VMD Driving School
San Jose, California
Reviews
nobel sharanyan
29 May 2017
REPORT
From Craiglist, I came to know that they sell car too. They requested me to come there between 8~8:30 morning. I reached there around 8:30. No one there.
He message me before I start after that no res...
From Craiglist, I came to know that they sell car too. They requested me to come there between 8~8:30 morning. I reached there around 8:30. No one there.
He message me before I start after that no response and he is not even picking up the call.
In advertisement he mentioned VIN number not even matching in CARFAX and it shows similar vehicle two. They completely spoiled my day and my money.
Strongly not recommended this VMD driving school.
S T.
3 May 2017
REPORT
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Wesley N.
10 Mar 2017
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... I'd wish there was a choice to pick zero stars but, there isn't ... I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone at all for how much they charge you it isn't even worth your money. I got a package de...
... I'd wish there was a choice to pick zero stars but, there isn't ... I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone at all for how much they charge you it isn't even worth your money. I got a package deal which cost 500$ for 10 hours and 3 behind the wheel driving test. and you would expect a professional driver but, it was the complete opposite. My first day with him was suppose to be Thursday while waiting for 30 minute I finally decided to give him a text asking where is he?"Sorry. Driving school could not train you today. see you tomorrow. thank you" not evening telling me why he couldn't make it so I'd text him back asking why? "my lawyer call me for more lawsuit information". At the moment I knew this place was really sketchy. So I ask him whats going to happen to my hours because he didn't say anything about rescheduling. He reply " I will train you on Friday Saturday and monday" I just snap telling myself this guy must be the dumbest person alive because I asked about rescheduling not when your suppose to be driving me.it's Friday I'm waiting for him to come at 3:30 p.m he doesn't arrive so I text him where are you? He tell me their heavy traffic which is complete bull shit because it's 3:30 p.m and there isn't any traffic. he arrives 30 minutes late not even apologizing for being so late and then I see a student driver so at this point I'd had a feeling this guy forgot about me. He tell me to get into the car telling me what everything does, and how it works briefly. He then tell me to drive onto the road.... He didn't even ask me if I'd had past driving experience at all but, I did so I wasn't too nervous until we hit the main road. After I drop of the student we made a pit stop so he could see what was wrong with his other cars.... I WAS SOO MAD FOR HOW MUCH I PAID THIS GUY TAKE ME TO DO A ERRAND but, I kept my composure and just smile at him when he got in the car. Saturday he actually came on time but,Sunday this guy came one hour late and because of that I miss most of my nephew birthday party and when I asked what happen he didn't say anything.Monday this guy was suppose to come at 2:pm as we plan but, he comes 1 hour late.... Like seriously for how much I'd paid it was a joke for how unprofessional this driver was and atop of that because the traffic was getting a bit bad he ends my driving with him by a hour.... like how can you make me wait for one hour then end it early like holy shit! so he open his book for his appointment and I tell him sense he cancel on Thursday I would like to scheduled a appointment he doesn't even bother to remember my name or at least try to. I ask him lets do it at 2:00 pm but, I notice I only have one hour and that's when I found out why he always late he basically reschedule everyone appointment that day and didn't even notify them at all.Now I have to wait for April for my driving test which is fuckin stupid and when I asked him if he can seclude it sooner because I told him I want it today which is friday he tell me if I want it sooner I have to go to the dmv... FUCK THIS PLACE I HOPE NO ONE EVER GOES TO THIS PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ana Guzman
3 Aug 2016
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Horrible place to learn how to drive. Instructor got too personal, asking about how i felt and telling me his feelings. He would also make me drive to pick up his other students. He would make me do i...
Horrible place to learn how to drive. Instructor got too personal, asking about how i felt and telling me his feelings. He would also make me drive to pick up his other students. He would make me do illegal stuff when changing lanes at a solid white line making fast movements and grabbing the wheel and he would repeat himself a lot and not giving enough info about the road. I could barely understand what he was saying and would turn the radio really loud. It was just a very bad service and just wasted my time. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Hopefully they fired him and close that school because it just sucks.
Amy L.
28 Jul 2016
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I didn't know where to find an instructor and my mom mentioned a driving school here, so I just went for it, thinking it was a professional place. I don't recommend this place AT ALL.FIRST DAY: 25 min...
I didn't know where to find an instructor and my mom mentioned a driving school here, so I just went for it, thinking it was a professional place. I don't recommend this place AT ALL.FIRST DAY: 25 min late and the instructor didn't even come to my house. I had to walk a few minutes to find him sitting on some grass eating McDonalds. My mom and I greeted him, but he just stared and didn't say anything back. By then, I was already ehh about him. Another student was in the car. He told her to drive onto the street and pull over, so I could drive. I've been behind the wheel before, so I had some basic knowledge but he didn't know that. I expected him to teach me all the basics as a beginner, but nope. He spent a few minutes showing me how to stop and then made me drive the girl home. We then drove to the Eastside, where he directed me to his next student's house and said "we come back here later". I thought we would keep driving on the streets and practice, but he literally made me go in circles until it was time to pick up the next student. SECOND DAY: exactly like the first, didn't learn ANYTHING new. 30 min late. Came up to a light to turn left and I saw the other cars with their signal on. I asked "do I put my signal on too?" He replied "sure why not?" .....THIRD DAY: 1 hour EARLY??? I was excited and nervous, knowing I would finally go on the freeway. He just had me drive downtown for the first 1hr 30min. Then, he had me go onto the freeway for only 5 MINUTES. 5 minutes out of a 2 HOUR lesson??? We finished and I drove home.I regret going to this place so much and wish I went with one of my friends' instructors. This place does not teach you ANYTHING. They just make you drive and the instructor just navigates. Waste of money, 0 stars.
