I was expecting a 1 sentence answer, and he went into a long diatribe, arguing rudely all through. Rather than being apologetic for his extreme tardiness, we found him to be extremely unprofessional in his conduct. As for their faulty communication, their own office confirmed that their communication is faulty and that they will waive the rescheduling fee but he went ahead and charged it anyway. Anyhow, that was the sum of our experience."

"If I could give 0 stars I would. We paid $450 for 6 hours of lessons for our aupair that recently moved here from another country. She waited for the instructor in the shade as it's 100 degrees outside. He didn't see her and told her "This is America, I don't know what y'all do in Colombia but you need to get with what Americans do. You should have walked over to my car at 9am." He also called me and repeated this same message. Dan taught her parallel parking and she doesn't know how to part forward facing into a spot. The manager said today because regular parking isn't on the test . We are having trouble with turns and staying in the lane. I told the manager I was not happy and shared our experience. He said Dan is an excellent teacher and not racist because he's Hispanic. I never called Dan racist I said I was offended by that comment. It's unkind to tell someone that. Our driver doesn't know the basics and uses her blinker at roundabouts and leaving the driveway. Dan told her to use the blinker each time she goes left or right. The manager recorded my call when I was complaining and I asked to speak to someone else. He was not helpful at all. I didn't feel heard or like he cared. I would not recommend this driving school to ANYONE. Complete rip off. They will just take your money."

"Save your money and go elsewhere especially if you’re looking to enroll a teenager.. Not only is the setup of the program ghetto, the instructor is extremely rude to new drivers. If you’re out here trying to instruct new drivers let alone teens how is scaring and yelling at them going to make them want to return and continue learning? Extremely unprofessional."

"Takes advantage of customers. I signed up for this course in 2016 and was ghosted by my instructor for my last two lessons. I tried reaching out to no avail, only for them to call me back a year or so later but still no lessons. I ended up having to find another driving course and start over because they would not honor the last two lessons. If you are young and trying to get your license, go elsewhere unless you want to be taken advantage of."

"You know that feeling when you find something great and want to share it with everyone? That's how I feel about Colony Driving School. All the good reviews are true (including Yelp). I can only speak for behind-the-wheel training since I am an adult but I imagine the school is good across the board for teens and adults. Dan is calm and really eased my nerves with his patience. He will teach you how to be a good driver and what is needed to pass the drive test. I highly recommend them."