12 Reviews

Martinez Driving School

San Juan, Texas
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miloo
18 Jun 2026
REPORT
I wanted to share my experience with this driving school. This is by far the WORST driving school I have ever attended. After I finished my classes, I had to wait three months before I could finally g... Read More
I wanted to share my experience with this driving school. This is by far the WORST driving school I have ever attended. After I finished my classes, I had to wait three months before I could finally get behind the wheel. I have autism, so I tend to get overwhelmed easily when someone raises their voice at me. I also told the main guy there that I was a beginner. On my first day behind the wheel, I was doing okay until he started asking me questions to avoid making things awkward. He asked what my parents did for work. I told him where my mom works, but I didn’t say anything about my dad. Thats when he asked, “What about your dad?” I was debating whether or not I should tell him the truth, but eventually I did. I told him that my dad left. He then asked, “Oh…do you still talk to him?” It made me super uncomfortable because I didnt know what to say so I just shook my head. Thats when he made a joke, “He decided one day not to care and left.” and LAUGHED. Keep in mind that there was another student in the back seat because he paired us together for driving lessons. she laughed too, and it almost made me cry. On my second day, I was behind the wheel again, and he started being extremely hard on me. Yes, I understand that driving instructors need to correct mistakes and all, but this felt different. As I mentioned before, I get overwhelmed easily when people raise their voices so whenever he yelled at me, I freak out, which caused me to make even more mistakes. At one point, I almost crashed into a tree, and he got angry with me for it as if he wasnt the one yelling and making me go all over the place. a grown man getting angry at an autistic teenager (someone he knew was autistic) who was simply trying her best will forever haunt me. He showed no empathy whatsoever. It was incredibly embarrassing, especially with another student sitting in the back seat listening to everything and probably trying not to laugh. I also forgot to mention that I have ADHD. Sometimes I struggle to understand instructions, even if they were explained only a few seconds earlier. Instead of helping me understand, he would yell at me for being confused and even called me stupid. It made me wish I could understand things more easily, but in that moment, I felt like I could never do anything right. I hope no other student has to go through the same experience I did. I wish students felt comfortable enough to openly share their experiences there. I would not recommend this driving school. Read Less
Richard Norton
10 Feb 2026
REPORT
Had both my teens in this drivers ed course. Unfortunately, there was not a lot of instruction that I didn’t already give. I needed the girls to know the right way to drive. Unfortunately I don’t thin... Read More
Had both my teens in this drivers ed course. Unfortunately, there was not a lot of instruction that I didn’t already give. I needed the girls to know the right way to drive. Unfortunately I don’t think is a strong course. One of my daughters said she had a substitute once and that person taught her a lot in one session but never had that instructor again. At one point my teen was instructed to tailgate a driver on the freeway to “try to make them to go faster”. It was very expensive and wasn’t worth the cost or time. Go somewhere else or do it yourself. Read Less
Marcos Benavides
27 Oct 2025
REPORT
Owner is very on top of his stuff, but if you get help by Ruben Serena (his son) don’t trust a word that man says. My girlfriend was trying to sign up for her drivers education course (the paper test)... Read More
Owner is very on top of his stuff, but if you get help by Ruben Serena (his son) don’t trust a word that man says. My girlfriend was trying to sign up for her drivers education course (the paper test) but Ruben informed us that if we were to pay a extra $50 on top of the original $100 that was for the actual driving course we would not have to do the 6hour course and we could just go the DMV, so we agreed and payed him the extra $50. So we go to the DMV a couple days later and they inform us that we need the driver education certificate, which Ruben never gave to us. So I had gone to the DMV and wasted my entire morning just to have to go to the school again because Ruben didn’t give us the proper paperwork…. DO BETTER‼️ Read Less
