Best Driving Schools in Rochester

ABC School of Driving has offered driving instruction to Rochester and the surrounding areas since 1973. The school was founded by Harnam Dass Marwaha. Classroom instruction options include the state’s required five-hour pre-licensing course and the optional six-hour defensive driving course, which allows passing students to receive a 10 percent reduction in their auto insurance rates. A $5 discount is available to students who register for the pre-licensing course at the school’s Fairport location. Driving instruction is taught by licensed instructors in fully insured vehicles equipped with dual brakes. The school provides road test transportation, including free home pick-up and drop-off. For an additional fee, the program can schedule a rapid road test with the DMV, allowing students to shorten the wait time of six to eight weeks to schedule a road test to 14 business days. The school also provides auto insurance options through its sister company, ABC General Insurance Agency, Inc.

Allwright’s School of Driving provides driving courses to Monroe County, including driving lessons and road tests. Driving lessons are taught by New York state-certified instructors in school-provided cars equipped with a passenger-side brake pedal. Ninety-minute and 45-minute lessons are available, and discount packages, which include a road test and course instruction, are available upon request. The school also offers a five-hour pre-licensing class, which is required by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles in order to schedule a road test. A six-hour defensive driving class is also available and allows students to deduct 10 percent from their auto or motorcycle insurance premium for three years. The defensive driving course is also available online. The school also offers auto insurance.

Eaton Driving School provides driving instruction to drivers of all ages and experience in Rochester. With more than 30 years of experience, the school’s friendly instructors are experts in their field and are highly trained and able to adapt lessons to fit a student’s needs. The school offers private driving lessons, driving instruction, a six-hour points and insurance course, and five-hour pre-license safety classes. Online classes for defensive driving are also offered. Private driving lessons are offered in 45- or 90-minute increments. Instruction for international students is also available. Custom packages that contain pre-license safety and road test appointments are available upon request.

Flower City Driving School is a driver’s education center offering driving instruction to students of all ages in Rochester. New York State-certified instructors, specializing in safe and defensive driving techniques, offer classroom and hands-on driving instruction. Classroom training includes the required five-hour pre-licensing course, the optional six-hour defensive driving and point reduction course, and the New York State boating safety certification. Driving lessons can be taught in the school’s car or the student’s personal vehicle and include home or office pick-up, if needed. Lesson length ranges from 45- to 90-minutes. Online classes are available through the American Safety Institute for the insurance reduction courses, in addition to the New Jersey defensive driving course. The school also provides online tutorials for the practice permit and driver’s perception tests.

Suburban Driving School provides driving instruction to the city of Fairport and is certified by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. The school offers a five-hour pre-licensing course, six-hour insurance and point reduction defensive driving course, and an eight-hour New York state boating and jet-ski safety course. The pre-licensing class is available to students who already have a driver’s permit and teaches defensive driving, right of way, dangers of distracted and aggressive driving, and the effects of driving impaired. Suburban Driving School also offers an insurance reduction course for experienced drivers, which allows students to earn a 10 percent discount on their vehicle insurance for the next three years. The school’s boating course teaches boat safety and is approved by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators. The school is owned and operated by Michael DeMay, who has more than 20 years of experience teaching driver’s education. Suburban Driving School offers classroom and online instruction only.