One Way Driving School Kamloops — Mr. Singara’s Track Record
2170 Invermere Place, Kamloops · 150+ reviews · Class 7 & Class 5 · Home & school pickup available
⭐ 150+ Reviews
🚗 Class 7 / Class 5
🎁 Gift Certificates
Unlike Henderson’s split reputation, One Way Driving School’s review pattern is consistently strong — a rating around 4.9 out of 5 across more than 150 reviews, which is a large enough sample that it’s unlikely to be a handful of enthusiastic friends-and-family reviews. Nearly every review names the same instructor, Mr. Singara, and describes a similar experience: calm, patient, professional, and effective at building confidence quickly.
The school teaches both Class 7 (learner) and Class 5 (full licence) students, offers pickup and drop-off from home or school anywhere in Kamloops, and — a nice practical touch not every school bothers with — sells gift certificates, which comes up if you’re looking to give driving lessons as a gift rather than book them yourself.
What One Way Actually Offers
Class 7 Learner Instruction
In-car lessons for new learners, with an emphasis on correcting mistakes as they happen rather than just lecturing beforehand.
Class 5 Road Test Prep
Where the strongest, most consistent reviews come from. Several students describe passing after a small number of lessons, suggesting efficient, focused instruction rather than padded lesson counts.
Pickup & Drop-off
Home or school pickup across Kamloops is included, useful if you don’t already have a way to get to a fixed lesson location.
💡 Payment plans and budget-friendly packages
One Way advertises flexible payment plans and packages designed to fit different budgets, though exact pricing isn’t published. If cost is a concern, it’s worth asking specifically about payment-plan options when you call — not every Kamloops school offers this.
What the Reviews Actually Show
With over 150 reviews to draw from, some clear patterns show up:
- Mr. Singara is named specifically and consistently — not “the instructor” or “the school,” which suggests students remember him as the actual reason for a good experience, not just a generic positive review pattern.
- First-attempt road test passes come up repeatedly, including from at least one student who needed only a small handful of lessons before their Class 5 test.
- The teaching approach is described as corrective and practical — working through mistakes in real time during the drive rather than a purely lecture-first style.
- We found no notable pattern of complaints in what we reviewed — a meaningful contrast to some other Kamloops schools where negative feedback shows up around teaching style or scheduling.
The consistency across 150+ reviews — both in volume and in the fact that the same instructor and the same themes keep coming up — is a stronger signal than a handful of five-star reviews would be. That doesn’t guarantee your experience will match, but it’s a meaningfully larger sample than most independent schools have accumulated.
By the Numbers
Common Questions
Is Mr. Singara the only instructor?
He’s the instructor named in essentially every review we found, which suggests he’s the primary or sole instructor at this school — similar in structure to Henderson’s solo-instructor model, though with a much more consistently positive review pattern. Confirm directly if you want to know whether other instructors are available.
How many lessons will I need?
It varies by student, but at least one reviewer mentioned passing their Class 5 test after just a few lessons. That’s not a guarantee for every student, but it does suggest the instruction is reasonably efficient rather than designed to stretch out lesson counts.
What are the actual hours?
Sources we checked don’t fully agree — one lists roughly 7 AM to 7 PM daily, another lists weekday 7 AM–5 PM with shorter weekend hours. Confirm current hours directly with the school before planning around a specific time.
How much does it cost?
Pricing isn’t published, but the school advertises payment plans and packages designed to work with different budgets. Ask directly for a current quote and what payment-plan options are available.
Do they offer pickup?
Yes — pickup and drop-off from home or school is offered across the Kamloops area, which is worth confirming covers your specific address when you book.
Who This School Is For
Straight answer: One Way is one of the stronger options in Kamloops if you want a large, consistent volume of positive reviews behind a named instructor, rather than a smaller or more mixed review base. The 150+ review count with a steady pattern is genuinely harder to fake or coincidentally maintain than a school with a dozen reviews, and Mr. Singara’s name coming up so consistently is a good sign.
The main open question is hours — the sources disagree, so confirm directly before assuming availability on a specific day. Otherwise, for students who want proven, well-reviewed instruction with pickup included and flexible payment options, this is a solid choice among the Kamloops schools on this list.
Contact One Way Driving School — Kamloops
Kamloops, BC V2B 0B1
(roughly 7 AM–7 PM range)
Class 5 (Full licence)
Info compiled from business directory listings and independent review aggregators including reviews referencing instructor Mr. Singara. Hours conflict between sources and pricing isn’t published — confirm both directly with the school before booking.
