Dear Al Juli... I have heard quite a few stories myself and was apprehensive about joining a driving school.
Eventually I settled on Al Khebra driving school in Abu Hamour. The only other place that I had enquired with was gulf driving school.
Gulf driving school conveyed that the earliest slot that they could give me was a month away! Al khebra started classes within days of registering.
Al khebra offers pick up and drop off from key points which was convenient. Now I was lucky enough to get an instructor who did give me good driving tips. He was very critical of my driving too ensuring that I didn't get too complacent. At the same time he did drop subtle hints that he wouldn't mind some extra bucks. But I cant say the same for a friend of mine who attended the same driving school as me.. he got a instructor who was more keen on openly ripping him off. But the point i'm trying to make here is that I don't think anyone driving school is better than the other. Ultimately all the instructors are under paid and try to make a quick buck. From what I heard, driving schools also have a system wherein the instructors are graded based on how many of their student clear the driving test. So no instructor will purposely try to make u fail, lest their grading/incentives get affected. Driving schools also let you change the instructor midway if you aren't satisfied and some of the driving schools take these sort of issues seriously. But that said and done, I did 'tip' my instructor eventually but only after the entire course just to convey that no amount of subtle hints will get me to tip him unless I wanted to. hehe.. Anyway all the best! may your roads be ever clear of traffic!
Dear Al Juli... I have heard quite a few stories myself and was apprehensive about joining a driving school.
Eventually I settled on Al Khebra driving school in Abu Hamour. The only other place that I had enquired with was gulf driving school.
Gulf driving school conveyed that the earliest slot that they could give me was a month away! Al khebra started classes within days of registering.
Al khebra offers pick up and drop off from key points which was convenient. Now I was lucky enough to get an instructor who did give me good driving tips. He was very critical of my driving too ensuring that I didn't get too complacent. At the same time he did drop subtle hints that he wouldn't mind some extra bucks. But I cant say the same for a friend of mine who attended the same driving school as me.. he got a instructor who was more keen on openly ripping him off. But the point i'm trying to make here is that I don't think anyone driving school is better than the other. Ultimately all the instructors are under paid and try to make a quick buck. From what I heard, driving schools also have a system wherein the instructors are graded based on how many of their student clear the driving test. So no instructor will purposely try to make u fail, lest their grading/incentives get affected. Driving schools also let you change the instructor midway if you aren't satisfied and some of the driving schools take these sort of issues seriously. But that said and done, I did 'tip' my instructor eventually but only after the entire course just to convey that no amount of subtle hints will get me to tip him unless I wanted to. hehe.. Anyway all the best! may your roads be ever clear of traffic!