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Vancouver Island Driving School (2764 Joanna Terrace) is led by Jeff Near, a family-run operation with 30+ years of driving experience, offering both standard lesson packages from $160/lesson and a four-tier ICBC-approved GLP program with TeenSMART certification.
ABS Driving School (6160 Kenning Place) is owner-operated by ICBC-certified instructor Damon Zollinger, with consistently positive reviews, published pricing from $128.60/lesson, free pickup, and hours from 6 AM to 10 PM, seven days a week.
Streetwise Driving School (2123 Lark Crescent) has taught Class 4, 5 & 7 in Nanaimo since 1998, with full published pricing from $145/lesson — but reviews show a clear pattern worth knowing: every named positive review credits instructor Surinder, while the harshest complaints don’t name anyone.
Taj Driving School (530 Armishaw Rd) publishes a full itemized rate card from $70/hour, including a dedicated parking-only package and three road-test vehicle rental tiers, with instructor Rocky specifically praised for putting nervous students at ease.
Nanaimo Driving School Ltd (705 Comox Rd) is a family-run operation with three ICBC-certified instructors — Sohan Sharma, Tessie Sharma, and Amandeep Kaur — a 4.9/5 rating, multilingual instruction in Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu, and training beyond standard Class 5/7.
DriveMentor Academy (655 Lilac Ave) offers published lesson pricing from $65 and pickup-included, flexible scheduling with instructor Sparsh praised for patience — though ICBC-approval status and review volume are lighter than other Kamloops options, worth confirming directly.
Kami Driving School (388 1st Ave #100) publishes full lesson pricing from $65, holds a 4.9/5 rating across 280+ Google reviews, and offers English, Hindi, and Punjabi instruction with named instructors Akshay and Nirmaljeet Singh.
One Way Driving School (2170 Invermere Place) holds a 4.9/5 rating across 150+ reviews, with instructor Mr. Singara consistently praised for calm, effective Class 7 and Class 5 instruction, plus home/school pickup and flexible payment plans.
Henderson Driving School (1939 Sunnycrest Ave) is a solo-instructor, automatic-only school open 7 days a week in Kamloops, with a rare senior driving assessment service — but genuinely mixed reviews on teaching style worth knowing before you book.
