Tang’s Driving School

Go elsewhere for driving school. They are sloppy with pick up times, rarely answer back phone calls, and frequently request to reschedule appointment times. My instructor kept on puffing on a huge e-​cig while I was driving for the first time, which was super unprofessional and obnoxious. His methods of teaching I found to be terrible; I don’t understand why there are some rave reviews of his methods. Whenever I made a mistake he would say «oh yeah you just failed» over and over again. I understand the importance of learning from mistakes but this did nothing but frustrate me and cause further anxiety behind the wheel. After several tries, I didn’t see much improvement with my driving .I passed on first attempt at a different place. Save your money and go elsewhere.

If I could give a ZERO star, I would. Here is the story. I scheduled an appointment for a relative with George at Tang’s Driving School on 10÷19÷15 at noon. The appointment was even confirmed on 10÷18÷15. The instructor (assuming it is George himself) did not show up at the place of pick up on the date the lesson was scheduled. The student waited over 45 minutes on site. Try calling him/​or the school and all calls and text messages got unanswered. This is terrible. I could be understanding has there been a call or a text message saying the instructor is running late due to some unexpected circumstances and has to reschedule. But leaving students hanging is just not a right business practice. If this is the way the school is run, please reconsider before any others would like to use Tang’s Driving School for his or her lessons.

I had my driving test in a little over a week and so I decided to get some additional lessons with a driving school aside from the practice I was doing on my own. I got in contact with Tang’s son and he was very accommodating and responded very fast. I was able to text him, which for me is a lot easier to do throughout the day. He was very flexible with his schedule and picked me up from my house. I was a little off put at his casual demeanor, however, which is where this 2 star review starts. When we got into the car he wasn’t very informative and we just sort of set off driving. I noticed he wasn’t wearing shoes, which for me was really irritating. His style of teaching did not go over well with me. He likes to talk a lot which I suppose some students might enjoy as a relaxer but for me it was a major distraction as he would give small directions or pointers in between and I felt like he would blindside me with these comments, which only made me flustered and nervous. During our lesson, he had me drive to meet his girlfriend to drop off some personal items and pick up food. I’m sorry but if I am paying you to teach me, it is absolutely rude to run personal errands during my paid time. He then proceeded to eat in the car while I drove, even after I told him the very greasy smell of the food was distracting. Additionally, when I asked him what I should do/​should have done in certain driving scenarios, instead of telling me what he thought, he would tell me that HE, as a very experienced driver (which he couldn’t stop talking about) could handle these situations but because I’m not as experienced as him, I can’t. Overall it was a very irritating and frustrating lesson and I felt I didn’t get anything worthwhile out of it. I understand that he’s a young instructor but as someone who is being paid for a service for a limited amount of time, there’s no excuse for the lack of professionalism at all. Very disappointing.

I will not be returning to George for driving lessons because in our last meeting I found him very unprofessional about how he crossed boundaries with highly ‘inappropriate’ questions.
He is not a friend otherwise those conversations would of been fine. Sucks because he had some good driving tips and I really just wanted to learn how to drive being new to L.A. Only lesson I got from this was a big disappointment.

George is a great teacher! After a couple days of practicing with George, I felt way more confident with my driving! I think the best thing that George does is make you feel comfortable. He always points out mistakes AFTER not DURING so you don’t freak out. Overall, he’s chill but very experienced as a driving teacher. With the DMV being packed nowadays, it’s easier making appointments through George, and his prices are fair and affordable! Highly recommend. His lessons are really popular, so make an appointment a couple days earlier!

I called them, texted them to set up an appointment. But every time i do it they said okay initially and after like 4 hours they reply to me that the instructor wont be available. O boy i am fed up now. terrible service.

I just moved here from another country and had kind of never been driving before. I took 6 lesson with George, passed my test with a few errors. There were some bad experince that I had with George because of the bad communication with scheduling the lessons but he would always make it up. The good thing about George is that he will make u comfortable and calm behind the wheel and tell you over and over again if u doing mistakes and really explain to you why you doing wrong so you will know for the next time. So overall I would definitly think that u should give this school a try. Good price and good practice!

