Southern Tier Driving School

NEVER use this business! Someone told me this used to be a good place for driving instruction. However, the owner/operator has let the business slide in the past two years. He is always late for lessons and classroom instruction. His vehicles frequently break down - even before a scheduled road test - this happened to a friend of mine. Most of the office staff left last year, probably because he was hard to work for. It took my friend months to get a refund, and only because he called everyday (and got an answering machine most of the time). No way to run a business! Use Baxter's or Vic's ProDriving Schools in the area - much more professional and easy to deal with! Pros: Used to be good Cons: All staff quit, old vehicles more

I took driving classes with Warren and he was always late. I just thought he had poor time management skills, until he didn't show up my road test. When I told the road test person I was waiting for him she automatically knew who I was talking about. She told me he pulls this kind of thing all the time. He has yet to return my money for the portion of the package that included the road test. Cons: unprofessional, always late more

Jeff instructed my 15 hour driving lessons package. He was both firm and friendly. He never lost his temper, was always fun to drive with and at the same time a great instructor. We went over all aspects of the driving test and I just blindly followed his instructions at the test. It worked out great - he took a chap who had never driven in his life, and made him pass the road test very comfortably (90 on 100). Pros: Pricing, service more

Attended 5 hour driving course with them. The class was supposed to begin at 5.00PM at Ramada inn Ithaca. The instructor did not turn up, and when we called up, they were rude and said someone is the way. The fellow arrived by 5.30PM. He went of talking till 10.30PM (as if he was revengful) and said that the class by law is supposed to be for 5 hours!!!!!. Okay thats the law, but listening to such bland talk for 5 hours from that fellow was a nightmare. He went on and on repeating the same thing. I went for this school, because they offered a $5 discount coupon. But now I really regret doing so. more