20 Reviews

SWERVE DRIVING SCHOOL of WOODINVILLE

Woodinville, Washington
Reviews
Sara Moji
22 Jul 2023
REPORT
Had an incredible experience getting adult driving lessons from Swerve driving school at woodinville. So glad I found this place. I took lessons with a few different instructors and most were great, G... Read More
Had an incredible experience getting adult driving lessons from Swerve driving school at woodinville. So glad I found this place. I took lessons with a few different instructors and most were great, Garett and Bogdan in particular. I used to have anxiety driving, Garett’s calm and methodical way of teaching really helped me ease in to driving and get over it. He was able to break a lot of bad driving habits I had acquired over the years by pinpointing them regularly, for example doing shuffle steering, instead of hand over hand. The codes Garett and Bogdan taught, such as SMMOG (for merges), LICAAS(lock, ignition, cellphone, adjust front mirror, adjust side mirror, seat adjustment) for things to do on entering car, really helped me be more systematic about driving and build habits to do things in the right order. Bogdan explained all maneuvers such as parallel parking very well. I have taken lessons previously at another driving school where the instructor was sometimes even more anxious than I was while driving, and that definitely didn’t help my anxiety, so I really appreciated the calmness these instructors exhibited as it helped me gain confidence in my driving skills. Read Less
Tall Drag Queen Man
9 Jul 2023
REPORT
Swerve was a most bodacious driving school, much superior to other driving schools. The classes were fun and engaging and the in person drives were great. Garret and Bogden are amazing instructors and... Read More
Swerve was a most bodacious driving school, much superior to other driving schools. The classes were fun and engaging and the in person drives were great. Garret and Bogden are amazing instructors and my favorites out of all of them I’ve interacted with. I would 100% suggest this school to my friends. Party on dudes. Read Less
TempUserName
2 Jul 2023
REPORT
School was cheaper than competitors at the time I signed up. All the staff there are wonderful (shout out to Bogdan, hands down best instructor, can even do lessons in Russian if you prefer). The less... Read More
School was cheaper than competitors at the time I signed up. All the staff there are wonderful (shout out to Bogdan, hands down best instructor, can even do lessons in Russian if you prefer). The lessons didn't waste time while I was there (excpet ZED I didn't like that, but its quick and online so not too bad). Some other reviews complain about not being able to get anyone on the phone or not receiving responses for emails but we had a great time with this aspect. Read Less
Baran Fotouhiyehpour
23 Jun 2023
REPORT
This was a very educational school. Bogdan, one of the instructors was very helpful and always took time with his student to make sure they understand a maneuver and made it easier for them to learn s... Read More
This was a very educational school. Bogdan, one of the instructors was very helpful and always took time with his student to make sure they understand a maneuver and made it easier for them to learn so that they could be a safe and responsible driver without feeling stressed out whenever they are on the road. Highly recommend. Read Less
Tracy Heins
2 Jul 2018
REPORT
Great driving school for our teens. Staff and instructors were wonderful. Walter was their instructor for classroom as well as drives. He taught them the essential skills of driving to be safe and awa... Read More
Great driving school for our teens. Staff and instructors were wonderful. Walter was their instructor for classroom as well as drives. He taught them the essential skills of driving to be safe and aware drivers. The Swerve-isms were helpful to remember what to do when driving. Top notch and close to the high school are added bonuses. Great experience and would recommend!!! Read Less
Rose Nicholls
8 Apr 2018
REPORT
Walter is a legend! Loved swerve and actually had fun taking drivers ed! Would definitely recommend to other Woodinville teens.
