24th/08/2018 - I purchased a course of driving lessons from Red Driving School. On the day of my first two hour lesson, the instructor (Kamruz) spoke for the first hour and was asking/demonstrating to... Read More
24th/08/2018 - I purchased a course of driving lessons from Red Driving School. On the day of my first two hour lesson, the instructor (Kamruz) spoke for the first hour and was asking/demonstrating to me if i knew how to close a car door! I only had an hour of driving lessons. During the lesson he constantly was yelling at me and telling me that I was not a good driver!
I felt very anxious and uncomfortable and even told him to stop shouting at me as he was making me feel anxious but he continued, and on top kept adjusting his groin area and touching my arm which made me feel extremely uncomfortable as it was very invasive of my personal space.
He spoke bad about previous and current drivers and spoke too much throughout about his personal life (Inappropriate stuff) and boasting about absolute rubbish and minimal to do with driving. I honestly think he has some issues!
I called Red driving School and explained all the above and asked for a full refund as it was the worst driving experience that I had ever had and personally thought the service was extremely unprofessional, but Red driving school have refused to refund me for the lessons not used and for the partial two hours well one hour of driving lesson that I actually had, and the other of Kamruz talking non stop!
Red were very dismissive and just replied with every instructor has different styles of learning they did not care about any thing that I had told them. I put the phone down but after 30 minutes of being upset and feeling conned. I decided to Red Driving School again and asked to speak to a manager, but was told that a manager was unavailable and it would be the same as everything she had explained already over the phone.
I felt customer service was being reluctant and was not bothered to put me through to speak to a manager. Any how the customer service lady said that a manager would call within three days. It has now almost been a week an no call back from a manager nor from customer services. Red driving school also mentioned that the investigation would take up to seven days and I still haven't heard anything back!
I wish I had seen thereviews on Trust Pilot as a majority were negative! I just want my money back PLEASE!
I do NOT recommend this driving school to anyone as they put money before people and are a complete waste of time and money!
04/09/2018 - This entire company is a shambles!!! Chris (manager) finally called me on Friday 31/08/2018 at around 18.40pm minutes before closing time after leaving a bad review! I had received a missed call on Thursday from an unknown number and asked Chris if it was him in which he replied yes, only for me to find it was someone else who had actually called me. I can not believe that he lied to me so blatantly, clearly the issues with Red start from management and has had a domino effect on the rest of the company!
Furthermore, Kamruz has denied all allegations, and has also lied about the events that happened. I have told them to install cameras in the cars so no one else goes through this again! Chris did not seem bothered and told me that the money was gone and nothing could be done about it! I don't feel that Chris was empathetic at all and could not care less about my experience or about sorting my refund!
Chris told me that a member of staff would be in contact on Monday to give me a refund for the lessons that I had not used, he told me he could not do it there and then as he was rushing to get home. It is now Tuesday and still no call or refund as promised!
Please stay away from this company! Read Less
eagle kird
13 Apr 2018
REPORT
Oh how much I wish I've seen these reviews before I booked them. I had zero driving experience and when on the test day he was half an hour late than when he finally arrived he explained that he neede... Read More
Oh how much I wish I've seen these reviews before I booked them. I had zero driving experience and when on the test day he was half an hour late than when he finally arrived he explained that he needed to wash his car before the test. Then he asked if it would be OK for him to take his kids to school, I was shocked, but I agreed as he just put me in very ackward situation. After that we went straight to the test centre and that was my one hour of warm up. I failed the test because the instructor tought me to reverse park only looking at the mirrors and that was major mistake. After the test I questioned him about the reverse parking and he said nothing. Just sat there quietly just assured me that I will pass the next time. It's a NO from me, thanks. Read Less
Ezy B
7 Apr 2018
REPORT
NEVER GO WITH THEM!!!
I’ve booked some block lessons and paid a lot in advance. The instructor never showed up! I have waited 1 hours to be picked up and called the instructor several times no answer!... Read More
NEVER GO WITH THEM!!!
