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First Route Driving School Ltd

Kingston’s premier Driver Training school. With 15 plus years of experience in Kingston and the surrounding area, our team looks forward to delivering either our MTO approved BDE course, private lessons, or road test packages!

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Pricing

BDE Course Package

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Self-Paced Online BDE Course

Location Specials May Apply

$549.99

20 Hours Online Self-Paced Instruction
10 Hours Online Homework
10 Hours 1-on-1 In-Car Instruction with pick up and drop off within city limits
*Plus HST

In-Person BDE Course

In select locations

$599.99

20 Hours In-Person Instruction
10 Hours Homework
10 Hours 1-on-1 In-Car Instruction with pick up and drop off within city limits
*Plus HST

In-Class

BDE Course Schedule

Belleville In-Class Dates:

Classes located inside the Pioneer Building of Loyalist College

January 14,15 and 21,22

February 4,5 and 11,12

March 13-16 (TBA)

April 15,16 and 22,23

Brockville In-Class Course Dates:

Classes are located at 2211 Parkedale Ave, upstairs.

December 27-30

January 14,15 and 21,22

March 13-16

April 15,16 and 22,23

Kingston In-Class Dates:

Classes located at 1128 Clyde Court.

December 27-30

January 14,15 and 21,22

Windsor In-Class Dates:

Classes located at 1825 Grand Marais Rd West (Inside Glenwood United Church).

November 26,27 and December 3,4, 2022

December 27-30, 2022

Kingston Classroom

Please note that our classroom is only open during scheduled in-class course dates and times.

Services

What We Can Do For You

First Route Driving School offers our MTO Approved BDE Courses including a minimum of 10 hours of in-car instruction.

We also offer private 1-on-1 lessons to anyone looking to brush up on their driving skills, prepare for a road test, or gain confidence behind the wheel.

MTO Approved BDE Course

20 Hours Online Self-Paced Instruction OR 20 Hours In-Person Classroom Instruction

10 Hours of Homework

10 Hours of 1-on-1 In-Car Instruction

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Private Lessons

Private 1-on-1 In-Car Lessons

Road Test Packages (Warm Up Lesson and Use of Car for Road Test)

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Don’t Settle For Less

Learn From the Experts with Over 15 Years Experience!

Our instructors are all carefully chosen and trained to the highest standards. Our instructors have experience with students of all ages and abilities. Take advantage of our professional and supportive instruction!

Giles White

Giles joined the First Route Driving School team in 2020, teaching out of Napanee originally and now working in Kingston. Giles has a background in driving including working as an Uber driver, driving a Taxi and various other jobs. His attention to detail and personable teaching style makes Giles a highly desired instructor.

Jim Pain

Jim joined the First Route Driving School team in 2020 and has worked for us in Kingston and Sydenham since then.

“I’m Jim Pain, and I joined First Route driving school in November 2020, after years in the hospitality industry.

I love this job, as I meet students with a range of driving skills along with life experience. It can be interesting for sure and I get to encourage safe driving skills that students will use all their life. My goal is to build confidence as well as good road sense.

Driving should be fun, as well as safe!

Please bring a story or two, because I will, and I look forward to driving with you.”

Tony Di Vito

Tony joined our team in 2021 and is working in Kingston.

Tony goes the extra mile for his students to make sure each driver is well trained and confident.

Steve Margison

Steve has been an instructor with First Route Driving School since 2012, teaching in Sydenham and now Kingston.

Steve has a strong background as a Driving instructor including owning a driving school previously. His calm approach and years of experience make him a highly desired instructor!

Stephen Brennan

Steve has been working with our team since 2021.

A long history of driving as well as being an in-class and in-car instructor make Steve an experienced instructor. Working in Napanee, Steve has a high pass rate for G2 tests, and a variety of instructional techniques to suit every student!

Richard Liu

Richard has been a Driving Instructor with First Route Driving School since 2015.

Focusing on refresher lessons for new and experienced students, Richard has a strong background in teaching and tons of experience!

Jim Bencze

Jim has been an instructor with First Route Driving School since November of 2021.

With a lifetime of experience in the transportation industry including driving trucks, motorcycles and buses, Jim has a strong background in safe driving.

Relying on his experience as a trainer for new bus drivers, Jim is excited to work with students to show them the safe and rewarding habits of a safe driver.

First Route Driving School Kingston

4.5

Based on 61 reviews

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Highly recommended driving school. The BDE course is easy to understand, you just really need to invest time to it. The admin is responsive to my emails. Thumbs up! Also, I had a great time with the in-car lessons. Tony is a great instructor -- brutally honest and consistently reminds me of what needs to be done in every situation, nonetheless how to be a safe driver. Thanks FRDS Kingston!

Jonathan Montalban

19:56 13 Jan 23

Eva J

23:52 22 Dec 22

I had an excellent experience having Tony as my instructor. I was a very nervous driver but Tony was always helpful and caring. He cares a lot about his students. Because of him I was able to pass my g2. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking to pass their driving tests.

