I have 20 years of driving experience and make no mistake 5 years of it was in GA,USA. Initially when I moved to Canada, I thought it would be enough for us to get the G directly from G1 written test because of our experience but just to be on the safe side I decided to go for a course for both myself and my wife and found Mary online and I am so glad I did. Now, I decided to write a review and when I saw that she had some negative reviews I was surprised and went along and read them. My review is positive and I support the positive claims but for the negative ones I need to write a couple of things here because it is not fair against her. I was quite happy with her blunt style of telling what you should improve ( the very reason I am hiring her for ) and she knows with %100 accuracy the rules of the road and the things you need to know to ace the G test even if you had been driving in Canada before. I see some people complaining about her attitude, referring to BBB reviews and this might confuse some people but I am almost sure with my 39 years of age based on experience with dealing people that these people are the ones who actually must have failed the test and blaming her for it. I hope my claim eases the reader to reach a decision based on this review as I am very picky on my positive reviews. And as some people allege that she is writing reviews on her own, you may message me to see that this is indeed a genuine message. She is affordable, has a very good pace to get you prepared for a G test, reinforces and corrects you on your mistake. As I already said, although I had the US experience she improved my driving and believe me I drove in very challenging places like Istanbul , New York, Germany each having their own styles and before joining her courses I went to Vancouver from Toronto by car and came back ( with our 60 days permit on my native driving license at first entry before residence ). I believe there was a strong chance that I might have made some mistakes that could have jeopardized my test results. Thanks Mary --- highly recommended Read Less

I have 13 years of driving experience in my home country Turkey, and 5 years of experience in the US. But road test in Canada is another story. My husband and I took a couple of classes at Mary's driving school. Mary's priorities are to teach you how to drive safe and how to pass the road test. She immediately warns you about every mistake you make, which I think make people feel as if she is aggressive. With her help we both got our full G licences right after G1 at our first attempt. I highly recommend her. Thanks Mary! Read Less

I highly recommend this school for any beginner or internationally experienced driver. I passed my full G test after her great efforts in teaching and enabling me to overcome different driving rules from country to country. She was very patient and skillful. I liked her familiarity with the system and rules. It would be very difficult without her assistance. Two thumbs up:) Read Less

I recommend to go for Mary Driving school; as she is a great trainer& instructor and very familiar with international drivers who have different capacities &coming from different backgrounds & driving standards. I was very doubtful to get my full G at one shot , but was lucky to found Mary’s support . Without her exceptional expertise on road I wouldn’t make it from first trial. She was very patient and flexible with time and very skillful. Thanks to her efforts. Two thumbs up:) Read Less

RUN AWAY! There is a good reason the Better Business Bureau is the first site that comes up when you Google her school. She is aggressive, a liar and a con-artist. What steams me the most is that she uses past students names and writes false testimonies. I FOUND MY NAME! Please check the reviews yourself, and you see the striking similarity of writing styles in most of the 5 star reviews. Because of Mary, I delayed getting my G2 license. She was mentally harmful for someone learning to drive. I later received lessons from two other schools (for my G2 and then my G) and I had a WONDERFUL experience. They both also told me that they heard of Mary's reputation, and that they receive many ex-students from there. I guess I was far from the first one. Read Less

Today I passed my G2 test on my first try. Thanks to Mary! At 35 yrs old I was most certain driving was not for me. However Mary has exceptional teaching skills and had helped me get pass my nerves and uncertainty. You will build confidence behind the wheel with Mary. Her personality is super calm and friendly. I highly recommend Mary as your instructor. Shes worth it! Read Less

Today I passed my G2 test on my first try. Thanks to Mary! At 35 yrs old I was most certain driving was not for me. However Mary has exceptional teaching skills and held helped me get pass my nerves and uncertainty. You will build confidence behind the wheel with Mary.Her personality is super calm and friendly. I highly recommend Mary as your instructor. Shes worth it!Read Less

Truly amazing instructor!! I previously was with OnRoad Driving School and completed the full course with them. I had a terrible experience & needed more lessons. I was a new driver but also lack the confidence to drive. Mary's Driving school was suggested by several family members and friends who she taught decades ago, one night I found her ad on Kijiji and thought I would give her a try for personal lessons. I learned she has over 30 years experience as an instructor. She was fantastic, always showed up on time and really built up my confidence driving. She not only taught me defensive driving but also taught me how to see "The Big Picture" when driving & amazing observation skills. She had the patience to "undo" bad habits I learned with my previous driving school. Mary was very flexible with my schedule and even met me at 5am to fit me in before my G2 test. I did personal lessons with her for almost 2 months and she helped so much. The day of my test she took me on possible routes and I passed with flying colours even though I was very nervous. She really knows her stuff and would recommend her for any driver of any skills level or no previous experience. It also helps she has the best rates in town :) I will be contacting her soon for highway driving and knowing the expectations of the G test once I have insurance. The last thing I want is to learn bad habits again. Read Less

I've had the pleasure of learning how to drive with Mary's Driving School! I had a great experience as I learned defensive driving skills that helped me maintain safety when I'm on the road. Passed my road test in the first time. Highly recommended. Read Less

