Carl's Driver Training
ACT Competency Logbook Training, Government Driving Test Preparation, Driving Test Day Car Hire & Pickup Services
Opening hours
- sunday: (closed)
- monday: 9h-19h
- tuesday: 9h-19h
- wednesday: 9h-19h
- thursday: 9h-19h
- friday: 9h-19h
- saturday: (closed)
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Our comment from DrivingSchools.Directory about Carl's Driver Training:
Carl's Driver Training stands out for its exceptional teaching methods and dedicated approach to driving instruction. Carl, the lead instructor, is known for his strong commitment to safety and his ability to tailor lessons to each student’s unique needs. Many students have praised him for:
- Patience and Understanding: His calm demeanor helps learners feel at ease, allowing them to build confidence behind the wheel.
- Comprehensive Knowledge: Carl is well-versed in local driving routes and examination procedures, which effectively prepares students for their driving tests.
- Constructive Feedback: His approachable teaching style encourages students to ask questions and understand the rationale behind driving rules and techniques.
- Flexibility: Carl accommodates various schedules and learning paces, ensuring all students receive personalized attention.
- Positive Learning Environment: The friendly and supportive atmosphere helps reduce the stress often associated with learning to drive.
While the majority of reviews highlight these strengths, a few concerns have been noted regarding lesson cancellation policies and pricing practices. Some students felt that Carl's approach could sometimes be perceived as overly rigid. It's essential for potential clients to discuss any specific needs or concerns prior to commencing lessons.
Overall, Carl's Driver Training is highly recommended for anyone looking to gain driving skills in a professional and supportive environment, ensuring they are well-equipped for safe driving on the road.
Carl's Driver Training: Reviews
The most recent reviews on Google
Fantastic experience: Carl’s experience in Gungahlin is very good because he knows all of the driving test areas, like the roads where the examiner may take. I passed my test today, because we have a 2hr lesson before the test and then the route we did was very familiar to the examiner’s route
Congratulations Justin for passing your gungahlin test today. Hope the training we had helps you safe driving in the future.
Fantastic experience: Carl was an amazing instructor, and his patience and understanding along with clear and helpful instructions made the learning safe and easy, and his vehicle was very simple to operate
Thanks Lauren for your feedback, wish you all the best and be safe on the road.
Fantastic experience: amazing experience! welcoming instructor and a very good teacher!
Thanks Kobi for your feedback, wish you all the best and be safe on the road.
Negative experience: ⚠️ Warning ⚠️ Don't take his 5 star rating at face value. Believe it or not, It's a sham! During my few sessions with him, Carl has demonstrated a lack of professionalism as well as questionable driving skills. He made me perform U- turns in places where U turns were not permitted or 3 point turns in places where it is literally impossible to do without increasing the number of turns. He stalled for time when it came to signing my logbook and made extra effort to strip me of my confidence when he realised I was a proficient driver who didn't need many lessons (I took the learner's license because I had an international license that had longsince expired but had obviously retained my driving skills). Carl will try to charge you for any lesson cancellations regardless of the length of the notice period provided and will have the audacity to spam you relentlessly with payment reminders for cancelled lessons you didn't take!! Throughout the lessons, he was needlessly uncourteous and would demand payment whilst supervising me performing the transaction in his car!! As if to suggest I was a fraud. Overall, Carl is not only rude and exploitative but also an instructor with questionable driving knowledge and skills and I strongly feel he needs to be investigated. Y'all have been warned ⚠️
Thank you for your feedback. I’m sorry to hear about your experience and that you were dissatisfied with the lessons. Regarding the driving exercises, I tailor the training to meet both legal requirements and individual needs, ensuring that students are fully prepared for all driving situations. I always explain the reasoning behind specific maneuvers and encourage students to ask questions if they're unclear about any part of the lesson. I also apologize if you feel discomfort to make payment in the car, that’s really the nature of a small business, I’m not affordable to hire a accountant or receptionist to issue a invoice or chase payment after every lesson, so we have to finalise the payment in the car after lesson. Really appreciate you and also any future customer will understand. About the cancellation fee, I may have to clarify here because I believe a lot of other customers will read your feedback later. You messaged me at 06:54 on 22/06/2024 morning to cancel a 08:30 lesson on the same day, its only 1 and half hour before the lesson, in that case I should charge you late cancellation based on our terms and condition. Clients receive reminder email and text message while you book the lesson and few days before the lesson about our cancellation policy. Yes, I did send you an invoice through the booking system, but you haven't paid yet after 6 months. When you keep saying I'm rude and unprofessional, I didn't keep chasing you for payment. I don't know why after 6 months, suddenly you will come back to leave me a feedback, hopefully you are fine. While I understand that learning to drive can sometimes be a stressful experience, I appreciate constructive feedback as it helps me improve my services. If you would like to discuss this matter further, I’d be happy to do so privately to ensure that all concerns are addressed appropriately.
Fantastic experience: Had a class with carl before taking my one off overseas license conversion test. Carl pointed me a couple of mistakes (serious mistakes), and showed me some places where usually examiner prefer to go. In my real exam examinator asked me drive 2/3 of exact locations.
Congratulations again for passing your one-off test, you deserve it because you are a good driver. Wish you all the best and be safe on the road.
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