The Next Street - Southbridge Driving School - Southbridge, Massachusetts

Ant

I am grateful for George and Ray for being helpful teaching me the safest ways of the road and being very flexible and comfortable to be around with. Ray always can spark yo a conversation when it gets quiet and never lets boredom consume the environment of the car. George is a funny guy who makes jokes and can make anybody laugh and is a pleasure to have as an instructor. I’m grateful I had them as class instructors because they taught me a lot of tips and tricks to pass the test.

Laura G.

Southbridge location: My son had a great experience with the next street driving school. Niki and Ray are top notch! Niki was always, helpful, accommodating, courteous and professional in setting up services and navigating the website. Ray was patient, calm, upbeat and light in both the classroom and on the road. My son had almost no experience driving and Ray put him at 💯 ease while effectively teaching him the necessary knowledge and skills to become a safe licensed driver. And my son genuinely had fun! Can't recommend highly enough!

spice

I had Ray for my all my observation classes and he really is One of a kind, Great guy and is a very good instructor. For my driving classes I had Coco. Coco Helped me feel way more comfortable behind the wheel especially when to learning parallel parking etc. She has very good constructive criticism and whenever i had a question she had an answer. I appreciate Both of them because without them helping me i would not be able to go for my license at all😂

Jacqueline E.

From registering as a student to passing the driving test, The Next Street makes this process a breeze! I highly recommend Coco as an instructor in addition to Jason.

Cotton S.

I did the education and driving lesson (12 hours of driving and 6 of observing) package as an adult for $875.00 and this is my experience attending The Next Street for about a month. Though by contract students have 24 months from purchase to complete the program.
My online instructor was Eduardo Nieves and it was 4 hours each day, Monday - Thursday, for two weeks. It was preferred to have a camera on for the online class but if you did not have a camera, being an active participant in class was also accepted. I already had my permit but I wanted to do the classes to review before driving. Nieves is a great teacher, the classes are very long but while teaching his personality can keep a person focused in class, and he brings up his own experience of driving into the classroom which I find useful. In the days leading up to the exam, there were plenty of reviews and it was harder than the permit test, but it would be good to also look into the official state driving manual to supplement these lessons. As an adult, I could freely take driving lessons while taking online courses, but people under 18 must go through a parent class.
I was in a rush to get my driver’s license so I had scheduled my lessons to the weekly max of 2 each week. I scheduled my lessons at the Southbridge location where the pickup spot is in front of a yellow church and my instructors were George Tucker and Coco Tse. I started my lessons with George but also looked for lessons with Coco due to a recommendation from another student that I had observed. I highly recommend both as they are great instructors who will keep you focused on driving safely, make sure you leave the lesson knowing the techniques needed to drive and build confidence as you drive. By taking lessons from two different t instructors I had the unique experience of driving in different vehicles and adapting to each one’s differences. My family has much larger vehicles and any concerns or questions I had were answered, and if I had brought up any issues I had when practicing on my own there would be time dedicated to solving it. Such as when parking my family’s car I have trouble making space and staying centered in the spot and the techniques of parallel parking for a larger car that weren’t taught in the online classes.
I will be taking my driving test with The Next Street which requires a separate enrollment fee and contacting them to place your name on a list to test. The enrollment fee to test at The Next Street which as of writing is only available at their Northampton location is 99 dollars excluding any RMV fees. I am chose this to be provided a RMV approved vehicle and sponsored to take the test. I guess if I remember about this review I’ll update it to mention that as well. Wanted to post this before I forget that I wrote it.

TLDR: online classes and 12 hr driving lesson package $875, teacher Eduardo Nieves is great at teaching the lessons and helping students get ready for permits. George Tucker and Coco Tse are great driving instructors who will help you drive well and safely. The driving test with The Next Street is $99 without RMV fees included only available at Northampton and I haven’t done it to be able to review. I’m happy with my experience and feel confident enough to drive.

Nick H.

My experience with the next street has been great especially George Tucker I leaned a bunch of safety tips from him even just from observations great teacher and guy would recommend the next street.

Shirley K.

Do not use this school in Southbridge they only have two hours of driving and observation time available in town for the whole time. Wasted over 800 dollars. This place is a rip off not enough cars and drivers for all the town they claim to serve

Vladimir L.

Our instructor Ray is an awesome guy, he turned a what would have been mundane class for a summer's week into a great learning experience.