Lake Murray Driving Academy - Chapin, South Carolina

Teronda

The Academy was very professional and taught my son the importance of driver safety skills. He also was able to take his driver license road test with them also which was a great help! Highly recommend!

Pamela Gantt

My son is currently a student driver with this school. I picked it because of the great reviews and the police officers running it, but I wish those taking the kids out to drive would do a better job at scheduling. I know things happen, but my son was scheduled to drive to school and when he texted the driver to see if they were still on... she said she misread her schedule. We live on the other side of town. My son does not take the bus to school and he can’t walk, but I take him before heading to work. So now, due to the misreading of a schedule, our entire morning had to be rearranged and I was late to work.

Just a suggestion: Review your schedules beforehand to ensure you can meet your obligations and no one will be inconvenienced. It’s still a good school and I would recommend others, but the paying customers and their schedules should matter as well.

UPDATE: The driver has since reached out to us and was very apologetic about the last minute schedule change. As I mentioned earlier in the review, this is a good school and I would still recommend it to others.

Lisa Vance

Wonderful learning experience for my granddaughter who dreaded driving and tried to avoid it at all costs! She gained skills and, more importantly, self confidence in her driving from her instructors. Of course, we did provide hours of different driving experiences between lessons. We recommend them highly!

Andrew Rutland

This is the best driving school in South Carolina, maybe even the country. The class is taught by experienced police officers who know a thing or two about road safety and driving. This may seem like a boring class, but the instructors make sure to keep it fun and informational. Would recommend.

heather brown box veggies

Can't say enough good things about Sammy Bird and Barry (our most awesome driver trainer)! Professional, detailed teaching, and easy to work with regarding scheduling. Mr. Bird and Barry actually went above and beyond with our family to make sure our new driver was trained and ready for her test. Thank you so much Lake Murray Driving Academy and I would recommend these folks to anyone! Heather and Brian Hardy

Lee Carter

I have known Sammy Bird for over 20 years and taking my two children to his driving school was an easy decision. Sammy's calm demeanor makes him a great fit to teach teenagers in a manner they can relate to and understand. I also personally know many of the retired police officers assisting him. Like Sammy, they are competent and extremely knowledgeable of the state's traffic and driver's license laws. For a teenager, driving a motor vehicle is more than likely the most dangerous thing they will ever do. Sammy and his assistants will not pass a child until they exhibit the knowledge and required skills to drive safely. I have verbally recommended the Lake Murray Driving Academy to many friends and will continue to do so.

Tommy Metts

Recently had my second teen complete the course and have total praise for the staff and professionalism there. My teen had a great time too, huge bonus! Highly recommend following up by taking the test here also since already familiar with instructors and vehicles . Definitely lowers the stress and anxiety for a teen.

Gready Frazier

Not sure what has happened since my daughter went through this program but we did not have a good experience with my son. The instructors were fine but the owner was very confused and unorganized. He could not keep up with the scheduling of driving and taking the tests. I emailed him the form signed by the principal of my sons school that is required by the DMV. I reminded him multiple times that he had been sent this form via email and he confirmed he had received it and it was taken care of. My husband took my son to the DMV in Newberry and the correct form was not in the packet . They had to go back to the school and get it signed by the principal and then go back to the DMV. Easily avoidable aggravation.