I'm giving one star since that is the lowest in yelp... But, just called in to this school as I was checking around for prices, for my son who recently got his permit. I was having a great day until he almost tried to ruined it. I have pretty thick skin, but I would hate to see someone else especially a young teenager calling in and speaking to Bruce.  He is definitely a piece of work! To say the least. I guess I didn't hear him ask me my location the first time, I only heard him the second time, say  ("It's more expensive the farther I go out, what is your location?")   So I asked,   ("Well what do you charge regularly?")  Wanting to find out what the difference in cost would be. He raised his tone and responded,  ("I ASKED YOU FIRST!")  Shocked at his response, I said  ("wow")  still in a calm shocked manner. He then proceeded to go on a rant, not letting me get a word in after that. After hearing him for a bit, I just had to hang up.... Even though it was a very short phone call conversation, I was appalled to say the least, he could treat a potential customer that way. I can't believe such negative energy and argumentative attitude can happen in such a short conversation. BEYOND THANKFUL THAT I WAS SAVED AND DIDN'T GIVE THIS COMPANY ANY MONEY! SINCE, IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A NIGHTMARE, AFTER THIS AND READING OTHER PEOPLES MISHAPS....... NOT TELLING ANYONE WHAT TO DO, BUT HOPING YOU ARE CAUTIOUS WITH THIS COMPANY.  I REALLY CANT BELIEVE HE DOES ANY BUSINESS AT ALL. I HONESTLY FEEL BAD THAT HE TRULY SEEMS TO HAVE THE WRONG ATTITUDE FOR A BETTER LIFE.... Read Less

honestly this place is terrible. After my first session Bruce had been so rude to me i was nervous to go back, but i had already payed for 3 sessions. During my last session, all he did was talk about a former student who gave him a bad review and insulted her to me for the entire 2 hours. He made me not want me be honest in my review because he said he wanted to call the student who gave him a bad review to cofront her. He also told me to give him a review while i was still in his car, and asked me to read it aloud to him, which is inappropriate and made me not want to be honest. I would not recommend this school. Read Less

Makes a plan and doesn't stray from it. Business is handled quickly and efficiently. Bruce communicates with clientele accordingly. Many conversations that tends to helps to ease the nerves of drivers, especially beginners. Breaks between hours also allows student to process and reflect. Read Less

He was nice but talked too much about his personal life (manipulative exwife, deadbeat son, and "thousands of women" hitting on him online) and was almost pushy about his beliefs (god, smoking is bad) while I was driving. Honestly the amount of talking was very distracting and added on to the level of trouble I was having. It's also true he would talk about other students. I did learn a lot and am a much better driver now, but he would be hyper critical of any mistakes that would be brought up every lesson after. It would make me feel like I was getting nowhere and less enthusiastic about how I was doing. I even failed my test from nervousness because of this, suddenly I was making tons of mistakes because of how critical he would become. Overall, glad I had the lessons but I would not recommend Bruce to anyone. He's an okay teacher but his topics of discussion and critical nature detract from the experience. Read Less

Well, I have to say that I am glad that I did NOT check Yelp first before hiring Bruce; especially in regards to the comments about making MINOR females feel like they are getting 'hit on' by Bruce. I really have a feeling that those comments are out of pure malice and if that happen to my CHILD I would have filed a police report an not just complained about it on Yelp! My daughter has model like good looks and NEVER once felt like Bruce was inappropriate with her in any way, shape or form. She was only 15 1/2 years old when we first used this company to teach my girl how to drive. That was in January and then we hired Bruce again yesterday for a 'brush up' class before her actual driving test which was today and guess what? She passed with flying colors, close to a perfect score and the DMV tester even wrote 'Great Job!' on her test paper :) !!!!!! This is all in thanks to Bruce with the firm way he handled my strong willed child. Maybe I have adopted  more of a 'tough love' type of parenting style over the years; but if Bruce has to raise his voice or act firm with my child I am ALL for it. For the other reviews that I have seen on here; do you think that when your child causes an accident due to being a clueless driver the other driver on the road is going to be kind to your special 'little snowflake' and respect their 'safe space.' I DONT THINK SO! Driving is SERIOUS business and needs to be treated as such. Bruce keep up the good work and I appreciate all your help with my girl, ever so thankful :) Read Less

