I was looking around for places to take lessons in Victoria and decided to check out Wallace Driving School. Unfortunately, I found the staff to be uninterested in me and somewhat rude. I decided to go with Drive Wise instead. Although they are more expensive the service there is much more exceptional. I was able to get my N after taking 8 lessons with Arthur. Go to Drive Wise if you want professional, caring, service.
They come down our dead end road to practice driving skills. Last week a student driver hit and killed a neighbour's dog and they didn't even stop. Not impressed.
Cannot speak highly enough of Wallace. I had 6 driving lessons before my N test, and I learned so much from my instructors and felt well prepared for my test. I passed the first time and felt confident!
Great instructors and great services.
Managed to find a teaching schedule in my tight schedule in incredible time and instruct me for success and pass
I would highly recommend Wallace driving. I signed my daughter up for lessons to augment the practice driving we were doing to prepare for her N. All the Wallace instructors were excellent coaches and she finished each lesson inflated and more confident about her skills. I received excellent, quick, respectful and helpful customer service from the office and from Mr Wallace and could tell they take great pride in their business. My daughter was successful the first time in passing her N test and I feel confident that she has a safe start to her driving.
Feeling so very grateful for having gone with Wallace Driving school. The instructors (no matter who I had) were exceptional and taught me so much. I passed my Level 7 with great confidence and feel so safe and secure on the road, I will definitely go with them again when I take my road test for my class 5. I am an older learner/driver and they never let me doubt myself even once. I think every driver should take lessons with this company - even just to shore up your skills. I can t say enouch positive things about this driving school, thanks so much!
I needed lessons for my road test on very short notice, and we were able to book them with ease. Without Wallace driving school, I would not have passed my road test. Could not thank you more for your professionalism and teaching skill. The owner even called me afterwards to wish me luck on my road test!
Fantastic company, would recommend it to any drivers worried about their road test; in the first lesson, I already felt exponentially more prepared for my test, and with four lessons, I passed with flying colours.
Thank you Wallace Driving school, this was a very memorable and overall great experience.
Great experience after having a poor one with DriveWise. Thank you.
I got a last minute lesson with Kevin after trying and failing my driving test a couple times already. I was coming from taking the test in Ontario and he completely prepared me for what I was going to experience. He also taught me a way to parallel park that I got immediately and have used since. Although they mostly do packages, I asked if they would do a one-off for me and they made it work. Thanks y'all!
I have used Wallace driving school now for both my kids and I can't say enough about how impressed I am with them. They were incredibly organized, professional, on-time and friendly. If there was any type of concern they were on top of it and I felt that not only were they there to help the kids but the parents too. Both my kids really enjoyed learning from the instructors and passed their tests with flying colors. I would absolutely have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone needing driving instruction
This driving school is amazing! I just passed the first time I had the test for N. I had six teachers for 8 lessons (which included Mr. Wallace himself) and they were all amazing. I passed because of them and I have to give credits for them for giving me a lot of practice, pointers, and tricks to do all the parking perfectly! Thank you for this driving school and I'm very grateful that we picked the right school!
Such great customer service, refreshing after receiving horrible service from Drivewise. Thanks!
I took three lessons with Wallace Driving School and all of them were fantastic and incredibly informative. All three of the instructors I drove with made me feel at ease and hugely contributed to the overall success of my road test. Thanks to Steve, Edward and John for all your help!
We enrolled our son in the Graduated Licencing Program at Wallace driving school based on the strong recommendation of a friend.
Their comprehensive program and individualized approach to training young drivers are a sure recipe for success. Our son is now a confident and safe New driver thanks to the support of the professional and friendly team at Wallace.
My wife was so unhappy with Drivewise and you all made her feel so much better. Truly the best driving school and instructors.
So sick of this pompous idiot. Preaching on the news tonight about driving in the snow. Complaining how people are constantly breaking. As if he has a clue about driving in snowy conditions. Maybe 3 years ago when one of his instructors and students drove over my puppy and murdered her without stopping, they might have considered breaking then! Never even had the courtesy to stop to see how she was, and they knew they hit her when i called them to find out. Imagine such a person teaching others to drive!!! Makes me sick.
