I highly recommend this school. I bought a packet of seven 1.5 hour lessons with Crystal and Jake. Both drivers were always on time and were knowledgable and eager to help and adjust the lessons according to my request. Read Less

Before enrolling with these guys, I was terrified of driving because I come from a foreign land where driving is pretty much 'survival of the fittest.' In the USA, driving comes with so many rules and it's just impossible to keep commuting here without a car. That's when I decided to enroll with Four Lakes. I enrolled as an adult driver with 14 one-and-half hours lessons (initially 10 lessons, I later added 4) on the road, no classroom lessons. Yes, they are expensive, the only drawback I can think of with 4Lakes. I scheduled pretty much all lessons, timings, payments etc. over the phone. They have different people who answer their calls, most of them appear to be their own driving instructors, but not all. My very first call was with a young lady who forgot that I wanted a single instructor for all my lessons and so I ended up being scheduled with three. Other than that, she was very patient with the million questions I had on my first call. I rectified the several-instructors situation down to two instructors, Crystal and Pierre. Unlike what I read in other reviews on Yelp, both these instructors came to my driveway from Day 1 and I never had a situation where they didn't show up. Both my instructors had different personalities and ways of training me with driving, but they were both wonderful, gradually instilling me the confidence I needed in my "drivo-phobia". They are clearly trained to handle nervous drivers like me. Both of them thought me how to drive all over Madison and surrounding cities/towns, having me drive in various speeds etc. In other words, they didn't just prepare me to pass the road test but prepared me to be an effective driver in real world situations. And of course, I did pass my road test thanks to them and my "drivo-phobia" no longer exists. For a fee, they do let you use their car for the road test and if you pass the test, they wait at the DMV till all your paperwork is done to take you back home. Before taking the actual road test, the instructor schedules a mock test simulating the real road test and gives you a score. My instructor was spot-on in both the simulation and final score with the actual road test. My final verdict is that these guys are everything they claim to be. I'm a happy camper. Just couple of things: 1) they are expensive but their fees are all displayed on the website for you to decide. 2) Make sure you're clear on your first call if you want one instructor or you're okay with several. Jot down the times of every lesson and the names of your instructor. It's only when I asked for the names did I find out that I was initially scheduled for 3. Thanks Four Lakes! Read Less

The lessons were fine-- we went over what would be on the test, etc. Each lesson was only an hour even though I paid for hour and a half lessons. The first lesson, we spent 30 minutes getting gas. The second, the instructor was 30 minutes late, yet we ended at the scheduled time. Considering each lesson costs $80 for an hour and half, this really is not okay. Read Less

Ask for Drew, he's the best!! As an adult learner, I learned how to drive within a few months (15 lessons or so at 2 hrs/lesson) due to Drew's great teaching skill. I passed my driving test the first time. He was patient and articulated my trouble areas. He's been working there for 3 years and has been driving since he was 14 or so. Since I don't have a car to practice on, I practiced with a friend a couple of times but the bulk of my learning/ driving was mainly from my lessons with Drew. If you have any questions, please contact me! If you are thinking about classes, I would sign up asap since prices keep rising. Read Less