21 Reviews

Admiral Driving School

Silver Spring, Maryland
Reviews
Lypso christo Guibert
30 Jun 2020
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I had a good experience from this school they take take care of me from the start all the way to the end the staff is really friendly and nice i had an instructor her name is Rebecca she make the behi... Read More
I had a good experience from this school they take take care of me from the start all the way to the end the staff is really friendly and nice i had an instructor her name is Rebecca she make the behind the wheel easy for me she was patient with me she is really nice Read Less
Josh E.
13 Jun 2019
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Students of this driving school are apparently taught to occupy the left lane while not passing traffic, not only an unsafe practice, but illegal under Maryland traffic laws.There were two people in t... Read More
Students of this driving school are apparently taught to occupy the left lane while not passing traffic, not only an unsafe practice, but illegal under Maryland traffic laws.There were two people in the company vehicle when I witnessed them doing this on South 29, so either an instructor was poorly teaching his student, or two instructors were demonstrating how little they actually knew about proper operation of a motor vehicle.For those reasons, I wouldn't enroll with this school. Read Less
R A.
6 Jun 2019
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This is a great driving school. The theory was well taught and the driving instructors were very patient and knowledgeable when working with my teenager. Overall, a great experience and I would highly... Read More
This is a great driving school. The theory was well taught and the driving instructors were very patient and knowledgeable when working with my teenager. Overall, a great experience and I would highly recommend this driving school. Read Less
Marcus Fant
15 Mar 2018
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They’re amazing! Before I went to this particular driving school I had never driven in car before and I had no idea how to drive. In i thought to myself it’s going to be difficult to pass this driving... Read More
They’re amazing! Before I went to this particular driving school I had never driven in car before and I had no idea how to drive. In i thought to myself it’s going to be difficult to pass this driving school and pass the drivers license test since I had no experience knowing how to drive at all, but yet they were able to help me understand the fundamental of knowing how to drive and help me get my drivers license.πŸ‘ŒπŸ˜ŽπŸ˜ Read Less
Walter Pezquera
9 Mar 2018
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I found the staff, especially the secretary extremely helpful.
Josue Barahona
9 Mar 2018
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Great experience. Great front desk staff (patiently answered any question I had) and very skillful driving instructors. Will definitely recommend to anybody looking for a driving school.
Vanessa Feliciano
9 Mar 2018
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Very nice school, great instructors
Mario Gallegos
12 Aug 2017
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Instructors are great they prepared me well for my test! receptionist answered all my questions and they guide me well trough the process of getting my license I highly recommend this school!
Patricia L.
20 Oct 2016
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They did a great job teaching! Convenient hours for classes. Great price. Β I have had 4 kids go through here.
Kim Smart
2 Oct 2016
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I must say Amazon driving school is a really great school and I was very pleased. I will recommend this school anyday to anyone New Location New Hampshire Great staff, Great instructorπŸ˜„πŸ˜„πŸ˜„ God bles... Read More
I must say Amazon driving school is a really great school and I was very pleased. I will recommend this school anyday to anyone New Location New Hampshire Great staff, Great instructorπŸ˜„πŸ˜„πŸ˜„ God bless you all☺️☺️☺️☺️ Read Less
Wissam Najjar
22 Aug 2016
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Very good instructors and good experience. If you re looking to get done with your license in timely and good manor and get the tools to pass mva test this is where you should go.
Henry Padilla
30 Jul 2016
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Two great instructors make learning about driving enjoyable and easy. Would vote 5 stars but classes can get really boring sometimes.
Millaray Valenzuela
24 Mar 2016
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The instructors are great, they are all very friendly and the explain thing very well. I'm very happy I came here, I recommend coming here, if you are looking for a driving school! :)
Linwood B.
23 Oct 2015
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Admiral driving school is a very nice school to attend. If you have your learners permit. The school is reasonable price one of the cheapest schools in Maryland. All of the teachers are willing to hel... Read More
Admiral driving school is a very nice school to attend. If you have your learners permit. The school is reasonable price one of the cheapest schools in Maryland. All of the teachers are willing to help so you can pass the test and understand the wrong and right way of driving. Β All of the students in my class where friendly and helpful.I would recommend animal driving school to anyone Read Less
Luis P.
