Davis Academy Driving School

Location

340 G Street Suite B

Hours

Monday - Friday, 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Phone

(530) 759-0464

Website

http://drivingacademyonline.com/

Owner

Leticia Saez

This long-windedly named, DMV-accredited driving school offers drivers education and drivers training for many of Davis' teenagers and also adult students. This business casts a wide net, functioning under different names in Davis, Woodland, Dixon, Vacaville, West Sacramento, and even out to Stockton.

The Mustang convertibles that the owner uses on behind-the-wheel training makes this company a favorite among high schoolers, not to mention DADS students' high pass rate.

It was previously located at 520 2nd Street.

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2006-01-24 09:42:49   true that, I always saw the Davis mustang driving around The Ville when I was in high school and driving aimlessly around. —MichelleAccurso

2007-09-29 20:29:18   I wish my son would of had a better experience with his driving training. We switched to T.J.s and had an excellent experience. Debbie —glanderdebbie@yahoo.com

2008-04-17 16:52:16   I've gone to Davis Academy Driving School for behind-the-wheel training and they're professional and friendly. I'd recommend.

In reference to the post that mentions TJ's driving school, it should be noted that the co-owner has been accused of molesting one of his students. No word yet on whether or not he's guilty, and TJ's is still open for business.
Article: http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/868579.html —Ducky

2008-06-27 20:25:00   I've been doing TJ's since January and was supposed to schedule my second driver's training appointment for July 3rd. My dad tried all of their numbers and they're all disconnected. The websites are still up, but I think that TJ's is pretty much dead now. So because of this, I have to go through the hassle of finding a NEW school that will train me for the next two appointments. That's alright, though; the woman whom which I was driving was a complete...you know. —HannahFolkes

2009-08-28 14:51:37   I agree, I've tried all the driving school #'s and TJ's is out. The only ones I could get a hold of were Davis Academy and All Stars. Academy is much cheaper than All Star's for me and my age, though both seemed very nice on the phone. Academy quoted me $270 for 6hr. and All stars said b/c I am an adult it's a higher rate of $400 for 6hr.s I think I'll go with Academy. :) —Ilovetacos

2010-05-06 12:49:04   If you are always home and ready to be picked up half an hour early, an hour late, or not at all, this is the driving school for you! If that doesn't work, you can get another appointment three weeks or more later and see if they show up then! —MUSECYCLE

2010-05-29 12:23:50   They have good driving teachers, I was trained well. Monica is more laid back and patient while you learn, but Salvadore is a little aggressive and leaves little room for error. I recommend requesting Monica for the first and third lessons (she likes to do a mock test), and Salvadore for the second. —scrizer

2010-06-07 00:36:18   I was suppose to take my three lessons with this school, ended up taking two lessons because my permit was expiring soon. I told them about my problem and they wouldn't try and squeeze me in their schedule for my third lesson a few days sooner. I transferred to ACME, and they were VERY accommodating. With the davis driving instructors i felt tense, but with ACME it was very FRIENDLY. The driver even bought me a large soda!! in the end this driving school may be one of the few in davis, but not the best at all. —melamazing

2011-07-28 15:24:05   If the instructors turn up, they're probably adequate teachers. It's the turning up part that's hard for them. Class #1: 90 mins late. Class #2: amazingly on time. Class #3: No showed for an am class. The school rescheduled for a class later that same day when we called about the no-show, and then that second instructor called, 15 mins AFTER that class was due to start, to reschedule for the NEXT day. That day, we spent a total of four and a half hours waiting for no-show instructors. If you value your time at all, go with a different driving school. —AmandaCorocoran

2011-11-09 14:49:33   Hey I looked up T.J. driving school it is close, wasn't a good school after all.if you find out why it close, Davis Academy has its problems like running late trying to make every one happy,as we know it isn't easy to drive now a days. One thing i can say they are very professional and they were able to get me to drive since i was so scared because other school took me to the freeway and i didn't know how to drive but Davis academy treat me so good and had so much patience with me they even took me to DMV to past my test.i want to Thank Leticia and Monica for being there for me.cant wait to go back and drive in New York this I owe to Leticia she was the best. —lindawoods

2011-12-28 02:41:28   This is the worst driving school in all of california. the drivers are always late or never show up and when you call the office no one ever picks up or if they do they just lie to your face and say the driver is on the way when there is no one to come pick up your child. the driver was an hr late for the first lesson and yelled at my son most of the time so he didnt learn anything. Also the driver asked my son for $20 for gas for his lesson bc if he didnt pay for gas then he wouldnt be able to drive. What kind of school is this?? i scheduled the second lesson and they did a no call no show and when i finally got through to the office, they claimed that i never called to schedule then when i spoke to "leticia" she claims that they made a clerical error so my son's lesson had been scheduled for the wrong day. which lie is it?! i rescheduled that second lesson and they picked my son up and had him drive to jack in the box across from their office and then the driver got "sick" so that was the end of that lesson. I called to get a refund and thats when they started dodging my calls and constantly hanging up. Eventually i had to file a police report and complain to the BBB to get a refund from these scam artists. Dont even bother with this company bc they are obviously terrible at doing business. —iamlisa

2012-05-16 19:56:11   I was reluctant to use the services of this provider due to the bad reviews here, but went ahead and registered my son for the teens program. I have no regrets. The instructors were on time, they were very helpful and gave my son the information he needed to pass the test first time. I recommend it. —AChaves