Presto Driving School has firmly secured the leading position, holding 1st place in the ranking for the third year in a row.
According to CSDD statistics, the level of Presto Driving School increased in 2019 — in theoretical training across all categories, 96.7% of students passed the exam on their first attempt. In category B in Riga, Presto shows the best results — on average 42.7% of students pass the exam on their first attempt (the average in Riga does not exceed 33%). The results of practical training in category A at Presto are at the industry average level, with 46% of students passing the exam on their first attempt.
Presto’s service is comprehensive and of a high standard — remote contract signing, an electronic driving lesson calendar, an electronic theory lesson schedule and simple booking of missed lessons, electronic administration, as well as online payment and ordering of services not only make communication with the Presto administration easier for students but also help save both time and money that would otherwise be spent travelling to the office to arrange necessary matters in person. We hope that other driving schools will soon follow Presto’s example and expand the functionality of their websites.
In 2019 Presto Driving School expanded rapidly, opening branches in approximately 20 cities, thus providing the largest number of branches in Latvia and becoming the first driving school of such scale in the history of the industry in Latvia.
Presto has become the 5th largest driving school in Latvia by the number of trained students, surpassing one of the long-standing industry leaders, Fortūna.
Driving school DBS is undoubtedly a leader when it comes to raising the culture level of drivers. In 2019 several activities were carried out:
- Winter driving courses
- Continued active participation in the social initiative against the use of mobile devices while driving “Laiks atmest”
- Continuation of the ParkoSkola project
- Safe motorcycle riding training
- Participation in the road safety campaign “Nebrauc autā!”
- Safe driving training for the Emergency Medical Service
- Free service day
- A permanent offer – accident simulator (a specially designed vehicle that simulates a crash situation with the aim of improving public understanding of accident scenarios).
Statistically, DBS indicators improved in 2019. In practical driving they are at the industry average level — on average 40.6% of students pass the category B driving exam on the first attempt. Meanwhile, the theory exam is passed on the first attempt by an average of 92.8% of students. It should also be noted that in category A the school shows good results — close to 58% of students pass the exam on the first attempt.
Interestingly, Driving school DBS has also turned to organizing entertainment events. Opinions about this are divided — some visitors to the website believe that entertainment activities do not improve the quality of driver training, while others believe that it increases DBS recognition.
The active participation of DBS in various social initiatives and activities promoting a safe driving culture is an invaluable contribution to the entire driver training industry.
The number of students has increased slightly, reflecting positive recognition of the school’s work. The only drawback — it is rather expensive.
In 2019, the performance of Driving school Einšteins in theoretical training was among the highest — on average 97% of students passed the theory exam on their first attempt. The results of the CSDD practical exam declined, with an average of 42.3% of students passing the category B exam on their first attempt. It should be noted that in the category A exam Driving school Einšteins achieved the best results, with 69.8% of students passing the exam on their first attempt.
Despite the excellent results in CSDD statistics, Einšteins ranks 3rd in our TOP because we have received feedback that the driving school indirectly ties students to the school’s instructors. It should also be noted that Driving school Einšteins has established stable positions as the 2nd largest driving school in Latvia by the number of students, although it sometimes advertises itself as the largest driving school in Latvia.
Despite many criticisms, Einšteins knows how to handle complaints.
In 2019 Driving school CredoAutoprieks moved one position higher, ranking 4th in the TOP. The driving school’s CSDD statistical indicators correspond to the industry average — on average 95.1% of students pass the theory exam, while 40.4% of students pass the CSDD category B driving exam on their first attempt. The results of the category A driving exam are very good — 59.6% of students pass the exam on their first attempt.
CredoAutoprieks remains the largest driving school in Latvia by the number of students.