3 Dec 2014
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I went to admiral driving school this past october 10. The teacher lenning thought me a lot of driving skills that I know I will need on the road, his very good at teaching and does know how to entert... Read More
I went to admiral driving school this past october 10. The teacher lenning thought me a lot of driving skills that I know I will need on the road, his very good at teaching and does know how to entertain the class with safety driving lessons. The staff was awesome, they were always on point and kept things easy and fast. The owner Tania gave me a very friendly smile when I walked in the first time and was always very professional. My driving sessions were very professional too, the instructor Seku was very good at teaching me how to parallel park that I learned pretty fast. Over all the school was awesome and I will definitely recommended to my friends. Read Less
T M.
16 Jul 2014
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I used to go here when it was Advanced Driving and I had a great experience. Now it's Admiral and I'm extremely disgusted with how its turned out. I recommended someone go here because it's close and ... Read More
I used to go here when it was Advanced Driving and I had a great experience. Now it's Admiral and I'm extremely disgusted with how its turned out. I recommended someone go here because it's close and from what I remember a good experience. However, from the front staff alone, I can certainly and definitely say that this is a TERRIBLY run business with awful front staff and an owner who clearly doesn't give a damn.The receptionist/owner - an older lady- is EXTREMELY rude. Like incredibly rude. She's condescending and scoffs at you when you ask questions and tries to push you out of the way even though you're simply trying to clarify a scheduling question and all she's doing is clacking at the computer and shuffling papers. Can we PLEASE get 3 minutes of your attention span so we can just make sure we're not getting the wrong information? She would deny information that another staff member informed us we could do, and then turn around and agree to it. That is SUPER confusing.Instructor from what I hear is really good. It's a shame that the rest of the business and the owners can't seem to get their shit together and truly make the experience a worthy one. Not to mention their attitude and lack of professionalism is just horrendous. There seems to be 50 different types of operations coming out of this office by the looks of all the random business cards they have offered on the desks and the people coming in and out are expected to wait in the hallways until they are called in or give up and go home. It's worse than being at the MVA on a busy day. There's no communication or organization whatsoever.The first day we went in there were so many people waiting and one of the receptionists instead of helping people was sitting there on the phone loudly making lunch phone calls and interrupting the other receptionist with order questions while she was helping someone out. We got asked to sit on the side while they figured out some filing which looked like they were just shuffling folders around for 15 minutes before they attended to us. The first day my friend started school they didn't start for an HOUR because they were trying to figure out folders and registration and applications of people coming in. I'm sorry but don't you need to take care of that the day before or maybe get in the office a little early to handle it? I waited to figure out payment and got asked to sit in a chair while my friend went in and I literally sat there for the entire HOUR until I finally went up and asked my question. The receptionist stared at me blankly and gave me a half assed answer and just said come back later. So I left and not even 45 minutes later my friend called to pick up because they said there was nothing more to go over on the first day. It was supposed to be a three hour class. They started an hour late and didn't even fulfill the whole time. That is not what we paid for. And then after we left they called and yelled at us to pay. So wait a minute...I tried to pay when I got there that morning, then they shove me to the side, tell me to come back later and then I get attitude for it? So okay fine, we turn around and go back just to get it out the way and guess what? There is another world population in front of the door. We stand and wait for 10 minutes, tell them we need to pay in response to their phone call and they just make us wait again. Sorry no. We left and had to figure out payment another day.Highly unorganized. No system. No business sense. Terrible. Read Less
Hilario M.
25 Jan 2014
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I had a wonderful time here at Admiral! The staff are always happy and ready to accommodate and teach you important tips about driving safely! I went to Admiral Driving School for 2 weeks and all my t... Read More
I had a wonderful time here at Admiral! The staff are always happy and ready to accommodate and teach you important tips about driving safely! I went to Admiral Driving School for 2 weeks and all my teachers and driving instructors were very patient, knowledgable and hilarious! I got my license a few days after I finished here, everything I learned here was very useful, everybody there was conscientious, dedicated and had really interesting stories. Scheduling here is not a problem or hassle, Tania the administrator here is great! They sent my certificate out soon! Edgar the owner was very fun. The receptionists Tania and Rachel were very nice! The instructors were all very skillful and my skills test was a piece of cake! I highly recommend Admiral! Read Less
MrAndMrs. Vigil
23 Aug 2013
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I would recommend this school to everyone. What can I say about this school it is the best driving school . I enrolled my son here because we live in Potomac and around this area none driving school o... Read More
I would recommend this school to everyone. What can I say about this school it is the best driving school . I enrolled my son here because we live in Potomac and around this area none driving school offer pick up services and I saw below that someone was unhappy with the school because of the pick up services but you have to understand that they charge for the pick up services and there prices are fair so I think that the comment posted was very inappropriate and they are a great school. I just wanted to let you know how this school really is . this was the only driving school that picked up students and I loved that . The school was more then happy to pick up my son when he had classes. The instructors are amazing and really down to earth. The school tries to adjust with your personal schedule and the lessons and teaching style is amazing and understandable . I love the staff at Admiral Driving School they are so nice and helpful . I am very glad I enrolled my son here , we both were very happy . Thank you Admiral Driving SchoolRead Less
Tish A.
