I had a terrible experience with their instructor, Raymond Crilly. Initially, he seemed fine — polite and familiar with the Raheny routes. However, I quickly noticed that anytime I glanced over, he wo... Read More
I had a terrible experience with their instructor, Raymond Crilly. Initially, he seemed fine — polite and familiar with the Raheny routes. However, I quickly noticed that anytime I glanced over, he would be looking down at his phone. As a nervous driver, this made me very uncomfortable, but I’m not a confrontational person, so I said nothing.
After 10 lessons, I decided to try another instructor, Mike (not from this company), on my dad’s recommendation. Mike was great — never touched his phone, and was really informative. However, he was hard to book, so for convenience, I went back to Ray for my 12th lesson.
When I mentioned I had done my 11th lesson with someone else, Ray’s attitude completely changed. He spent the entire drive berating me in the most condescending tone. I hadn’t stalled in four months, but I was so rattled by his manner that I stalled three times at one light. Eventually, I’d had enough and ended the lesson early. When I brought up the phone issue, he snapped back saying he has “a business to run.”
So, if you want to pay an instructor €50 an hour to come second to his phone and be spoken down to, Raymond Crilly is your man.
Personally, I believe an instructor should be present, supportive, and prioritise your current lesson over chasing future clients. I regret ever going back — and even more so, paying for that final so-called lesson. Read Less