Good morning everyone,

The Drive Happy office is open today, and we have spaces available for the school holiday break!

Give us a call at 951-805-8666.

Morning everyone,

Just a quick note that our office is closed today, Friday 12/16/11 because our receptionist Jean is enjoying a family day with her husband and daughter.

The phone lines are open, as well as e-mail and text message so don’t worry. We are available if you need us.

Regular office hours will resume on Monday 12/19/11 at 9am.

Congratulations to one of Murrieta’s newest licenced drivers. This adult student came to us for a brush-up before her Drive Test, and passed on her first try with an excellent score of -4.

If you, or someone you know is nervous about taking the Behind-the-Wheel Drive Test in California Drive Happy can help!

Drive Happy!

Congratulations to one of Murrieta’s newest licensed drivers!

This adult student completed 8.5 hours of Behind-the-Wheel training with Josh. On Friday he took the Drive Test in our car, and passed his driving test with a very good score of -4.

This student is an excellent example of how adults can benefit from Behind-the-Wheel training. He came to us with a little experience, but no real opportunity to practice. We were able to set up a training program that worked with his schedule, and help him pass the driving test.

If you’d like help passing the driving test, we can help. Visit our Teen or Adult training pages for more information on the services that we provided.

Good morning everyone!

The summer season has been so busy that we had to buy another car for training! Brian at onedaywraps.com just installed the artwork last Friday and it looks great. Here is a pic:

Special cameo appearance by our dog Jack.

We are currently waiting on our instructor brake pedal to arrive and be installed. Once that is complete we will take it to our mechanic at Gearhart’s Garage for the Safety Inspection and we are ready to begin teaching. We will keep you posted on the status.

As soon as we can get the new car on the road it should open up a lot of spaces in the schedule, which is good for everyone. Amber and I appreciate your patience while we get everything prepped and ready to go.

Drive Happy is expanding! We are accepting applications for a part time office position; with optional advancement opportunities.

Qualifications:
Applicant must be professional, patient, and friendly. Qualified applicants will have excellent phone
and verbal communication skills. Must be comfortable communicating with teens and their parents,
foreigners, and seniors. Be proficient with computer, internet and be familiar with the geography of our
service area. Must be able to work unsupervised.

Responsibilities include:
Customer service, answering phones, communicating accurate information clearly and in a personable
manner. Scheduling appointments and drive tests, enrolling new students, taking payments, updating
student records, confirm appointments. Bilingual a plus.

Advancement opportunities:
Once you have satisfied the probationary portion of your employment, you may be eligible to train to
become a licensed driving instructor. To become a licensed driving instructor, you must:

• Have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Be 21 years of age
• Have a clean driving record
• Pass a DOJ background check
• Complete a 30 hour training course
• Pass a physical and eye exam
• Agree to random drug screening
• Pass the CA DMV written exam

How to apply:
You may dowload the employment application by clicking here, or pick one up in person at our office. You may scan and e-mail the application to office@drivehappysocal.com, or bring it in person to our office. Please click here for directions and office hours Once we receive your application we will contact you to set up an interview.

This is an early announcement that Drive Happy will be increasing it’s prices on Monday May 30, 2011. We are getting very, very busy, and are raising our prices to attempt to curb the demand and open a few more spaces in our schedule. We are also trying to build cash reserves so that we can bring on 1 or 2 additional instructors!

These new prices only affect new customers. If you have already enrolled at our current prices, you’re price is locked in and safe. This is a great time to enroll now and save yourself some money if you have been sitting on the fence.

As of Monday May 30, 2011, or prices will be as follows:

Behind-the-Wheel Training:

• $80 per 90 minute lesson
• $300 for 6 hours Behind-the-Wheel (A $20 discount)
• $550 for 12 hours Behind-the-Wheel ( A $90 discount)

Drive Test:

• $125 for our 2 Hour Drive Test Lesson
• $100 for our 2 Hour Drive Test Lesson after 6 hours of training (A $25 discount)

Package Prices:

• $340 for On-line Driver Education & 6 hours Behind-the-Wheel (A $29.99 discount)

If you are interested in becoming a Drive Happy instructor, please send me an e-mail at josh@drivehappysocal.com. Additional details about our available positions will be posted in the coming months. Amber and I are both very excited to be entering the next phase of Drive Happy’s growth. We’d like to thank all of our students, past and present for allowing us to make this happen.

If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to e-mail me, or call our office at 951-805-8666

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Hi everyone!

Just a quick heads up that Amber and I will be out of town from Friday May 13 until Monday May 17. We are attending the Driving School Association of California Board Meeting and Continuing Education Seminar in Pleasanton, CA. As many of you know we are deeply involved in the advancement and education of our industry. These events take place 3 times a year. Amber is the Seminar Chair, responsible for organizing the entire event. I am the Association Secretary, and also an educational speaker at the events.

We be providing limited phone service on Friday, and checking voice mails and e-mails throughout the weekend. We will also be providing limited phone service on Monday. No driving lessons are being taught until Tuesday May 18, the same day that regular office and phone hours resume.

We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time. While it can be frustrating to have entire weekend with no driving lessons available, please remember that we are doing this for a good cause. By continuing our education, and acting as leaders of our industry we are improving ourselves and the quality of our service to you.

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comment section below.

Good afternoon everyone.  It is Wednesday April 13th, 2011.  I will be working from home for the rest of today because I am experiencing intermittent internet outages at the office.  This makes it very, very difficult to do any scheduling, payment processing, record keeping, etc.

If you would like to come into the office to meet with me today, I’d be happy to do it.  Just give me a call at 951-805-8666, or shoot me an e-mail at josh@drivehappysocal.com.  Thanks for your time, and have a great day.

Drive Happy!

Morning everyone.

Just a quick note to let you know that our office will be closed today because I am home sick.  I will be answering phones and responding to e-mails so feel free to give me a call or shoot me a message.  I’ve been fighting the flu for almost a week now, and finally decided to just take a day at home and try and recover.

Driving lessons will continue as normally scheduled because Amber is out on the road today.  Thanks for your patience and understanding.  I will be back on my feet ASAP.