21 May 2013
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The lectures were fine, Seku was a great instructor, and hilarious.Now, on to my on road sessions -The first session was fine, the guy picked me up about an hour late.. That was extremely unprofession... Read More
The lectures were fine, Seku was a great instructor, and hilarious.Now, on to my on road sessions -The first session was fine, the guy picked me up about an hour late.. That was extremely unprofessional, and he also rushed through the session. He said he had an appointment with another student at 2PM, mine was at noon. The sessions need to be 2 Hours long (so they say) But he picked me up late, and left early to pick up another student...The second lesson was even worse. The instructor barely spoke English, and I could not even understand him. He left me doing my parallel parking alone, as he went into Burger King and talked on the phone. This isn't what I paid for.I just called for my third one, and the lady who answered the phone had no idea what she was saying. First off, she told me I had a balance of $150. Yes, I was told I could pay that once I was finished with everything. She said I had to pay it ASAP...Then once I scheduled my last and final session, she said "ok, there's a $35 cancellation fee." There is no need to tell me that. I scheduled for the next day, so obviously I'm going to go. Then she went on about I had 18 weeks to complete the program - until April. WRONG. I have until late May. When I started, I was told they would contact me a month or two before I could do my driving test. May is still months before I could.Just terrible service, the owner is shady. Read Less
J. O.
11 Apr 2013
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I started taking lessons with Admiral DS in February, and had my last session last week. My first lesson started off interestingly. I was asked to sit in the driver's seat upon my arrival at the metro... Read More
I started taking lessons with Admiral DS in February, and had my last session last week. My first lesson started off interestingly. I was asked to sit in the driver's seat upon my arrival at the metro, where I was being picked up. I was surprised because I am a first-time driver and have never driven on the road before, so I expected for us to go to a parking lot somewhere. Eventually, when the instructor realized that I was not experienced, per my statements, he realized this may not be the best thing and we switched seats, I sat in the passenger seat, which was better. Later on though, I drove in a residential area, which was new to me but actually worked out well (my driving was better than I thought). I found it interesting that we didn't first go over basics like locate and turn on the headlights, and other routine things (except the side mirrors, which I was asked to locate and adjust.The instructor seemed professional and friendly at first but many times throughout the session I could sense what I unfortunately would define as undertones of insulting patronization. I found this not pleasant and Β after my second session with the same person, I decided i wouldn't take any more lessons with this instructor. I don' appreciate being condescended, especially when I have informed you of my complete lack of experience with driving and then I am treated as if I should know certain things that someone more experiences that me would know.One time this instructor showed up late and didn't bother to apologize but told me that I should expect that I will usually miss at least about 15 minutes per lessons because of the way the scheduling is. Even if that is so, an apology would still be in order. Rude. This happened with my next instructor as well, though otherwise he was better. Regarding the office, one day I showed up for a lesson and a different instructor than the one I had switched to was there, and there with another student. They had changed my scheduling time and didn't call me. When i addressed this, they said they didn't have my number and the lady who had it had left and it was no where to be found. I believe a business should have client's numbers in a database, not in personal holding.I booked the rest of my sessions with an instructor named Sekou who was much more helpful and polite/respectful. He was calm throughout the session, which I appreciated, and taught me techniques for 2-point and parallel parking, which I did very well (his no cones or cars). he also went over roundabouts which was very helpful and helped me with my turns (handling sharper turns versus slight turns). I will say, he is very matter-of-factly, so he will let you know if you missed something you should have done or did something wrong, but I appreciate this in that you get used to certain healthy driving habits. That being said, he is extremely patient and understanding and doesn't mind repeating the same thing multiple times without showing any hint of agitation. He was personable, didn't mind having a good laugh, and I enjoyed my lessons with him more than with the other instructor, for sure.I would give my second and last instructor, Sekou a 4, and the school a 2 for disorganization and poor customer service. This being said, their prices were decent (I had 10 1-hour session for $380). If you end up taking advantage of this, i would recommend you work with Sekou. Read Less
Ricky J.
