Glen Cove Auto School

I just finished my driving lessons with Oscar and he very well exceeded my expectations with how clear, comfortable, and understandable my driving lessons with him were. I would highly recommend him!

My instructor Mitch was just the nicest guy, and his demeanor while driving with me was exactly what I needed to build my confidence driving. I was hit by a car as a teen and was terribly nervous to get behind the wheel and potentially do the same to someone else. Mitch, bless his heart, was always patient, never insulting, and just seemed to understand what I was thinking before I even said it. Like, if I was hesitating to make a left turn because there was a parked vehicle beside the lane I was turning into, he would notice and reassure me that we would clear, and he could brake before it could become an issue. I have nothing bad to say about my experience with him as instructor and really credit him with the progress I have made.
Yes, sometimes my lessons were scheduled quite a bit far out; I get the sense that this is a very popular driving school, esp.for high school students in the area. In my case, spread out scheduling wasn't too much of an issue since I was planning to take my road test about year from when I started lessons, but definitely keep your expectations in check if you're trying to take the test and pass ASAP.
I do wish that the driving school had maybe an online system to request lessons & offer individual availability, for students who have already paid for their packages. That way, someone would be able to get in line for a lesson without having to call or wait until someone is in the office to pick up the phone. The number of times I have remembered I need to call the office to schedule more lessons after 5pm is truly a shame lol
Overall, my experience, esp.with Mitch, was great—will update after my road test!

Mitch has been a fantastic driving instructor. It’s always a pleasure to go for a ride with him and I’ve learned a lot from his teaching. He is always calm and makes sure that I understand the rules of the road. The office staff is also extremely helpful when I need to setup a lesson. I also did my 5 hour driving course through this school, and what could’ve been a terrible experience, was great. Thank you to the school and Mitch! I highly recommend both.

Awful experience. The first instructor they gave my son was not at all reassuring, she made him nervous and would call my son’s phone cursing about roadwork in the area before lessons. Her name was Mary. Very unprofessional. We ended up rescheduling with an instructor that we liked (Mitch). However i paid for 10 lessons, and the instructor/car for his road test. Well, my son never got his last 2 lessons, he was not helped with the road test scheduling- for 3 mos. We were given nothing but excuses when Id call. We ended up doing it all on our own. They were not helpful at all and made the experience unpleasant and frustrating. Not to mention they take your money and dont make good on their end, and dont give you what you paid for. The 4 lessons with Mitch were the only good part. Dont waste your time and money at this place. What a rip-off!

The only reason I am giving this 2 stars and not 1 is because the lessons I did have did help me. However, I signed up for the 10 week course, let me tell you it took me 5 months to get through this AND I DIDN'T EVEN FINISH. The instructor cancelled on me multiple times (I could only do Saturdays) and when he did cancel on me I had to call the office to schedule another one, but they aren’t open on Saturdays so I had to wait until Monday. When I called on Mondays, many times they didn’t have another available slot for me until WEEKS later! How am I being penalized having to wait so long when HE cancelled on ME? Then, a couple weeks ago it was finally time for my last lesson… of course the instructor cancelled on me last minute, I called to reschedule on Monday & they tell me they don’t have another available slot until A MONTH FROM THEN! Are you joking? What is going on here? I just said forget it, booked my road test ON MY OWN for A WEEK LATER, and passed. Don’t waste your money and time here.