Kyla Parker
16 Mar 2018
REPORT
I had a great time at swerve with my instructor Walter, he did a great job teaching and on my drives and beings in a class with my friends was informative and fun! So glad I chose swerve and I am conf... Read More
I had a great time at swerve with my instructor Walter, he did a great job teaching and on my drives and beings in a class with my friends was informative and fun! So glad I chose swerve and I am confident to drive on the road! Tons of woodinville know and love the class and Linda made singing up and drives easy Read Less
Allyson Green
16 Mar 2018
REPORT
This driving school is great! Walter is a legend and there is a really cute dog in the office! The staff are super nice and scheduling drives and classes is very easy. I
Ethan Wu
6 Mar 2018
REPORT
The staff was nice, as well as the classroom setting and the overall environment of the school. Each lesson effectively taught me essential skills and road rules. Definitely a great choice for new dri... Read More
The staff was nice, as well as the classroom setting and the overall environment of the school. Each lesson effectively taught me essential skills and road rules. Definitely a great choice for new drivers! Read Less
Sumit Tayal
11 Nov 2017
REPORT
I learned from Walter at this place. He is a very experienced professional. He not only taught me how to drive but also focused on building my confidence from day1. He explained the rules very nicely... Read More
I learned from Walter at this place. He is a very experienced professional. He not only taught me how to drive but also focused on building my confidence from day1. He explained the rules very nicely and started focusing on my driving skills immediately. He is very organized and will make sure that you can also drive on Freeways! (Of course if you are comfortable). I took $350 package 5 lessons and final test and I could feel confidence in me from day1-2. Beware from others out in the market who will waste 50% your time in explaining rules instead of focusing on driving skills. Read Less
Michael Hazen
29 Nov 2016
REPORT
The classes are fine. all is fine. Except for the bullshit pricing. "The Student" package does not include the actual test to get a license. That is 50-70 dollars more on top of the 570 dollar price. ... Read More
The classes are fine. all is fine. Except for the bullshit pricing. "The Student" package does not include the actual test to get a license. That is 50-70 dollars more on top of the 570 dollar price. Like buying a car only to discover the wheels cost extra "Oh, did you want to actually use the car?" None of the DOL offices do testing. So, parents, when pricing out the cost of getting your child licensed...add the extra tarrif for actually getting a license Read Less
Sharlene H.
14 Sep 2016
REPORT
My 18 who has been driving for two years because she had her license from another state was had to renew her license with this state and they failed her for not stopping for five sec. She stopped for ... Read More
My 18 who has been driving for two years because she had her license from another state was had to renew her license with this state and they failed her for not stopping for five sec. She stopped for 8 the first time then second time the deducted points was for four seconds. Not happy with the facility. I'm starting to think there is a ploy .. They fail some and pass some when they fail them we were encourage to put her through classes which is bother 300/400$ on top of drive fees .. Noooo thank you ! Our friends 16 that doesn't understand the driving to the T was passed. I question their business Read Less
Juan Carlos
8 Aug 2016
REPORT
Great school. Awesome instructors. The staff was very patient and friendly. They did a super thorough job in helping me better understand the rules of the road.
Alec Savoye
5 Aug 2016
REPORT
Although they were a little frustrating to deal with when it came to coordinating drives and practice hours, it was a good experience for me. I LOVED Micheal; he was like the embodiment of "chill" whi... Read More
Although they were a little frustrating to deal with when it came to coordinating drives and practice hours, it was a good experience for me. I LOVED Micheal; he was like the embodiment of "chill" while also being a really good teacher. I'd recommend SWERVE to anyone who is patient with having to leave messages and who is looking for a more relaxed driving school atmosphere. Cheers. Read Less
Lori C.
2 Aug 2016
REPORT
Martha Andro was our kids instructor for their 6th drive   She was great and accommodated our kids and us   She was kind and encouraging.  She helped them be prepped for their final driving test.  Hop... Read More
Martha Andro was our kids instructor for their 6th drive   She was great and accommodated our kids and us   She was kind and encouraging.  She helped them be prepped for their final driving test.  Hoping she soon gets to administer the actual test to kids and help them be successful. I believe she has a good personality and disposition for her job. Please let her know we really appreciated her time and patients. She is an asset to your company.  She has helped make our kids more confident better drivers. Read Less
Raquelle Dickerson
10 May 2016
REPORT
This school greatly improved my step daughters skills as a young driver. The instructors were passionate about installing the right education in my young driver. I'm very grateful that we went through... Read More
This school greatly improved my step daughters skills as a young driver. The instructors were passionate about installing the right education in my young driver. I'm very grateful that we went through the teen driver program. Read Less
Raq D.