李增新
17 Jun 2016
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After reading some comments, I'd had low expectation. This is owned by Vietamese American. The lady at the reception speaks English I don't understand. I'm also a foreigner so maybe it's because of me...
After reading some comments, I'd had low expectation. This is owned by Vietamese American. The lady at the reception speaks English I don't understand. I'm also a foreigner so maybe it's because of me. Other than that, it's really good. I got 1 hour training before test. They picked me up for the training, accompanied me to the test, after that drop me off at my place. A little more than a hundred bucks. REALLY RECOMMENDING
Smoking H.
8 Jun 2016
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Someone at this address got a hold of my Best Buy credit card charged $1000 merchandise to be delivered at this address this place is a scam this isn't the first time they've been accused of this
Mike S.
4 Mar 2016
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I have used this place a while back to get my new tags with no problem. But for some reason this place went to shit i gave them a simple transfer for new owner on a car i bought but she keeps telling ...
I have used this place a while back to get my new tags with no problem. But for some reason this place went to shit i gave them a simple transfer for new owner on a car i bought but she keeps telling me dmv system is down bullshit.. Dmv system isn't down for 5 days. And asking for a refund is impossible bullshit place. Never coming here again
Nancy H.
31 Dec 2015
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I have so many things to say about this place, but I'm just gonna stick to one thing. I went through three days of hell with my driving instructor Khoi. My experience of driving during those 2 hours e...
I have so many things to say about this place, but I'm just gonna stick to one thing. I went through three days of hell with my driving instructor Khoi. My experience of driving during those 2 hours every day was nothing short of verbal abuse. He yelled, shook his head, and insulted me to the point where I was close to tears. At one point, Khoi exclaimed out loud that my driving is horrendous. Mind you, I'm only 17 and haven't even drove a single day in my entire life before the lessons. Before coming here, I was pretty confidence that I would drive fine, but after enduring those three days, I am nothing more than a nervous wreck. My first driving experience was not supposed to be like this. I was supposed to make mistakes and learn from them, but instead I was more focused on him than the road. It's gonna take a while to get my driving confidence back. Don't ever come here unless you want to pay money to be verbally abuse. Now that I've done the lessons with him, I'm too nervous to drive because I am constantly reminded of all the little mistakes I made and getting yelled at for them. Thanks to my instructor, I now have driving phobia.
Bao Nguyen
20 Nov 2015
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never been here
francisco g.
5 Oct 2015
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I came here to get my car registration as fast I could cause I've got a buyer and we find out the sticker from the dmv is missing.The lady help me to get it right on the same day after spending 5 min ...
I came here to get my car registration as fast I could cause I've got a buyer and we find out the sticker from the dmv is missing.The lady help me to get it right on the same day after spending 5 min to apply and pay, I came few hours later and sticker was ready.High recommended if you find mind to pay extra $25 for this service.Thank you
Anh N.
15 Aug 2015
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I wish I could put a NEGATITVE 5 stars to this business. I am not sure why they still survive until now. DON'T EVER USE THIS SCHOOL!!! There are plenty of better and trustworthy driving schools in ...
I wish I could put a NEGATITVE 5 stars to this business. I am not sure why they still survive until now. DON'T EVER USE THIS SCHOOL!!! There are plenty of better and trustworthy driving schools in San Jose you can use. Back in March 2015, I hired one of the instructors from this school, his name is Nghiem, he is an old man. I have high respect for old people because most of them seem to be trustworthy and dedication. So, I had high hope for my daughter...But I was so wrong!!!The first day we met, he told me after 6 hours under his teaching, my daughter should be able to drive freeway and ready for driving test. It was not true at all! My daughter learned nothing from him.In May, my daughter lost her completion certificate of 6-hour driving lesson, we called this guy asked if we could get a copy. He said I must pay him $30 for the copy because the school had to pay DMV to re-certify the paper for the students. He instructed me that I should not contact school for this but I should call him if I decide to pay for the copy. I did not believe what he said so I contacted other driving schools in SJ asking if someone must pay fee to get a copy of the completion certificate, the answers I received was "No, it is free and it is easy for school to give out!". So the truth was that the old man, Nghiem, wanted to take advantage of the situation to collect another $30 from us. But he did not get it because I decided to hire another school for my daughter. After retaking the driving lesson with the new school, my daughter passed her driving test in July.My intention to post this review is to tell you that this school offers lower fee for a reason "they are cheap in quality and service". If you use them for your kids, you may end up paying double like I did for my daughter's driving lesson.I do wish VMD business owner reads this and would love to hear his/her response! What is up with the $30 fee for a copy of the completion certificate? Do you really know your staff? What is the successful rate of your students? I can't believe such a business exist in San Jose.
Ann N.
10 Aug 2015
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This place is a fucking scam! Stay away if you don't want to lose your money. They took 200 bucks from my mom twice for a car sticker and we've been asking for it and they keep blaming it on dmv. The ...
This place is a fucking scam! Stay away if you don't want to lose your money. They took 200 bucks from my mom twice for a car sticker and we've been asking for it and they keep blaming it on dmv. The workers are super rude and disrespectful
Leslie Y.
14 Jul 2015
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Please don't go here. My 16 years old daughter came here for driving school. she was terrified. When she mistake the instructor asked her to apologize to him and yelled at her. He drove her and talkin...
Please don't go here. My 16 years old daughter came here for driving school. she was terrified. When she mistake the instructor asked her to apologize to him and yelled at her. He drove her and talking on the phone at the same time. He shouldn't be a driving instructor. Bad influent:( disappointed:( bad school:( they should close it!
Tai L.
5 May 2015
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Guys I need help Can Someone help me give me the instructor On phone number because the receptionist is very rude and doesn't want to give me the number when she said call the instructor directly when...