My daughter has had a good experience with Bruce. He's on time and was able to schedule her quickly, which was great since she was anxious to get started. His price is about like the others I found online so the deciding factor was his time availability. My daughter is home schooled, so she can do this during the day, which I'm sure helped with that. I can't talk about the online portion since my daughter had already completed that part with a company that does nothing but the online. Read Less

Bruce is a very calm and patient guy. He has taught me so much about driving and what to do and what not to do. He is getting me prepared for my behind the wheel for my drivers license and I feel very confident and prepared. If you are looking for a school to do your online driving school or behind the wheels, Expert Driving School is the one!! Read Less

COMPLETE FRAUD !!!!!!!!!!!! This person is absolutely horrible. My daughter completed the online portion and never received the certificate. Her test is tomorrow. I called Bruce to verify that he mailed the certificate and had to deal with a very loud, rude and unprofessional idiot. He refused to verify the address he mailed it to because he had already left it in a voicemail. I asked if I could pick the certificate up, he said it would be a fee involved, but he said he would be nice and give me a "discount". Immediately I regretted not following my intuition about this guy. He accused me of losing the certificate because according to him "90 percent" of people lose it. Sounds like he has 90 percent of his customers not receiving what they paid for. After dealing with him I called other driving schools and told them my situation. BRUCE IS WELL KNOWN IN THE DRIVING SCHOOL COMMUNITY FOR RIPPING PEOPLE OFF!!! Luckily I only paid for the online portion. So if Bruce has to steal $18 to survive I feel sorry for him. Since I paid with credit I will contact my bank before he commits more fraud. Thieves will stop at nothing. Oh I forgot to mention the text he sent after the phone call. Again accusing me of losing the certificate and still offering his discount. STAY AWAY FROM THIS SCHOOL!!!!! Read Less

DO NOT BE FOOLED By Bruce or his prices. When I first spoke with him he seemed reputable and was able to get my daughter in quickly, which is what I wanted. Their very first time they met,  he had her drive straight to the bank to cash my check. He continuously had her run errands for him and take breaks ( post office,  7-11, bank, etc.) He also told her that she was stupid after she made a simple mistake , talked negatively about other students by calling them fat, constantly talked about his son, and was completely rude. After the first day my daughter came home crying and said she was scared of him. I will definitely be reporting him to the BBB.  He is an absolute disgrace! Read Less

I personally took this driving school; Bruce is a good guy. He fit me in the very next day since my permit was expiring in about two weeks. I would definitely recommend his classes. He taught me everything I needed to know for the drive test at the DMV and I passed very first try. Pretty easy car to learn to drive. I appreciate everything Bruce, though would possibly would consider lowering the price, maybe to 230? I'll guarantee you'll get more business. For teens like me having to save up money, it would sure help! Read Less

Bruce is the WORST driving instructor ever!  Beware!  We paid for both of our twin boys to take driving lessons from Bruce, who spent most of the time comparing one of our boys to the other; complaining about his "deadbeat" son, and his "bitch" wife, and talking on the phone while each of my sons were driving with him separately.  It made one of my sons so uncomfortable, that he called us to pick him up, and he did not drive for 6 months because Bruce was so critical while he was driving. When we confronted Bruce about his behavior, he called my son a "liar."  After paying for one 2-hour driving lesson for each of the boys, Bruce later refused to provide a letter for us so the boys could get the remaining 2 lessons from another driving school, so we had to pay twice for driving lessons. When I spoke with Bruce by phone to request a letter (before posting this review), this is what he said, "I don't give anything.  Not in that situation because you guys quit me in the middle of the lesson.  It was totally uncalled for." I asked about providing a letter for my son who completed the full 2 hours with Bruce, and he said, "Yeah, but I'm not going to deal with him, bye." And he hung up.  Please believe the negative posts. It is doubtful they are not "competitors."  Who has the time to write negative reviews when there are so many great driving schools with great reviews.  If I could have given no stars I would have.  TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE! Read Less

