21 Reviews

Ottawa Driving School - City Driver's Training

Ottawa, Ontario
Reviews
jenn2699
20 Mar 2019
REPORT
Do NOT visit this place if you are not a big fan of swearing instructors. One of the main instructors (I think his name starts with an A?) always swears and lies to make fun of all his students. They ... Read More
Do NOT visit this place if you are not a big fan of swearing instructors. One of the main instructors (I think his name starts with an A?) always swears and lies to make fun of all his students. They did not give me a chance to rent a car for my Road Test, and got super mad at me when I didnt rent a car from them? The reason I later found out was because they were not coordinating and updating well with each other. There were even conflicts between several instructors as well. ADVOID IF CAN. :) Read Less
Kurt Riedl
30 Apr 2018
REPORT
Just finished the classroom portion and the 10 hours in car. On April 27 went for my road test and passed. Can not say enough about the instructors. Radex and John are tops. They go the distance and t... Read More
Just finished the classroom portion and the 10 hours in car. On April 27 went for my road test and passed. Can not say enough about the instructors. Radex and John are tops. They go the distance and then some. Highly recommend this driving school to anyone. They are great teachers. Money well spent. Read Less
Nico Christina
10 Mar 2018
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Steve was the greatest instructor ever! Totally put me at ease before the test. Dedicated to his profession. And great staff overall- wonderful customer service- always ready to give suggestions/advic... Read More
Steve was the greatest instructor ever! Totally put me at ease before the test. Dedicated to his profession. And great staff overall- wonderful customer service- always ready to give suggestions/advice. 110% recommend it! Read Less
Charlie Galipeau
8 Mar 2018
REPORT
Unfortunately the owner was very hard to reach and is not much concerned with customers. I say this because I was injured in an accident and asked them to extend my window by a year for my expected re... Read More
Unfortunately the owner was very hard to reach and is not much concerned with customers. I say this because I was injured in an accident and asked them to extend my window by a year for my expected recovery to be complete. He said yes, but I when I called back to complete my driving hours, he denied that it had been a year and stated that I was actually 2 years late, and was rude throughout the call. I had a receipt with the date in question to prove this. I have seen several reviews regarding the same type of issue (owner not hesitating to take money where he can.) It was quite devastating to have lost hundreds of dollars because of this denial. Save your money. Read Less
adam4348
24 Feb 2018
REPORT
Best driving school in Ottawa. The instructors know what they are doing! Thank you City Drivers!
qiuyue xie
11 Jan 2018
REPORT
FANTASTIC DRIVING SCHOOL . The instructors are really friendly, helpful, and understandable. When I started the course I did not know much about driving. The classroom was well organized and very inf... Read More
FANTASTIC DRIVING SCHOOL . The instructors are really friendly, helpful, and understandable. When I started the course I did not know much about driving. The classroom was well organized and very informative. For the in car training, I was able to practice with the different instructors. It helps me to get practice with different vehicles and every instructor tries to help me as much as they can. When I finished the program they helped me to schedule my road test appointment and got few extra lessons and for the road test, I was using car from the driving school. Passed my G2 on my first try. Now I know that I am well prepare for driving my family car everyday. THANK YOU CITY DRIVER TRAINING. Read Less
nasr2929
12 Dec 2017
REPORT
I had training with Winifred he was great!
Starlet Tejdz
13 Nov 2017
REPORT
I’ve been terrified by the idea of driving and put it off for nine years, but I finally reached my breaking point with the CDT. One of the best driving school that picks up in the city I live had pret... Read More
I’ve been terrified by the idea of driving and put it off for nine years, but I finally reached my breaking point with the CDT. One of the best driving school that picks up in the city I live had pretty terrible review, and the other was too expensive. CDT has a no nonsense attitude that ended up being what I needed to push through my initial anxiety. My first lesson was my first time on the road at all, and he immediately had me driving on the street to get the previous student back home (with a lot of help steering and use of the their second set of brakes). Their feedback were firm but encouraging, concrete and 100% constructive. They do a great job of reading you and evaluating what you’re doing in order to help you improve. Scheduling can be difficult because they are so booked and I have overheard similar scheduling issues and misunderstanding that people are complaining about here while in the car with their respective instructor. I haven’t experienced any issues myself. They nearly always pick up at business hours. After 10 hrs of lessons with not a lot of practice, I passed the road test on the first try. City drivers Training has a great talent for teaching, and I’ll be forever grateful to them for helping me feel comfortable in the driver’s seat. Their instructors are the best especially their lady instructor. Read Less
flor5811
3 Nov 2017
REPORT
AVOID AT ALL COSTSThis is the first time I have ever posted a review, but I had a horrible experience with this company that I think its important I share it with anyone looking to take lessons from t... Read More
AVOID AT ALL COSTSThis is the first time I have ever posted a review, but I had a horrible experience with this company that I think its important I share it with anyone looking to take lessons from this company. I wish I didn't have to give them 1 star. The isntructor didn't show up for my first lesson, the company and owner refused to call me back and schedule lessons for no apparent reason (after I had paid) .The experience brought me to tears.Read Less
Faay Abdi
1 Aug 2017
REPORT
The best driving school in Ottawa. I passed my G2 road test today. Thank you City drivers.