I’ve booked some block lessons and paid a lot in advance. The instructor never showed up! I have waited 1 hours to be picked up and called the instructor several times no answer! Called the central and they said they give half an hour limit to the instructor if they run late but I said I waited 1 hour! And that day I took a day off which means I lost money as well! I asked for a refund and they didn’t refund the booking fee which was a small amount but it was not my fault that I’ve had to ask for a refund! DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE!!! Read Less
Mayor Chimezie Anele
28 Mar 2018
REPORT
Bad Bad Bad, stay away for real. They will find it hard to refund for services they did not provide and their drivers don't show up when you book for lessons. on the day of my lesson I called and the... Read More
Bad Bad Bad, stay away for real. They will find it hard to refund for services they did not provide and their drivers don't show up when you book for lessons. on the day of my lesson I called and the driver told me he does not work for them. Read Less
April Richards
15 Mar 2018
REPORT
AVOID AVOID AVOID
Shocking company who use. Bullying tactics on young drivers to block book and demand payments in cash when you urefuse they drop you as a client. Luckily my daughter told me that th... Read More
AVOID AVOID AVOID
Shocking company who use. Bullying tactics on young drivers to block book and demand payments in cash when you urefuse they drop you as a client. Luckily my daughter told me that the instructor was being pushy demanding block bookings with cash payments for others they might get bullied into something they don't actually want. Read Less
Dani Real Talk Statue promoter
27 Feb 2018
REPORT
If you looking for a driving school. Do not go to Red driving school. They put me in touch with a Instructor, A. Who told me to travel, to Wanstead. To do lessons. He took me on back roads for 15 hour... Read More
If you looking for a driving school. Do not go to Red driving school. They put me in touch with a Instructor, A. Who told me to travel, to Wanstead. To do lessons. He took me on back roads for 15 hours and I am a person that can drive. He was always, and I mean always on his phone talking to the whole country whilst we were doing a lessons. Than started cancelling and I mean alot like 5+ lessons in a row. I asked for another instructor and Instructor B was even worse. He basically would just sit there and talk about his stories not telling me anything about the road, signs nothing. I got fed up. Booked london intensive course and within 35hours I passed my license first time. I would avoid Red like a plague. Read Less
Bethany Ann McDonald
29 Jan 2018
REPORT
Red is absolutely RUBBISH. They booked my first lesson with a driver that didn't even work for them any longer and I only found out when, after rearranging childcare on the weekend, the bloody instru... Read More
Red is absolutely RUBBISH. They booked my first lesson with a driver that didn't even work for them any longer and I only found out when, after rearranging childcare on the weekend, the bloody instructor never turned up. I called to find out what happened and all they said was, 'We do apologise, let's book you in for another lesson.' As if! I said that my time was just as valuable as theirs and that they should offer me a free lesson as compensation since I'd have been charged if it was me who was the no show. 'We don't do that,' they said. Wow. That's some serious disrespect to the customer. If you'r reading this RED, I suggest you review your customer service policy along with your list of instructors.
Book your driving instructors via .Gov - go independent, go local! Read Less
Bethany McShepherd
29 Jan 2018
REPORT
Red is absolutely RUBBISH. They booked my first lesson with a driver that didn't even work for them any longer and I only found out when, after rearranging childcare on the weekend, the bloody instru... Read More
Red is absolutely RUBBISH. They booked my first lesson with a driver that didn't even work for them any longer and I only found out when, after rearranging childcare on the weekend, the bloody instructor never turned up. I called to find out what happened and all they said was, 'We do apologise, let's book you in for another lesson.' As if! I said that my time was just as valuable as theirs and that they should offer me a free lesson as compensation since I'd have been charged if it was me who was the no show. 'We don't do that,' they said. Wow. That's some serious disrespect to the customer. If you'r reading this RED, I suggest you review your customer service policy along with your list of instructors.
Book your driving instructors via .Gov - go independent, go local! Read Less
ömer nebil yaveroğlu
4 Dec 2017
REPORT
Awful experience...
Here is my story. I am a 12 year driver in Turkey and U.S. and I needed some driving lessons to adapt to British traffic before my practical exam. They arranged an instructor and ... Read More
Awful experience...
Here is my story. I am a 12 year driver in Turkey and U.S. and I needed some driving lessons to adapt to British traffic before my practical exam. They arranged an instructor and since the first day, the instructor kept saying that I am not a terrible driver, but I need to take more classes to adapt to the traffic otherwise I will fail the test. I was planning 4-hours tops, but he convinced me to buy another 4-hours since he did not take me to the exam area in my first hours. Then came the exam day. Three days before the exam, the instructor tells me to book 4 hours for the exam day (128£ in cost) + pay 100£ in cash to him as a car rental fee. I ask RED if this is the standard procedure and they say it is not. And I tell the instructor that I am not paying 100£ extra for the exam day. The instructor called me, yelled at me that I am accusing him of being a robber, and he refused to take me to the exam. When I get back to RED asking for a replacement instructor, they could not find a replacement, but only got my complaint escalated. Now I am searching for a new instructor, who will accept to take me to the exam within 2 days notice.