What a amazing man. Bruce is so kind and so stern and kind at the same time to my my son. He  felt so welcome he is stern but faithful. He has always been on time and he has helped my son who would not drive with me at all really learn all the rules and become so comfortable behind the wheel. I've been a single mom for 10 years and trust me if I would trust this school with my son you can too. Read Less

If I could give this a negative star I would. First off the owner Bruce Bennet is extremely rude he made my daughter feel so uncomfortable. When I first had called he told me not to go on his website because google charges him. Right there I should've thought automatically red flag. I'm a very nice person I give people chances, my daughter said when she got in his car with him that there was a really bad foul odor and that he was talking on the phone while supposedly "teaching her". My daughter went on a rant about how unprofessional he was and what a waste of money. He's a cheap skate, unprofessional man and this business needs to go down this man should not be teaching our PRECIOUS children anything. STAY AWAY FROM BRUCE BENETT. Read Less

This "driving instructor" is unprofessional and rude. Not only is he rude on the phone, but also in person. His vehicle is a mess and has a foul odor. For a business vehicle, it should be kept up better. His professionalism is lacking during the driving experience and should not be allowed to teach our children how to be safe on the road. He does not seem to have an aptitude for teaching or general human interaction. I would not recommend allowing your most precious cargo to get behind the wheel with this man... Read Less

My son needed driving lessons, so I went with Expert Driving School as they had a good price and a professional-looking website.  Holy Crap!  The Instructor (Bruce Bennett) came to our home to pick up my son for his first appointment reeking of cigarettes (and possibly other things, but I won't comment on that) and proceeded to terrify my 16-year old for the next hour or two.  My son said he would never drive with Bruce again, so we began looking at other driving schools.  The next day Bruce Bennett showed up at my son's SCHOOL, and began calling him on his cell phone and saying that he was waiting for him in the school parking lot for a scheduled appointment (which no one in our family had set up).  When my wife called to find out what was going on, Bruce Bennett screamed and berated her until she was in tears.  I called and asked for a refund of the remaining 2 sessions and never heard a word back from Expert Driving School.  DO NOT LET YOUR TEENAGER DRIVE WITH THIS GUY  -  it will be an AWFUL EXPERIENCE for them. Read Less

I purchased behind the wheel driving lessons for my son and the price was comparable to competing driving schools.  The owner, Bruce, was my sons instructor and we were able to get lessons scheduled immediately.   My son had an enjoyable experience. Read Less

A horrible experience for me and my son. Two hours of torture.  Unprofessional, racist, angry, negative.  Bruce spoke about his personal information, his divorce, problems with his son, and more to my son.  UNACCEPTABLE.  A bad, bad experience.  I am filing a complaint with the BBB.   I asked for a refund and was denied.  His web-site looked professional and there was a link to the web-site from the DMV.GOV website.  I should have done my due diligence and looked up the business on the BBB web-site.  Had I done this, I would have seen the negative filed complaints and saved myself nearly $300 and my son two hours of torture. Read Less