Teuku Haidar Faizasyah
15 Jul 2017
REPORT
The Instructor delivers useful and precise driving tips, he is very kind and humorous and his lessons are always exciting. Having been in the driving school business for many years now, he is the guy ... Read More
The Instructor delivers useful and precise driving tips, he is very kind and humorous and his lessons are always exciting. Having been in the driving school business for many years now, he is the guy to go to! I learned manual transmission with him. It was difficult in the beginning, but his patience and experience truly helped me in easing the challenges early on. Fairly new to Ottawa, it was great to drive with someone familiar with the area. No matter where the pick up location is, he will be there! Its great that he also values his student's time, as punctuality is very important to him! Thank you so much! I highly recommend City Drivers as it has been very professional and accommodating! It's no wonder he has many students! Read Less
Blaze Ottawa
14 Jul 2017
REPORT
If you wanna pay a bunch of money, do the class room lessons and then wait 1 month to book your in car lessons this is your place. If they told me upfront that I would have to wait a month for the se... Read More
If you wanna pay a bunch of money, do the class room lessons and then wait 1 month to book your in car lessons this is your place. If they told me upfront that I would have to wait a month for the second part of the course I would have walked away and saved my money. If I could give negative stars I would. Read Less
Mahammad Ismayilzada
5 Jul 2017
REPORT
I took couple lessons with them and everything was going fine until it wasn't. For some reason, unexpectedly, my driving instructor (Radek) started acting irresponsibly and unprofessionally as he did ... Read More
I took couple lessons with them and everything was going fine until it wasn't. For some reason, unexpectedly, my driving instructor (Radek) started acting irresponsibly and unprofessionally as he did not show up to the lessons and gave no excuses whatsoever. I could not reach him by phone and eventually, I had to cancel my lessons. I got my refund though soon, but I did not understand the motivation for this kind of sudden treatment change. Very disappointed and puzzled. Read Less
Michelle Reynolds
7 Apr 2017
REPORT
Two of children have taken their Divers Education here. Excellent one on one in-car training. Lively and engaging instructors for in class learning. Great prices, and they offer additional classes, cu... Read More
Two of children have taken their Divers Education here. Excellent one on one in-car training. Lively and engaging instructors for in class learning. Great prices, and they offer additional classes, custom tailored to suit your needs. Highly recommend, on every level.Read Less
Anamaria R
28 Dec 2016
REPORT
I rented a car for a road test I had on December 19th 2016 and the guy didn't show up! He said that he went to the wrong centre when I told him where to be. I lost the money for the test and he never ... Read More
I rented a car for a road test I had on December 19th 2016 and the guy didn't show up! He said that he went to the wrong centre when I told him where to be. I lost the money for the test and he never returned the money I paid for the car rental! Horrible business!! He did that over Christmas too!!! Would not recommend at all! Read Less
TiaPiah
30 Oct 2015
REPORT
The worst ever school. They have extremely poor services. It is completely waste of time and money. I have very bad experience with this school and will do my best to give my money back from this scho... Read More
The worst ever school. They have extremely poor services. It is completely waste of time and money. I have very bad experience with this school and will do my best to give my money back from this school. Never never recommended. Read Less
Frankiel Sanchez Mesa
10 Oct 2015
REPORT
This is worst driving school I have ever seen. My wife is having the same bad experience you had. They don't answer the phone, they said they pay her money back, but it is not true, so, they are not s... Read More
This is worst driving school I have ever seen. My wife is having the same bad experience you had. They don't answer the phone, they said they pay her money back, but it is not true, so, they are not showing any respect for their customers. You know guys, I think we should do something, in order to stop this situation with new students. It is not fair spending money to become a good driver, which is save for us, and our city, and people like these laugh on our face. Please, make all of these comments, public in different channels, talk to your friends about it, but this has to stop. Read Less
Chris Kalapati
6 Aug 2015
REPORT
I signed up for their course about 4 years ago. I attended only 2 of the in class sessions over the span of time that I was doing the 10 hours of in car lessons. There was one instance where the instr... Read More
I signed up for their course about 4 years ago. I attended only 2 of the in class sessions over the span of time that I was doing the 10 hours of in car lessons. There was one instance where the instructor never showed up. No call or explanation. I had then booked my final in car driving time an hour before my G2 test as a refresher and once again, the instructor didn't show. No one would answer the phone so I couldn't get a hold of anyone. So I went and took the test pretty stressed out and quite furious. I never returned. It's my loss but I was so angry I couldn't bring myself to go back. They also never even tried to contact me. Avoid this place at all cost. Not worth the aggravation. Read Less
Steph Rochefort
5 Aug 2015
REPORT
Our classroom instructor was very funny, yet informative, and all the drivers I had for my in-car lessons were nice, easy-going, and patient. I passed my G2 test on the first try.