After this experience, I advise to never ever book classes with RED. They have no control on their instructor quality. Read Less
jenny abidi
16 Jul 2017
REPORT
Do not book with this driving school they are a complete waste of time. Quick to take money for such a rubbish service. The driving instructor didn't seem to know what he was doing constantly contrad... Read More
Do not book with this driving school they are a complete waste of time. Quick to take money for such a rubbish service. The driving instructor didn't seem to know what he was doing constantly contradicting himself and found him very patronising. Called up for a refund and was asked a million questions before they agreed to give me my money back. Unless you never want to pass or have alot of money to throw down the drain, do not use this driving school. Read Less
Rob Wick
7 Jun 2017
REPORT
After two months of waiting for my daughters first driving lesson it was cancelled 3 days before by the instructor. No explanation just "CANCELLED" no other instructor about to replace him. Poor show ... Read More
After two months of waiting for my daughters first driving lesson it was cancelled 3 days before by the instructor. No explanation just "CANCELLED" no other instructor about to replace him. Poor show and one very disappointed daughter. So where do you find a driving instructor at short notice? Not a hope in hell. Thanks RED never again. Read Less
Bash B
3 Jan 2017
REPORT
The instructor by red told me he will not be able to show up at the test time and will not be able to bring his car.
The given notice was shorter than 48 resulting losing my test fees.
I complained to... Read More
The instructor by red told me he will not be able to show up at the test time and will not be able to bring his car.
The given notice was shorter than 48 resulting losing my test fees.
I complained to Red but they just said sorry. Read Less
24th/08/2018 - I purchased a course of driving lessons from Red Driving School. On the day of my first two hour lesson, the instructor (Kamruz) spoke for the first hour and was asking/demonstrating to... Read More
24th/08/2018 - I purchased a course of driving lessons from Red Driving School. On the day of my first two hour lesson, the instructor (Kamruz) spoke for the first hour and was asking/demonstrating to me if i knew how to close a car door! I only had an hour of driving lessons. During the lesson he constantly was yelling at me and telling me that I was not a good driver!
I felt very anxious and uncomfortable and even told him to stop shouting at me as he was making me feel anxious but he continued, and on top kept adjusting his groin area and touching my arm which made me feel extremely uncomfortable as it was very invasive of my personal space.
He spoke bad about previous and current drivers and spoke too much throughout about his personal life (Inappropriate stuff) and boasting about absolute rubbish and minimal to do with driving. I honestly think he has some issues!
I called Red driving School and explained all the above and asked for a full refund as it was the worst driving experience that I had ever had and personally thought the service was extremely unprofessional, but Red driving school have refused to refund me for the lessons not used and for the partial two hours well one hour of driving lesson that I actually had, and the other of Kamruz talking non stop!
Red were very dismissive and just replied with every instructor has different styles of learning they did not care about any thing that I had told them. I put the phone down but after 30 minutes of being upset and feeling conned. I decided to Red Driving School again and asked to speak to a manager, but was told that a manager was unavailable and it would be the same as everything she had explained already over the phone.
I felt customer service was being reluctant and was not bothered to put me through to speak to a manager. Any how the customer service lady said that a manager would call within three days. It has now almost been a week an no call back from a manager nor from customer services. Red driving school also mentioned that the investigation would take up to seven days and I still haven't heard anything back!
I wish I had seen thereviews on Trust Pilot as a majority were negative! I just want my money back PLEASE!
I do NOT recommend this driving school to anyone as they put money before people and are a complete waste of time and money!
04/09/2018 - This entire company is a shambles!!! Chris (manager) finally called me on Friday 31/08/2018 at around 18.40pm minutes before closing time after leaving a bad review! I had received a missed call on Thursday from an unknown number and asked Chris if it was him in which he replied yes, only for me to find it was someone else who had actually called me. I can not believe that he lied to me so blatantly, clearly the issues with Red start from management and has had a domino effect on the rest of the company!