Guys I need help Can Someone help me give me the instructor On phone number because the receptionist is very rude and doesn't want to give me the number when she said call the instructor directly when I need help.
Lianne R.
6 Mar 2015
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This business is disrespectful, unprofessional, and rude! You just lost a potential client, you idiot.Why is such a place even open for business? DON'T COME HERE! DO NOT RECOMMEND.They do not care abo...
This business is disrespectful, unprofessional, and rude! You just lost a potential client, you idiot.Why is such a place even open for business? DON'T COME HERE! DO NOT RECOMMEND.They do not care about their customers. I called their office TWICE today to ask a simple question about their services. Instead, a lady (with a heavy accent) answered my first phone call and I asked her one question. Her response was "I am busy! Call back 10 minutes!" and then I heard a click. Confused as to what just happened. Was this a JOKE??! Did we get accidentally disconnected??A minute later, I called back, thinking that we possibly must have gotten disconnected somehow in mid-conversation. A different person answered my call and immediately put me on a 5-minute hold while I was forced to randomly listen to their "baby got back" song while waiting. OH GOD WHY? Finally, the same woman, who answered my original first call (the one with the heavy accent), comes back on to tell me in an angry voice and practically yelling this time, "I told you!... call back 10 minute! I'm busy! Busy!" She abruptly hung up again. Judging from the other Yelp reviews here, this must have been the lady manager who runs the place. Pathetic!If they don't practice professional (or even nice/polite) telephone manners, then who knows how they really treat their customers in-person! They need a reality slap in the face ASAP. Thanks!
Barbara N.
6 Jan 2015
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I do NOT recommend this place to anyone. Why? Unprofessional. 0 stars if I could.The driver instructor was suppose to pick up my aunt at 9:00AM to take her to the DMV for the driving test that is supp...
I do NOT recommend this place to anyone. Why? Unprofessional. 0 stars if I could.The driver instructor was suppose to pick up my aunt at 9:00AM to take her to the DMV for the driving test that is suppose to be at 10:45AM. 9:30AM ticks by and still nobody. 9:37AM, still nobody. Made several phone calls and the dude doesn't pick up. Finally, after calling 5-6 times, he picks up. He had forgotten about the DMV test and said he got home late the previous night. Long story short, she had to be rescheduled.03/26/15 -- After they collect the money, they could care less about you. 'Til this day, she hasn't been rescheduled. Save your money, and go elsewhere.
Phuong B.
16 Jul 2014
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I really hated my driving experience with this. So, my mom looked in those Vietnamese magazines & she decided to just go with it since she said it was cheap. We paid for it and the appointments were a...
I really hated my driving experience with this. So, my mom looked in those Vietnamese magazines & she decided to just go with it since she said it was cheap. We paid for it and the appointments were already picked for me so I was set to go. I was REALLY skeptical about this place due to the fact that it was own by Vietnamese people & everyone knows that Asian drivers are the worst. The night before my first appointment, the driver instructor texted my mom saying that he was on vacation and I had to call him to reschedule two appointments. At that moment, I knew it was a red flag & I wanted my mom to get her money back. So the next day, I texted him and his reply was getting on my nerves,Me: "Hello. It's Phuong. You were supposed to take me for driving lessons today but I heard you were out of town? Can we reschedule it this weekend?"Driver Instructor: "Happy summer time, I am ready to go USH I will call or call me for app. Me: "I can call later tonight. Is that okay? Waited all day for a reply. Never did. That night, I had to call him because I didn't want more miscommunications. So, I called him if I could reschedule and he basically said, "Oh, I'm not ready yet." OK, so first he cancels it last minute b/c hes on vacation when he's supposed to work and he told me to call him for another appointment. And by the way, he never did call me back. He didn't let me know if he canceled all 3 of my appointments or just 2 (because the first two was back to back.) I texted him asking and no reply. Of course.On my supposedly "the last day of my driving lessons", he texted me at 10:20AM to get ready and I was busy with something. I was trying to rush and get ready. And I'm like, "why is he texting me at 10:20. My appointment was at 10:00, yet I thought he canceled it." So I had to push everything to the side & rush out. He didn't text me back, neither did he show up on time either. So an old ass man comes to my house and I figured it was him and he has already come to pick me up. I then see another student in the car. The annoying shit ever was that I wasn't mentally prepared. I didn't have my glasses so I was reckless and he made me drive the student home. Like, wtf? He basically rushed me to get outSo when I drove the student home, I proceeded to drive for a bit and he kept on telling me to get off the bicycle line WHICH I WASN'T ON. And he kept on braking when I was going "too fast". I was already going 20mph when it was 25mph. Oh yeah, on top of that, he told me to pull over and get out of the car. I had one more hour to go but he insisted to drive me home because he had another student waiting for him at 11:30. I was super pissed and while he was driving home, he hit a fucking curb. ARE YOU KIDDING? OMG I WAS ABOUT TO KILL HIM. WHY IS HE EVEN CERTIFIED? It was like this for the next 2 times II had him. Lol, never again.So don't go here if you actually give a shit about the safety of you as a driver like me. You could go there if you just want to get your 6 hours over with. It's cheap!
Kristina Saetern
17 Sep 2013
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I was recommended by a friend to attend this driving school. This is a Vietnamese establishment. They charged me $180. I must say this instructor is horrible, I cannot remember his name. However, he i...