David Mason
30 Jul 2015
REPORT
Regret not reading the previous reviews before booking with this horrendous school. Numerous times of having to call directly to book my schedule when alas... No answer. Kinda funny when they answer o... Read More
Regret not reading the previous reviews before booking with this horrendous school. Numerous times of having to call directly to book my schedule when alas... No answer. Kinda funny when they answer on a dime when I call from a different number though. Save yourself trouble people and book with a different school. I can't fathom how this place is Ministry of transportation approoved. Read Less
Brandon Barnard
24 Jul 2014
REPORT
Thanks Hashim! Hashim will teach you everything you need to know to pass your test and get you your G2! He is a very calm and patient instructor who explains driving concepts very well. He makes you l... Read More
Thanks Hashim! Hashim will teach you everything you need to know to pass your test and get you your G2! He is a very calm and patient instructor who explains driving concepts very well. He makes you learn from your mistakes so you don't repeat them which is important. I can't say enough good things about him! I did my G2 test last week and I passed thanks to him and his tutelage! Thanks again Hashim! You're an amazing driving instructor! Read Less
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Ottawa Driving School - City Driver's Training

Ottawa, Ontario
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105-595 Montreal Rd
Ottawa Ontario K1K 4L2
Monday
09:00AM-16:00PM
Tuesday
09:00AM-16:00PM
Wednesday
09:00AM-16:00PM
Thursday
09:00AM-16:00PM
Friday
09:00AM-16:00PM
Saturday
09:00AM-16:00PM
Sunday
09:00AM-16:00PM
jenn2699
20 Mar 2019
REPORT
Do NOT visit this place if you are not a big fan of swearing instructors. One of the main instructors (I think his name starts with an A?) always swears and lies to make fun of all his students. They ... Read More
Do NOT visit this place if you are not a big fan of swearing instructors. One of the main instructors (I think his name starts with an A?) always swears and lies to make fun of all his students. They did not give me a chance to rent a car for my Road Test, and got super mad at me when I didnt rent a car from them? The reason I later found out was because they were not coordinating and updating well with each other. There were even conflicts between several instructors as well. ADVOID IF CAN. :) Read Less
Kurt Riedl
30 Apr 2018
REPORT
Just finished the classroom portion and the 10 hours in car. On April 27 went for my road test and passed. Can not say enough about the instructors. Radex and John are tops. They go the distance and t... Read More
Just finished the classroom portion and the 10 hours in car. On April 27 went for my road test and passed. Can not say enough about the instructors. Radex and John are tops. They go the distance and then some. Highly recommend this driving school to anyone. They are great teachers. Money well spent. Read Less
Nico Christina
10 Mar 2018
REPORT
Steve was the greatest instructor ever! Totally put me at ease before the test. Dedicated to his profession. And great staff overall- wonderful customer service- always ready to give suggestions/advic... Read More
Steve was the greatest instructor ever! Totally put me at ease before the test. Dedicated to his profession. And great staff overall- wonderful customer service- always ready to give suggestions/advice. 110% recommend it! Read Less
Charlie Galipeau
8 Mar 2018
REPORT
Unfortunately the owner was very hard to reach and is not much concerned with customers. I say this because I was injured in an accident and asked them to extend my window by a year for my expected re... Read More
Unfortunately the owner was very hard to reach and is not much concerned with customers. I say this because I was injured in an accident and asked them to extend my window by a year for my expected recovery to be complete. He said yes, but I when I called back to complete my driving hours, he denied that it had been a year and stated that I was actually 2 years late, and was rude throughout the call. I had a receipt with the date in question to prove this. I have seen several reviews regarding the same type of issue (owner not hesitating to take money where he can.) It was quite devastating to have lost hundreds of dollars because of this denial. Save your money. Read Less
adam4348
24 Feb 2018
REPORT
Best driving school in Ottawa. The instructors know what they are doing! Thank you City Drivers!