I took the driving lesson from this company for 6 hours training (3 days, 2 hours per session) with the owner as driving instructor. From the first moment of the phone conversation to set up the appointment, I should have known that there is something wrong. He straightly asked about my racial background for whatever the reason was. On the next day of first driving session, this individual has shown more unprofessional behaviors towards me including continuously asking personal questions including my marital status, relationship background and information which I did not respond of course. I said those are personal and he was being inappropriate to me. He said he did not mean to and kept talking on and on.During the whole (that supposedly) driving lesson experience, he kept talking about his beliefs, making remarks about his other ex or current driving students from certain racial backgrounds, his personal matters and issues with his personal matters, and the most annoyingly comments about religions, politics and other beliefs but his which are all wrong in his opinion. He continuously said that he is not bias or racist, but the more he speaks, the more racist he became. I understand that America is the land of freedom and we all have free speech but calling out other religions, other races than white to the customers who paid fully to learn is not acceptable and very distracting especially when I have to be behind the wheel driving. I've tried to respond wisely, objective and be polite about this but he kept going on and on to make his remarks. Furthermore, in the second session, I told him at the beginning of the lesson that I'd like more pointers for the driving (the polite way to show that I do not wish extra personal conversations). He did give me more pointers but at the same time still eagerly talked and tried to engage me to respond to his personal matters, religion and race topic nonstop. The last session I was more annoyed because he kept talking and when giving me pointers sometimes being rude, as I did not know anything and when I stood up  he said that I don't know anything, he knows everything and I was being disrespectful for responding. He then told me that he was giving me a favor for teaching me driving techniques and I do not appreciate him which is not true. I paid him more than $200 for the services and I deserve to get the driving lesson, not bear all his unprofessional attitudes. I was being cautious especially as a new driver on the road and taking his pointers fully while I have to keep my concentration with a lot of distractions coming from him, who supposedly teaching me. If all business owners and people are like this, I do not think and wish to be a customer. From the beginning he talked badly about certain race of students that he had, I will not be surprised if he talked badly about my race as well to the next person/students. Not that I care, but it proves how un-professional he is.I'm writing this review not to bring down his business but I want changes for the better, for himself and his business. San Diego as well as other part of the United States have many people, including people of color with different beliefs, faith and cultures. I do not think it is right for this person to be able to keep ranting and be a bigot spreading negative "opinions" (not facts) to regular people like me who just live our lives in good faith and just want to learn. Read Less

My Granddaughter took behind the wheel driving from Bruce. I highly recommend this school to anyone for a quality driving school. Bruce went the extra mile to ensure my Granddaughter passed the road test. Bruce's experience paid off. Bruce taught excellence, safety and being professional behind the wheel. I am confident that Sydney will develop into a better and safer driver because of Bruce's patience. Thanks again for everything. Read Less

My son used this service for the online Driver's Ed course only.  Sign up was fine, and although it kept freezing up (could have been problem on our end, but that's doubtful), he generally didn't have much problem with the course. I did not receive the certificate of completion (needed before DMV appointment) in the mail and when I inquired about it, the owner told me I was going to be charged $10 (usually a $25 administratvie fee...he told me he was 'being nice') for him to print it out and send it again.  After much debate, I had no choice but to pay the fee so that he would send it.  He printed it out while I was on the phone with him so the administrative fee really shouldn't have been necessary. He informed me he 'doesn't make much off these things' which is why he charges for reprints.  He told me he believed that I didn't receive and lose the certificate, that it wasn't either of our fault, but he would still charge me for the reprint.  He did offer a $10 discount if I signed up for his behind the wheel course so I could recoup the fee.  I told him I would NOT sign up with him after all this (of course!) and that he should rethink the way he runs his business.  Extremely unprofessional all three times I spoke on the phone with him.  The last time we spoke (when I called to notify him my payment was sent) I realized he was in the car with the student as we spoke because I heard him giving some enouragement between sentences.  I quickly ended the conversation.  I would not go to this guy. Read Less

I called to inquire about information for behind the wheel training for my kid and the guy who answered the phone was rude and came across as being bothered with my questions.  When I told this man I decided not to go with him, he asked why and I told him I was turned off by his tone and attitude he flew off the handle and told me to "F#!@-off".  After hanging up on this man, I went on-line to research this company and found some pretty bad reviews regarding this man.  I'm happy to say walking away saved me from a terrible experience, considering the experience on the phone.  Save your money and time.  This man shouldn't be in the business of working with people, especially your kids. Read Less