I was recommended by a friend to attend this driving school. This is a Vietnamese establishment. They charged me $180. I must say this instructor is horrible, I cannot remember his name. However, he is an old Vietnamese man with glasses and slightly bald. The first day of driving, the instructor was late and it was not a private session! He made his student drive over to pick me up from my house then drove back home. After arriving at the other student's home, the instructor told me to put in the key and drive. He didn't give any instructions or tips. I had to make a U-turn on a roundabout and the instructor yelled at me! On a different occasion, when I asked the instructor if he was going to teach me how to park properly, he said it was not his job to teach me instead it was my parent job! Also, he made me pull up to a Vietnamese store so he could pick up his newspaper. All and all, this was a horrible experience. I basically paid for the 6 hours and learned nothing from this horrible instructor. I don't recommend this place to anyone.
Lynn A.
24 Jan 2012
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Oh how I wish Yelp would be evil enough to allow someone to give 0 stars. I obviously don't know much about driving - seeing that I was stupid enough to come here in the first place. The lady was just...
Oh how I wish Yelp would be evil enough to allow someone to give 0 stars. I obviously don't know much about driving - seeing that I was stupid enough to come here in the first place. The lady was just trying to get as much money out of us as fast as she could. She promised me that my "driving instructor" spoke fluent English, which obviously he DID NOT. The dude constantly shows up late, YELLS at me when I don't understand him, and on top of all that HE TOOK OFF AND NEVER CAME BACK. Yes - he told me he was going to be busy and said he was going to find me another instructor (which also never showed up!!!!) and when my dad called the school to complain, they kept giving us total BULLSH*T excuses. Never again will I trust another "driving school." I'm better off learning by myself.
Mark L.
9 Dec 2011
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First of the all, the owner of VMD is only interested in making money for herself and even rip off her instructors.Second, the driver instructor, I believe there's only one because many of my friends ...
First of the all, the owner of VMD is only interested in making money for herself and even rip off her instructors.Second, the driver instructor, I believe there's only one because many of my friends (roughly around 10) had him, is very...attached to the old traditional culture. His name is Khoi if I recall correctly. He always tells you to make a turn at the last minute, yell at you when you do something wrong (when I say yell I mean like how Asian parents angrily yell at their children raising their voice tone), goes off topic (he bragged about his daughters going to UC's), and is a total pervert (he checks out women as they walk by on the sidewalk). And if you unfortunately fail your driving test, he will insult you and go on about how could've you failed. Just because VMD has an actual store and building that does not mean it's good. I guarantee you could find much better driving instructors in the "Bao Thang Mo" who are self-owned businesses.
Tony N.
27 Jun 2011
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BAD: The instructor was late for just a couple minutes no biggie and he is pretty hard to understand unless you can speak vietnamese. The worst news is that you drive a freakin yellow volks wagon punc...
BAD: The instructor was late for just a couple minutes no biggie and he is pretty hard to understand unless you can speak vietnamese. The worst news is that you drive a freakin yellow volks wagon punch buggie. On the first day the instructor kept on pressing the brake but he eased off the next day. He might make you stop at a fast food restaurant just to get food for himself. He's basically wasting your time and money. GOOD: The price was cheap but i rather sign up for a different driving school. I finished my course in less than 5 days but i didnt learn much in those days.
Eugene N.
2 Oct 2010
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If you are in a rush to finish your class to apply for your driving permit, or want to get the road practice hours out of the way quickly. Go here.But keep in mind, you may suffer for the rest of your...
If you are in a rush to finish your class to apply for your driving permit, or want to get the road practice hours out of the way quickly. Go here.But keep in mind, you may suffer for the rest of your life as a "bad driver"The price is right, and it is entirely up to you if you want to be a "good driver" in the future, because you probably will not learn it here.
JoAnn C.
20 Jun 2009
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horrible... seriously, don't. i couldn't understand anything my instructor was saying, and everytime i made a mistake he got mad. you're SUPPOSED to make mistakes... that's how you learn. urgh.. i wen...
horrible... seriously, don't. i couldn't understand anything my instructor was saying, and everytime i made a mistake he got mad. you're SUPPOSED to make mistakes... that's how you learn. urgh.. i went for one lesson and never called him back.
Tho V.
10 Dec 2008
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Pros: cheaper than other schools at the timeCons: instructor didn't care at all about his student, only to get the class over withThat pretty much said it all. I don't need to go back but I feel uneth...
Pros: cheaper than other schools at the timeCons: instructor didn't care at all about his student, only to get the class over withThat pretty much said it all. I don't need to go back but I feel unethical recommending this place to others, unless they're really low on money; and if that, with a warning.
xabcx
8 Apr 2007
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This is the worse service I have ever experienced. When you first walk in, you will see books and paper scattered everywhere. In addition, you have one of the employees yelling on top of his lungs o...
This is the worse service I have ever experienced. When you first walk in, you will see books and paper scattered everywhere. In addition, you have one of the employees yelling on top of his lungs on the phone to his client. They offered DMV services so to avoid the long lines I agreed to pay a service fee for them to do all my dmv paperwork. Instead, they had made me return everyday for 1.5 weeks!!! Even though they promised each day that my paperwork will be done. I had no car to drive for a week because of their lack in accuracy. They didn't apologize or try to make things right but instead they were rude and they refuse to fix their mistake. I can go on and on about all the numerous mistakes they made!!! If I had known this, I would have just gone to the dmv and waited in the long line and got everything done in 1 day. Stay away from this place unless you want to experience bad and RUDE service.
tgio95122
15 Sep 2003
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I would NOT recommend this company. I called them to make an appointment for a driving class and the day of my class no one showed up or called. I rescheduled the class with a diffrent instructor an...
I would NOT recommend this company. I called them to make an appointment for a driving class and the day of my class no one showed up or called. I rescheduled the class with a diffrent instructor and he never called me with the time he was coming out. I called the manager and he spoke terrible english and didnt even understand my complaint. I suggest finding another company.
