Local Driving School - Albany, California

Kayla Ellison

It was a great experience my instructor Kurt was kind and patient with me and made funny jokes to help my anxiety. My mom and I quickly learned to trust him. Completely and I'm so grateful to have had help in getting my license. Kurt was clear and articulate with his explanations and even had a whiteboard. To help show diagrams it explain techniques and important acronyms. If your unsure about who to go with to learn to drive I highly recommend local driving school. They are great.

Matt Putz

I had my lesson with Sean S. in Alameda. Passed on the first try after one 2-hr lesson a week in advance and a 40-min practice session on the day of (I already had a licence in Europe). I found Sean helpful: he gave me a good sense of which things to focus on during the test. He's also nice.

Angela Soriano

This is my story of going from a complete novice to being a license owner!

First day, I knew nothing of driving. Absolutely nothing. I was scared to have even have the responsibility of driving a car. I feared it so much I drove very slowly around the area and didn’t even want to drive onto the busy road because it was all so foreign to me and Mr. Kirt said that was alright since it was the first lesson. He recognized my uneasiness and discomfort on the whole experience and let me go easy.

Second lesson, just as anxious but before we took off, he helped me with the anxiety by showing me funny videos. This time, it seems that the busy roads I was villainizing in my mind turned out to be not so scary. Of course there were some bumps on the road (not literally, metaphorically I mean) but Mr. Kirt helped by teaching me some defensive driving!

Third lesson, didn't see that car when I was merging but I’m glad Mr. Kirt was quick and helped me steer the car away before something bad happened! The rest of that, we were driving around the streets where I was going to take the test in to help me be familiar with the surroundings! Taking these driving lessons from Local Driving School really helped out a lot!

But more specifically, I want to thank Mr. Kirt for helping me and teaching me even though I was a bit clueless and thick-skulled at times during his lessons. During the driving test, I really remembered almost everything he taught me. Signal, rear view mirror, side view mirrors, over the shoulder, then go and so much more. I really couldn’t get the over-the-shoulder part until the driving test when it all clicked. I’m thankful that Mr. Kirt was so helpful, kind and patient. He really tried to help me get rid of my nerves by laughing with me and by reinforcing good driving habits (and also by praying with me when I was so scared just before the test lol).

Thank you so much again. Now I pass the baton to my little sister. She’ll also be taking lessons from Local Driving School because they really are the best! Of course, I’ll also be recommending Mr. Kirt to her. Thank you for everything and sorry for this long review, haha. I just wanted to show how much I really appreciated the effort put into teaching someone hard-headed like me.

Wilson Sarosa

I had Sean and he was a fantastic teacher who taught me safe driving techniques and tips on how to do well on the DMV exam. He explained the concepts clearly and helped me pass the road test on my first try!

Eva Lal

I had the privilege of having Kirt as my instructor, and I must say, he is truly an exceptional teacher. I highly recommend local driving school and Kirt. He was very calm which helped me stay at ease. It was evident that he possesses a genuine passion for teaching. I learned so much during my lessons. Kirt's guidance and support helped me feel so confident in my driving abilities. I now have better understand the rules of the road. Thanks to his expertise, I feel well-prepared to pass my test. THANK YOU SO MUCH KIRT!

Oliver Carmont

I had Sean and he was a fantastic teacher. Sean has over two decades of experience driving. He taught me safe driving techniques and tips on how to do well on the DMV exam. He explained all concepts clearly and helped me practice thoroughly. Ultimately, Sean helped me pass the road test on my first try!

Sonia

My instructor Sean was an amazing instructor- very calm and informative. He gave a lot of tips to drive safely and pass the test successfully at the 1st attempt. Would 10/10 recommend him

The Siats

I PASSED!!! Thanks to my instructor Kirt Ewing, he’s very nice, kind and fun to be with your driving, as a new driver I felt nervous but Kirt help me out, he taught me everything before my DMV road test, he made sure that I will pass the exam. I would HIGHLY recommend Kirt Ewing, The best instructor I’ve ever had.