10 Reviews

Gulf Coast Driving Academy

Lake Jackson, Texas
Reviews
jdavis
17 Nov 2025
REPORT
The instructor Mr. Robert was patient, informative, and helped me overcome my nervousness, giving me the confidence and skills to pass my test on the first try.
ziye yang
15 Sep 2025
REPORT
The instructor (Robert) was very patient. Under his guidance, I successfully obtained my driver's license. I am very happy and highly recommend it.
rhandy &mommy Douglas
28 Jul 2025
REPORT
Robert is a fantastic instructor. Very patient, soft spoken, not intimidating at all. professional, and well versed in the rules of the road. Not sure how it happened, but in a very short time I was a... Read More
Robert is a fantastic instructor. Very patient, soft spoken, not intimidating at all. professional, and well versed in the rules of the road. Not sure how it happened, but in a very short time I was a much better driver. Read Less
Alexandra Hernandez
23 Jan 2025
REPORT
If you're considering doing Third Party Testing, especially for a first time adult driver's license, this is the place to do it. Miss Pitts was very kind and understanding, explained the route thoroug... Read More
If you're considering doing Third Party Testing, especially for a first time adult driver's license, this is the place to do it. Miss Pitts was very kind and understanding, explained the route thoroughly to me and what I needed to do, and gave me detailed feedback at the end of the test. After a bad experience at the DMV it was a breath of fresh air! Read Less
Claudezilla Chmielewski
11 Mar 2021
REPORT
UPDATE: The owner response is yet ANOTHER LIE. They did nothing to help and intentionally thwarted any attempts we made to compromise. No one but staff was obnoxious or rude... I wish there was a wa... Read More
UPDATE: The owner response is yet ANOTHER LIE. They did nothing to help and intentionally thwarted any attempts we made to compromise. No one but staff was obnoxious or rude... I wish there was a way to give this business 0 stars. I am not the complaining type, but I thought I ought to take the time to relate my experience so that others don't have to go through what I did. Mr. Foley, the director and/or owner may suffer from senility and if that is the case I do apologize, but I cannot imagine any other reasonable justification for his behavior and that of the staff. Completely unprofessional. During the course of the class, my child received a serious physical threat at school and we thought it best to relocate him to my home 1.5 hours away. Because we had already paid Gulf Coast and they would not work with us, I went out of my way to make the 3 hour round trips to get him to and from this facility. I made these appointments personally with Mr. Foley and we were very clear over the phone and in writing as to when they would occur. I explained the circumstances in detail and he seemed to understand. But when I drove all the way back to Lake Jackson for our appointment, I was met with an incompetent staff who was not aware of our arrangements and refused to contact Mr. Foley, who was not even present. I insisted on staying until I spoke with him as he had not only wasted my time, effort and fuel, but also valuable time with my child that could have been spent other ways. I was threatened with a fabricated police dispatch to which I remained obstinate and insisted again on speaking with Mr. Foley. When they finally put him on the phone, I was cursed and insulted before being informed that he had no recollection of our multiple discussions and appointments. I was told that they did not want our business and that my child needed to find somewhere else to attend. They also made it maliciously clear that they would withhold the records of his progress as "their property" and he would have to start over entirely with another school, despite him having completed all classroom instruction and all. but 2 hours of drive time. At the end one of the women even stood up and got directly in my personal space during a time when social distancing was still mandated, took her mask off and screamed at me and threatened me from 6 inches in front of my face. I was both shocked and embarrassed by this behavior and decided it was best that we take our business elsewhere, but here I hope to forewarn anyone else that may be considering Gulf Coast Driving Academy, that it IS NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE! I highly recommend you find a better, more competent and professional business to give your valuable dollar. Read Less
Lanna Webb
23 Apr 2018
REPORT
Awesome school!! Great staff who really care about our kids and driving safety!
Courtney Cours
22 Apr 2018
REPORT
They are very professional and go above and beyond to help all students
Tristan Brown
22 Apr 2018
REPORT
Peter Talamantez
15 Dec 2016
REPORT
Not helpful at all and they lost all my paper work!
Dewayne Hunter
28 Jun 2014
REPORT
Dew
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Gulf Coast Driving Academy