Mary is an excellent teacher and guided me in every step of my learning as I was preparing for my G test.she has given me awesome tips which helped me to pass my test in my first attempt. I would highly recommend her as a driving instructor.awesome mary keep up the great work Read Less

Mary is really a wonderfull person. She is having much patience to teach a new learner.I passed my g2 with ease...some relations never grow old...she is my best friend n an advisor while taking a car...she is just awsome guyz.... Read Less

My experience with Mary is bad one. I am writing this review to save someone spending their hard-earned money. She tells you to call 48 hours before cancelling the appointment but she herself calls few hours before to cancel without respecting someone's time. I take this course bcoz of cheaper price. She'ill make you read outdated notes & get your sign before lesson and list goes on I realised she is very greedy. I hope this review will help people to think twice before they see a cheaper price. Read Less

Mary was a an extraordinary teacher she is very patient and would always help correct me so I can do my best. She knows all the rules and has alot of years in experience. She is also easy to talk to so your time with her is enjoyable. I would sooo recommend her Read Less

Mary is an excellent driving instructor. Personally, I am a driver starting from zero and Mary has patiently turned me into a great driver, and I was able to pass the G2 road test on the first try! Her rates are incredibly affoordable and she is very flexible with scheduling. She also is very well educated and up to date with current Ministry curriculum. I definitely recommend her as your driving instructor if you need pracrice or require extra help if you've failed the Ministry test! She answers her phone directly. You can't go wrong. Read Less

My mother went to Mary's driving school 12 years ago. She enjoyed her experience, and trained with Mary all the way until she got her G licence. End of last year I needed practise for my G2, and despite what others may have told me, I trusted the positive review my mother had told me. I heard horror stories, but I learned they were all not true. I enjoyed every lesson with Mary, and there were no problems that I can think of. The in-class was informative, and the in-car lessons taught me many things that I will use for the rest of my life as a driver. For example, I was terrified to learn how to parallel and back pack as they are the most difficult things to learn for a new driver. With Mary's techniques, and teaching me step by step I can proudly say that I finally was able to do it. Importantly, the techniques I learned from Mary will keep me safe on the road as a defensive driver forever. Thank you Mary for helping me to obtain my licence. With the decades of experience that Mary holds, I will strongly recommend Mary's Driving School to all of my friends and family. Read Less

i would recommend marys driving school to anyone. They teach you safe driving and are very patient. They are dedicated in making their students safe and sound on the road.I took the full course using the CPD jettala prorgram and i really enjoyed what i was taught, the material and how it was broken down. We worked in groups as well as partners and watched movies that went with the program.I started my in car and was at ease and very impressed at how marys driving school made you feel comfortable, aware and at ease while driving. I stopped being nervous a few minutes after getting in the car. Marys driving school was patient with me when i was parallel parking and when i was reverse parking. Those 2 techniques are hard for all new drivers. But Marys made it as simple as possible by teaching proper technique and being patient.Thank you SO MUCH Marys Driving school Great experience and i will continue to recommend you to family and friends! Read Less

1.) you get five “two” hour lessons. If you’re lucky. She’ll sometimes show up late,stall writing long notes, make you read outdated notes, etc. What was supposedto be a two hour lesson can easily become a 1.5 hour driving lesson. She makesyou sign off your time at the beginning, so if you didn’t get your two hoursyou’re out of luck.2.) VERY outdated work and video material. Be prepared to step into the late eighties,early 90’s when you go in-class. Some of the sheets look like they were takenfrom an old sunken pirate ship.3.) stories, and gossip. Of course, anyone likes to hear stories and gossip,but within good taste. Be prepared to hear long talks about the latest gossipon past or current students that really should be kept private. You’ll hearthis during driving lessons, where it doesn’t teach you squat about driving. Donot tell her anything about your private life, because she will most likelytell someone else.4.) She has a large ego. It’s great to have pride in yourself, but to put downother driving schools and people is really in bad taste as a person and unprofessionalas a business.5.) Fake online reviews by the same person. I spent one night(after I finished my course), curious onwhat the reviews were for this school. I noticed the 5-star rating reviews(which most seem to be posted in November so far) have common spelling errors,double spacing, overuse of caps, and so on. Meaning it’s all done by the sameperson. This can be checked by anyone online.6.) She will push you to get through your driving courses as fast as possiblewhether you like it or not. She’ll complain that she can’t pay her bills if youcancel. Forgetting this is a common thing with business’ that deal with clients.If I cancel a Dentist appointment, they’d never complain in such a poor manner.Considering how the classroom hasn’t been updated in decades, I highly doubtshe has trouble with her bills. Read Less

My experience with mary driving school is a bad one , i wanned to take the course with her becouse it looked cheaper than the others, the bad thing is that after 12 hours in the car i wasent able to drive alone , at the first sight she looks cheaper but she tryed to make me take at least another 10 hours , thats what she was saying , so i had to go and pay sombody els and get a new full course , the thing that shocked me is that in 6 hours i was able to drive , what i realized in that moment it was that she wasent actually learning me notting till after 10 hours so that it was ovies that i have to take more hours , i ended up paying lots more monney to get my liceence . Iths sad but is true , i hope this rewiew will make people think twice when they will see a cheap price .Thanks Read Less