1 May 2016
REPORT
This was a great school for our step-daughter. We are confident she will be safer on the road now.
Julie H.
9 Mar 2016
REPORT
In terms of convenience and customer service related to scheduling, I have to give Swerve a low score. While the instructors, both in the classroom and on the road were helpful and knowledgable, tryin... Read More
In terms of convenience and customer service related to scheduling, I have to give Swerve a low score. While the instructors, both in the classroom and on the road were helpful and knowledgable, trying to actually schedule the drives that we paid quite a bit of money for was VERY FRUSTRATING. The Swerve website is antiquated for what the company charges customers. The site takes a very long time to load and the selection of possible drives is paltry to say the least. I've spoken with many, many families over the last six months whose children have been enrolled and have heard similar feedback. Read Less
Jen P.
8 Oct 2015
REPORT
Edited: I found the BBB rating for this place, and they had an "F", which made me even more angry. I had called and emailed and called and emailed and heard nothing back.I was actually ready to escala... Read More
Edited: I found the BBB rating for this place, and they had an "F", which made me even more angry. I had called and emailed and called and emailed and heard nothing back.I was actually ready to escalate it further but finally received a call back today by a woman name Carrie, who is the scheduler for the company. What a relief, she was super patient with me even though I was quite snippy with her to get started. Once we got all calm, she actually got me totally scheduled for all of our drives and made sure I was satisfied before we ended the call.I changed my rating from one star to three stars - and left it at that because it should not be that hard to get help for such an expensive service. Plus, their website totally sucks.Original:I really wish I had found this page before I signed my daughter up for Swerve.I called today and asked for my money back, but they'll only offer a partial refund because my daughter attended two courses. I told the woman that they guaranteed in-car training as part of the course, so if they can't provide that, it's fraud and I'll escalate this as far as needed to get my full refund.My experience is echoing every other person's on here. There are no drives to be scheduled unless I want to drive to Woodinville (25 miles away).  There was one drive available, and by the time I decided to just bite the bullet and go for it, their website was so slow that I couldn't even book it. For the amount of money I paid for this, I could have hired a private instructor and been guaranteed drives.The only drives available are scheduled during school hours (seriously? every kid in my daughters class goes to her high school. I'm not pulling my daughter out of school to drive).I emailed before classes started because I was worried about the availability of drives. They assured me that they were adding more and not to worry - to go ahead and start my daughter and there would be plenty of drives.  Of course they're going to say that. If they'd said, "Yeah, we have no intention of adding more drives, so suck it up" everyone would withdraw.That's obviously not the case. This is the most expensive driving school in the area. For $600 a pop, and 10 kids in class, you'd think that $6000 would be enough to get an extra couple of instructors in for drives during a reasonable hour. Christina, our instructor, already told us she made $30 an hour.  Do the math, Swerve, and get it together.I'm disgusted and frustrated to say the least. Read Less
Arianne Burnham
10 Sep 2015
REPORT
So mad at this company. You cannot schedule drives ever! I check the website constantly and call and leave messages. We could not get even one drive until after the class ended. Currently it will be t... Read More
So mad at this company. You cannot schedule drives ever! I check the website constantly and call and leave messages. We could not get even one drive until after the class ended. Currently it will be two months after the end and we will only have secured 4 drives. They know how many kids are in their classes and how many drives they need. Why don't they hire more instructors. The class instruction is good. Marsha in Woodinville taught a good class. We have had nice driving instructors. We just can't get them. We scheduled this over the summer and gave up August so we could get this completed. It will be dragging three months or more into fall and conflicting with parents' work schedules, sports and homework. Terribly run business. They also own 911 driving school. You are held hostage and they know it. Good luck finding any leadership. I had to go onto LInkedin to find the President's name. Read Less
