Great experience with this driving school, I passed my test first time today after few lesson , plus one lesson right before the test (I previously had a UK license, so I'm only new to driving in USA). Really nice, clam and clear instructors prep you very well for the specifics of driving in USA safely and to pass the test. I also took the classroom lesson with this school, which was delivered efficiently. Very pleased I read the great reviews and went with this company, thank you! Read Less

Thank you so much for helping me finally get my driver's license. Your skillful teaching enabled me to achieve a goal I never thought was possible, and I am very grateful. I wish you lots of luck with your business Read Less

2014 Our son felt comfortable with his road instructor and we had no issues that have been described here. There was a physical address where they held classes on Gaskins Rd, then he did on road with a fellow who drove to our house and picked our son up, let him drive, then returned him home at the end. Our son passed easily and has become a really good driver, like his parents =) Read Less

Run!! These people will not teach you to drive, so you'll have to go on foot. Last year I signed my daughter up for driving lessons here (teenagers whose school does not provide a behind the wheel program are required by the state of VA to complete a 3rd party course). I forked over my $200+ dollars- think it may have been $240, and thought we were all set. She was supposed to get a total of 12 hours of instruction. So I was really surprised when they came and picked her up for the lesson then dropped her back off less than 45 min later. Then the same thing on the second lesson. So we're at less than 2 hours at this point. Then the third lesson they called me out to the car, told me how my daughter almost hit someone, then surprised the heck out of me by declaring her finished and handing over the paperwork. I was too shocked to think on my feet. The "instructor" drove off before I could ask what happened to the other 9+ hours of instruction. I ended up having to teach her myself - as she was nowhere near ready for a license after that "class." So TLDR/ RUN! To a different driving school. Read Less

Not authorized. Liars. Do not deal with these people, they just want to steal your money. They don't have a physical address and they will ask for your address. They are not authorized by the DMV. They just want to steal your money and never reply on you. Read Less

Very poorly managed school overall. Had some serious issues with how the course was conducted and I asked to speak to manager. Failing to get anywhere with the manager, I asked to speak to the owner. Owner apparently is nowhere to be found. That explained a lot! After three weeks of calling everyday, when I did get through, this disgruntled owner had more issues with me registering for the class and calling his staff everyday than wanting to listen to my concerns.If you want your driving school to fly on autopilot, make sure the autopilot works first before you jump of the plane and are gone for three weeks. Read Less

this school is the worst. the classrooms are small,cramped with boxes and junk. very unprofessional. they only think about themselves and their money. I never got what I paid for and am still owed refund money. they've been ignoring me ever since I stopped going to them. mr. cook seemed nice until he obviously switched his story to his company's; was going to take me as a student but then was suddenly unavailable within the same phone call after I explained my situation. Miss betty rock is an old rude lady that I had at first; she yells at you and makes you feel stupid. don't waste your time or money on this school.Read Less

If I could give ZERO stars, I would. Working with Friendly Driving School has been a hassle from DAY ONE. Do not do business with Friendly Driving School. They are unprofessional, disorganized, and incompetent. For proof, go read all the complaints on the BBB's website. Read Less

HUGE SCAM. Sanctioned by the state of Virginia no less. Now that the state has made a specific teen "behind the wheel" class- that is very often not offered in school- a requirement for a new license, places like this are making out like bandits, literally.I paid over $200 for my daughter to take 14 sessions with the "school" and 7 were to be observation and 7 actual driving. They come and pick you up, so I thought that was great. My daughter went for her first lesson and was back in under an hour. I thought these were supposed to be two hour sessions? The second time, again she was back in less than an hour. It's a pain in general to schedule with these guys- we had one instructor who I would have to wrangle with over times and then he'd cancel and reschedule etc.Then came the real shocker. After the third or fourth outing, the instructor called me out to the car, has me sign my daughter's temporary license and announces that she is done, and that the school would send the paperwork to the DMV/court and we would receive a date for the licensing ceremony in the mail. But that was it- she was now a licensed driver.And thank God I taught her to drive, because this "school" did not teach her to park, did not have her drive on the highway, did not teach her about traffic situations, and from what my daughter told me, she nearly wrecked the car on the way back to the house from the last "lesson" and the guy still passed her!They do not care- they just want the money. I will not repeat the stories that some of her schoolmates had about this place in regard to the time vs money scam this place seems to be running because I want to stick strictly to my own experience.The last thing that happened was that we never got the paperwork in the mail from the court. My daughters temp papers expired, and when I called the DMV they told me Friendlys had never sent in the paperwork. They had also filled in my daughter's birthdate on the papers with the birth month as "0".So I had to go back to her school, re-obtain the classroom driving test documentation, track the teacher down, have him sign the papers, take my daughter out of school and go down to the DMV to sit for an hour and fill everything out all over again. Very, very inconvenient.If the state of Virginia had not instituted this requirement, these places would not be able to run this con on people. Why are they not doing behind the wheel either through the schools or through the state. Privatizing it has made it ridiculously easy for unscrupulous places to just collect money in exchange for a signature and a piece of paper. These places don't care about safety or teaching kids to drive safely, they don't even care enough to send in the darned paperwork. All they care about is money, and how many paying students they can cram in on any given day. Think about it: the less time a kid spends in the company's car, the more time that instructor has to rack up quantity. The whole thing makes me sick. I wish I could give a "0" rating. Read Less

Signed up for a class and upon showing up the doors are locked and no one  is there.  Called to find out why and said they had cancelled the class.  Never received a phone call or any type of notification.  They asked for phone number and information when I registered and  I asked how the confirmation worked.  Told me it was confirmed by this phone call.   Would never recommend this behavior. Read Less

This was a good experience. I didn't want to take the class, but since I had to, I was glad the instructor kept it educational and fun. The day flew by. I hope to never need them again, but if I did I would call. Read Less

I recently took an 8 hour Va. Driver Improvement Program with Friendly Driving School, Inc. My instructor was Cindy Snow. I have taught school for years and have never had such a poor experience inside a classroom. Ms. Snow was out of the room most of the time while she played old videos on a screen for us. The little time she did 'lecture' to the students, she was condescending and got up in people's faces if they asked a question. Her answers were often vague and confusing for the whole class and most of the students were insulted to pay $55. for that kind of treatment. I know this because everyone discussed the class afterwords. It also did not help that she wore her sweater inside out (with labels and shoulder loops hanging out) and at one point her pants were unzipped in the front. This was pure punishment for the whole class and the knowledge we took away from it was next to nothing. Read Less

What to say ? I had to attend a driving school. I picked Friendly . The class has to by 8 hours I know.What a waste of time. We covered the important stuff within about 30-45 minutes .Poor quality video made in 1975-1985 with mostly nonsense and sometime OUT of time law info. BEST of all was our TEACHER. Mrs. Cindy Snow. Known as the"" cheerleader"". She was dancing,singing,giggling, talking nonsense most of the time. I thought someone must be hallucinating,but it was NOT me.She was MOODY ,mood flipping ,""dirty dancing"" swinging,.. She was REALLY entertaining, but also BORING. Over all ? NIGHTMARE . Class was very successful . If I have to go through this once again , I will rather EAT my driver license. GREAT success would say BORAT DO NOT SPEED ! PS I have contact to other people who attended the same class .I'm NOT kidding. Read Less

The Driver Improvement Clinic was a nice class highlighting the details behind most common errors that we assume to be correct and highlighted us to be confident, safe and courteous drivers. The instructor was professional, patient and well-trained Read Less