George is seriously the best driving instructor out there, and he teaches at a very reasonable price. He is all about making sure that you are a SAFE driver, and will only suggest the number of lessons he deems necessary in order for you to be a good driver. In other words, he won’t try to squeeze money out of you. I felt so confident when driving after he lessons and I HIGHLY recommend him. He is also so friendly and easy to talk to, it isn’t awkward in the car at all. Thanks George!

STEVEN IS AWESOME! This school is affordable and they teach you real life practices rather than just by the book! I learned my very first time how to get on the freeway and along the way, steven taught me how to control my speed and how to parallel park and howto trust myself as a driver. Hes so patient and also nice and just fun to talk to! I really recommend this school, i passed my test on my first try without a problem, and if you want to learn how to drive with real life rather than just how to practice a driving test course over and over again come here!

First off, this is definitely the cheapest driving school you can find in LA. George was my instructor and he’s simply awesome! What I really enjoyed was that throughout the driving class, he kept conversing with me. It didn’t feel like I was taking a class and I eventually got comfortable driving. I cleared the driving test a couple of days ago! Thanks George! :)

The guy comes to my house to teach me how to drive. There is another female student that finished her lesson. He tells me to go on the freeway but it is my first time ever touching the steering wheel or a car. «He tells me it’ll be fine» so I can barely steer and I’m just all over the lanes.
I would not suggest this place!
They’re late
Put my life and other students in danger
I didn’t learn anything
Then the teacher takes off on a trip to china and didn’t even bother to tell me

George is great. He was fun and easy to talk to. He gives directions similarly to how you will be tested, and will take you on a practice drive on the course before the test. However, you have to be flexible with the times because in my experience, he has had to push back my lessons from the initial time we decided. Once he mixed up my lesson date, but we figured it out because I texted him for a confirmation. As long as you keep in touch with him via text/​call and confirm the times, you should be good.
I also had a problem with my license being sent to the wrong address. I contacted George, and he met me at the DMV and helped me get a new one free of charge. Thanks George!

Ask for George as your instructor ! A lot of my friends in high school had him as an instructor & all recommended him to me & now I understand why ! He’s so chill & taught me a lot on how to critique my driving, George is easy to talk to which made the lessons more enjoyable.
Despite what other peoples experiences were, my friends and I had great lessons and passed our tests on the first try ! :)

They were really friendly when I called them. I was going to ask for George but he was busy so Mr. Tang ended up taking me to my driving test up in Pasadena and I finally passed on my 4^th time thanks to them after 3 failed tries with my past instructors.
I would highly recommend Mr. Tang because he is familiar with all the routes and all the dmv workers!

I moved here from Ireland and called George after he was recommended to me by a Canadian colleague.
George is a great instructor, very calm and makes lots of comments about rules of the road during the lesson that stick in your head, which definitely helped me pass the written test.
I was an especially nervous student, seeing as I was not used to the freeway or driving on the other side of the road, but George made me feel comfortable and confident for the driving test, which I passed on the first attempt.
It’s well worth it to have him accompany you to the DMV, which took the stress and confusion out of the whole process, especially if you’re from out of town.

My siblings and I all took driving lessons from this place. From what I’ve read go with the younger guy because my siblings and I had the older instructors and they were asshole unless you are non-​asian (base on the reviewers).
The instructors would be late, or reschedule last minute or cancel for whatever reason.
As for the driving part. If you don’t know the basic of driving otherwise driving to the previous student’s home that is far and you would have to take the freeway. It is like throwing you into the pool type of situation. I had to take the 110! That is a three lane freaking freeway with lots of curves. I got over it plus was driving slow. I suggest you drive on the middle lane. As for what they teach is to drive to the previous student home and then drive to a secluded place with less car and pedestrian to practice driving straight, turnings and at stop signs.
They DO NOT teach you how to parallel park. Just to park onto the curb and how to spot that you had park closes to the curb because that is all the dmv ask for you to do.
Tip for the dmv, if you hit the curb while trying to «park» it is automatic fail.