John is the best instructor that ever lived on Vancouver Island. Also the school has over 100 years of experience as the owners father was a driving instructor and so is he! So yeah, that's like 116 years of experience without calculating the other Wallace staff's years of teaching. Send your kid this way my friends!! Send em this way..yes this way...this is the right way..correct!!!u passed, good good!
John is the best instructor in Victoria and he works here! He taught me! The school is the oldest running school in British Columbia. I took many lessons here and did my research and this school takes the most pride and cares for the students more than the rest. You are never treated like a number here. Try them! They will help in all areas and you will be way more sharp learning here.
All driving instructors were extremely helpful and friendly, they made me feel confidently prepared for the test!
Steven and his team were excellent working with my dayghter and dealing with the extremely poorly administered ICBC.
Do not underestimate the life of the union driven civil service is live and well at ICBC and I feel for individuals who have to deal with hhese people on a daily basis.
You. Eed a champion to stick handle these people and Wallace Driving school has the patience and professionalism to do so.
Best driving school in town! Really.
I had a great experience doing my driving lessons and test through Wallace Driving School. The instructors are all exceptional and I felt safe, confident, and competent as I learned how to drive.
They also did a GREAT job of managing tests with the COVID shutdown. My original test was in April and they booked me in as soon as they could (without even asking) when ICBC re-opened.
If you're looking to do driving lessons, go with Wallace. Not only do they offer you an excellent service, but they take care of the community and their employees as well.
Just passed my road test today. Thanks to all the instructors that trained and guided me during the lessons. Thanks to Mr. Dale Broughton, Mr. Wade Greenwood, & Mr. John Hawkins, for their tips and guidance which eventually led me to succeed in the test.
Our family was very impressed from the moment we contacted Wallace Driving School. Within weeks of calling, our daughter was starting lessons, and only 4 weeks later, she passed her driving test (she had been practicing for months beforehand). She was picked up and dropped off at the ferry terminal in new, perky cars with a professional driving instructor. The whole team was organized, professional and friendly. We would highly recommend Wallace Driving School. ~Salt Spring Island
Had the best service!! Thank you!!!! We had the worst service from Drivewise, thought that all driving schools were going to be like that. You guys definitely changed our minds and assured us in our choice. So happy!!!!
I find Joan and Steve to be amazingly knowledgeable and helpful. I would highly recommend anyone looking for a driving school consider Wallace Driving.
My 16 year daughter registered for the package and decided to opt out the teen smart because she read it's not mandatory. After she failed her first test, we were hoping the driving school would give her another lesson, but just because she didn't take the teen smart, the driving school told us that they were done with her. My understanding was that the school takes care of a student until they pass, however, there seems to be a fine print that the student must finish the teen smart in order to get the service. Is this school an insurance company that lays out all the fine details to trick customers? If I could give a rating of no stars, I would.
Great driving school. Calm methodical approach. Helped me to finally pass my road test!
Man was welcoming over phone. Lady was laid back. What more can you ask for? Customers need to feel at home in these types of businesses. They use an at ease tone of voice when they converse with you. Perfect!
The teachers here are actually ex high school/elementary school teachers. This is Sam Lund from the GLP course that I took four months ago at this school. John was my in car instructor and his memory was insane as he taught me. He remembered all my flaws and reminded me even after a week between my last lesson without even noting it on paper. Top notch guy. He is truly amazing and full of raw impeccable talent but I am sure he wont be a examiner any day soon. He is too good at his job as a guide. Gotta stay positive, eh. He even admitted it to me that he likes his job more than the dark ICBC criticizing scene. If you want someone to strengthen you, he is the person.
