Newton Auto Driving School - Newton, Massachusetts

Irina Gurinovich

Great school!!
Thank you so much all !!
I recommend students for a good practice !

Привет всем!
Я думаю, вы вначале пути получения, driving license и профессиональных навыков вождения атомобилем.
Тогда, это школа, точно для вас, я не сомневаюсь.
Мне 65, у меня приличный стаж вождения в России, но я даже тогда не являлась хорошим водителем. А спустя 8 лет я вообще боялась сесть за руль.
В Америке без машины твоя жизнь теряет энергетику и возможность активно включиться в жизнь. Поэтому мне надо было снова начинать водить. Я выбирала школу и брала уроки не только здесь, но мое решение было однозначным, только здесь, хотя эта школа была далеко от дома.
Плюсы этой школы в том, что существует преемственность в обучении. Каждый инструктор - это опытный педагог. В процессе обучения отслеживается твой личный процесс и даются рекомендации..
Кроме профессионализма в преподавании , существует еще и психологическая поддержка в обучении, что не менее важно.
Я благодарна всей команде этой школы, они все принимали участие в моем обучение и успешной сдаче экзамена экзамена.
Я благодарна всем и надеюсь стать хорошим водителем на дороге. Школе я желаю благодарных студентов и дальнейшего развития.
Учитесь в этой школе и вы не пожалеете.
Всем успешной сдачи теста и хорошей дороги!?

Alex

Great driving school! The instructors are very professional and patient. The training programs are well-structured, and the lessons help you feel confident behind the wheel. The instructor thoroughly explained all the details of the driving test and also pointed out the differences in traffic rules between the U.S. and the CIS countries, which was especially helpful.

Daniele Zellino

“Absolutely terrible experience with Newton Driving School. I tried calling over 10 times, and no one ever bothered to pick up the phone. The one time they did, the person on the other end had a terrible attitude, acting like I was inconveniencing them just by calling. Completely unprofessional and frustrating. I wouldn’t trust them with something as important as driving lessons. Stay away!”

Alexander Wu

I attended this driving school from December of 2023 to late April 2024, and I must say that overall, this driving school has been nothing but a great experience for me. For five of my lessons, I've had Igor, and to say he knows what he's doing would be an understatement. All of the instructors here are great, but Igor would arguably be the best, as when driving with Igor, he knows exactly which part of your driving needs to be improved on, and will help you accordingly. I believe all of the negative reviews of this school are mostly illogical and completely unjustified, as most of the negative reviewers likely didn't read the rules and instructions of this driving school or something, as I've never experienced any of the problems that they claimed to be experiencing. The instructors were nice and informative, the driving school cars were modern and neat, and the receptionist has also been very helpful, and because of this, I was able to flawlessly pass the road test my first try. Overall, if you're looking for a driving school in or near the city of Newton, this is your go-to place.

Alina Gurinovych

THE WORST PLACE EVER!!! Read the details below

I scheduled a road test exam through NDS for Saturday, July 27th. However, 4 days before the exam date, I received an email from the school saying that I was rescheduled for Sunday, July 28th. Due to my unavailability on that day because of the short notice, I contacted the school to request a reschedule. The manager assured me on the phone that rescheduling would be no problem at all, so I was moved to Saturday, August 10th. But, a week before my new test date, I received another email saying I was rescheduled yet again, this time for the following week. Since I was leaving the country, I obviously couldn't make that date. I asked the manager to cancel the exam and refund my payment. To my surprise, they did refund the exam fee (which is surprising given the other reviews I’ve read here).

The main issue is that later, I noticed a "no-show" fee on my RMV account for July 28th, even though the exam had been rescheduled. The manager responded with: "RMV fees are not our fees! We send emails when RMV confirms tests. If you don’t like RMV rules, you are welcome to complain to RMV about their rules and regulations."

I contacted several RMV departments, including the Road Test Department, about this "no-show" fee. I was told that Newton Driving School is responsible for this charge. Since I had notified them in advance that I couldn’t attend the road test on July 28th, NDS should have either rescheduled or canceled the appointment in the RMV portal. This information came directly from the RMV. When I passed this information to the manager, their only response was, “Be thankful we refunded your fee!”

The information on NDS’s website does not align with their actual practices. Here are a few discrepancies:

1) They allowed me to schedule the road test less than two weeks before the test date.

2)Despite claiming that students receive confirmation at least one week before the test date (which I did receive), my test was rescheduled only four days before the original date.

3)Their policy states that cancellations must be made at least two weeks prior to the test date, but they canceled my appointment and issued a refund with less than two weeks’ notice.

These inconsistencies suggest a violation of customer rights and may lead to disputes with RMV administration, not to mention the rude attitude toward customers. Due to Newton Driving School’s failure to properly cancel the test and their refusal to cover the resulting charges, I am now left with no option but to consider legal action. This issue is no longer just about the $35 but about the lack of respect and professionalism.

I’ve heard this school was good under the previous owner, but since it was passed to his daughter, it has become a complete disaster. I couldn’t agree more.

If you’re reading this (and if they haven’t deleted this review yet), PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS SCHOOL. Save yourself the trouble while you still can.

Константин Юдинцев

Great school. Great staff. They answered all my questions and requests politely and clearly. Gilli Lavrishina accurately pointed out the mistakes, said what was right, and most importantly, she gave me confidence in my own knowledge. The result was achieved the first time. The exam was passed. Thank you for your professionalism. I recommend to everyone. Best regards, Konstantin I.

Marina De

*** Updated review

I left a fair bad review (read below), the school cancelled my class without the refund until I deleted the review. I disputed the charge until I received the services (I really had to delete the review to get the class I paid for!!). I cancelled the dispute two days after I received all the services and wrote back the review. The school owner filed a court case against me for disputing the charges and for writing a negative review. She filed the case with errors, made a mess with the documents in the court and not even showed up to face the situation she created. Of course I got all charges dropped against me. The owner really needs some professional help.

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Review was posted on May 9th, was deleted because I was blackmailed by school; I decided that losing $250 I paid and was not refunded isn’t worth giving up my beliefs. I have a scheduled appointment today (May 11th) at 2pm. And after I post this review it might get cancelled again like my appointment on May 9th was after i published this review the first time. But I believe everyone has a right for reviews and free speech. Freedom of speech cannot be the reason for a business to not provide services or refund money.

The school is constantly closed during working hours, the phone is often not available, the one good thing - the administrator is a lovely girl that is helpful and friendly. The person on the phone (apparently the owner of the business) provides horrific customer service. I feel bad for all the employees and future customers of this lady. Highly recommend to avoid this school to not experience rude communication I came across.

I want to provide additional information:
I wanted to reschedule my road class last minute because I of the ear infection and high fever. When the woman on the phone refused to reschedule due to their policy, I came to the class anyway only to find out that she ordered the driver instructor to refuse me in PAID service until I delete my review. This is an illegal practice.

ALLYSON MAC BASINO

The driving school itself is nice. Instructors were very helpful. I failed during the test sadly (my first time) but overall this school also helped me of what to expect during the day of the test and I learned what I still have to work on. During the test day, I was just confused that the car that I’m about to use for the test is not the NDS car that I was using during my lessons and that’s all about it. I still recommend NDS!