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Reviews
nobel sharanyan
29 May 2017
From Craiglist, I came to know that they sell car too. They requested me to come there between 8~8:30 morning. I reached there around 8:30. No one there.
He message me before I start after that no res...
From Craiglist, I came to know that they sell car too. They requested me to come there between 8~8:30 morning. I reached there around 8:30. No one there.
He message me before I start after that no response and he is not even picking up the call.
In advertisement he mentioned VIN number not even matching in CARFAX and it shows similar vehicle two. They completely spoiled my day and my money.
Strongly not recommended this VMD driving school.
S T.
3 May 2017
Bà con hãy cnh giác ch dvm ny h làm ăn không uy tính, không trách nhim, là ch lng gt mà thôi, hy xem rewiew trc khi chn ch ny.
Wesley N.
10 Mar 2017
... I'd wish there was a choice to pick zero stars but, there isn't ... I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone at all for how much they charge you it isn't even worth your money. I got a package de...
... I'd wish there was a choice to pick zero stars but, there isn't ... I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone at all for how much they charge you it isn't even worth your money. I got a package deal which cost 500$ for 10 hours and 3 behind the wheel driving test. and you would expect a professional driver but, it was the complete opposite. My first day with him was suppose to be Thursday while waiting for 30 minute I finally decided to give him a text asking where is he?"Sorry. Driving school could not train you today. see you tomorrow. thank you" not evening telling me why he couldn't make it so I'd text him back asking why? "my lawyer call me for more lawsuit information". At the moment I knew this place was really sketchy. So I ask him whats going to happen to my hours because he didn't say anything about rescheduling. He reply " I will train you on Friday Saturday and monday" I just snap telling myself this guy must be the dumbest person alive because I asked about rescheduling not when your suppose to be driving me.it's Friday I'm waiting for him to come at 3:30 p.m he doesn't arrive so I text him where are you? He tell me their heavy traffic which is complete bull shit because it's 3:30 p.m and there isn't any traffic. he arrives 30 minutes late not even apologizing for being so late and then I see a student driver so at this point I'd had a feeling this guy forgot about me. He tell me to get into the car telling me what everything does, and how it works briefly. He then tell me to drive onto the road.... He didn't even ask me if I'd had past driving experience at all but, I did so I wasn't too nervous until we hit the main road. After I drop of the student we made a pit stop so he could see what was wrong with his other cars.... I WAS SOO MAD FOR HOW MUCH I PAID THIS GUY TAKE ME TO DO A ERRAND but, I kept my composure and just smile at him when he got in the car. Saturday he actually came on time but,Sunday this guy came one hour late and because of that I miss most of my nephew birthday party and when I asked what happen he didn't say anything.Monday this guy was suppose to come at 2:pm as we plan but, he comes 1 hour late.... Like seriously for how much I'd paid it was a joke for how unprofessional this driver was and atop of that because the traffic was getting a bit bad he ends my driving with him by a hour.... like how can you make me wait for one hour then end it early like holy shit! so he open his book for his appointment and I tell him sense he cancel on Thursday I would like to scheduled a appointment he doesn't even bother to remember my name or at least try to. I ask him lets do it at 2:00 pm but, I notice I only have one hour and that's when I found out why he always late he basically reschedule everyone appointment that day and didn't even notify them at all.Now I have to wait for April for my driving test which is fuckin stupid and when I asked him if he can seclude it sooner because I told him I want it today which is friday he tell me if I want it sooner I have to go to the dmv... FUCK THIS PLACE I HOPE NO ONE EVER GOES TO THIS PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ana Guzman
3 Aug 2016
Horrible place to learn how to drive. Instructor got too personal, asking about how i felt and telling me his feelings. He would also make me drive to pick up his other students. He would make me do i...
Horrible place to learn how to drive. Instructor got too personal, asking about how i felt and telling me his feelings. He would also make me drive to pick up his other students. He would make me do illegal stuff when changing lanes at a solid white line making fast movements and grabbing the wheel and he would repeat himself a lot and not giving enough info about the road. I could barely understand what he was saying and would turn the radio really loud. It was just a very bad service and just wasted my time. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Hopefully they fired him and close that school because it just sucks.
Amy L.
28 Jul 2016
I didn't know where to find an instructor and my mom mentioned a driving school here, so I just went for it, thinking it was a professional place. I don't recommend this place AT ALL.FIRST DAY: 25 min...
I didn't know where to find an instructor and my mom mentioned a driving school here, so I just went for it, thinking it was a professional place. I don't recommend this place AT ALL.FIRST DAY: 25 min late and the instructor didn't even come to my house. I had to walk a few minutes to find him sitting on some grass eating McDonalds. My mom and I greeted him, but he just stared and didn't say anything back. By then, I was already ehh about him. Another student was in the car. He told her to drive onto the street and pull over, so I could drive. I've been behind the wheel before, so I had some basic knowledge but he didn't know that. I expected him to teach me all the basics as a beginner, but nope. He spent a few minutes showing me how to stop and then made me drive the girl home. We then drove to the Eastside, where he directed me to his next student's house and said "we come back here later". I thought we would keep driving on the streets and practice, but he literally made me go in circles until it was time to pick up the next student. SECOND DAY: exactly like the first, didn't learn ANYTHING new. 30 min late. Came up to a light to turn left and I saw the other cars with their signal on. I asked "do I put my signal on too?" He replied "sure why not?" .....THIRD DAY: 1 hour EARLY??? I was excited and nervous, knowing I would finally go on the freeway. He just had me drive downtown for the first 1hr 30min. Then, he had me go onto the freeway for only 5 MINUTES. 5 minutes out of a 2 HOUR lesson??? We finished and I drove home.I regret going to this place so much and wish I went with one of my friends' instructors. This place does not teach you ANYTHING. They just make you drive and the instructor just navigates. Waste of money, 0 stars.