Louie Alvarez
4 Apr 2025
REPORT
I came here 7 or more years ago and I still think about how horrible the experience was. They act like you're a problem student and if you're not they still punish you anyways for other people's actio... Read More
I came here 7 or more years ago and I still think about how horrible the experience was. They act like you're a problem student and if you're not they still punish you anyways for other people's actions. I thought it was hilarious how they made us ALL write what they wrote on the board 100 times when someone took out their phone in class. This place doesn't deserve your money for the way they treat others.Go elsewhere. Read Less
Alessandra
17 Aug 2024
REPORT
I don’t understand all of the negative comments. I had struggled for a while to get myself to drive until I happened to get my half license due to their school. Ms.Yolanda, although having a strong vo... Read More
I don’t understand all of the negative comments. I had struggled for a while to get myself to drive until I happened to get my half license due to their school. Ms.Yolanda, although having a strong voice and personality was never rude or unprofessional. Mr. Martinez was the one who taught me how to drive and was the ultimate reason I got my license after fearing driving for so long. My little brother, who was a minor also got his half license and eventual license in this school as well. Although my mom miss understood some of the process, they were still very helpful, made sure to schedule his driving hours at appropriate times and made him more confident in driving. Lastly, my husband just recently got his half license through them as well, and was able to get his license fairly quickly after. We never had any problems. After spending more time with them I realized that some people truly misinterpret who they are. Ms. Yolanda is seen as mean by her strong personality, but truly she’s a very kind and cool woman. I think people need to stop taking everything so literally. They may have strong personalities, but their process is easy and efficient. I think some may just not understand or know how to cope with it. Read Less
yesenia guebara
27 Feb 2018
REPORT
Best driving school n my opinion the lady worked with my schedule very nice people very friendly
Carolina Rios
10 Aug 2017
REPORT
Poor customer service! I went yesterday and the girl was yelling at an old lady!!!! They are very unprofessional and the test they give you for the written test is like 200 questions ridiculous . They... Read More
Poor customer service! I went yesterday and the girl was yelling at an old lady!!!! They are very unprofessional and the test they give you for the written test is like 200 questions ridiculous . They told me that you always pass because they give you the answers thats a liar they put you to study like a ridiculous bookk and then like 200 questions.. also my parents dropped me there and the girls asked me to go after i finished because i was the only one and she was gonna go out to eat . So you tell a person to go because you are gonna go to eat ??? Very unprofessional and very dissapointed :/ Read Less
Edgar Cifuentes
6 Jul 2017
REPORT
I remember when the man teacher told me ( 20 years without crashing until june 9) jajaja
Marc Gonzalez
26 Jun 2017
REPORT
I like this driving school the instructor and everyone are very funny and want you to learn there cell phone rule is for you not to get distracted and crash one day with it just follow the rules and y... Read More
I like this driving school the instructor and everyone are very funny and want you to learn there cell phone rule is for you not to get distracted and crash one day with it just follow the rules and you'll be fine Read Less
Mike G
7 Jun 2017
REPORT
HORRIBLE customer service!! The owners were very rude to my son and my wife. The police had to be called. My son was trying to get his certificate, they would not give it to him. They have a ridic... Read More
HORRIBLE customer service!! The owners were very rude to my son and my wife. The police had to be called. My son was trying to get his certificate, they would not give it to him. They have a ridiculous time to get the certificate. They preach responsibility, however, they do not honor their word. It is better to avoid this driving school. My understanding, is the police has been called to this business more than once. The owners are very rude and very unprofessional. We willing be filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Read Less
RG1GST
31 Jan 2017
REPORT
Ruben rocks!! Will recommend to family and friends!!
