Shore Driving School Inc

I passed an MTA bus operator exam and came to Shore Driving School to take lessons for my CDL B license. I wanted to get my license ahead of time before the MTA calls me to eliminate the pressure of having to do so many things during the MTA hiring process. I passed my road test today at the South Hicksville road test site after taking only 8 lessons. Before attending this school, I had never driven a large vehicle before. I’ve only owned small two door vehicles in my lifetime so I was initially nervous about driving a large vehicle. They have awesome & patient instructors that made me feel calm and confident during my training. The air brake tests, pre trip and in cab inspections are a real pain to learn. I recommend you ask your instructor if you can record these inspections with your cell phone and use the videos to practice at home. Doing it this way, I’m able to do all the inspections in my head without even looking at the bus. That’s how much it is drilled into my brain. I highly recommend Shore Driving School. Thank you Glen for your professionalism during my training at Shore Driving School.

I Do Not recommend this school, the instructor that teaches on the bus deliberately withheld information from you so you can fail, he is good with aggressive personalities, the quite nature ones he capitalizes, I had 2 friends with him & myself unknowing to him…
He teaches & don’t tell u why… he has an acient & deliberately goes faster so you would not get it, he never said you have to turn the front wheel, chuck the bus, he said to keep your hazard on after you pass over train line, when making a right he wants you to stay right these are incorrect, & this is just a few & when you don’t pass the office says you have to take a package all over again…
I am in Totally Kool driving school I was amazed how I was robbed by SHORE DRIVING SCHOOL when I compared notes…

The drivers were very nice and always on time but the classes during summer is over book. I missed a class from my second package after I paid 150 for five class I was charged 30 dollars extra all together 180 for a class I did not attend!

What can I say?
This was a pretty straight forward experience. After having a bad experience with another driving school I found Shore. After I scheduled my road test, I called them up and set 4 lessons for the test that was on that Friday. I had a different instructor each day and on the day of the test I was told to meet the driver at the Hollis location I believe. When I got there, there was 2 other people there so we all shared that car to take our test. I passed so I don’t really have any complaints except having to be driven to the bank because I some how owed them $ 4 whatever…

This review is for the Jamaica location. I’m not sure if they share the same instructors but they’re run by the same manager and owner.
I bought the 10 lesson package for $ 360. I really wish they had advised me about not taking my lessons too far apart. I work and go to school full time so finding time for anything was difficult for me but I managed to take a lesson once a week. I wish they would have said «you should take your lessons at least a few days apart, not once a week».
After my first few lessons I was discouraged because I was a horrible driver but with the help of a few instructors I was able to learn how to parallel park, do a K turn, and perfect my turns (my turns were horrid!).
I didn’t stick to one instructor because I wanted to learn as much as I could from different angles (everybody has a different style of teaching). I wanted to see which instructors I could benefit from. Majority of the staff was really nice including the receptionist, except this big stocky instructor I once had. I believe it was my 2^nd or 3^rd lesson. He was heavy set with glasses and as soon as I sat in the car It had a slight odor. Through out the whole lesson I felt like he was yelling at me, perhaps he thought he was just «teaching me» but giving attitude and saying «wuh ya doin gyal? ya na drive befar?!» is not teaching! He seemed very frustrated and with every slight mistake I made he huffed and puffed and continued to scold me. Obviously I suck at driving that’s why I payed $ 360 to f***ing learn!!! We drove around my block a million times!!! no turning, no parking, no K turns! I felt like all he cared about was when the lesson is going to be over. I was bored of not learning and annoyed because of his attitude, also his accent was so thick I barely understood what he said half of the time! He was rude, seemed very annoyed and was not afraid to show it, and very impatient. The lesson is 45 minutes but I was so pissed off that I ended it shortly with still 20 minutes to spare. As I stopped the car he suddenly became calm and asked me what was wrong. REALLY!!! you raise your voice, give attitude, and have the damn nerve to ask me whats wrong!!!
The owner is also an instructor, an older man (in his 50’s) he’s nice but impatient, I’ve also heard other not so nice things about him from his own staff! All the other instructors I had were kind, patient, understanding, and did their job. One time I had scheduled an early lesson around 8/​9am, I had gotten sick a few days before but I figured I’d be okay to drive, that morning of my lesson I was feeling worse (headache, fever, nausea) I tried calling the driving school but they weren’t opened yet so when the instructor called to say he’d be there soon I explained that I had been calling the driving school to cancel my lesson, I understand what an inconvenience that was for him waking up to teach me and I apologize for the last minute cancellation but my sickness had gotten worse. So of course he showed up 30 minutes late for my next lesson, HOW UNPROFESSIONAL — TALK ABOUT HOLDING A GRUDGE!!! On my 10^th lesson the instructor showed up 23 minutes late!!! and had the nerve to end it 5 minutes early!
So just a warning…
*Try to do your lessons at least a day or two apart
*Every instructor was kind, and patient EXCEPT for the two I mentioned
*Stick to one or two good instructors
*and don’t cancel a lesson last minute ’cause they don’t care if you’re sick they will show up late on purpose next time!!!