Also, the lady named Deborah was a near perfect in class teacher. I had many teachers in my life but she stood out the most because she kept her cool in the most challenging times. Many could not control the class like she did. My father is a teacher in the Navy and Deborah is far more poised than he is and also she helps me stay engaged by watching closely to my eye movements. She brought out a lot from me at all the right times to make sure I stayed focused. She is a classroom genius. I wounder how she marked me? I bet she did her best. Overall, all the experiences I had with all the examiners and teachers were unforgettable but I do get nervous in the car so that will make me blurt out too much information and bore people. I am a nervous person so if you are like me then this school is a good fit for you because they always can keep you ice cool. Thanks guys! A true educational masterpiece. Much thanks and appreciation. Won't find a better place to learn on planet earth. Cheers!! Yes!
Wade, Wade and Larry were all great. I went to two other schools before and didn t have success. They are calm, straightforward and very friendly. They also didn t just drive me through the course area, they took me all around Victoria to show me everything I could see, I felt I was prepared for the test and also an overall better driver.
Overall, highly recommend. Great people there.
Really thank you for Wallace Driving School, especially for Instructor: Wade Greenwood.
It's the best school in Victoria. I advise everyone wants to train to go it.
Wallace Driving School has a very good instructors. Thank you Mr.Wade Greenwood.
Coming into driving lessons, I was an anxious driver and I had little confidence in my ability to perform most driving skills. John Hawkins did more than teach me the skills I would need; he inspired the confidence that I was already capable of said skills. He goes above and beyond in making his students comfortable and happy, and I could not recommend him enough as a driver and instructer.
I had lessons with both of the Wades. Their instruction really helped me improve my control of a car, and helped me become vigilant of things on the road that I wouldn't have otherwise been.
Not recommended.
They sent unmarked small car (Chevy tracker 2-door) while advertising toyota corrolla with glazed stickers. We felt they're short of instructors and vehicles when they tried to reschedule a pre-booked lessons by a week and change previous instructor. They tried to sell as many lessons as they could by citing the example of a lady who took 25+ lessons to get her license. Not customer-friendly attitude!
Excellent instructors and personalized service. Passed first time with flying colours. Highly recommend!
My daughter needed a "boost" after failing her first attempt and just prior to her second attempt of taking her N license. Wallace Driving was amazing - helping her with her confidence, sharing tips with her and making her feel she was ready to go. She passed with one "demerit" and knew exactly what she had forgotten to do based on her one lesson with Wallace. The office matched her personality with one of their instructors and she enjoyed the experience as did I knowing she was in the right hands. Thank you Wallace!!
Thank you so much Wallace driving school to helping our dear daughter learn and passed her first try on driver license . (special thanks to Rick, Wade,Skip,Larry and everyone from wallace driving school. We are highly recommended everyone who likes to learn driving and being a good driver. All the instructors here are so super nice, patient, and professional
Watch for his insufferably pedantic and badly written columns in the Times Colonist. Then find another driving school.
Very helpful with my move out west and taking more lessons. Thank you.
Thank you Wallace driving school and your professional instructors for teaching my wife. She passed on her first attempt and is extremely happy.
From the first info gathering phone call, Steve Wallace shared his teams experience and efforts to train young drivers safely and knowledgeably. The preparation for young drivers included an optional pre-exam primer that gave our son the confidence to pass the first time. He was particularly proud of the first exam passing rate with standing exam times that made it easy to schedule a driving exam at the only ICBC exam centre.
I highly recommend Wallace Driving School. I found all of the instructors I had to be calm, patient and very professional. They helped me to face my fear of driving and finally obtain my licence at age 35. If you are like me and afraid to learn, try a few lessons with Wallace - it's worth it!!
If I could give this establishment a 6-star rating, I would. Three of my relatives went to this school in the last 4 years. This school is so involved in helping the community and it's the most well taken care of Driving School around. My friends and I see the logo everywhere and also in every sports event or on any team shirt for that matter. They help the community so much in many other areas too. Community service always creates harmony in any city, town or village. I won't have a problem passing on the good word to anyone looking to help them grow as a business. Thank you Wallace! Stay active!! When my younger sister turns 16, we will call again. Looking forward to seeing you guys in action once again
-James