qiuyue xie
11 Jan 2018
REPORT
FANTASTIC DRIVING SCHOOL . The instructors are really friendly, helpful, and understandable. When I started the course I did not know much about driving. The classroom was well organized and very inf... Read More
FANTASTIC DRIVING SCHOOL . The instructors are really friendly, helpful, and understandable. When I started the course I did not know much about driving. The classroom was well organized and very informative. For the in car training, I was able to practice with the different instructors. It helps me to get practice with different vehicles and every instructor tries to help me as much as they can. When I finished the program they helped me to schedule my road test appointment and got few extra lessons and for the road test, I was using car from the driving school. Passed my G2 on my first try. Now I know that I am well prepare for driving my family car everyday. THANK YOU CITY DRIVER TRAINING. Read Less
nasr2929
12 Dec 2017
REPORT
I had training with Winifred he was great!
Starlet Tejdz
13 Nov 2017
REPORT
I’ve been terrified by the idea of driving and put it off for nine years, but I finally reached my breaking point with the CDT. One of the best driving school that picks up in the city I live had pret... Read More
I’ve been terrified by the idea of driving and put it off for nine years, but I finally reached my breaking point with the CDT. One of the best driving school that picks up in the city I live had pretty terrible review, and the other was too expensive. CDT has a no nonsense attitude that ended up being what I needed to push through my initial anxiety. My first lesson was my first time on the road at all, and he immediately had me driving on the street to get the previous student back home (with a lot of help steering and use of the their second set of brakes). Their feedback were firm but encouraging, concrete and 100% constructive. They do a great job of reading you and evaluating what you’re doing in order to help you improve. Scheduling can be difficult because they are so booked and I have overheard similar scheduling issues and misunderstanding that people are complaining about here while in the car with their respective instructor. I haven’t experienced any issues myself. They nearly always pick up at business hours. After 10 hrs of lessons with not a lot of practice, I passed the road test on the first try. City drivers Training has a great talent for teaching, and I’ll be forever grateful to them for helping me feel comfortable in the driver’s seat. Their instructors are the best especially their lady instructor. Read Less
flor5811
3 Nov 2017
REPORT
AVOID AT ALL COSTSThis is the first time I have ever posted a review, but I had a horrible experience with this company that I think its important I share it with anyone looking to take lessons from t... Read More
AVOID AT ALL COSTSThis is the first time I have ever posted a review, but I had a horrible experience with this company that I think its important I share it with anyone looking to take lessons from this company. I wish I didn't have to give them 1 star. The isntructor didn't show up for my first lesson, the company and owner refused to call me back and schedule lessons for no apparent reason (after I had paid) .The experience brought me to tears.Read Less
Faay Abdi
1 Aug 2017
REPORT
The best driving school in Ottawa. I passed my G2 road test today. Thank you City drivers.
Teuku Haidar Faizasyah
15 Jul 2017
REPORT
The Instructor delivers useful and precise driving tips, he is very kind and humorous and his lessons are always exciting. Having been in the driving school business for many years now, he is the guy ... Read More
The Instructor delivers useful and precise driving tips, he is very kind and humorous and his lessons are always exciting. Having been in the driving school business for many years now, he is the guy to go to! I learned manual transmission with him. It was difficult in the beginning, but his patience and experience truly helped me in easing the challenges early on. Fairly new to Ottawa, it was great to drive with someone familiar with the area. No matter where the pick up location is, he will be there! Its great that he also values his student's time, as punctuality is very important to him! Thank you so much! I highly recommend City Drivers as it has been very professional and accommodating! It's no wonder he has many students! Read Less
Blaze Ottawa
14 Jul 2017
REPORT
If you wanna pay a bunch of money, do the class room lessons and then wait 1 month to book your in car lessons this is your place. If they told me upfront that I would have to wait a month for the se... Read More
If you wanna pay a bunch of money, do the class room lessons and then wait 1 month to book your in car lessons this is your place. If they told me upfront that I would have to wait a month for the second part of the course I would have walked away and saved my money. If I could give negative stars I would. Read Less
Mahammad Ismayilzada
5 Jul 2017
REPORT
I took couple lessons with them and everything was going fine until it wasn't. For some reason, unexpectedly, my driving instructor (Radek) started acting irresponsibly and unprofessionally as he did ... Read More