7 Feb 2013
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This has to be the WORST school in the whole country. My sister had taken a class from this place few months ago & instructor Seku was nice & friendly but mostly focused on roundabouts while she neede... Read More
This has to be the WORST school in the whole country. My sister had taken a class from this place few months ago & instructor Seku was nice & friendly but mostly focused on roundabouts while she needed help with more basic stuff. Last Monday Feb. 4th, she had an appointment for behind the wheel for an hour. She needed mostly help with parallel parking. The lady driver was chewing gum and had her cell phone in her hand where she kept glncing as she was getting text messages while my sister was driving on the road. Then she texted a few times and later in the parking lot, while she is trying to parallel park, the lady start taking calls and speaking in spanish while barking instructions at my sister from 10 feet away.So I called a few hours ago to inform them of this, expecting atleast n apology or explanation. First the receptionist feigned surprise and then informed me that lady instructor is no longer with them and the day after that driving class, she left for her country. but then she went on to assure me that she would inform her of this bad experience and at that point I tried to ask why did they send an instructor who was leaving that job in a day and travelling next day. At this point receptionist got testy and at my protest, simply hung up on me. When I redialled, I got the answering machine. I was shocked and called back their other # and asked her for an explanation for hanging up. She got really rude and start making weird accusations. When I asked her name, she said she had told me earlier and if I don't know English, thats not her problem. When I asked the name of the owner, she said its Edgar and he is not there and hung up AGAIN.I plan to get hold of Edgar and can't believe he hires & puts up with such rude & incompetent staff. I'll post again when I do talk to him.Rudest & worst Driving school, I'm quite sure. Read Less
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Admiral Driving School

Silver Spring, Maryland
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Plaza Del Mercado 2277 Bel Pre Rd Suite 205
Silver Spring Maryland 20906
Monday
09:00AM-18:00PM
Tuesday
09:00AM-18:00PM
Wednesday
09:00AM-18:00PM
Thursday
09:00AM-18:00PM
Friday
09:00AM-18:00PM
Saturday
08:00AM-14:00PM
Lypso christo Guibert
30 Jun 2020
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I had a good experience from this school they take take care of me from the start all the way to the end the staff is really friendly and nice i had an instructor her name is Rebecca she make the behi... Read More
I had a good experience from this school they take take care of me from the start all the way to the end the staff is really friendly and nice i had an instructor her name is Rebecca she make the behind the wheel easy for me she was patient with me she is really nice Read Less
Josh E.
13 Jun 2019
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Students of this driving school are apparently taught to occupy the left lane while not passing traffic, not only an unsafe practice, but illegal under Maryland traffic laws.There were two people in t... Read More
Students of this driving school are apparently taught to occupy the left lane while not passing traffic, not only an unsafe practice, but illegal under Maryland traffic laws.There were two people in the company vehicle when I witnessed them doing this on South 29, so either an instructor was poorly teaching his student, or two instructors were demonstrating how little they actually knew about proper operation of a motor vehicle.For those reasons, I wouldn't enroll with this school. Read Less
R A.
6 Jun 2019
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This is a great driving school. The theory was well taught and the driving instructors were very patient and knowledgeable when working with my teenager. Overall, a great experience and I would highly... Read More
This is a great driving school. The theory was well taught and the driving instructors were very patient and knowledgeable when working with my teenager. Overall, a great experience and I would highly recommend this driving school. Read Less
Marcus Fant
15 Mar 2018
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They’re amazing! Before I went to this particular driving school I had never driven in car before and I had no idea how to drive. In i thought to myself it’s going to be difficult to pass this driving... Read More
They’re amazing! Before I went to this particular driving school I had never driven in car before and I had no idea how to drive. In i thought to myself it’s going to be difficult to pass this driving school and pass the drivers license test since I had no experience knowing how to drive at all, but yet they were able to help me understand the fundamental of knowing how to drive and help me get my drivers license.πŸ‘ŒπŸ˜ŽπŸ˜ Read Less
Walter Pezquera
9 Mar 2018
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I found the staff, especially the secretary extremely helpful.
