Blue Ridge Driving School 609 Richmond Road, Staunton, VA 24401

"I signed my daughter up for the drivers ed course and behind the wheel after emailing with the owners about the course to make sure it was the correct class for my daughter since the information on their website is very vague. I was assured that the drivers ed course would be for my daughter as she had not taken the written permit test and didn't have a permit yet. Fast forward 8 weeks and now the owner is telling me that she should have already taken the test and that this course that she just went through was for individuals who had failed the written test 3 times and if she had taken the test and failed the course would allow her to get her permit. I am beyond annoyed. I specifically contacted them and got an affirmative from them that this course was for students who had not taken their written permit test yet. So essentially they took my money and didn't communicate that the class was not what we had discussed I was looking for. I would not recommend them for any future business. When I brought up the fact that we had emailed about this prior to my signing up my daughter and paying, I was told "he gets a lot of emails" as if that is an excuse for lying about what the course is."

"Emailed asking for availability, they asked my age, I said 22. They ceased to respond and I had to email again days later. "I only teach behind the wheel for students under 18 Sent from my iPhone" Why? No explanation, no further help, and I gotta learn how to drive too ya know."

"The instructor was incredibly knowledgeable, good sense of humor and down to Earth. I was dreading having to take a defensive driving class to avoid points on my license but he actually made it fun and I truly did learn a lot. Highly recommended, I hope he’s still teaching when my boys are learning to drive!"

"Mr Hutson makes the Driver's Improvement Class seem much shorter than it is. You don't want to be sitting in his class all day Saturday. The court/DMV required it... Now it's where you are. But, Gary makes it go by quickly. He's very knowledgeable and friendly. This class could be quite painful and boring, but Gary breaks it up with friendly conversation and relates class subject matter to real world scenarios. I entered into the class with low expectations, but was very pleasantly surprised. Gary's website is a bit dated. The class is $65 (prepay) or $80 day of class now. Structure wise, you get a couple "smoke breaks" and a lunch break. It's equal amounts video/conversational setting. I'd recommend Blue Ridge Driving School to anyone in need of any of their offered services solely based on Gary's personality and knowledge. Thanks to Gary for knowing how to connect with his students."

"Instructor is engaging and accommodating. i prepaid and signed up in one quick phone call, showed up on Saturday and got this chore out of the way. Very professional. Any bad reviews are probably from frustrated DUI class registrants that failed to do the right thing (again)."