李增新
17 Jun 2016
After reading some comments, I'd had low expectation. This is owned by Vietamese American. The lady at the reception speaks English I don't understand. I'm also a foreigner so maybe it's because of me...
After reading some comments, I'd had low expectation. This is owned by Vietamese American. The lady at the reception speaks English I don't understand. I'm also a foreigner so maybe it's because of me. Other than that, it's really good. I got 1 hour training before test. They picked me up for the training, accompanied me to the test, after that drop me off at my place. A little more than a hundred bucks. REALLY RECOMMENDING
Smoking H.
8 Jun 2016
Someone at this address got a hold of my Best Buy credit card charged $1000 merchandise to be delivered at this address this place is a scam this isn't the first time they've been accused of this
Mike S.
4 Mar 2016
I have used this place a while back to get my new tags with no problem. But for some reason this place went to shit i gave them a simple transfer for new owner on a car i bought but she keeps telling ...
I have used this place a while back to get my new tags with no problem. But for some reason this place went to shit i gave them a simple transfer for new owner on a car i bought but she keeps telling me dmv system is down bullshit.. Dmv system isn't down for 5 days. And asking for a refund is impossible bullshit place. Never coming here again
Nancy H.
31 Dec 2015
I have so many things to say about this place, but I'm just gonna stick to one thing. I went through three days of hell with my driving instructor Khoi. My experience of driving during those 2 hours e...
I have so many things to say about this place, but I'm just gonna stick to one thing. I went through three days of hell with my driving instructor Khoi. My experience of driving during those 2 hours every day was nothing short of verbal abuse. He yelled, shook his head, and insulted me to the point where I was close to tears. At one point, Khoi exclaimed out loud that my driving is horrendous. Mind you, I'm only 17 and haven't even drove a single day in my entire life before the lessons. Before coming here, I was pretty confidence that I would drive fine, but after enduring those three days, I am nothing more than a nervous wreck. My first driving experience was not supposed to be like this. I was supposed to make mistakes and learn from them, but instead I was more focused on him than the road. It's gonna take a while to get my driving confidence back. Don't ever come here unless you want to pay money to be verbally abuse. Now that I've done the lessons with him, I'm too nervous to drive because I am constantly reminded of all the little mistakes I made and getting yelled at for them. Thanks to my instructor, I now have driving phobia.
Bao Nguyen
20 Nov 2015
never been here
francisco g.
5 Oct 2015
I came here to get my car registration as fast I could cause I've got a buyer and we find out the sticker from the dmv is missing.The lady help me to get it right on the same day after spending 5 min ...
I came here to get my car registration as fast I could cause I've got a buyer and we find out the sticker from the dmv is missing.The lady help me to get it right on the same day after spending 5 min to apply and pay, I came few hours later and sticker was ready.High recommended if you find mind to pay extra $25 for this service.Thank you
Anh N.
15 Aug 2015
I wish I could put a NEGATITVE 5 stars to this business. I am not sure why they still survive until now. DON'T EVER USE THIS SCHOOL!!! There are plenty of better and trustworthy driving schools in ...
I wish I could put a NEGATITVE 5 stars to this business. I am not sure why they still survive until now. DON'T EVER USE THIS SCHOOL!!! There are plenty of better and trustworthy driving schools in San Jose you can use. Back in March 2015, I hired one of the instructors from this school, his name is Nghiem, he is an old man. I have high respect for old people because most of them seem to be trustworthy and dedication. So, I had high hope for my daughter...But I was so wrong!!!The first day we met, he told me after 6 hours under his teaching, my daughter should be able to drive freeway and ready for driving test. It was not true at all! My daughter learned nothing from him.In May, my daughter lost her completion certificate of 6-hour driving lesson, we called this guy asked if we could get a copy. He said I must pay him $30 for the copy because the school had to pay DMV to re-certify the paper for the students. He instructed me that I should not contact school for this but I should call him if I decide to pay for the copy. I did not believe what he said so I contacted other driving schools in SJ asking if someone must pay fee to get a copy of the completion certificate, the answers I received was "No, it is free and it is easy for school to give out!". So the truth was that the old man, Nghiem, wanted to take advantage of the situation to collect another $30 from us. But he did not get it because I decided to hire another school for my daughter. After retaking the driving lesson with the new school, my daughter passed her driving test in July.My intention to post this review is to tell you that this school offers lower fee for a reason "they are cheap in quality and service". If you use them for your kids, you may end up paying double like I did for my daughter's driving lesson.I do wish VMD business owner reads this and would love to hear his/her response! What is up with the $30 fee for a copy of the completion certificate? Do you really know your staff? What is the successful rate of your students? I can't believe such a business exist in San Jose.
Ann N.
10 Aug 2015
This place is a fucking scam! Stay away if you don't want to lose your money. They took 200 bucks from my mom twice for a car sticker and we've been asking for it and they keep blaming it on dmv. The ...
This place is a fucking scam! Stay away if you don't want to lose your money. They took 200 bucks from my mom twice for a car sticker and we've been asking for it and they keep blaming it on dmv. The workers are super rude and disrespectful
Leslie Y.
14 Jul 2015
Please don't go here. My 16 years old daughter came here for driving school. she was terrified. When she mistake the instructor asked her to apologize to him and yelled at her. He drove her and talkin...
Please don't go here. My 16 years old daughter came here for driving school. she was terrified. When she mistake the instructor asked her to apologize to him and yelled at her. He drove her and talking on the phone at the same time. He shouldn't be a driving instructor. Bad influent:( disappointed:( bad school:( they should close it!
Tai L.
