I enjoyed my time taking Evald's class and got my license after ten lessons. He maintains a professional calm that will put nervous driver's at ease. His vigilance and continuous knowledge about the state of the car in its environment makes the experience safe. Thank you! Read Less

I had a Russian license, but very little experience and haven't been driving for 3 years. After taking 10 lessons with Evald I have easily passed my road test at the RMV. I recommend this school to anyone from complete beginners to those who only need to brush up their skill. Based on my experience, the instructor is very experienced and laid back. He is professional enough to evaluate one's ability accurately. Normally, I do not easily trust people, but I also believe that Evald is honest and cares about your preparedness for both the real life driving and for the test. Another good thing is that he works much and is able to schedule one's lessons for weekends. He picked me up and dropped me off at home all the time. It took me exactly 2 weeks from getting my learner's permit to passing the road test. Read Less

I had to take a driving test after coming to the US, for my licence (Dutch) was not valid here. I took one lesson and then went to the test with him, all went well and was hassle free, but I needed to remind him multiple times of appointments. He's honest and helpful, and a relaxed guy (which I found very nice) Read Less

I don't know Evald personally, I've only seen him around a few times as he is a regular at the convenient store I own in Newton. He loves peanut M&M's, and I'm sure that transfers over into his business savvy. He makes small talk often, so he comes off as just a friendly guy, and I am upset after reading these reviews from these ungrateful, unhappy teenagers. Typical. Read Less

I wish there was a 0 star option. I scheduled an appointment with Evald two weeks ago. You would think he would call me day before my first lesson to confirm it. NOPE. He didn't do that. The day of my appointment, not only did he not call me, but he didn't reply to my emails, and he didn't pick up the phone. I'm never doing business with this company ever again. Unprofessional!! Read Less

BEWARE!!!My wife called this driving school to schedule a lesson they did not return the call in a timely manner so she made other arrangements. We were surprised to get a text from them saying that they had scheduled a driving test. I responded to the text saying that we never wanted them to schedule a test and that she had been looking for lessons but that other arrangements had been made. Imagine our surprise when 2 weeks later we get a call to confirm her driving test. She explained that she had never asked to have a driving test scheduled and referred him to our previous text. Imagine our greater surprise! when he called back a few minutes later to tell us that he had gone in and canceled the test she had scheduled herself, now there are no tests available. I would not recommend doing buisness with this school and defiantly do not give them your license number when they ask for it. We will contact the RMV and make a complaint. Read Less

If you're a new learner driver and planning to take driving lessons somewhere, stay far, and i repeat, far away as possible from this school. The owner at this school, named Evald, is unprofessional in so many ways. Like what most reviewers have complained about, he is constantly on the phone throughout the whole lesson making appointments for other lessons and would expect you to know where to go while he is on the phone ( now, for a learner driver, that's a bad idea becausoe especially if its in an area where the student isn't familiar with, how are they supposed to know where to go and what to do without proper instruction?). At times, he can act really condescending towards you and make you feel really uncomfortable driving. Instead of giving you helpful suggestions for mistakes you've made, he will help you, but at the same time, talk down on you in the process and even have the audacity to raise his voice, at times. But like i said, he will help you, but not in a nice manner most of the time. Usually, when he picks you up for a lesson, the student from the previous lesson will be in the backseat and he would make you look stupid in front of the other student if you did something wrong during your lesson. Sometimes, he would forget to show up for lesson after booking it. One lesson, he would say you're ready for the test and then the next, would say that you will need another 5 -10 lessons. MAKE UP YOUR MIND! All in all, Unless you want to waste all your hard earned money at this school, I would advise you to take your business elsewhere and chose a different driving school. I also find it funny on their website, there is quote saying that "there is nothing better than turning my students into safe and confident drivers." That quote, in my opinion, is a complete joke. Read Less

I would strongly recommend that anyone who is planning to take driving lessons from Evald should think ten times as it will be a total waste of their hard earned money.    1) He is very unprofessional and is always on the phone all the time. He does not guide you or offer any advice on mistakes you make while driving. You are expected to know, while his job is being on the phone and thinking of ways to make more and more money.  What a shame not to have a conscience and a sense of responsibility towards his students!    2) He is not good at communicating and even when you implore him to speak, it is very  difficult to understand him. He has a very very strong accent, nothing wrong with that, but it would have helped him and his business if he understood what it means to be a teacher.       3) Instead he is rudeness personified, highly argumentative with a big massive ego. One of the greatest irony is that he has named  his school "Patience Driving School," when  in reality  he has a temperament that is exact opposite of the name he gave to his one man school. Anyways, I totally agree with Nellie T that anyone thinking of taking lessons from him should reconsider their decision. As you will notice, most of the reviews about him are not positive and that is the sad truth about his school. A HUGE disappointment !!!! Read Less

Evald, the guy who I took my test with is a nice, friendly person. I took a lesson last year and finished my written test, and went back to him this year for my road test. I failed the first test due to my own fault, because I turned on a red without stopping. I did pass the 2nd test though.Overall his lessons are quite good, he answers questions...althought sometimes it takes me a while to understand what he means. Only after I make a mistake 2 or 3 times...I get what he meant and correct it. But that's fine - those things happen.I ended up paying 10$ more than what we agreed upon because he didn't have change at that time. It wasn't about the money - I can afford the 10$ more and its not a big deal - just that I didn't like someone going back on their commitment.He also mentioned that I was kinda lucky on the test and other instructors would have failed me. I guess the RMV rep I got was a nice guy and a bit lenient and also seemed very friendly with Evald - all of which contributed to my passing. I hope I passed on my own merit - honestly. Not that I saw any huge mistakes, but hey..who knows.But overall, this is how it is - driving schools are intermediaries between you and the RMV and you have to go through them. Its very hard otherwise, more so if you are an international on a work visa and no car or person to act as your sponsor.Among driving schools though, Evald's a nice guy - I'd recommend him. Read Less

There is nothing patient about patience driving school.I had the worst experience of my life driving with this instructor._To begin with the vehicle used was completely worn out, the interiors were tattered and dirty and the car was generally over used and old_Evald, the instructor, spent 3/4 of our 2 hour lesson on the phone arranging other lessons! Considering that you are spending $40 per hour on the lessons that is highly unacceptable_When not on the phone, he was condescending and kept asking me whether I even knew how to drive! I kept explaining that I was nervous about driving on the other side of the road and hence wanted to take these lessons in the first place - regardless...he shouldn't be so condescending to his pupils_He raised his voice several times especially whilst on the highway - that is UNACCEPTABLEAll in all, it was a terrible experience and I urge those of you considering Patience Driving School to re-evaluate your options. I spent the entire lesson scared of an instructor raising his voice, being unable to ask any of the questions I had and completely neglected for the sheer amount of time he spent on the phone. If there were driving tests for driving schools, Patience Driving School would fail at that. Read Less