We offer a comparison of Einsteins driving school and Presto driving school updated on 2024-12-04 11:12:02. We have collected statistical data from the CSDD and the most important information about each driving school so that you can choose the right driving school.

	PRESTO driving school		Einsteins driving school
Founded	2011		2009

Quality of training

Training in both driving schools is offered in three languages: LV, RU, ENG. They are among the four schools out of 200 also teaching in English.

Theory

In the CSDD statistics, the results for theory combine the results of in-person and distance learning. They don’t allow to find out which driving school is worth attending in person and which one – remotely.

Einsteins driving school students pass the state theory test on the first try in 75.55% cases, and Presto driving school students – in 78.04%, which is the best result in Latvia. The industry average for this period is 67.94%.

Since 90% of you choose distance learning, you may be interested in this CSDD chart of the results of distance learning platforms. Einsteins distance learning platform is edrive.lv. As you can see, the results of the electronic environment show even greater differences in the quality of training than in the combined data.

At first, it may seem that Einsteins driving school teaches well, but the theory test there is twice as difficult and long than in other driving schools – by 60 questions. Therefore, the CSDD statistics about Einsteins driving school may mislead you, making you think that everything is smooth. For re-taking tests you will have to spend EUR 19.95 each time and many times. What a beautiful price, so as not to pay attention to it.

Why at least several times? To train for the state test, Einsteins will send you to the CSDD website, since the driving school does not have its own thematic tasks at all. Presto driving school offers 1550 questions for training knowledge, which is twice as many as in the state test. The training platform is exclusively available to Presto students. Here comes the rationale for the fact that Einsteins students bear the burden of passing the tests on their own shoulders.

Presto is the only driving school in Latvia offering extensive consultations on its video training product. Our students can get help both online and by phone, which makes distance learning convenient for everyone.

Driving
In category B, Einsteins driving school students pass the state driving test on the first try in 33.94% cases, while Presto driving school is slightly better – 33.10%. The industry average for this period is 36.15%. To avoid confusion, we would like to clarify that the statistics differ significantly between those driving schools that teach throughout Latvia, including in Riga, and those that only teach in the regions – in towns with a couple of traffic lights. Separate statistics for individual regions are not available.

Presto driving school fleet does not yet have the KIA cars that are on the CSDD test, like Einsteins driving school, but the test results are better. This clearly shows that learning to drive a specific make of car is not a decisive element, does not significantly affect the test result, as well as that the level of preparation is, on average, higher.

Students of categories AM, A1, A2, AM pass the state driving test on the first try in 46.09% cases, while Presto driving school is lower – 37.35%. The industry average for this period is 51.23%. Einsteins driving school has more students in the regions, while Presto driving school has more students in Riga.

In categories BE, C, CE, D, Einsteins driving school students pass the state driving test on the first try in 41.53% cases, while Presto driving school is slightly better – 57.14%. The industry average for this period is 58.60%. Presto driving school has a better result already because training for these categories is mainly only conducted in Riga.

Conclusions
What do the CSDD statistics mean and what is the difference between them? A lower percentage means a higher probability that you will have to invest additional funds in your training to re-take state tests, for example, the theory test for category B – EUR 11.40, the driving test – EUR 44.60. Since 2024, test results have begun to fall significantly due to changes in the CSDD test conditions, so for a significant part of you this will be relevant in the coming years.

Service

By service we mean the level of services included in the price. Einsteins driving school and Presto driving school have virtually the same level of service – a call centre, fully digitalised training monitoring and record keeping. Both schools have an electronic driving system: Presto has it since 2016, Einsteins – since 2022 (copied from Presto). Both schools offer their services throughout their network all over Latvia.

One of the main problems with the service at Einsteins driving school is the queues for driving lessons of up to 2 weeks, which limits the opportunities for your regular practice and generally requires more driving lessons. This greatly affects the overall costs.

Promotions

Einsteins is the leader in offering promotions in Latvia. If anyone has been living in a deep sleep for the past few years, we can say in advance that promotions take place absolutely every day. Theory for EUR 1, Free theory, Turn the wheel of fortune, As the day – so the price – this is just a part of the search for a lucky bear. Some may think that they are cleverer than others, because they found a good offer in a good driving school, but in fact you have become a victim of your own greed.

Reality – prices for other services of the driving school in Einsteins are higher than in Presto, not only during the promotion, but all the time.