Let me start off by saying that I had no previous driving experience and I must say that at first I was very skeptical about going with shores driving school. However, I decided that I was going to take the chance and give them the benefit of the doubt. I signed up for the 10 classes package for $ 360. This package included 10 DRIVING LESSONS @ 45 MINS, 5 HOUR CLASSROOM TRAINING, ROAD TEST APPOINTMENT, CAR FOR ROAD TEST, PICK UP SERVICES AND THE ROAD TEST EVALUATION.
First off, the receptionists were very nice and tried to work around whatever schedule I had.
Secondly, I won’t lie, that 5 hour class was dreadful! It was extremely long and had very little to do with anything pertaining to driving!
Finally, I had 3 different instructors but VICTOR was by far THE BEST! I highly recommend him! He was very direct and pointed out specifically what aspects I needed to work on and tried his best to help me improve on these. It wasn’t just another class for him, he cared, he waited for me to feel comfortable to move off from the basics. I could tell that he was being very genuine! Simply put, he wanted me to pass and he did a great job at ensuring that I did! I don’t think I would have passed if it wasn’t for him! Thanks again Victor!!! * Passed my road test on 3÷27÷13 =]

Wow, I used Shore yearsss agooo I took the most expensive package which came with a lot of lessons, 5 hour class, road test and car for the road test. I passed my road test on the first try. The reason why I gave this place 3 stars was because there were about 2 instructors I didn’t like. One was immature and arrogant and the other didn’t really seem devoted to helping me learn how to drive, i mean, he was just getting paid to teach me. There were two incidents where the arrogant immature guy came late for me, he did give me the full hour each time but it was really unprofessional, and when we brought it to the attention of the young girl in the office (the one with glasses, idk if she still works there) she didn’t even care, she basically said ohwell aslong as he gave the full hour. It was just horrible customer service, basically saying they didnt care if I had other things to do as long as at some point I got my lesson, even if i was late to other engagements! If it was a more professional and serious company they would have done something to make up for the inconvenience esp since I did get the most expensive package. If there were any more issues I can’t even remember them at this point.

Great driving school. Everyone in my family (Mom, Dad and sister) went to Shore and we all got our licenses. Great staff with great options for those who feel comfortable with their driving capability.
Cool, relaxed teachers who know what they are doing make the school great. Keep up the good job!

I am taking lessons here right now. The people are friendly and I don’t think you can get a better driving instructor anywhere else. They are really great at making you feel comfortable behind the wheel. They have a number of packages to choose from. A great advantage is they are open 7 days a week.
I’m editing this post because I took my road test and passed, I have my drivers license now. The teaching methods really work.

Both my brother and I took lessons from this place and got up to the driving test. They’ve got the nicest teachers ever and very patient, especially considering what a pain I must have been. And even if you fail, they are pretty adamant about troubleshooting for the next time.