DO NOT GO HERE!!!! At least not until they are staffed appropriately. We bought lessons and you cannot get time. It is like a race every Monday to try to book ANYTHING. They have ONE instructor! You can't even call them. They only answer phone between 12 and 2. You can't book online, so you have to plan your day around 2 hrs to try to reach them.

PROCEED WITH CAUTION !!!!!!

I think I'm in the process of being scammed. Paid with checks, they claim they "lost" them and now want me to write duplicate checks. Their accounting records show that I paid, but they expect me to pay again, without returning my other checks. They are holding my child's certificate hostage for their shoddy accounting practices. These are checks that were written two months ago, and now "all of the sudden" they don't know what happened???

WOW - the new location is superb. Very comfortable and spacious. And they are getting theater seating in one of their rooms for a class and movies on the weekends.

My son took this class in the summer and I took defensive driving last week. My sons instructor was excellent - a little abrupt, but knew his stuff. The drivers were amazingly experienced and really seem to care. My dd was not the best, but liked the atmosphere. Shana is great. Gives you time and knows what is needed to get the job done.

Can't believe how much better this place is than a couple of other schools in the area. Better teaching, better atmosphere, better service. My first sons experience did not compare at the school he went to across the road. Wish I had known about this school for him.



Thanks so much for how you have given my son the best education in an area that will help save his life. Keep up the good work.

It's hard to argue with someone else's experience, so I will instead share my own. I arranged with the Helotes Driving School for adult driving lessons 3 months before coming to Texas to take care of an elderly parent. The staff were polite, helpful, detailed in their explanation of both their policy and that of the TX Dept. of Public Safety. They gave me clear instructions about the ID documentation that would be needed. Upon our arrival, Shana and Matt helped me schedule my first lesson to take place within a week. When scheduling myself, I made sure to double-check with the staff (they provide students with a blank schedule to fill in for reference) to make sure I was clear on the exact days and start-times. There is a no-show fee. Being mentally present while scheduling oneself--as well as when driving--is useful.

I didn't merely come for my lessons; rather, I made sure to observe and note the interactions between teachers, staff, parents and the students. I observed that teachers are very mature and knowledgeable. My instructor is excellent. He demonstrates a passion for both teaching and driving. He knows how to give (and receive) constructive feedback and he guides the students in his vehicle to work together as a team in sharing this feedback. Everyone in the car is given challenges to be observant at all times.

I have already recommended the Helotes Driving School to my San Antonio friends who have teen kids or grandchildren. I trust their experiences will also be positive.

I would not recommend taking your kids here for drivers ed. They have very poor business sense and lousy customer service!! They will not give an inch for any reason. If your 5 min late to a class your kid has to come back to make up the two hours on another day--over a month after the class finishes!! If your kid is a kid and comes back late from a break they will kick them out of class and you'll have to bring them back to a different session, again more than a month later. My Kids, both straight A students in school, did not learn from the poor instructors they have. They do not give students a handbook (as required) but expect them to do all the questions at the end of evey chapter before the last class date, but don't give enough time in class. the driving is a waste of time--no skills taught--ride an hour and a drive on 1604 at night. if your late of forget your paper work, they charge you $25 ad won't let you schedule another lesson until you pay, if you don't finish all lessons in 180 days FROM THE TIME YOU SIGN THE CONTRACT, even if the class starts 60 days after you sign (a month in class, and 7 driving lessons) in less than 8 weeks, but you can't do more than one a week, --- then you have to give them another $50 requrdless of the number of lessons, that gives you anoter 180 days... THIS PLACE IS LOUSY and would not be in business if there was local competition!!!!



take your kids up Bandera Road to the location in Leon Valley or any where else but here!