Furthermore, Kamruz has denied all allegations, and has also lied about the events that happened. I have told them to install cameras in the cars so no one else goes through this again! Chris did not seem bothered and told me that the money was gone and nothing could be done about it! I don't feel that Chris was empathetic at all and could not care less about my experience or about sorting my refund!
Chris told me that a member of staff would be in contact on Monday to give me a refund for the lessons that I had not used, he told me he could not do it there and then as he was rushing to get home. It is now Tuesday and still no call or refund as promised!
Please stay away from this company! Read Less
eagle kird
13 Apr 2018
REPORT
☆☆☆☆☆
REPORT
Oh how much I wish I've seen these reviews before I booked them. I had zero driving experience and when on the test day he was half an hour late than when he finally arrived he explained that he neede... Read More
Oh how much I wish I've seen these reviews before I booked them. I had zero driving experience and when on the test day he was half an hour late than when he finally arrived he explained that he needed to wash his car before the test. Then he asked if it would be OK for him to take his kids to school, I was shocked, but I agreed as he just put me in very ackward situation. After that we went straight to the test centre and that was my one hour of warm up. I failed the test because the instructor tought me to reverse park only looking at the mirrors and that was major mistake. After the test I questioned him about the reverse parking and he said nothing. Just sat there quietly just assured me that I will pass the next time. It's a NO from me, thanks. Read Less
Ezy B
7 Apr 2018
REPORT
☆☆☆☆☆
REPORT
NEVER GO WITH THEM!!!
I’ve booked some block lessons and paid a lot in advance. The instructor never showed up! I have waited 1 hours to be picked up and called the instructor several times no answer!... Read More
NEVER GO WITH THEM!!!
I’ve booked some block lessons and paid a lot in advance. The instructor never showed up! I have waited 1 hours to be picked up and called the instructor several times no answer! Called the central and they said they give half an hour limit to the instructor if they run late but I said I waited 1 hour! And that day I took a day off which means I lost money as well! I asked for a refund and they didn’t refund the booking fee which was a small amount but it was not my fault that I’ve had to ask for a refund! DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE!!! Read Less
Mayor Chimezie Anele
28 Mar 2018
REPORT
☆☆☆☆☆
REPORT
Bad Bad Bad, stay away for real. They will find it hard to refund for services they did not provide and their drivers don't show up when you book for lessons. on the day of my lesson I called and the... Read More
Bad Bad Bad, stay away for real. They will find it hard to refund for services they did not provide and their drivers don't show up when you book for lessons. on the day of my lesson I called and the driver told me he does not work for them. Read Less
April Richards
15 Mar 2018
REPORT
☆☆☆☆☆
REPORT
AVOID AVOID AVOID
Shocking company who use. Bullying tactics on young drivers to block book and demand payments in cash when you urefuse they drop you as a client. Luckily my daughter told me that th... Read More
AVOID AVOID AVOID
Shocking company who use. Bullying tactics on young drivers to block book and demand payments in cash when you urefuse they drop you as a client. Luckily my daughter told me that the instructor was being pushy demanding block bookings with cash payments for others they might get bullied into something they don't actually want. Read Less
Dani Real Talk Statue promoter
27 Feb 2018
REPORT
☆☆☆☆☆
REPORT
If you looking for a driving school. Do not go to Red driving school. They put me in touch with a Instructor, A. Who told me to travel, to Wanstead. To do lessons. He took me on back roads for 15 hour... Read More
If you looking for a driving school. Do not go to Red driving school. They put me in touch with a Instructor, A. Who told me to travel, to Wanstead. To do lessons. He took me on back roads for 15 hours and I am a person that can drive. He was always, and I mean always on his phone talking to the whole country whilst we were doing a lessons. Than started cancelling and I mean alot like 5+ lessons in a row. I asked for another instructor and Instructor B was even worse. He basically would just sit there and talk about his stories not telling me anything about the road, signs nothing. I got fed up. Booked london intensive course and within 35hours I passed my license first time. I would avoid Red like a plague. Read Less
Bethany Ann McDonald
29 Jan 2018
REPORT
☆☆☆☆☆
REPORT
Red is absolutely RUBBISH. They booked my first lesson with a driver that didn't even work for them any longer and I only found out when, after rearranging childcare on the weekend, the bloody instru... Read More
Red is absolutely RUBBISH. They booked my first lesson with a driver that didn't even work for them any longer and I only found out when, after rearranging childcare on the weekend, the bloody instructor never turned up. I called to find out what happened and all they said was, 'We do apologise, let's book you in for another lesson.' As if! I said that my time was just as valuable as theirs and that they should offer me a free lesson as compensation since I'd have been charged if it was me who was the no show. 'We don't do that,' they said. Wow. That's some serious disrespect to the customer. If you'r reading this RED, I suggest you review your customer service policy along with your list of instructors.