A A

22:49 06 Dec 22

Emma Lamontagne

22:55 27 Nov 22

Mahad Iqbal

21:24 07 Nov 22

Giles white was my instructor and he provided an excellent service, I couldn't have asked for a better learning experience and I would 100% recommend first route to any new drivers!

Owen

16:35 06 Nov 22

Thank you had a great driver to help me get through my test to show me and give me courage to pass my test thank you so much Giles White keep up the good work.I give a perfect 100%

Tyler Galloway

23:30 04 Nov 22

First Route is an amazing school to be choose . I’d like to thank you Giles White who is such a nice, politely as well as professional of outstanding instructor training and assisted my daughter passed the G2 test from Oct 26. I highly recommend First Route for young drivers who want to pass the first driving test in Kingston. Book an appointment and ask for Giles. Again, thousands thank to First Route and Giles.

Tu Le

17:28 28 Oct 22

Gihad Qassem

17:13 26 Oct 22

I passed my g2 test today.. I learned driving from North bay region and my instructor Mr. Tim Foley taught me in excellent manner. He is very focused, patient and knowledgeable. Thank you so much for all the encouragement and positivity throughout the learning journey.

Yatri Vyas

21:50 13 Oct 22

Mohammad was a great instructor for my daughter . Only issue we had was , when we signed up , we were advised we they service Frankford, which in fact we had to drive her a half hour to belleville for every in car lesson.

Chris Hubbard

13:57 07 Sep 22

First Route was absolutely amazing. Very well Organized and accommodating. Highly recommended

Woods Family

14:59 23 Aug 22

Erica Brown

14:35 02 Aug 22

First Route is a lifesaver! I recommend them 100%, especially my assigned driving instructor Jim.I had originally signed up to take the driving course with another local company, but when I finished the online course in April, they gave me the run-around when I tried to schedule the 10 hours of in-car lessons. So, I called First Route to see if they could help me get my 10 lessons done. And within a week, Jim had called me to schedule my first lesson.I am so glad I called First Route! Their customer service was impeccable and I had an amazing driving experience with Jim. He was kind, patient, and taught me everything I needed to know to pass my exam. We practiced on a variety of local roads, on the 401, and in parking lots so I could get used to driving at different speeds and learning the different parking maneuvers. Jim had a great sense of humor and was patient with my many mistakes. He made the driving lessons fun and non-stressful. I can't recommend him enough! I owe a big THANK YOU to Jim and First Route for helping me get my driver's course completed!

S Levesque

23:55 28 Jul 22

Stephanie in the office and Tony the driving instructor were great, and were flexible when needed as well, thank you!

monika L

20:58 12 Jul 22

siyara wyldes

15:14 15 Jun 22

Giles White is the GOAT. Great instructor that will ensure you become a comfortable driver. Always answered questions and explained any necessary corrections to mistakes. I felt super prepared for both my G2 and G tests. Thanks so much

Jayan Anpalahan

17:53 31 May 22

I successfully passed my g2 at first shot all because of ( Madiha first route) was my instructor. She is really amazing and has knowledge.

simran khanna

20:24 18 May 22

Pam was a great instructor and I’m very thankful that I was able to learn from her

Piper Proud

20:00 02 May 22

Steve B was prompt, comedic, knowledgeable and informative. Highly recommend him.

Joe

10:27 01 May 22

S Nadeenm H Naqvi

02:19 30 Apr 22

Dustin Kenny

13:15 04 Apr 22

Excellent customer service

Sarah Martin

20:03 25 Mar 22

I successfully passed my G2 last month in Kingston on my first shot!!I'd like to thank the school for helping me to refresh my overall knowledge with providing great information and videos to better understand the concept.But mainly, I'd like to thank my instructor Steve for sharing his skills, knowledge, experience,and preparing for the road test!! Anyone who is interested in getting driver's license and if your instructor is Steve, consider yourself to be a lucky one because you'll definitely pass it!! He's a great, funny, and patient individual who cares about his students and loves his job!!

Lily

05:02 10 Mar 22

Very great teaching techniques and Arshad sir helped me a lot with parking practices and driving on 401 ! Thank you so much sir for my G liscense

Kunj Jadhav

14:33 27 Jan 22

Very informative, my instructor was Giles White.

Kevin Liu

20:32 24 Jan 22

I was able to pass G2 after a failure thanks to this school and Giles, my instructor. Giles was very friendly, knowledgeable, and professional, keeping me alert at all times but also creating a comfortable environment in which I could learn and practice to the best of my ability. I recommend this school for all student drivers!

J Choi

20:08 30 Dec 21

I have had 2 teens go through First Route and am very impressed with the driving school, it’s administration and especially the in car driving instructions. Most recently my son had a refresher session with Giles and after the lesson he immediately passed his G! All around an excellent organization.

Michelle Ratkowski

22:25 21 Dec 21

Giles was my instructor. He pays attention to detail. He is patient and I really appreciate all the help he gave me. All his teaching tips helped me to gain confidence and then to pass my road test. I highly recommend Giles.

