Reviews of Nicastro's Driving School (Driving School)

allie scott

Unprofessional "sponsor" ...paid lots to test she wouldn't shut up....requested she would not show me "course" she ignored my request (i paid her). Reported to rmv they confirmed that no driving school should ever "show" course. Apparently rmv investigating nicastro on 11x complaints in 90 days! Do not pay $200.....so many other schools from lynn to beverly charge $75-115 for "sponsorship" and everywhere except nicastro gives you 3-5 min in car prior to test and doesn't try to bilk a "class fee'" from you! Their sponsorship fee is 1.5-2x anyway....oh and they text test administrator....ma rmv states this is "disallowed" by any driving school at any rmv road test site.

Right on Q

Nicasto's is an absolute rip off. Unfortunately they have a monopoly in Gloucester so you really have no choice but to go to them. And if you do go through them to take the drivers test without taking their course they make you pay an obscene amount of money, which I'm pretty sure they pocket for a profit but the instructors they have to administer the test will lie about thing you've done wrong so you can't pass. I'm my opinion they need to be investigated and shut down. Beyond all that the son of the owner is a womanizing creep. STAY AWAY FROM NICASTROS AT ALL COSTS!

James Mcmahon

Straight scammers. Ive had my license for 22 years and had my California license suspended over no front license plate so when I moved back to mass I had to start from scratch. This place charges $175 bucks just for the test. I show up and wait an hour after my test was scheduled then get in the car w a mass DOT worker who is super mean and condescending. He asks if I took lessons and I said ive had my license 20 years. He practically screams back "thats not what I asked". During the test he brings me to a super narrow 2 way street for a 3 point turn. There are cars waiting for me on both sides and a parked car on the side I turned to so I pulled behind it to be safe and let the waiting car thru and he failed me for "unnecessary stopping". He also completely fabricated me not using signals. During the time I was waiting, I saw 8 kids go and only one passed. Then I find out that the 175 bucks doesn't include DMV fees. So I paid double for the test only to be scammed by the unscrupulous racket between the school owner and DOT worker.

Sonja Gray

Unprofessional school with poor management and unqualified instructors. On my second behind-the-wheel class my instructor Mr. “W” started making fun of my accent, then after 5 minutes of my driving lesson he asked me to get out of the car and sit in the passenger sit, so he let the other kid drive for about 20 minutes straight while I was paying for it. I complained about this situation to John John Nicastro and he did not do a thing about it. When I was no longer a part of the school, I found out that Nicastro used my SSN to schedule me a road test. He never informed me about it, never asked my permission and never asked my confirmation. I was lucky enough to find out about this scam early so I was able to cancel the date without any charges from RMW.

S M

To start, the instructor was texting while driving, nearly swerved into a telephone pole, and did back the car into the fence all in one drive. If you value safety of yourself and others, you should avoid them at all cost. Not to mention that they're completely unprofessional in plenty of other ways, such as rude drivers, hard selling lessons, foul language, reckless driving, consistent tardiness, losing appointments, and lying about scheduling tests. To top it all off, they're just about the most expensive place on the northshore. And just an fyi, they're also Beverly Driving School now, so you'll receive all the same terrors there too. Again, this isn't just administrative issues, they hire reckless sponsors/ instructors who are supposed to be teaching new drivers. I was genuinely afraid while their driver was behind the wheel, and rightfully so as after many hard turns, speeding, and looking through their purse and phone, they did hit something! I had used them before this nightmare, and while the other driver was not as bad as this, they were still less than professional. Do not support this company, they are not professional or safe. Trust me, it's not worth it to stay local.

Kristen L

Fast and very flexible when it comes to scheduling driving lessons. The staff is professional and respond quickly to questions.