Book your driving instructors via .Gov - go independent, go local! Read Less
Bethany McShepherd
29 Jan 2018
REPORT
☆☆☆☆☆
REPORT
Red is absolutely RUBBISH. They booked my first lesson with a driver that didn't even work for them any longer and I only found out when, after rearranging childcare on the weekend, the bloody instru... Read More
Red is absolutely RUBBISH. They booked my first lesson with a driver that didn't even work for them any longer and I only found out when, after rearranging childcare on the weekend, the bloody instructor never turned up. I called to find out what happened and all they said was, 'We do apologise, let's book you in for another lesson.' As if! I said that my time was just as valuable as theirs and that they should offer me a free lesson as compensation since I'd have been charged if it was me who was the no show. 'We don't do that,' they said. Wow. That's some serious disrespect to the customer. If you'r reading this RED, I suggest you review your customer service policy along with your list of instructors.
Book your driving instructors via .Gov - go independent, go local! Read Less
ömer nebil yaveroğlu
4 Dec 2017
REPORT
☆☆☆☆☆
REPORT
Awful experience...
Here is my story. I am a 12 year driver in Turkey and U.S. and I needed some driving lessons to adapt to British traffic before my practical exam. They arranged an instructor and ... Read More
Awful experience...
Here is my story. I am a 12 year driver in Turkey and U.S. and I needed some driving lessons to adapt to British traffic before my practical exam. They arranged an instructor and since the first day, the instructor kept saying that I am not a terrible driver, but I need to take more classes to adapt to the traffic otherwise I will fail the test. I was planning 4-hours tops, but he convinced me to buy another 4-hours since he did not take me to the exam area in my first hours. Then came the exam day. Three days before the exam, the instructor tells me to book 4 hours for the exam day (128£ in cost) + pay 100£ in cash to him as a car rental fee. I ask RED if this is the standard procedure and they say it is not. And I tell the instructor that I am not paying 100£ extra for the exam day. The instructor called me, yelled at me that I am accusing him of being a robber, and he refused to take me to the exam. When I get back to RED asking for a replacement instructor, they could not find a replacement, but only got my complaint escalated. Now I am searching for a new instructor, who will accept to take me to the exam within 2 days notice.
After this experience, I advise to never ever book classes with RED. They have no control on their instructor quality. Read Less
jenny abidi
16 Jul 2017
REPORT
☆☆☆☆☆
REPORT
Do not book with this driving school they are a complete waste of time. Quick to take money for such a rubbish service. The driving instructor didn't seem to know what he was doing constantly contrad... Read More
Do not book with this driving school they are a complete waste of time. Quick to take money for such a rubbish service. The driving instructor didn't seem to know what he was doing constantly contradicting himself and found him very patronising. Called up for a refund and was asked a million questions before they agreed to give me my money back. Unless you never want to pass or have alot of money to throw down the drain, do not use this driving school. Read Less
Rob Wick
7 Jun 2017
REPORT
☆☆☆☆☆
REPORT
After two months of waiting for my daughters first driving lesson it was cancelled 3 days before by the instructor. No explanation just "CANCELLED" no other instructor about to replace him. Poor show ... Read More
After two months of waiting for my daughters first driving lesson it was cancelled 3 days before by the instructor. No explanation just "CANCELLED" no other instructor about to replace him. Poor show and one very disappointed daughter. So where do you find a driving instructor at short notice? Not a hope in hell. Thanks RED never again. Read Less
Bash B
3 Jan 2017
REPORT
☆☆☆☆☆
REPORT
The instructor by red told me he will not be able to show up at the test time and will not be able to bring his car.
The given notice was shorter than 48 resulting losing my test fees.
I complained to... Read More
The instructor by red told me he will not be able to show up at the test time and will not be able to bring his car.
The given notice was shorter than 48 resulting losing my test fees.
I complained to Red but they just said sorry. Read Less