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Before you can legally drive with a parent or adult 25 and older, DMV requires a licensed instructor to validate your permit.

What makes Bill’s Driving School different?

SAFETY is our primary concern for drivers of all ages.

Here's what our customers say—

"Very thorough"
"A family friend referred us to Bill and we had a wonderful time! Bill was very thorough when explaining what to do, and not only what, but WHY she needed to do it..." Read more here
Bill's Defensive Driving School
— Mrs. Vlahancic, Martinez, CA 2011


"Money well spent!"
"After having a very discouraging course of lessons from a competing school, we are so pleased to have enrolled our son in Bills Defensive Driving School. Bill is awesome! We are so pleased..." Read more here

Bill's Defensive Driving School — Mrs. Fong, Moraga, CA 2011



"Just...AMAZING!!"
"I wanted everyone there at Bill's Driving School to know what a great experience we had when we got Larry Peterson to instruct our 16 year old daughter, Kendra, who had never driven before..." Read more here

Bill's Defensive Driving School — Mr. Verga, Bay Area, CA 2011


"Bill is tremendous!"
"Bill is tremendous! His has helped my daughter a great deal, as well as myself. After driving for over 30 years, you pick up bad habits and riding along with them has helped me correct some of my own..." Read more

Bill's Defensive Driving School — James McLachlan, Tiburon, CA 2011


"We are extremely pleased"
"We are extremely pleased with the lessons we received for our teenaged son. Bill was patient and knowledgeable, and the lessons were fun. He also understands that a driver needs to experience rush..." Read more

Bill's Defensive Driving School — S. Hartwell, San Francisco, CA 2011


Driving lessons and driver's license training in

  • San Francisco
  • Marin
  • Oakland
  • Piedmont
  • Berkeley
  • Albany
  • El Cerrito
  • Pinole
  • Hercules
  • Emeryville
  • San Rafael
  • Tiburon
  • San Anselmo
  • Larkspur
  • Mill Valley
  • Richmond
  • Martinez
  • San Pablo
  • Rodeo
  • Crockett
  • Concord
  • Walnut Creek
  • Danville
  • Alamo
  • Orinda
  • Lafayette
  • Moraga
  • San Ramon
  • Pleasant Hill
  • Belvedere
  • Corte Madera
  • Fairfax
  • Kentfield
  • Novato
  • Ross
  • Sausalito
  • Alameda

 


  • Safety Vehicle with Dual Gas PedalsSafer training vehicles. Our driving lessons are conducted in cars specially equipped with accelerator and brake controls on the instructor’s side, unlike other driving schools. (DMV only requires that training vehicles have a brake pedal.) This enables our instructors to actually drive the car, not just to stop it, providing a much safer experience for the student. We also train in full size vehicles, not compact cars.

  • Family friendly instruction. We encourage parents and/or family members to ride along during driving lessons, although many other schools don’t allow it,This allows them the opportunity to watch how a professional instructor teaches, greatly improving their own ability to coach their son or daughter, or other family member in a much safer manner.

  • Defensive driving techniques. Just preparing the student to pass the driving test to get their driver’s license is not at all the sole focus of our lesson plan. We train our students in defensive driving techniques in a wide range of driving environments so that they will become capable, responsible, safe drivers. The skills acquired in this process though, almost inevitably result in the high success rate of our student’s passing their driver’s test the first time.

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Our teen parent program is unique because we strongly encourage parents to ride along on a driving lesson with their son or daughter. We invite parents to come along, not only to watch their child's progress, but also to get a chance to observe a professional driving instructor and to expose you to the very best habits, so that you can become a much better driving teacher yourself.

Bill's Defensive Driving School Professional Cars

Hello, we’re the driving instructors at Bill’s Defensive Driving School. We love teaching people of all ages how to drive safely and we have a lot of fun doing it. We provide driving lessons throughout the Bay Area in Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin, and San Francisco counties. If you or a family member want to learn to drive, preparing for a learner's permit or driving test, or just want to reevaluate and improve your defensive driving skills, please call us today.

  • DMV Operating License #: O4362A
  • Driving School #: 4362
  • Instructor’s DMV License #’s
  • I4362001, I4362002, I4362003

Call Us Today to Enroll!

Bill's Defensive Driving School

510-220-4323
415-342-6357
925-322-1480
TOLL FREE 877-689-1480

Email: bill@billsdrivingschool.com

Office:
2644 Appian Way, #103
Pinole, CA 94564

Virtual Offices:
700 Larkspur Landing Circle #199
Larkspur, CA 94939

101 California St., Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94111

1990 North California Blvd., Suite 830
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Driving Instructors:
3353 Hillside Terrace
Lafayette, CA 94549

435 Marina Vista Ave.
Martinez, CA 94553

2694 24th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94116

Business Hours:
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Weekends, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm


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