Josue Barahona
9 Mar 2018
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Great experience. Great front desk staff (patiently answered any question I had) and very skillful driving instructors. Will definitely recommend to anybody looking for a driving school.
Vanessa Feliciano
9 Mar 2018
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Very nice school, great instructors
Mario Gallegos
12 Aug 2017
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Instructors are great they prepared me well for my test! receptionist answered all my questions and they guide me well trough the process of getting my license I highly recommend this school!
Patricia L.
20 Oct 2016
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They did a great job teaching! Convenient hours for classes. Great price. Β I have had 4 kids go through here.
Kim Smart
2 Oct 2016
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I must say Amazon driving school is a really great school and I was very pleased. I will recommend this school anyday to anyone New Location New Hampshire Great staff, Great instructorπŸ˜„πŸ˜„πŸ˜„ God bles... Read More
I must say Amazon driving school is a really great school and I was very pleased. I will recommend this school anyday to anyone New Location New Hampshire Great staff, Great instructorπŸ˜„πŸ˜„πŸ˜„ God bless you all☺️☺️☺️☺️ Read Less
Wissam Najjar
22 Aug 2016
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Very good instructors and good experience. If you re looking to get done with your license in timely and good manor and get the tools to pass mva test this is where you should go.
Henry Padilla
30 Jul 2016
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Two great instructors make learning about driving enjoyable and easy. Would vote 5 stars but classes can get really boring sometimes.
Millaray Valenzuela
24 Mar 2016
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The instructors are great, they are all very friendly and the explain thing very well. I'm very happy I came here, I recommend coming here, if you are looking for a driving school! :)
Linwood B.
23 Oct 2015
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Admiral driving school is a very nice school to attend. If you have your learners permit. The school is reasonable price one of the cheapest schools in Maryland. All of the teachers are willing to hel... Read More
Admiral driving school is a very nice school to attend. If you have your learners permit. The school is reasonable price one of the cheapest schools in Maryland. All of the teachers are willing to help so you can pass the test and understand the wrong and right way of driving. Β All of the students in my class where friendly and helpful.I would recommend animal driving school to anyone Read Less
Luis P.
3 Dec 2014
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I went to admiral driving school this past october 10. The teacher lenning thought me a lot of driving skills that I know I will need on the road, his very good at teaching and does know how to entert... Read More
I went to admiral driving school this past october 10. The teacher lenning thought me a lot of driving skills that I know I will need on the road, his very good at teaching and does know how to entertain the class with safety driving lessons. The staff was awesome, they were always on point and kept things easy and fast. The owner Tania gave me a very friendly smile when I walked in the first time and was always very professional. My driving sessions were very professional too, the instructor Seku was very good at teaching me how to parallel park that I learned pretty fast. Over all the school was awesome and I will definitely recommended to my friends. Read Less
T M.
16 Jul 2014
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I used to go here when it was Advanced Driving and I had a great experience. Now it's Admiral and I'm extremely disgusted with how its turned out. I recommended someone go here because it's close and ... Read More
I used to go here when it was Advanced Driving and I had a great experience. Now it's Admiral and I'm extremely disgusted with how its turned out. I recommended someone go here because it's close and from what I remember a good experience. However, from the front staff alone, I can certainly and definitely say that this is a TERRIBLY run business with awful front staff and an owner who clearly doesn't give a damn.The receptionist/owner - an older lady- is EXTREMELY rude. Like incredibly rude. She's condescending and scoffs at you when you ask questions and tries to push you out of the way even though you're simply trying to clarify a scheduling question and all she's doing is clacking at the computer and shuffling papers. Can we PLEASE get 3 minutes of your attention span so we can just make sure we're not getting the wrong information? She would deny information that another staff member informed us we could do, and then turn around and agree to it. That is SUPER confusing.Instructor from what I hear is really good. It's a shame that the rest of the business and the owners can't seem to get their shit together and truly make the experience a worthy one. Not to mention their attitude and lack of professionalism is just horrendous. There seems to be 50 different types of operations coming out of this office by the looks of all the random business cards they have offered on the desks and the people coming in and out are expected to wait in the hallways until they are called in or give up and go home. It's worse than being at the MVA on a busy day. There's no communication or organization whatsoever.The first day we went in there were so many people waiting and one of the receptionists instead of helping people was sitting there on the phone loudly making lunch phone