5 May 2015
Guys I need help Can Someone help me give me the instructor On phone number because the receptionist is very rude and doesn't want to give me the number when she said call the instructor directly when...
Guys I need help Can Someone help me give me the instructor On phone number because the receptionist is very rude and doesn't want to give me the number when she said call the instructor directly when I need help.
Lianne R.
6 Mar 2015
This business is disrespectful, unprofessional, and rude! You just lost a potential client, you idiot.Why is such a place even open for business? DON'T COME HERE! DO NOT RECOMMEND.They do not care abo...
This business is disrespectful, unprofessional, and rude! You just lost a potential client, you idiot.Why is such a place even open for business? DON'T COME HERE! DO NOT RECOMMEND.They do not care about their customers. I called their office TWICE today to ask a simple question about their services. Instead, a lady (with a heavy accent) answered my first phone call and I asked her one question. Her response was "I am busy! Call back 10 minutes!" and then I heard a click. Confused as to what just happened. Was this a JOKE??! Did we get accidentally disconnected??A minute later, I called back, thinking that we possibly must have gotten disconnected somehow in mid-conversation. A different person answered my call and immediately put me on a 5-minute hold while I was forced to randomly listen to their "baby got back" song while waiting. OH GOD WHY? Finally, the same woman, who answered my original first call (the one with the heavy accent), comes back on to tell me in an angry voice and practically yelling this time, "I told you!... call back 10 minute! I'm busy! Busy!" She abruptly hung up again. Judging from the other Yelp reviews here, this must have been the lady manager who runs the place. Pathetic!If they don't practice professional (or even nice/polite) telephone manners, then who knows how they really treat their customers in-person! They need a reality slap in the face ASAP. Thanks!
Barbara N.
6 Jan 2015
I do NOT recommend this place to anyone. Why? Unprofessional. 0 stars if I could.The driver instructor was suppose to pick up my aunt at 9:00AM to take her to the DMV for the driving test that is supp...
I do NOT recommend this place to anyone. Why? Unprofessional. 0 stars if I could.The driver instructor was suppose to pick up my aunt at 9:00AM to take her to the DMV for the driving test that is suppose to be at 10:45AM. 9:30AM ticks by and still nobody. 9:37AM, still nobody. Made several phone calls and the dude doesn't pick up. Finally, after calling 5-6 times, he picks up. He had forgotten about the DMV test and said he got home late the previous night. Long story short, she had to be rescheduled.03/26/15 -- After they collect the money, they could care less about you. 'Til this day, she hasn't been rescheduled. Save your money, and go elsewhere.
Phuong B.
16 Jul 2014
I really hated my driving experience with this. So, my mom looked in those Vietnamese magazines & she decided to just go with it since she said it was cheap. We paid for it and the appointments were a...
I really hated my driving experience with this. So, my mom looked in those Vietnamese magazines & she decided to just go with it since she said it was cheap. We paid for it and the appointments were already picked for me so I was set to go. I was REALLY skeptical about this place due to the fact that it was own by Vietnamese people & everyone knows that Asian drivers are the worst. The night before my first appointment, the driver instructor texted my mom saying that he was on vacation and I had to call him to reschedule two appointments. At that moment, I knew it was a red flag & I wanted my mom to get her money back. So the next day, I texted him and his reply was getting on my nerves,Me: "Hello. It's Phuong. You were supposed to take me for driving lessons today but I heard you were out of town? Can we reschedule it this weekend?"Driver Instructor: "Happy summer time, I am ready to go USH I will call or call me for app. Me: "I can call later tonight. Is that okay? Waited all day for a reply. Never did. That night, I had to call him because I didn't want more miscommunications. So, I called him if I could reschedule and he basically said, "Oh, I'm not ready yet." OK, so first he cancels it last minute b/c hes on vacation when he's supposed to work and he told me to call him for another appointment. And by the way, he never did call me back. He didn't let me know if he canceled all 3 of my appointments or just 2 (because the first two was back to back.) I texted him asking and no reply. Of course.On my supposedly "the last day of my driving lessons", he texted me at 10:20AM to get ready and I was busy with something. I was trying to rush and get ready. And I'm like, "why is he texting me at 10:20. My appointment was at 10:00, yet I thought he canceled it." So I had to push everything to the side & rush out. He didn't text me back, neither did he show up on time either. So an old ass man comes to my house and I figured it was him and he has already come to pick me up. I then see another student in the car. The annoying shit ever was that I wasn't mentally prepared. I didn't have my glasses so I was reckless and he made me drive the student home. Like, wtf? He basically rushed me to get outSo when I drove the student home, I proceeded to drive for a bit and he kept on telling me to get off the bicycle line WHICH I WASN'T ON. And he kept on braking when I was going "too fast". I was already going 20mph when it was 25mph. Oh yeah, on top of that, he told me to pull over and get out of the car. I had one more hour to go but he insisted to drive me home because he had another student waiting for him at 11:30. I was super pissed and while he was driving home, he hit a fucking curb. ARE YOU KIDDING? OMG I WAS ABOUT TO KILL HIM. WHY IS HE EVEN CERTIFIED? It was like this for the next 2 times II had him. Lol, never again.So don't go here if you actually give a shit about the safety of you as a driver like me. You could go there if you just want to get your 6 hours over with. It's cheap!
Kristina Saetern
17 Sep 2013
I was recommended by a friend to attend this driving school. This is a Vietnamese establishment. They charged me $180. I must say this instructor is horrible, I cannot remember his name. However, he i...
