Shifting Gears Driving School

Just started my course with Marly and although I’m not a smooth standard driver yet, she is amazing! So patient and thorough, she makes you feel very comfortable and not at all nervous. I definitely recommend Marly, she will get you driving stick in no time and you will have a blast learning! Thanks Marly!

I’ve been known to be pretty anxious and insecure about my driving. Even more so because the car I had to learn to drive with is a 5-​speed. Marly was quick to correct my downshifting and overall handling of a standard car.
Thanks to Marly, I passed my Class 7 N road test on Dec 29^th 2014. I’m a confident driver and am ready to tackle my Class 5 road by next summer.

Had a few lessons with Marly. She is a nice lady. But she uses too much time and focus talking about her personal life instead of teaching. Also in two separate lessons she used the lesson time to run personal errands. In sum, she was not professional. I regret having spent my money there.

Marley is amazing. I was so nervous to learn standard after being stuck with auto for 20 years. After 2 lessons i was able to highway drive with no problems, hill start etc… She makes you feel very relaxed and i super understanding of your fears and challenges. BEST money i have ever spent. I even drove down route 66!!! Thanks Marley for you patience and loveliness.
Karen

Marley is extremely friendly and very helpful on teaching me how to drive manual properly. Really nice experience! Thanks :)

1. Move from flat ‘burbs into urban house on top of hill (nice view).
2. Downsize two automatic cars to one hot manual car (hey, we can live a little now we don’t have to fight the commute).
3. Realize that spouse is really not the best teacher in the world (sigh).
4. Call Marly (which I should have done in the first place).
5. Lose the anxiety and gain a TON of confidence (worth every penny).
PS. I can still hear her calm voice when I get myself into complex driving situations, and boy, does it help!

During a couple-​of-​months’ visit to Vancouver, I decided to learn to drive a standard transmission. Marly didn’t think it was strange that I wanted to learn that even though I own an automatic car and don’t need to pass a driving test — she said she loved getting students who just wanted to learn a new skill. I’ve taken 5 or 6 lessons with her and am about to move back to the US, and at this point I would be comfortable driving a standard car on my own. Marly is incredibly patient and kind and is a total professional. She manages to keep conversation going while always paying attention to what I’m doing and being ready to give hints. She’s never critical and always supportive. It was important to me to have a good teacher because I originally learned how to drive from my ex-​partner, who decided to inflict his anxiety about driving on me. Marly was the total opposite of that, always remaining calm and making constructive feedback when I made mistakes. I wish I could go back in time and learn to drive from scratch from her, but as it is, she was a great person to learn to drive a standard from. Highly recommended.
p. s. — She comes to your house and teaches you in your neighborhood, and she was always on time and usually early.

After a few lessons with Marly I was able to confidently take the ICBC road test while driving my standard shift car. The lessons were really focused on my priorities and needs, and Marly was a very professional, entertaining and supportive instructor. Definitely worth the investment!