Lake Jackson, Texas
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248 Plantation Drive
Lake Jackson Texas 77566
jdavis
17 Nov 2025
REPORT
The instructor Mr. Robert was patient, informative, and helped me overcome my nervousness, giving me the confidence and skills to pass my test on the first try.
ziye yang
15 Sep 2025
REPORT
The instructor (Robert) was very patient. Under his guidance, I successfully obtained my driver's license. I am very happy and highly recommend it.
rhandy &mommy Douglas
28 Jul 2025
REPORT
Robert is a fantastic instructor. Very patient, soft spoken, not intimidating at all. professional, and well versed in the rules of the road. Not sure how it happened, but in a very short time I was a... Read More
Robert is a fantastic instructor. Very patient, soft spoken, not intimidating at all. professional, and well versed in the rules of the road. Not sure how it happened, but in a very short time I was a much better driver. Read Less
Alexandra Hernandez
23 Jan 2025
REPORT
If you're considering doing Third Party Testing, especially for a first time adult driver's license, this is the place to do it. Miss Pitts was very kind and understanding, explained the route thoroug... Read More
If you're considering doing Third Party Testing, especially for a first time adult driver's license, this is the place to do it. Miss Pitts was very kind and understanding, explained the route thoroughly to me and what I needed to do, and gave me detailed feedback at the end of the test. After a bad experience at the DMV it was a breath of fresh air! Read Less
Claudezilla Chmielewski
11 Mar 2021
REPORT
UPDATE: The owner response is yet ANOTHER LIE. They did nothing to help and intentionally thwarted any attempts we made to compromise. No one but staff was obnoxious or rude... I wish there was a wa... Read More
UPDATE: The owner response is yet ANOTHER LIE. They did nothing to help and intentionally thwarted any attempts we made to compromise. No one but staff was obnoxious or rude... I wish there was a way to give this business 0 stars. I am not the complaining type, but I thought I ought to take the time to relate my experience so that others don't have to go through what I did. Mr. Foley, the director and/or owner may suffer from senility and if that is the case I do apologize, but I cannot imagine any other reasonable justification for his behavior and that of the staff. Completely unprofessional. During the course of the class, my child received a serious physical threat at school and we thought it best to relocate him to my home 1.5 hours away. Because we had already paid Gulf Coast and they would not work with us, I went out of my way to make the 3 hour round trips to get him to and from this facility. I made these appointments personally with Mr. Foley and we were very clear over the phone and in writing as to when they would occur. I explained the circumstances in detail and he seemed to understand. But when I drove all the way back to Lake Jackson for our appointment, I was met with an incompetent staff who was not aware of our arrangements and refused to contact Mr. Foley, who was not even present. I insisted on staying until I spoke with him as he had not only wasted my time, effort and fuel, but also valuable time with my child that could have been spent other ways. I was threatened with a fabricated police dispatch to which I remained obstinate and insisted again on speaking with Mr. Foley. When they finally put him on the phone, I was cursed and insulted before being informed that he had no recollection of our multiple discussions and appointments. I was told that they did not want our business and that my child needed to find somewhere else to attend. They also made it maliciously clear that they would withhold the records of his progress as "their property" and he would have to start over entirely with another school, despite him having completed all classroom instruction and all. but 2 hours of drive time. At the end one of the women even stood up and got directly in my personal space during a time when social distancing was still mandated, took her mask off and screamed at me and threatened me from 6 inches in front of my face. I was both shocked and embarrassed by this behavior and decided it was best that we take our business elsewhere, but here I hope to forewarn anyone else that may be considering Gulf Coast Driving Academy, that it IS NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE! I highly recommend you find a better, more competent and professional business to give your valuable dollar. Read Less
Lanna Webb
23 Apr 2018
REPORT
Awesome school!! Great staff who really care about our kids and driving safety!
Courtney Cours
22 Apr 2018
REPORT
They are very professional and go above and beyond to help all students
Tristan Brown
22 Apr 2018
REPORT
Peter Talamantez
15 Dec 2016
REPORT
Not helpful at all and they lost all my paper work!
Dewayne Hunter
28 Jun 2014
REPORT
Dew
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