I was recommended by a friend to attend this driving school. This is a Vietnamese establishment. They charged me $180. I must say this instructor is horrible, I cannot remember his name. However, he is an old Vietnamese man with glasses and slightly bald. The first day of driving, the instructor was late and it was not a private session! He made his student drive over to pick me up from my house then drove back home. After arriving at the other student's home, the instructor told me to put in the key and drive. He didn't give any instructions or tips. I had to make a U-turn on a roundabout and the instructor yelled at me! On a different occasion, when I asked the instructor if he was going to teach me how to park properly, he said it was not his job to teach me instead it was my parent job! Also, he made me pull up to a Vietnamese store so he could pick up his newspaper. All and all, this was a horrible experience. I basically paid for the 6 hours and learned nothing from this horrible instructor. I don't recommend this place to anyone.
Lynn A.
24 Jan 2012
Oh how I wish Yelp would be evil enough to allow someone to give 0 stars. I obviously don't know much about driving - seeing that I was stupid enough to come here in the first place. The lady was just...
Oh how I wish Yelp would be evil enough to allow someone to give 0 stars. I obviously don't know much about driving - seeing that I was stupid enough to come here in the first place. The lady was just trying to get as much money out of us as fast as she could. She promised me that my "driving instructor" spoke fluent English, which obviously he DID NOT. The dude constantly shows up late, YELLS at me when I don't understand him, and on top of all that HE TOOK OFF AND NEVER CAME BACK. Yes - he told me he was going to be busy and said he was going to find me another instructor (which also never showed up!!!!) and when my dad called the school to complain, they kept giving us total BULLSH*T excuses. Never again will I trust another "driving school." I'm better off learning by myself.
Mark L.
9 Dec 2011
First of the all, the owner of VMD is only interested in making money for herself and even rip off her instructors.Second, the driver instructor, I believe there's only one because many of my friends ...
First of the all, the owner of VMD is only interested in making money for herself and even rip off her instructors.Second, the driver instructor, I believe there's only one because many of my friends (roughly around 10) had him, is very...attached to the old traditional culture. His name is Khoi if I recall correctly. He always tells you to make a turn at the last minute, yell at you when you do something wrong (when I say yell I mean like how Asian parents angrily yell at their children raising their voice tone), goes off topic (he bragged about his daughters going to UC's), and is a total pervert (he checks out women as they walk by on the sidewalk). And if you unfortunately fail your driving test, he will insult you and go on about how could've you failed. Just because VMD has an actual store and building that does not mean it's good. I guarantee you could find much better driving instructors in the "Bao Thang Mo" who are self-owned businesses.
Tony N.
27 Jun 2011
BAD: The instructor was late for just a couple minutes no biggie and he is pretty hard to understand unless you can speak vietnamese. The worst news is that you drive a freakin yellow volks wagon punc...
BAD: The instructor was late for just a couple minutes no biggie and he is pretty hard to understand unless you can speak vietnamese. The worst news is that you drive a freakin yellow volks wagon punch buggie. On the first day the instructor kept on pressing the brake but he eased off the next day. He might make you stop at a fast food restaurant just to get food for himself. He's basically wasting your time and money. GOOD: The price was cheap but i rather sign up for a different driving school. I finished my course in less than 5 days but i didnt learn much in those days.
Eugene N.
2 Oct 2010
If you are in a rush to finish your class to apply for your driving permit, or want to get the road practice hours out of the way quickly. Go here.But keep in mind, you may suffer for the rest of your...
If you are in a rush to finish your class to apply for your driving permit, or want to get the road practice hours out of the way quickly. Go here.But keep in mind, you may suffer for the rest of your life as a "bad driver"The price is right, and it is entirely up to you if you want to be a "good driver" in the future, because you probably will not learn it here.
JoAnn C.
20 Jun 2009
horrible... seriously, don't. i couldn't understand anything my instructor was saying, and everytime i made a mistake he got mad. you're SUPPOSED to make mistakes... that's how you learn. urgh.. i wen...
horrible... seriously, don't. i couldn't understand anything my instructor was saying, and everytime i made a mistake he got mad. you're SUPPOSED to make mistakes... that's how you learn. urgh.. i went for one lesson and never called him back.
Tho V.
10 Dec 2008
Pros: cheaper than other schools at the timeCons: instructor didn't care at all about his student, only to get the class over withThat pretty much said it all. I don't need to go back but I feel uneth...
Pros: cheaper than other schools at the timeCons: instructor didn't care at all about his student, only to get the class over withThat pretty much said it all. I don't need to go back but I feel unethical recommending this place to others, unless they're really low on money; and if that, with a warning.
xabcx
8 Apr 2007
This is the worse service I have ever experienced. When you first walk in, you will see books and paper scattered everywhere. In addition, you have one of the employees yelling on top of his lungs o...
This is the worse service I have ever experienced. When you first walk in, you will see books and paper scattered everywhere. In addition, you have one of the employees yelling on top of his lungs on the phone to his client. They offered DMV services so to avoid the long lines I agreed to pay a service fee for them to do all my dmv paperwork. Instead, they had made me return everyday for 1.5 weeks!!! Even though they promised each day that my paperwork will be done. I had no car to drive for a week because of their lack in accuracy. They didn't apologize or try to make things right but instead they were rude and they refuse to fix their mistake. I can go on and on about all the numerous mistakes they made!!! If I had known this, I would have just gone to the dmv and waited in the long line and got everything done in 1 day. Stay away from this place unless you want to experience bad and RUDE service.
tgio95122
15 Sep 2003
I would NOT recommend this company. I called them to make an appointment for a driving class and the day of my class no one showed up or called. I rescheduled the class with a diffrent instructor an...
I would NOT recommend this company. I called them to make an appointment for a driving class and the day of my class no one showed up or called. I rescheduled the class with a diffrent instructor and he never called me with the time he was coming out. I called the manager and he spoke terrible english and didnt even understand my complaint. I suggest finding another company.
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