What does this attitude of Einsteins driving school to theory mean? The main idea is that they want you to not pay attention to the quality of theory and to learn theory during driving lessons. Why? Because just one driving lesson costs as much as the entire theory course. On average, this approach will extend your training by a couple of driving lessons, which is at least EUR 120-150.

As a large driving school, Einsteins should be socially responsible. In Latvia, the number of serious and fatal road accidents is not decreasing. Responsibility should start with the driving schools not promoting poor-quality training for the sake of profit and not allowing it even under pressure from the customer.

Presto driving school emphasises that it is a socially responsible school not offering promotions at the expense of costs and safety of its students. The driving school supports Latvian large families and educational institutions.

Analysis of contracts

The contract with Einsteins driving school is very detailed and extensive.

Einsteins is reasonable and has found 18 (!!!) ways to terminate your contract unilaterally, while Presto has only four.

You will be unpleasantly surprised by the large number of deadlines. Einsteins requires you to complete distance theory learning in 6 months, although it is declared that you can start whenever you want, learn at your own pace. The legislator allows you to take the theory test within 12 months. Most of you will not manage to pass it within the set time. Presto allows you to pass it in 12 months, in accordance with the law on training.

For each planned or accidental postponement of a driving lesson (in addition to cancellations within 24 hours), you will pay Einsteins 10%. Many of you will fall for this. Presto does not have such a penalty.

You can read the contract with Presto driving school before signing it here. You can only read the contract with Einsteins driving school when you conclude the contract.

A significant difference: Presto is the only driving school in Latvia that is liable for the quality of its services with its money and compensates EUR 20 if the driving lesson does not take place due to our fault. Your expectations are important to us, and we respect the time you have reserved for training.

Presto contract describes the training process in detail, leaving no room for hidden costs. 

Conclusions
Your assumption that the external PR image of Einsteins driving school will correspond to the content may not come true. Such a contract does not match the Einsteins driving school motto – a reasonable driving school for reasonable people, because it is completely unreasonable to conclude such a contract. Such contracts teach people to read contracts, because there are many mistakes to make.

Choosing a driving school is not an everyday decision, therefore you need to approach it carefully assessing various factors. We strongly recommend you showing the contracts to a lawyer you know.

Costs

Einsteins driving school has the highest prices in Latvia on average. Almost every service item at Einsteins is more expensive than at other driving schools.

• Execution of documents (remotely) - + EUR 10.
• Medical certificate - + EUR 15 - 25.
• Theory course - one of the most expensive in Latvia. It encourages you to buy it during the promotion, but it is always accompanied by a clause that it is subsidised and in case of any problems with the deadlines, changing schools, you will pay + EUR 140. Many will face problems with deadlines, as evidenced by statistics.
• Passing theory tests - high prices in the evenings and on weekends – just when you really have time for training. Everything is calculated! Want to drive the latest car – open your wallet. Will this help you on the driving test? No, the main focus should be on the level of preparation.
• Сдача экзаменов по теории - + EUR 5 for re-taking the theory test (not to mention much worse deadlines and additional conditions).
• • Cancellation of driving lessons, even in case of a mistake (up to 24 hours before the start) – 10% for each.

Taking into account the official statistics of state tests – the number of attempts, the statistics of the number of driving lessons, especially in the cities, limited opportunities for practice, failure to meet the deadlines set by the contract and various sanctions – your overpayment for category B will be up to EUR 400 compared to Presto driving school. In other categories, where there is correspondingly less theory and driving lessons, it is proportionally less. Are you still worried about the free theory?

But if you only consider the execution of documents and the medical certificate, not even considering the theory, driving, fines for deadlines, re-taking of tests, training at Presto is more profitable even with all promotions of Einsteins.

Reviews

The reviews section on Einsteins driving school website is here. It is possible to leave an unauthorized review, and most reviews are like that. There is no trust, because you can write them yourself or in an automatic way.

You can read the reviews about Einsteins on Facebook here.

On Presto driving school website, you can only leave <reviews after authorisation. It has the most real and verified reviews in Latvia. They can be sorted by instructors, teachers and driving school. They will help you choose the right driving school and training specialists.

Sources:

presto.lv
www.csdd.lv
www.sudzibas.lv
www.einsteins.lv
www.autoskolas.com

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