Akash Driving School Winnipeg — Published Prices, Road Test Car Rental
23 Allan Blye Dr, Winnipeg · MPI-permitted Class 5 school · Open 8 AM–8 PM, 7 days · Free pickup within 10 km
🚗 Road Test Car Rental
🚙 Free Pickup (10 km)
⭐ ~4.7 Rating
Akash Driving School is a straightforward Winnipeg option: MPI-permitted, open every day from 8 AM to 8 PM, with a short price list on its website and free pickup and drop-off within 10 km of its head office. Directory listings rate it around 4.7 out of 5, with one listing showing about 64 reviews.
Its most distinctive service is simple and useful: you can rent the school’s car for your road test without buying lessons. Many schools only offer the test vehicle bundled with a package, which is awkward if you’ve been practising with family and just need a car that’s insured, dual-control, and familiar to examiners.
Published Pricing
The math: the 90-minute package is 7.5 hours for $425, or $56.67/hour; the 120-minute package is 10 hours for $550, or $55/hour. The $120 road test option is consistent with a $60 warm-up lesson plus a $60 vehicle rental, but the school doesn’t itemise it.
⚠️ The price grid on the school’s site is jumbled. The labels and the dollar amounts are laid out separately, and read one way the 120-minute package looks cheaper than the 90-minute one. We’ve read them so longer lessons cost more, which matches the $60 hourly rate and the $120 road test package, but confirm the exact package prices by phone before you pay.
What Akash Actually Offers
Novice & Refresher Lessons
For first-time drivers and for licensed drivers who want to rebuild confidence, in dual-control training cars.
Car Rental Without Lessons
A stand-alone rental for the road test. The price isn’t listed, so ask.
Defensive Driving & Parking
Defensive driving training, road test preparation, and dedicated parallel parking practice.
What the Reviews Actually Show
- Patience and professionalism are the repeated themes. Reviewers describe instructors who are calm, understanding, and friendly, and who explain mistakes without making students feel judged.
- Fast results are mentioned. One reviewer says they passed in very few lessons, and the testimonial on the school’s own site describes switching from a school where two classes weren’t helping and passing the road test on the first attempt.
- Several instructors are named: Tarsem and Mr. Brar appear in listings, alongside Akash. The school’s site doesn’t list instructor names, so ask who you’d be paired with.
- No complaints turned up in the sources we could read.
The review base is smaller than the biggest Winnipeg schools — around 64 on one directory — so treat the rating as a good sign rather than a precise measure.
By the Numbers
Common Questions
Can I rent the road test car without taking lessons?
Yes, the school offers a stand-alone car rental for the road test. The price isn’t published, so ask, and confirm whether a warm-up drive is included.
Does pickup cost extra?
Pickup and drop-off are free within a 10 km radius of the school’s head office. Check whether your address falls inside that circle.
Which languages are lessons offered in?
The school’s website doesn’t mention languages. One directory lists English, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu, but that isn’t confirmed by the school itself, so ask if it matters.
Will I practise my exact road test route?
No school in Manitoba should promise that. MPI’s rules say driving instructors can’t teach the routes used in actual driving tests, so expect preparation for the skills and road types you’ll meet instead.
Is Akash MPI-permitted?
Yes — the school says so, and it appears on MPI’s official list of permitted Class 5 driving schools in Winnipeg. You can ask to see the instructor’s valid permit.
Who This School Is For
Straight answer: Akash is a good fit if you want a plain, published price list, seven-day availability, and the option of renting a car for your road test without buying a lesson package. The $60 hourly rate and roughly $55 per hour on the larger package are in the middle of what Winnipeg schools that publish prices charge.
Before booking, clear up the three things the school’s website leaves vague: the exact package prices, the cost of the car rental, and which instructor you’ll get.
Contact Akash Driving School
Winnipeg, MB R2P 2S5
info@akashdrivingschool.ca
Info compiled from Akash Driving School’s own website, Manitoba Public Insurance’s list of permitted driving schools, and business directory listings. Rating and review counts are third-party figures. Confirm current pricing and availability directly before booking.