I guess it is understandable as to why a couple people are so unsatisfied by George, but just because he doesn’t always make it to his lessons on time doesn’t mean he’s a terrible instructor, or even bad.
I’ve heard many stories about driving instructors, and most of the time, they said that they felt like they were driving with a dead log, that shuffles around a moment or two in the passenger seat. And for the most part, they just made you feel very uncomfortable, and possibly scared with their wood-​like nature.
But This Man is different. He just talks to you about life and jokes around, making you feel as comfortable as you can be, while making sure you understand how to actually drive. He’s getting you ready to drive yourself and other people around without all the stress!
Plus, its driving school, do you REALLY want to pay that extra 10 dollars, which may total up to 30+ dollars from another driving school, that probably doesn’t teach better than he does?^Pretty sure most of you reading this are asian. saving money is good, you can buy food, so go to this man.
[Passed First Try, Minus 2 Points]

I moved here from Canada and needed a few lessons before taking the road test for my California license. My instructor, George, was AWESOME! I couldn’t ask for a better instructor.
He is easy to talk to, calm, and confident, and he genuinely wants you to become a SAFE driver. He takes you through highways (which is rare for instructors to do), local streets, and most importantly, potential test routes! As an «asian woman driver,» I have tons of bad/​dangerous habits, but after driving for two hours, he was able to point out my problems and correct them. I honestly think I’m a much better driver now because of him.
I highly recommend going to George for driving lessons. You won’t regret it!

I am also puzzled by the rave reviews here. Tang’s must not have been busy when you guys took your training. Sorry for this long review but I am livid with this school and I don’t want anyone else to go through what my son and I went through. TOTALLY WASTE OF MONEY!!!
Anyway, on to my review. After reading the reviews from Unilocal,I decided to go with Tang’s. BAD MISTAKE! So I called on Nov 23^rd 2011 for a Dec 19^th –21^st (2 hours each day for 3 days) appointment for my 16 year old son. I specifically requested for GEORGE as stated by the reviewers on here. The lady on the phone said, «sure no problem». The price was $ 210 for 6 hours + $ 80 if you want George to take the student to the DMV for his exam on the day of. So I agreed and made the appointment. I’ve been teaching my son the basics for about 20+ hours behind the wheel training already. So I thought he was ready to complete his 6 hours behind the wheel training by a certified DMV approved school.
So Dec 19^th comes along, I took the day off from work to meet with them. Waited for them to come or call but nothing. So after waiting for awhile, I called to check. I spoke to Mr. Tang and asked whats going on? He said he was sorry but they had to reschedule my appointment for tomorrow because they were too busy today. REALLY!!! I made an appointment over a month ago and they couldn’t call or tell me that in advance. He then said, «I’ll skip 2 hours of training for you.» I replied back by saying, «This training is for my son, a new driver! I want my son to get the full 6 hours! I want George to be here at 10am tomorrow!!» This practice sounds illegal to me by the way (you be the judge). So he said «Ok, we’ll see you tomorrow.»
Dec 20^th, so I called in late for work, just so I can meet George. An hour after from said appointment time, I get a call from a person name Richardo and said he is outside. So I stated «Where’s George, I requested George for all 3 days of training?» Richardo said «I dont know, Mr Tang sent me.» Whatevers! I was pissed!
Dec 21^th, Mr Tang calls me and says he needs to change the appointment time from 10am to 5pm. I asked why. He said George is snowboarding. WTF!!! George came around 5pm.
Dec 22^nd, last day of training. Appointment was at noon and George was on time.
Conclusions: Richardo or George did not teach my son parking techniques. Did not teach backing up in a straight line. I opt out on the additional $ 80 DMV day, cause I was so over-​with with this school.
PLEASE LISTEN TO ME!!! I highly recommend any parents out there to AVOID this school for your soon to be new driver. This school is not organize and does not practice good business ethics. WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY! Look elsewhere.

A friend of mine was tired of failing her driver’s license test, so I decided to look on Unilocal to see if we could find a reliable driving school that would help her pass the test.
Tang’s driving school has great rates of $ 50 for 2 hours of drive time. My friend practiced everyday for about a week and then her instructor signed her up to take her driver’s license exam.
She passed! I guess 5^th times a charm right? Either way, her previous driving schools obviously didn’t work. She didn’t even need much practice with Tang’s Driving School to pass the test.
I would highly recommend Tang’s, their instructors are great!