Fumei Driving School 福州驾校

Took 10 forty five minute classes and passed this week on my first try! Highly recommend Peter. Between Raymond and Peter, Peter is the stricter instructor (Both are good depending on your learning style). Took some adjusting to his strict critique, but he really drills in those skills over and over again. I knew going in that I wanted a strict instructor because it's easier for me to take the extra time and learn the right way vs learning quickly with many errors and correcting them for the test. 5 sessions (of 1.5 hours each) didn't seem like much, but the time is used very efficiently to prepare for the road test. Ended up with only 5 points :) Communication was great; the front desk lady does a good job of scheduling and accommodating requests. They called me twice to confirm my road test date as well. School environment: very clean, no cigarette smell. You're not in the office that much anyway (except for 5 hr course), but the facilities are good regardless. Pricing: Price of the package was unbeatable even compared to some other legit flushing driving schools. Personally didn't consider any super cheap hole-in-the-wall places because those tended to look too sketchy, so this was a great compromise between price and comfort. Overall, everything went very smoothly and I had my license within a month of starting lessons with Peter. Note, I think this is the same school as Fu Wei Driving School on Yelp, perhaps they changed names recently.

I've taken a few classes with a few different instructors. The instructors are nice enough and teach well, but they are very unserious. One left me parked in the car for 20 minutes in the middle of my lesson to get food. Another was on his phone for much of the lesson and ended the lesson early for another student. Feels like my time was not valued.

⚠️ WARNING: This driving school is abusive, unprofessional, and unsafe. The customer service here is downright hostile — they insult and verbally abuse their customers, and even crossed the line into sexual harassment. One staff member asked my age in a clearly inappropriate manner and demanded that I address her the way she “wanted to be called.” This is absolutely disgusting behavior, especially for a business that should operate with professionalism and respect. Here’s what happened: At first, I was told I could practice highway driving at 6:30 AM when traffic is light. I agreed right away. Later, they suddenly changed it and said I could only drive at 4:30 PM. I still agreed, but I had a reasonable concern — I asked if, in the case of constant heavy traffic, I would be allowed a small extension (like 10 extra minutes) so I could actually practice highway driving. Instead of answering politely, the staff exploded in anger, saying “even I have no problem on the highway, why should we take the risk for you?” I was shocked — isn’t that the exact reason students come to a driving school, to be taught safely and responsibly? But they continued to act arrogantly, as if they were doing me a favor instead of providing a paid service. Then the situation escalated even further: the female receptionist suddenly asked me how old I was, and proceeded to make comments that were sexually inappropriate. I was completely respectful throughout the conversation, and yet I was harassed and humiliated. This place is not only unprofessional, it is toxic and dangerous. They waste your time, shift schedules around with no respect for your commitments, lash out at you for asking basic questions, and worst of all, their staff harass customers. I have already filed formal complaints with the Driver Training Programs Complaint Form and NYC Consumer Complaint. I urge anyone else who has been mistreated here to also speak up. Protect your rights, and do not allow this so-called school to continue exploiting students. Bottom line: This is not a place to learn. It is a place of abuse, arrogance, and harassment. Stay far, far away.

This driving school is extremely unprofessional. They repeatedly changed my lesson times without notice and wasted my time. When I asked reasonable questions, the staff became rude and hostile instead of helping. Even worse, one receptionist made inappropriate personal comments that crossed professional boundaries. I have already filed complaints with NYC Consumer Protection and DMV. I strongly advise others to stay away from this school.

Terrible experience! I wish 0 stars existed. I was taught by Raymond and he expected me to know how to drive as an experience driver who was driving for years after my second class. He would always ask me if I will pay him $200 if I flatten his tires if I didn’t drive around the potholes and because he says that I never tend to drive around the potholes. Did the tires ever get flatten? No. I ended up switching to NO.1 Driving School where I had an instructor who was so much better off than Raymond.