calls and interrupting the other receptionist with order questions while she was helping someone out. We got asked to sit on the side while they figured out some filing which looked like they were just shuffling folders around for 15 minutes before they attended to us. The first day my friend started school they didn't start for an HOUR because they were trying to figure out folders and registration and applications of people coming in. I'm sorry but don't you need to take care of that the day before or maybe get in the office a little early to handle it? I waited to figure out payment and got asked to sit in a chair while my friend went in and I literally sat there for the entire HOUR until I finally went up and asked my question. The receptionist stared at me blankly and gave me a half assed answer and just said come back later. So I left and not even 45 minutes later my friend called to pick up because they said there was nothing more to go over on the first day. It was supposed to be a three hour class. They started an hour late and didn't even fulfill the whole time. That is not what we paid for. And then after we left they called and yelled at us to pay. So wait a minute...I tried to pay when I got there that morning, then they shove me to the side, tell me to come back later and then I get attitude for it? So okay fine, we turn around and go back just to get it out the way and guess what? There is another world population in front of the door. We stand and wait for 10 minutes, tell them we need to pay in response to their phone call and they just make us wait again. Sorry no. We left and had to figure out payment another day.Highly unorganized. No system. No business sense. Terrible. Read Less
Hilario M.
25 Jan 2014
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I had a wonderful time here at Admiral! The staff are always happy and ready to accommodate and teach you important tips about driving safely! I went to Admiral Driving School for 2 weeks and all my t... Read More
I had a wonderful time here at Admiral! The staff are always happy and ready to accommodate and teach you important tips about driving safely! I went to Admiral Driving School for 2 weeks and all my teachers and driving instructors were very patient, knowledgable and hilarious! I got my license a few days after I finished here, everything I learned here was very useful, everybody there was conscientious, dedicated and had really interesting stories. Scheduling here is not a problem or hassle, Tania the administrator here is great! They sent my certificate out soon! Edgar the owner was very fun. The receptionists Tania and Rachel were very nice! The instructors were all very skillful and my skills test was a piece of cake! I highly recommend Admiral! Read Less
MrAndMrs. Vigil
23 Aug 2013
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I would recommend this school to everyone. What can I say about this school it is the best driving school . I enrolled my son here because we live in Potomac and around this area none driving school o... Read More
I would recommend this school to everyone. What can I say about this school it is the best driving school . I enrolled my son here because we live in Potomac and around this area none driving school offer pick up services and I saw below that someone was unhappy with the school because of the pick up services but you have to understand that they charge for the pick up services and there prices are fair so I think that the comment posted was very inappropriate and they are a great school. I just wanted to let you know how this school really is . this was the only driving school that picked up students and I loved that . The school was more then happy to pick up my son when he had classes. The instructors are amazing and really down to earth. The school tries to adjust with your personal schedule and the lessons and teaching style is amazing and understandable . I love the staff at Admiral Driving School they are so nice and helpful . I am very glad I enrolled my son here , we both were very happy . Thank you Admiral Driving SchoolRead Less
Tish A.
21 May 2013
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The lectures were fine, Seku was a great instructor, and hilarious.Now, on to my on road sessions -The first session was fine, the guy picked me up about an hour late.. That was extremely unprofession... Read More
The lectures were fine, Seku was a great instructor, and hilarious.Now, on to my on road sessions -The first session was fine, the guy picked me up about an hour late.. That was extremely unprofessional, and he also rushed through the session. He said he had an appointment with another student at 2PM, mine was at noon. The sessions need to be 2 Hours long (so they say) But he picked me up late, and left early to pick up another student...The second lesson was even worse. The instructor barely spoke English, and I could not even understand him. He left me doing my parallel parking alone, as he went into Burger King and talked on the phone. This isn't what I paid for.I just called for my third one, and the lady who answered the phone had no idea what she was saying. First off, she told me I had a balance of $150. Yes, I was told I could pay that once I was finished with everything. She said I had to pay it ASAP...Then once I scheduled my last and final session, she said "ok, there's a $35 cancellation fee." There is no need to tell me that. I scheduled for the next day, so obviously I'm going to go. Then she went on about I had 18 weeks to complete the program - until April. WRONG. I have until late May. When I started, I was told they would contact me a month or two before I could do my driving test. May is still months before I could.Just terrible service, the owner is shady. Read Less