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SWERVE DRIVING SCHOOL of WOODINVILLE

Woodinville, Washington
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Monday
10:00AM-18:00PM
Tuesday
10:00AM-18:00PM
Wednesday
10:00AM-18:00PM
Thursday
10:00AM-18:00PM
Friday
09:00AM-17:00PM
Saturday
09:00AM-17:00PM
Sara Moji
22 Jul 2023
REPORT
Had an incredible experience getting adult driving lessons from Swerve driving school at woodinville. So glad I found this place. I took lessons with a few different instructors and most were great, G... Read More
Had an incredible experience getting adult driving lessons from Swerve driving school at woodinville. So glad I found this place. I took lessons with a few different instructors and most were great, Garett and Bogdan in particular. I used to have anxiety driving, Garett’s calm and methodical way of teaching really helped me ease in to driving and get over it. He was able to break a lot of bad driving habits I had acquired over the years by pinpointing them regularly, for example doing shuffle steering, instead of hand over hand. The codes Garett and Bogdan taught, such as SMMOG (for merges), LICAAS(lock, ignition, cellphone, adjust front mirror, adjust side mirror, seat adjustment) for things to do on entering car, really helped me be more systematic about driving and build habits to do things in the right order. Bogdan explained all maneuvers such as parallel parking very well. I have taken lessons previously at another driving school where the instructor was sometimes even more anxious than I was while driving, and that definitely didn’t help my anxiety, so I really appreciated the calmness these instructors exhibited as it helped me gain confidence in my driving skills. Read Less
Tall Drag Queen Man
9 Jul 2023
REPORT
Swerve was a most bodacious driving school, much superior to other driving schools. The classes were fun and engaging and the in person drives were great. Garret and Bogden are amazing instructors and... Read More
Swerve was a most bodacious driving school, much superior to other driving schools. The classes were fun and engaging and the in person drives were great. Garret and Bogden are amazing instructors and my favorites out of all of them I’ve interacted with. I would 100% suggest this school to my friends. Party on dudes. Read Less
TempUserName
2 Jul 2023
REPORT
School was cheaper than competitors at the time I signed up. All the staff there are wonderful (shout out to Bogdan, hands down best instructor, can even do lessons in Russian if you prefer). The less... Read More
School was cheaper than competitors at the time I signed up. All the staff there are wonderful (shout out to Bogdan, hands down best instructor, can even do lessons in Russian if you prefer). The lessons didn't waste time while I was there (excpet ZED I didn't like that, but its quick and online so not too bad). Some other reviews complain about not being able to get anyone on the phone or not receiving responses for emails but we had a great time with this aspect. Read Less
Baran Fotouhiyehpour
23 Jun 2023
REPORT
This was a very educational school. Bogdan, one of the instructors was very helpful and always took time with his student to make sure they understand a maneuver and made it easier for them to learn s... Read More
This was a very educational school. Bogdan, one of the instructors was very helpful and always took time with his student to make sure they understand a maneuver and made it easier for them to learn so that they could be a safe and responsible driver without feeling stressed out whenever they are on the road. Highly recommend. Read Less
Tracy Heins
2 Jul 2018
REPORT
Great driving school for our teens. Staff and instructors were wonderful. Walter was their instructor for classroom as well as drives. He taught them the essential skills of driving to be safe and awa... Read More
Great driving school for our teens. Staff and instructors were wonderful. Walter was their instructor for classroom as well as drives. He taught them the essential skills of driving to be safe and aware drivers. The Swerve-isms were helpful to remember what to do when driving. Top notch and close to the high school are added bonuses. Great experience and would recommend!!! Read Less
Rose Nicholls
8 Apr 2018
REPORT
Walter is a legend! Loved swerve and actually had fun taking drivers ed! Would definitely recommend to other Woodinville teens.