captainuseless3 ua
16 Jun 2016
REPORT
Great people! Both my boys have taken the coarse and although the owners are unconventional they are great people. Like everything else, follow the policies which they let you know ahead of time and ... Read More
Great people! Both my boys have taken the coarse and although the owners are unconventional they are great people. Like everything else, follow the policies which they let you know ahead of time and everything will be fine! Definitely will be taking my third son once he is ready. Read Less
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Martinez Driving School

San Juan, Texas
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220 West 6th Street
San Juan Texas 78589
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09:00AM-18:00PM
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Wednesday
09:00AM-18:00PM
Thursday
09:00AM-18:00PM
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Saturday
09:00AM-18:00PM
Sunday
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miloo
18 Jun 2026
REPORT
I wanted to share my experience with this driving school. This is by far the WORST driving school I have ever attended. After I finished my classes, I had to wait three months before I could finally g... Read More
I wanted to share my experience with this driving school. This is by far the WORST driving school I have ever attended. After I finished my classes, I had to wait three months before I could finally get behind the wheel. I have autism, so I tend to get overwhelmed easily when someone raises their voice at me. I also told the main guy there that I was a beginner. On my first day behind the wheel, I was doing okay until he started asking me questions to avoid making things awkward. He asked what my parents did for work. I told him where my mom works, but I didn’t say anything about my dad. Thats when he asked, “What about your dad?” I was debating whether or not I should tell him the truth, but eventually I did. I told him that my dad left. He then asked, “Oh…do you still talk to him?” It made me super uncomfortable because I didnt know what to say so I just shook my head. Thats when he made a joke, “He decided one day not to care and left.” and LAUGHED. Keep in mind that there was another student in the back seat because he paired us together for driving lessons. she laughed too, and it almost made me cry. On my second day, I was behind the wheel again, and he started being extremely hard on me. Yes, I understand that driving instructors need to correct mistakes and all, but this felt different. As I mentioned before, I get overwhelmed easily when people raise their voices so whenever he yelled at me, I freak out, which caused me to make even more mistakes. At one point, I almost crashed into a tree, and he got angry with me for it as if he wasnt the one yelling and making me go all over the place. a grown man getting angry at an autistic teenager (someone he knew was autistic) who was simply trying her best will forever haunt me. He showed no empathy whatsoever. It was incredibly embarrassing, especially with another student sitting in the back seat listening to everything and probably trying not to laugh. I also forgot to mention that I have ADHD. Sometimes I struggle to understand instructions, even if they were explained only a few seconds earlier. Instead of helping me understand, he would yell at me for being confused and even called me stupid. It made me wish I could understand things more easily, but in that moment, I felt like I could never do anything right. I hope no other student has to go through the same experience I did. I wish students felt comfortable enough to openly share their experiences there. I would not recommend this driving school. Read Less
Richard Norton
10 Feb 2026
REPORT
Had both my teens in this drivers ed course. Unfortunately, there was not a lot of instruction that I didn’t already give. I needed the girls to know the right way to drive. Unfortunately I don’t thin... Read More
Had both my teens in this drivers ed course. Unfortunately, there was not a lot of instruction that I didn’t already give. I needed the girls to know the right way to drive. Unfortunately I don’t think is a strong course. One of my daughters said she had a substitute once and that person taught her a lot in one session but never had that instructor again. At one point my teen was instructed to tailgate a driver on the freeway to “try to make them to go faster”. It was very expensive and wasn’t worth the cost or time. Go somewhere else or do it yourself. Read Less
Marcos Benavides
27 Oct 2025
REPORT
Owner is very on top of his stuff, but if you get help by Ruben Serena (his son) don’t trust a word that man says. My girlfriend was trying to sign up for her drivers education course (the paper test)... Read More
Owner is very on top of his stuff, but if you get help by Ruben Serena (his son) don’t trust a word that man says. My girlfriend was trying to sign up for her drivers education course (the paper test) but Ruben informed us that if we were to pay a extra $50 on top of the original $100 that was for the actual driving course we would not have to do the 6hour course and we could just go the DMV, so we agreed and payed him the extra $50. So we go to the DMV a couple days later and they inform us that we need the driver education certificate, which Ruben never gave to us. So I had gone to the DMV and wasted my entire morning just to have to go to the school again because Ruben didn’t give us the proper paperwork…. DO BETTER‼️ Read Less
