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Dollar Driving School

Malibu, California (CA)

Dollar Driving School

Training families since 1980

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Overview

Dollar Driving School was founded in 1980 and incorporated in February 2008. It began at 6th and Western in Los Angeles, moved to Van Nuys in 1982, then to Panorama City by the end of that decade. In 1990, continued growth brought the school to its Northridge location on Reseda Boulevard. Before the 1994 earthquake, Dollar had become the largest driving school in the San Fernando Valley, operating 16 cars across the LA basin and running three classroom branches—including locations in Malibu and Westwood. Throughout the 1990s, Dollar Driving School sharpened its focus on quality and safety, winning numerous awards and building a reputation as one of California’s most professional and respected driving schools. It has consistently set the standard for driver education with a long record of firsts—innovations that others later followed. - The first driving school to use a Toyota Supra (1980s) - The first to adopt a grading system for daily driving reports - The first to provide a grading card for parents - The first to open a driving school in Malibu, California - The first to teach with Ford Mustangs (1995) - In 1996, Robert Stahl became the first driving school instructor in state history licensed as a DMV examiner - The first to feature Mustang convertibles (2000) - In 2000, established Club 100 to honor students who earn a perfect score on their drive test—with prizes - The first to teach with a BMW 325CI convertible (2003) - The first to use a BMW hardtop convertible 328i (2012) - The first school in California, and possibly the United States, to put students behind the wheel of the new Dodge Dart (2013) President and sole owner Robert J. Stahl has been the driving force behind this leadership. He became involved with the Driving School Association in the late 1980s, dedicating himself to improving driver safety statewide. He held nearly every board position and served as Association President in 1996–97. Today, he is the President of the Driving School Association of California and the longest-serving president in its history. For more than four decades—as an instructor, administrator, and advocate—Robert has worked continuously to make California roads safer and better for everyone.

Instructors

  • Enrique Ruvalcaba

    Enrique Ruvalcaba

  • David Quinn

    David Quinn

  • Robert Jay Stahl

    Robert Jay Stahl

  • Steven Elkins

    Steven Elkins

  • Chris S. Murray

    Chris S. Murray

  • Michale E. Gutzman

    Michale E. Gutzman

  • Birgitta Johansson

    Birgitta Johansson

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Training Programs

4 offered

  • Instant Student Licensing Program (ISLP)

    ISLP is an integrated online driver education/driver training program that combines driver training (“behind-the-wheel”) with online driver education to get student drivers into a vehicle as quickly as possible. (The “old way” makes students complete all of their required driver education and go to the DMV to get their permit before they can drive.)

    $60

  • Online Driver Education Course

    This online driver education course is designed to present 30 hours of instructional material (the state-required minimum). However, the course is broken into manageable, easy-to-digest lessons, and the system remembers your progress if you sign out. Work through the program at your own pace—as quickly or as slowly as you like. As a bonus, the price of the course includes access to a FREE sample practice permit test!

    $60

  • In Car Training

    Winner since 94 of the Safest Driving School fleet in Southern California as per the National Safety Council.

  • Corporate Risk Management

    Dollar Driving School has been at the forefront of Corporate Risk Management for over twenty years, in the Los Angeles business community. The owner Robert Stahl coordinates and runs the risk management cooperative of the DSAC State wide, that consists of twenty to thirty schools at any one given time capable of giving defensive driving courses and in car training to company personnel. It is that kind of expertise that Dollar Driving School offers to the local Los Angeles business community, and beyond.

Languages

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