I took couple lessons with them and everything was going fine until it wasn't. For some reason, unexpectedly, my driving instructor (Radek) started acting irresponsibly and unprofessionally as he did not show up to the lessons and gave no excuses whatsoever. I could not reach him by phone and eventually, I had to cancel my lessons. I got my refund though soon, but I did not understand the motivation for this kind of sudden treatment change. Very disappointed and puzzled. Read Less
Michelle Reynolds
7 Apr 2017
REPORT
Two of children have taken their Divers Education here. Excellent one on one in-car training. Lively and engaging instructors for in class learning. Great prices, and they offer additional classes, cu... Read More
Two of children have taken their Divers Education here. Excellent one on one in-car training. Lively and engaging instructors for in class learning. Great prices, and they offer additional classes, custom tailored to suit your needs. Highly recommend, on every level.Read Less
Anamaria R
28 Dec 2016
REPORT
I rented a car for a road test I had on December 19th 2016 and the guy didn't show up! He said that he went to the wrong centre when I told him where to be. I lost the money for the test and he never ... Read More
I rented a car for a road test I had on December 19th 2016 and the guy didn't show up! He said that he went to the wrong centre when I told him where to be. I lost the money for the test and he never returned the money I paid for the car rental! Horrible business!! He did that over Christmas too!!! Would not recommend at all! Read Less
TiaPiah
30 Oct 2015
REPORT
The worst ever school. They have extremely poor services. It is completely waste of time and money. I have very bad experience with this school and will do my best to give my money back from this scho... Read More
The worst ever school. They have extremely poor services. It is completely waste of time and money. I have very bad experience with this school and will do my best to give my money back from this school. Never never recommended. Read Less
Frankiel Sanchez Mesa
10 Oct 2015
REPORT
This is worst driving school I have ever seen. My wife is having the same bad experience you had. They don't answer the phone, they said they pay her money back, but it is not true, so, they are not s... Read More
This is worst driving school I have ever seen. My wife is having the same bad experience you had. They don't answer the phone, they said they pay her money back, but it is not true, so, they are not showing any respect for their customers. You know guys, I think we should do something, in order to stop this situation with new students. It is not fair spending money to become a good driver, which is save for us, and our city, and people like these laugh on our face. Please, make all of these comments, public in different channels, talk to your friends about it, but this has to stop. Read Less
Chris Kalapati
6 Aug 2015
REPORT
I signed up for their course about 4 years ago. I attended only 2 of the in class sessions over the span of time that I was doing the 10 hours of in car lessons. There was one instance where the instr... Read More
I signed up for their course about 4 years ago. I attended only 2 of the in class sessions over the span of time that I was doing the 10 hours of in car lessons. There was one instance where the instructor never showed up. No call or explanation. I had then booked my final in car driving time an hour before my G2 test as a refresher and once again, the instructor didn't show. No one would answer the phone so I couldn't get a hold of anyone. So I went and took the test pretty stressed out and quite furious. I never returned. It's my loss but I was so angry I couldn't bring myself to go back. They also never even tried to contact me. Avoid this place at all cost. Not worth the aggravation. Read Less
Steph Rochefort
5 Aug 2015
REPORT
Our classroom instructor was very funny, yet informative, and all the drivers I had for my in-car lessons were nice, easy-going, and patient. I passed my G2 test on the first try.
David Mason
30 Jul 2015
REPORT
Regret not reading the previous reviews before booking with this horrendous school. Numerous times of having to call directly to book my schedule when alas... No answer. Kinda funny when they answer o... Read More
Regret not reading the previous reviews before booking with this horrendous school. Numerous times of having to call directly to book my schedule when alas... No answer. Kinda funny when they answer on a dime when I call from a different number though. Save yourself trouble people and book with a different school. I can't fathom how this place is Ministry of transportation approoved. Read Less
Brandon Barnard
24 Jul 2014
REPORT
Thanks Hashim! Hashim will teach you everything you need to know to pass your test and get you your G2! He is a very calm and patient instructor who explains driving concepts very well. He makes you l... Read More
Thanks Hashim! Hashim will teach you everything you need to know to pass your test and get you your G2! He is a very calm and patient instructor who explains driving concepts very well. He makes you learn from your mistakes so you don't repeat them which is important. I can't say enough good things about him! I did my G2 test last week and I passed thanks to him and his tutelage! Thanks again Hashim! You're an amazing driving instructor! Read Less
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