I am writing this review to give everyone out there a warning about this company. Do not waste your time and money. I am sorry I did not listen to the other bad reviews - they were right all along! I ... Read More
I am writing this review to give everyone out there a warning about this company. Do not waste your time and money. I am sorry I did not listen to the other bad reviews - they were right all along! I approached Boston Driver's Ed on my husband's behalf because they offered weekend road tests and had a date that suited us.1) In mid July - I made a booking for my husband with Lisa - the secretary/PA of the driving school. Trust me, this wasn't easy. She was meant to call me back but "lost the number under all of her papers".I gave her the benefit of the doubt and proceeded to provide my patronage. This is the first sign of unreliability for ANY place - a lesson I have learnt.The test was scheduled for the 8/5, and I paid for a 3 hr driving package.2) A week before the test - I sent Lisa a copy of my husband's permit. Luckily I got in touch - because she found it convenient to let me know that the test had been cancelled and that they would reschedule. I was annoyed by this but AGAIN I remained patient and gave her the benefit of the doubt.3) I called Lisa to reschedule my husband's driving lessons. She could not even remember or find the details. After much shuffling and admin assistance from my end - she was able to identify the details of us - the client. At every opportunity, Lisa would complain about how hectic her job is...Yes..I'm sure being a secretary at a driving school is absolutely daunting! I was glad to be of help to Lisa.4) The road test was then rescheduled for 8/15.I had emailed Lisa to reschedule my husband's initial driving lessons closer to the day of the test. Ofcourse - she did not respond. When we called to double check on the 4th of August - she insisted that if we did not stick to the plan, we would lose our money and time booked with the instructor. My husband cleared his work schedule and decided to go anyway - since it was only meant to be ONE HOUR. Again - Boston Driver's Ed proved to be extremely unprofessional - with no or little regard for their client's schedule. My husband landed up driving another client of theres from Longwood to Lexington, and THEN to Waltham at the convenience of the driving instructor, Lester - who was rude and derogatory towards my husband from the moment they met. There was absolutely NO instruction on what is required in the test. If we wanted to drive around aimlessly - there would be no need to pay someone else to do so. My husband then took an UBER from Waltham back to work in Longwood - whilst putting his work in jeopardy. He wasted three hours because of this. They do NOT specify that this is how they operate - so unless you have a lot of time, do not go for driving lessons with these people.5) AGAIN, Lisa said that the test was cancelled. Yes, AGAIN. She said that she could try for two weeks after that, but it may be a Friday or Saturday - no guarantees. WHY would you advertise to your clients that there is weekend availability, and not hold up your end of the bargain after being paid? At this stage we were getting desperate. I suppose this is my own stupidity for not seeing all the signs and ending our interaction with this school. We agreed to a Two hour driving lesson on Saturday 8th of August from 3pm-5pm. We cleared our schedules and waited for over an hour for someone to arrive. There was absolutely NO communication from Boston Driver's Ed to say that the instructor won't be coming. I am STILL waiting for an apology from the owner - John, who does not think that it is necessary to apologise to clients for wasting their time and money.6) On the 8/9 I sent John and Lisa a polite email explaining all the above, and asking for a solution. They both ignored my email. On 8/12 ,I phoned them. Lisa pretended that she did not receive the email - REALLY? John, of course, did not feel it was necessary to respond to a client - I mean, why would he - he made his money without providing a service. I find this to be absolutely unethical. Lisa complained about her job ONCE again - at this stage, I could not bother to feel sorry for her. I asked Lisa to read my email and call me back. Ofcourse she did not call back. "She couldn't find my number".This level of incompetence isn't even expected from a two year old. Lisa offered NO solution.Eventually I came to my senses and decided that it was time to give up. I requested a refund.7) Over a week later I saw some money refunded to my account. It was too good to be true that John would admit the mistakes. I have been robbed of $100 for bad service. Ordinarily,I would accept forfeiting a deposit if it was my fault. They screwed us over and made a profit. Any business owner with MORALS would've acted differently. I called John this morning to try to talk it out. He said that if I wanted an apology, I should say thank you for the refund. Basically - this school is a reflection of poor work ethic, incompetence and distrust. I sympathise with everyone else who has been duped by this lot. Read Less