Kyla Parker
16 Mar 2018
REPORT
I had a great time at swerve with my instructor Walter, he did a great job teaching and on my drives and beings in a class with my friends was informative and fun! So glad I chose swerve and I am conf... Read More
I had a great time at swerve with my instructor Walter, he did a great job teaching and on my drives and beings in a class with my friends was informative and fun! So glad I chose swerve and I am confident to drive on the road! Tons of woodinville know and love the class and Linda made singing up and drives easy Read Less
Allyson Green
16 Mar 2018
REPORT
This driving school is great! Walter is a legend and there is a really cute dog in the office! The staff are super nice and scheduling drives and classes is very easy. I
Ethan Wu
6 Mar 2018
REPORT
The staff was nice, as well as the classroom setting and the overall environment of the school. Each lesson effectively taught me essential skills and road rules. Definitely a great choice for new dri... Read More
The staff was nice, as well as the classroom setting and the overall environment of the school. Each lesson effectively taught me essential skills and road rules. Definitely a great choice for new drivers! Read Less
Sumit Tayal
11 Nov 2017
REPORT
I learned from Walter at this place. He is a very experienced professional. He not only taught me how to drive but also focused on building my confidence from day1. He explained the rules very nicely... Read More
I learned from Walter at this place. He is a very experienced professional. He not only taught me how to drive but also focused on building my confidence from day1. He explained the rules very nicely and started focusing on my driving skills immediately. He is very organized and will make sure that you can also drive on Freeways! (Of course if you are comfortable). I took $350 package 5 lessons and final test and I could feel confidence in me from day1-2. Beware from others out in the market who will waste 50% your time in explaining rules instead of focusing on driving skills. Read Less
Michael Hazen
29 Nov 2016
REPORT
The classes are fine. all is fine. Except for the bullshit pricing. "The Student" package does not include the actual test to get a license. That is 50-70 dollars more on top of the 570 dollar price. ... Read More
The classes are fine. all is fine. Except for the bullshit pricing. "The Student" package does not include the actual test to get a license. That is 50-70 dollars more on top of the 570 dollar price. Like buying a car only to discover the wheels cost extra "Oh, did you want to actually use the car?" None of the DOL offices do testing. So, parents, when pricing out the cost of getting your child licensed...add the extra tarrif for actually getting a license Read Less
Sharlene H.
14 Sep 2016
REPORT
My 18 who has been driving for two years because she had her license from another state was had to renew her license with this state and they failed her for not stopping for five sec. She stopped for ... Read More
My 18 who has been driving for two years because she had her license from another state was had to renew her license with this state and they failed her for not stopping for five sec. She stopped for 8 the first time then second time the deducted points was for four seconds. Not happy with the facility. I'm starting to think there is a ploy .. They fail some and pass some when they fail them we were encourage to put her through classes which is bother 300/400$ on top of drive fees .. Noooo thank you ! Our friends 16 that doesn't understand the driving to the T was passed. I question their business Read Less
Juan Carlos
8 Aug 2016
REPORT
Great school. Awesome instructors. The staff was very patient and friendly. They did a super thorough job in helping me better understand the rules of the road.
Alec Savoye
5 Aug 2016
REPORT
Although they were a little frustrating to deal with when it came to coordinating drives and practice hours, it was a good experience for me. I LOVED Micheal; he was like the embodiment of "chill" whi... Read More
Although they were a little frustrating to deal with when it came to coordinating drives and practice hours, it was a good experience for me. I LOVED Micheal; he was like the embodiment of "chill" while also being a really good teacher. I'd recommend SWERVE to anyone who is patient with having to leave messages and who is looking for a more relaxed driving school atmosphere. Cheers. Read Less
Lori C.
2 Aug 2016
REPORT
Martha Andro was our kids instructor for their 6th drive   She was great and accommodated our kids and us   She was kind and encouraging.  She helped them be prepped for their final driving test.  Hop... Read More
Martha Andro was our kids instructor for their 6th drive   She was great and accommodated our kids and us   She was kind and encouraging.  She helped them be prepped for their final driving test.  Hoping she soon gets to administer the actual test to kids and help them be successful. I believe she has a good personality and disposition for her job. Please let her know we really appreciated her time and patients. She is an asset to your company.  She has helped make our kids more confident better drivers. Read Less
Raquelle Dickerson
10 May 2016
REPORT
This school greatly improved my step daughters skills as a young driver. The instructors were passionate about installing the right education in my young driver. I'm very grateful that we went through... Read More
This school greatly improved my step daughters skills as a young driver. The instructors were passionate about installing the right education in my young driver. I'm very grateful that we went through the teen driver program. Read Less
Raq D.
