SaveDriver Services Driving School of St. Louis

Mrs. Williams and Gary gave me some advice that I will remember for a lifetime. They helped me overcome my fear of being behind the wheel of a vehicle, and simplified things so that I could easily learn the mechanics of driving. Kudos to this wonderful driving school.

I passed my license today! I had 3 lessons, one with Gary then 2 with Mrs. Williams. I took thee drivers test my 3^rd time out but failed because I was with a lady named Kathy at thee Chouteau location. But my 4^th time out I took it with a different lady don’t remember her name, but I passed! Thanks to Mrs. Williams!!!

I just passed my road test! I had an awesome experience with Savedrivers. I had Mr. Gary and Mrs. Williams as my instructors, and both of them were courteous, knowledgeable, and great teachers. Coming from NYC, I had never driven a car before, but they were patient with me and helped me learn at my own pace. Very kind, always punctual, and very effective!

My ¹⁵⁄₁₆ year old took 2 lessons from Gary. We loved him. He is very friendly and put her at ease. Then Mr. Williams gave her a 3^rd hour long lesson and she used his car to take the test. She passed with a 97! The price was fair and worth it!
Thank you.

Great

Short version:
⁴⁄₅ instruction quality
⁵⁄₅ value for money
²⁄₅ instructor personality.
Would NOT buy/​use again.
Highlights included my instructor gloating about having someone (me) to run his errands, wasting my lesson time and money running his errands, my instructor calling another instructor to talk about me negatively, and my instructor spending the rest of the lesson talking about his other students negatively.
Further, it’s extremely suspicious to me that at least eleven of his reviews are the ONLY reviews those individuals have ever written. Most of these are in the «unrecommended reviews» section of this business page. Fishy, Fishy.
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While Savedriver was not for me, I still give them a hesitant thumbs up to anyone that can tolerate being disrespected for two hours.
My instructor was late, but he at least had the decency to text me by 7:02 telling me he’d be there in 20.
I received a full 2 hour lesson, and am very satisfied with the value for my money. Rico made sure that all of my lesson pertained specifically to the test once we arrived at our practice location, even if he had ZERO patience and a huffy-​puffy attitude. I did pay about $ 7.50 (10 minutes out of 120, or ¹⁄₁₂ of $ 90) chauffeuring him to get coffee. He boasted about having a personal driver to take him wherever he wanted. Pompous ass. Seems he forgot his role in our business transaction.
This brings me to the one negative: the only reason SD gets 3 stars instead of five is because of Rico’s personality. In fact, it was bad enough to stop me from taking another lesson with him, and nearly mandated that I end the lesson prematurely for the sake of my own self-​respect. I was the subject of several disparaging remarks and «jokes» throughout our lesson; he went so far as to call up another instructor and talk badly about me; he talked negatively about other students; and he thought it was appropriate to disrespect me by abusing my expensive lesson time to run his errands. He was far too too dominant and condescending, and seemed to think very highly of himself. He is a former MSHP driver test examiner; once a big bad cop, always a big bad cop, I guess?
What sets Savedriver apart from other companies is how test-​centric the lessons are. Savedriver will NOT waste your time on frivolous, non-​test material. Had my instructor come with a tolerable personality, it’d have been a match made in heaven. Savedriver was cheap, and focused entirely on the test once the lesson began. Good luck tolerating his disrespectful attitude, and that hellishly irritating metal wand/​pointer that he loves to bang against the glass windows to get your attention.

Thanks to Mr. Williams and Gary at Save Driver Services, my son who had failed the test twice before passed with 94. After just 2 lessons. Mr. Williams is truly an honest individual, he doesn’t sell you a bunch of lessons you don’t need and his price is very fair compared to others in town.
Thanks, your the best!

Mr. Williams is very responsible and helpful.
He taught me in exactly the way how I took the test, and his lessons were inspirational and well-​organized.
Here, I got 97 for my first shot:) I really appreciate his effort and I do respect his teaching as well as working spirit.
Thank you so much.

Mr. Williams was very proffessional and taught my son safe driving practices. His rates are fair and reasonable and my son passed his drivers test on the first try after training with Mr Williams. Even after passing his drivers test, we still had two more lessons so that my son could learn how to drive on the highway safely. Savedriver Driving School was recommended to me by another parent and I highly recommend to others as well.