Smart Driving school review for future drivers in the Philippines

To all the would-be Pinoy drivers out there: this Smart Driving school review with updated fees and courses on Philtoyota.com is definitely worth a read.

Everyone wants their own car to use for transportation, whether to and from work or on vacation. Owning or renting a car is generally not a major concern in today's culture. However, be careful to first obtain a driver's license or a license to drive.

And there is Smart Driving School to help – where you can learn about the local traffic laws, road signs and their meanings, basic driving techniques, etc. and eventually, get yourself a license. Read our Smart Driving School Review on Philtoyota.com to make a more informed-decision before enrolling in any driving schools.

1. Smart Driving school rates (fees) & courses

Smart Driving school rates vary in four courses they offer: Manual course, Automatic course, Executive course, and Masteral course.

Manual course

You will learn how to:

• Shift gears using clutch pedals and a stick shift (mainly on sedans)
• Drive with defensive driving, traffic rules
• Perform vehicles’ maintenance. 

You can choose from Regular Manual course, Manual Special Course, Manual Smart Course; with fee’s range starts at P 2,200; P 3,360; P 4,200 up to your choice.

Automatic course

You will be taught how to operate vehicles that can change gears automatically. You can get a free Petron Value card as a gift when enrolling this course.

This course varies from Sedan Automatic Course, Toyota Innova Automatic Course, Toyota Fortuner/ Mitsubishi Montero Automatic Course; which fees start at P 6,000; P 6,900; and P 8,160.

Executive course

This course offers learners with driving skills to operate all types of vehicles as mentioned in two previous courses. You will be picked-up from your house or workplace.

This course’s fee starts at P5,000; but can be adjust with: Smart Driving School Executive course, Manual Executive course, Innova/Crosswind Manual Executive course, Sedan A/T Executive course, Toyota Innova Executive course, Toyota Fortuner/ Mitsubishi Montero Executive course, Toyota Hilux MT Executive course. This course cost varied from P 5,000; P 6,000; P 7,560; P 7,800; P 8,760; P 10,200; and P 7,800.

Masteral course

Advanced driving skills with up to 30 hours of actual driving is what you can expect from this course. Masteral course covers the widest range of driving skills and knowledge, compared to the three previous ones. It has Sedan M/T Regular Course, Innova / Crosswind M/T Regular Course, Sedan A/T Regular Course, Innova A/T Regular Course, Toyota Fortuner / Mitsubishi Montero A/T Regular Course, Toyota Hilux Masteral, with the price range from P 16,000 to 37,500.

2. Smart Driving School Requirements & Important notes

Requirements

• Participants are required to be at least 16 years old and have a student permit.
• Know your schedule to make your registration faster
• Prepare 02 copies of your 3x4 and 4x6 picture, along with your ID card.

For more specific and updated requirements, please contact Smart Driving School. You can find their contact details at the end of this article.

Important notes

Here are some tips for first-time learners:

• Make sure to choose the closest branch to your home so you won’t miss any lesson just because of traffic problems.
• Try to change your practical learning’s schedule every now and then to experience different types of traffic conditions. This will greatly help improve your performance.
• Be clear on your schedule before signing up for a quicker process.
• Consider bringing along a partner with you if that, in any ways, can help you feel more confident and safer
• There are free orientations and lectures from which you can learn useful tips from experienced drivers. Make use of this to enhance your skills.

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3. Smart Driving School Review: Top 3 reasons for choosing

• Smart Driving School has a large number of branches spreading all over big cities in the Philippines, which offers you more options to take into account.
• Smart Driving School rates and fees are said to be reasonable in comparison with other schools.
• There are FREE orientation and lectures about driving and defensive driving from which you can get a lot of helpful additional driving skills and knowledge.

4. Smart Driving School Branches

Nearly 80 Smart Driving Training centers are now part of the Smart Driving School, which was founded in 2008 and has since expanded greatly in terms of its number of locations across the country's major cities, including Manila, Quezon City, Mandaluyong, Rizal, Cavite, Marikina, and others.

For full list of  Smart Driving School branches, please visit https://www.smartdriving.com.ph/pages/branches

5. Smart Driving school office hours

Here is the Smart Driving School office hours for your reference:

• Morning: from 9:00 am to 12:00 nn
• Afternoon: from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Please note that time may differ depending on which course you take.

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6. Smart Driving School contact number

• Phone: (+63) 928 505 7056 or (+63) 02 534 7152
• Email: inquiry@smartdriving.com.ph

Hopefully our Smart Driving School review on Philtoyota can be of some help to your driving school research. For more updated car news and useful driving tips and advice, keep posted here at Philtoyota.com.