Louie Alvarez
4 Apr 2025
REPORT
I came here 7 or more years ago and I still think about how horrible the experience was. They act like you're a problem student and if you're not they still punish you anyways for other people's actio... Read More
I came here 7 or more years ago and I still think about how horrible the experience was. They act like you're a problem student and if you're not they still punish you anyways for other people's actions. I thought it was hilarious how they made us ALL write what they wrote on the board 100 times when someone took out their phone in class. This place doesn't deserve your money for the way they treat others.Go elsewhere. Read Less
Alessandra
17 Aug 2024
REPORT
I don’t understand all of the negative comments. I had struggled for a while to get myself to drive until I happened to get my half license due to their school. Ms.Yolanda, although having a strong vo... Read More
I don’t understand all of the negative comments. I had struggled for a while to get myself to drive until I happened to get my half license due to their school. Ms.Yolanda, although having a strong voice and personality was never rude or unprofessional. Mr. Martinez was the one who taught me how to drive and was the ultimate reason I got my license after fearing driving for so long. My little brother, who was a minor also got his half license and eventual license in this school as well. Although my mom miss understood some of the process, they were still very helpful, made sure to schedule his driving hours at appropriate times and made him more confident in driving. Lastly, my husband just recently got his half license through them as well, and was able to get his license fairly quickly after. We never had any problems. After spending more time with them I realized that some people truly misinterpret who they are. Ms. Yolanda is seen as mean by her strong personality, but truly she’s a very kind and cool woman. I think people need to stop taking everything so literally. They may have strong personalities, but their process is easy and efficient. I think some may just not understand or know how to cope with it. Read Less
yesenia guebara
27 Feb 2018
REPORT
Best driving school n my opinion the lady worked with my schedule very nice people very friendly
Carolina Rios
10 Aug 2017
REPORT
Poor customer service! I went yesterday and the girl was yelling at an old lady!!!! They are very unprofessional and the test they give you for the written test is like 200 questions ridiculous . They... Read More
Poor customer service! I went yesterday and the girl was yelling at an old lady!!!! They are very unprofessional and the test they give you for the written test is like 200 questions ridiculous . They told me that you always pass because they give you the answers thats a liar they put you to study like a ridiculous bookk and then like 200 questions.. also my parents dropped me there and the girls asked me to go after i finished because i was the only one and she was gonna go out to eat . So you tell a person to go because you are gonna go to eat ??? Very unprofessional and very dissapointed :/ Read Less
Edgar Cifuentes
6 Jul 2017
REPORT
I remember when the man teacher told me ( 20 years without crashing until june 9) jajaja
Marc Gonzalez
26 Jun 2017
REPORT
I like this driving school the instructor and everyone are very funny and want you to learn there cell phone rule is for you not to get distracted and crash one day with it just follow the rules and y... Read More
I like this driving school the instructor and everyone are very funny and want you to learn there cell phone rule is for you not to get distracted and crash one day with it just follow the rules and you'll be fine Read Less
Mike G
7 Jun 2017
REPORT
HORRIBLE customer service!! The owners were very rude to my son and my wife. The police had to be called. My son was trying to get his certificate, they would not give it to him. They have a ridic... Read More
HORRIBLE customer service!! The owners were very rude to my son and my wife. The police had to be called. My son was trying to get his certificate, they would not give it to him. They have a ridiculous time to get the certificate. They preach responsibility, however, they do not honor their word. It is better to avoid this driving school. My understanding, is the police has been called to this business more than once. The owners are very rude and very unprofessional. We willing be filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Read Less
RG1GST
31 Jan 2017
REPORT
Ruben rocks!! Will recommend to family and friends!!
captainuseless3 ua
16 Jun 2016
REPORT
Great people! Both my boys have taken the coarse and although the owners are unconventional they are great people. Like everything else, follow the policies which they let you know ahead of time and ... Read More
Great people! Both my boys have taken the coarse and although the owners are unconventional they are great people. Like everything else, follow the policies which they let you know ahead of time and everything will be fine! Definitely will be taking my third son once he is ready. Read Less
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