So many 1/0 star reviews here. I think a lot of them might be fueled (a bit) by bitterness, so here's my two cents.I had no problems scheduling with this company. It was a wonderful option, because th... Read More
So many 1/0 star reviews here. I think a lot of them might be fueled (a bit) by bitterness, so here's my two cents.I had no problems scheduling with this company. It was a wonderful option, because the DMV itself literally had no open slots for nearly three months. Crazy. I spent $160 on Dexterity ($100 for an asap test that I got scheduled within a week, and $60 for a rental car because mine doesn't have a center break). More money than I wanted to spend, but still cheaper than continuing to Uber everywhere for another three months. The guy I scheduled with seemed friendly. Then, the day right before the test, I got a call that they were having trouble with my info and I had to get in touch ASAP or I wouldn't be accepted. Sloppy on their end, and I started to think all the 0 star reviews here were true. Fortunately, that worst case scenario didn't pan out; everything got sorted, and they communicated with me well via phone messages and texts while that was happening. I took the test the next day as planned. I was verbally criticized a lot for insignificant things (apparently it's a sin to accelerate going down hill, even if you're keeping it under 25mph? Go figure) but ended up passing with just 5 points deducted (turning too fast once, which did happen). The test is set up so you can get -25 points and still pass by the way, if anyone was curious. I know I was wondering how it was scored before taking it. Most things take off between 2-5 points per instance, although serious stuff can take off 26 for the auto-fail. There was no parking, backing up, or anything technically challenging. Anyways. Other than some weird criticisms (that weren't reflected in my score) my examiner was really friendly and professional. He showed up early, and I was pleasantly surprised when I got to take my 11 am test around 10:30 am (I chronically show up early for things like this, and it was great not having to wait). The school also had a facilitator in the DMV who worked with their examiner and clients, and he also seemed like a decent and helpful person as best I can tell.The actual rental car handled rather poorly (and wasn't the Ford Focus they had said it would be either). It handled well enough for the purpose though, I guess. Besides, it's not really reasonable to expect a driving school to use great cars, given that student drivers probably do bad things to them on a regular basis. It was nice not having to go rent one myself, just from a laziness point of view. Worth the $60 for convenience, I say.My "real" rating is probably 3 stars. It wasn't a stellar experience or anything, but it wasn't at all the awful experience portrayed by many reviews here either. I was pleasantly surprised more than once. I'm going to toss in a bonus 4th star just to counteract the negative exaggerations (imo) of others. Can you find a better 3rd party testing company? Maybe. I have no clue. I imagine you could do worse though, and I'd feel "OK" recommending Dexterity to people who don't want to deal with waiting for an official DMV tester.* * * * *Edit: My biggest unsolicited advice for new drivers testing is that you should simply realize that much of the test is totally ridiculous, and go ahead and embrace that. Yes, you don't /really/ need to look in your mirrors every 10 seconds. And you don't /really/ need the emergency break engaged when parked on a flat surface. And there's nothing wrong with accelerating down hill as long as you watch your speed. But don't fight any of it. Pretend you're in a bad piece of community theater. If you can do that (and can avoid making any legitimately serious mistakes like almost hitting something or being in the wrong lane) I imagine you'll be ok. You can make a lot of small mistakes and still come in at -25 or less for the pass. Read Less