J. O.
11 Apr 2013
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I started taking lessons with Admiral DS in February, and had my last session last week. My first lesson started off interestingly. I was asked to sit in the driver's seat upon my arrival at the metro... Read More
I started taking lessons with Admiral DS in February, and had my last session last week. My first lesson started off interestingly. I was asked to sit in the driver's seat upon my arrival at the metro, where I was being picked up. I was surprised because I am a first-time driver and have never driven on the road before, so I expected for us to go to a parking lot somewhere. Eventually, when the instructor realized that I was not experienced, per my statements, he realized this may not be the best thing and we switched seats, I sat in the passenger seat, which was better. Later on though, I drove in a residential area, which was new to me but actually worked out well (my driving was better than I thought). I found it interesting that we didn't first go over basics like locate and turn on the headlights, and other routine things (except the side mirrors, which I was asked to locate and adjust.The instructor seemed professional and friendly at first but many times throughout the session I could sense what I unfortunately would define as undertones of insulting patronization. I found this not pleasant and Β after my second session with the same person, I decided i wouldn't take any more lessons with this instructor. I don' appreciate being condescended, especially when I have informed you of my complete lack of experience with driving and then I am treated as if I should know certain things that someone more experiences that me would know.One time this instructor showed up late and didn't bother to apologize but told me that I should expect that I will usually miss at least about 15 minutes per lessons because of the way the scheduling is. Even if that is so, an apology would still be in order. Rude. This happened with my next instructor as well, though otherwise he was better. Regarding the office, one day I showed up for a lesson and a different instructor than the one I had switched to was there, and there with another student. They had changed my scheduling time and didn't call me. When i addressed this, they said they didn't have my number and the lady who had it had left and it was no where to be found. I believe a business should have client's numbers in a database, not in personal holding.I booked the rest of my sessions with an instructor named Sekou who was much more helpful and polite/respectful. He was calm throughout the session, which I appreciated, and taught me techniques for 2-point and parallel parking, which I did very well (his no cones or cars). he also went over roundabouts which was very helpful and helped me with my turns (handling sharper turns versus slight turns). I will say, he is very matter-of-factly, so he will let you know if you missed something you should have done or did something wrong, but I appreciate this in that you get used to certain healthy driving habits. That being said, he is extremely patient and understanding and doesn't mind repeating the same thing multiple times without showing any hint of agitation. He was personable, didn't mind having a good laugh, and I enjoyed my lessons with him more than with the other instructor, for sure.I would give my second and last instructor, Sekou a 4, and the school a 2 for disorganization and poor customer service. This being said, their prices were decent (I had 10 1-hour session for $380). If you end up taking advantage of this, i would recommend you work with Sekou. Read Less
Ricky J.
7 Feb 2013
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This has to be the WORST school in the whole country. My sister had taken a class from this place few months ago & instructor Seku was nice & friendly but mostly focused on roundabouts while she neede... Read More
This has to be the WORST school in the whole country. My sister had taken a class from this place few months ago & instructor Seku was nice & friendly but mostly focused on roundabouts while she needed help with more basic stuff. Last Monday Feb. 4th, she had an appointment for behind the wheel for an hour. She needed mostly help with parallel parking. The lady driver was chewing gum and had her cell phone in her hand where she kept glncing as she was getting text messages while my sister was driving on the road. Then she texted a few times and later in the parking lot, while she is trying to parallel park, the lady start taking calls and speaking in spanish while barking instructions at my sister from 10 feet away.So I called a few hours ago to inform them of this, expecting atleast n apology or explanation. First the receptionist feigned surprise and then informed me that lady instructor is no longer with them and the day after that driving class, she left for her country. but then she went on to assure me that she would inform her of this bad experience and at that point I tried to ask why did they send an instructor who was leaving that job in a day and travelling next day. At this point receptionist got testy and at my protest, simply hung up on me. When I redialled, I got the answering machine. I was shocked and called back their other # and asked her for an explanation for hanging up. She got really rude and start making weird accusations. When I asked her name, she said she had told me earlier and if I don't know English, thats not her problem. When I asked the name of the owner, she said its Edgar and he is not there and hung up AGAIN.I plan to get hold of Edgar and can't believe he hires & puts up with such rude & incompetent staff. I'll post again when I do talk to him.Rudest & worst Driving school, I'm quite sure. Read Less
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