1 May 2016
REPORT
This was a great school for our step-daughter. We are confident she will be safer on the road now.
Julie H.
9 Mar 2016
REPORT
In terms of convenience and customer service related to scheduling, I have to give Swerve a low score. While the instructors, both in the classroom and on the road were helpful and knowledgable, tryin... Read More
In terms of convenience and customer service related to scheduling, I have to give Swerve a low score. While the instructors, both in the classroom and on the road were helpful and knowledgable, trying to actually schedule the drives that we paid quite a bit of money for was VERY FRUSTRATING. The Swerve website is antiquated for what the company charges customers. The site takes a very long time to load and the selection of possible drives is paltry to say the least. I've spoken with many, many families over the last six months whose children have been enrolled and have heard similar feedback. Read Less
Jen P.
8 Oct 2015
REPORT
Edited: I found the BBB rating for this place, and they had an "F", which made me even more angry. I had called and emailed and called and emailed and heard nothing back.I was actually ready to escala... Read More
Edited: I found the BBB rating for this place, and they had an "F", which made me even more angry. I had called and emailed and called and emailed and heard nothing back.I was actually ready to escalate it further but finally received a call back today by a woman name Carrie, who is the scheduler for the company. What a relief, she was super patient with me even though I was quite snippy with her to get started. Once we got all calm, she actually got me totally scheduled for all of our drives and made sure I was satisfied before we ended the call.I changed my rating from one star to three stars - and left it at that because it should not be that hard to get help for such an expensive service. Plus, their website totally sucks.Original:I really wish I had found this page before I signed my daughter up for Swerve.I called today and asked for my money back, but they'll only offer a partial refund because my daughter attended two courses. I told the woman that they guaranteed in-car training as part of the course, so if they can't provide that, it's fraud and I'll escalate this as far as needed to get my full refund.My experience is echoing every other person's on here. There are no drives to be scheduled unless I want to drive to Woodinville (25 miles away).  There was one drive available, and by the time I decided to just bite the bullet and go for it, their website was so slow that I couldn't even book it. For the amount of money I paid for this, I could have hired a private instructor and been guaranteed drives.The only drives available are scheduled during school hours (seriously? every kid in my daughters class goes to her high school. I'm not pulling my daughter out of school to drive).I emailed before classes started because I was worried about the availability of drives. They assured me that they were adding more and not to worry - to go ahead and start my daughter and there would be plenty of drives.  Of course they're going to say that. If they'd said, "Yeah, we have no intention of adding more drives, so suck it up" everyone would withdraw.That's obviously not the case. This is the most expensive driving school in the area. For $600 a pop, and 10 kids in class, you'd think that $6000 would be enough to get an extra couple of instructors in for drives during a reasonable hour. Christina, our instructor, already told us she made $30 an hour.  Do the math, Swerve, and get it together.I'm disgusted and frustrated to say the least. Read Less
Arianne Burnham
10 Sep 2015
REPORT
So mad at this company. You cannot schedule drives ever! I check the website constantly and call and leave messages. We could not get even one drive until after the class ended. Currently it will be t... Read More
So mad at this company. You cannot schedule drives ever! I check the website constantly and call and leave messages. We could not get even one drive until after the class ended. Currently it will be two months after the end and we will only have secured 4 drives. They know how many kids are in their classes and how many drives they need. Why don't they hire more instructors. The class instruction is good. Marsha in Woodinville taught a good class. We have had nice driving instructors. We just can't get them. We scheduled this over the summer and gave up August so we could get this completed. It will be dragging three months or more into fall and conflicting with parents' work schedules, sports and homework. Terribly run business. They also own 911 driving school. You are held hostage and they know it. Good luck finding any leadership. I had to go onto LInkedin to find the President's name. Read Less
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