Chie Blue

22:11 19 Dec 21

Steve B was my driving instructor (First route driving - Kingston). This man is loaded with knowledge and experience (I guess his experience is more than my age). I have minimum driving experience. He helped me learn the ropes quickly, made me comfortable at every stage, was very patient all the way through. He is very funny, giving real life examples (on the road).Not just telling you how to drive but, also he has a writing board and a marker and some toy cars. He simulated what I was about to do and explained everything. I was struggling with parallel parking, he didn't give up on me, he went out of the league and came up with a different technique, which was a lot easier for me to follow and worked all the time.I would highly recommend taking lessons with Steve B!!

Lakshmi Narasimhan

12:33 07 Dec 21

My in car driving experience was great with instructor Steve B, when I asked, he always booked me at the soonest possible time available for my schedule and notified me of cancelations to move my lessons to a sooner date. He taught real life lessons and conversation made for an enjoyable easy drive. Would definitely recommend!

Owen Owen

02:04 18 Nov 21

Highly recommend First Route. My instructor Giles, was very friendly and knowledgeable. He offered me valuable advice and with his help, I managed to pass my driving test

Zakhary Husak

23:10 15 Nov 21

I took my driving lessons in Nappanee and Kingston. The instructor, Steve, was very patient, taught the techniques, and helped build confidence in driving! If you are interested in learning how to drive, I strongly recommend him.

Lily

21:27 12 Nov 21

Extremely professional well thought out driving lessons. I had Steve. B as my instructor and with just 10 lessons my confidence and attitude to driving completely changed for the better.

Brady Hennigar

17:54 05 Nov 21

GILES WHITE the Instructor is highly recommended he was amazing and professional I passed the test from the first time .

Kamilia Batarseh

00:57 04 Nov 21

Wyatt Johnston

20:37 23 Oct 21

Took my lessons in Napanee,Steve was a very patient and reasonable instructor....Taught me what I needed to know for for my G2 test.Thanks....Arlen Smith

Brett Smith

18:21 17 Oct 21

I passed drive test in my first attempt jus because my instructor was Giles White. I can say this because I had experience with other instructors(2) in first route itself, from that I would recommend Giles. He is the best , he do his job 100% efficiently. He teaches with the best techniques and that would help us to drive with more confidence, Also his scheduling for classes is awesome , try to accommodate according to our flexibility and I never heard any cancellation of classes from him or changing the time at last moment. If you have an option Ask for Giles.

Arshiya Raj

16:16 15 Oct 21

Jolly is an excellent driving instructor! He’s very accommodating to when I needed to do my lessons , and he’s also very knowledgeable! I 100% recommend 🙂

Emylie

16:19 21 Aug 21

Jolly was a great driver instructor and gave me a lot of confidence for driving while getting my g2, definitely recommend!

Jaymbol Jubeson

19:20 06 Aug 21

I had all my driving lessons with Giles White, he was very knowledgeable and was able to get in all my lessons before my G2 exam, very cool.

Ryan Mason

12:54 15 Jul 21

Giles White

01:38 12 Jul 21

Giles was a great instructor and I definitely recommend taking classes through him as well as First Route Driving School.

Jasper D

18:22 11 Jul 21

Jolly was a great driving instructor, he helped me learn lots and made me a better driver. Would definitely recommend first route.

Ellivan500

18:40 29 Mar 21

Sam Rego

14:03 10 Mar 21

Giles White is a great instructor. Probably wouldn't have passed if it weren't for him super chill guy and he knows what he is doing for sure.

Zach G

15:00 24 Nov 20

Great in class and driving lessons, would recommend!

Sophia Peters

19:55 09 Mar 20

Melinda Myers

22:26 23 Nov 19

Great driving school classes. Super in-depth and the staff are really knowledgeable.

Emily Beausoleil

05:33 29 Oct 19

I had brandon for in car he was great he would let you make mistakes in order for you to know what you did wrong and then correct you. he was very nice, easy to talk to. the 10hours in car were great and had no issues for my test.

James Queen

01:39 17 Sep 18

The people there are great, I got talking with a josh I think, he was great made me really want to take the class!

Ryan Rowlatt

03:17 16 Aug 18

Great class! Scott is a great teacher and he keeps the class interesting with lots of funny stories. Would definitely recommend this place!

Erica Keating

19:36 13 May 18

Excellent driving school! Toni was our son's driving instructor, very knowledgeable and friendly. Our daughter went to another driver's ed and the difference was unbelievable. She booked a one hour private lesson with Toni prior to her G license test and came back saying she learned more in that hour with Toni then she did throughout the entire driver's ed course she took elsewhere. I would highly recommend First Route!

Christa Gray

12:43 12 May 17

The course was interesting and I passed my G2 test on the first go! Scott was a good instructor, he had lots of little tips and tricks that I liked

Josh Avery

23:04 28 Dec 16