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DriveSchoolPro alternatives for UK driving instructors
DriveSchoolPro is a solid tool, but instructors look elsewhere for a few reasons: still in early access, so pricing after 31 March 2027 is not confirmed and the roadmap is still filling in. No native mobile app — pupils and instructors both work in the browser. No Trustpilot, Capterra or G2 reviews turned up when checked, so there is no independent track record yet. Here is how the main alternatives compare — checked 27 August 2026.
The short answer: Lesson Diary
One plan at £9.99/mo, a native iPhone and Android app, and not a penny taken from your lesson money. Online booking, the coverage-area map, DL25-style mock tests and the pupil portal are all included.
- We never touch your lesson money — no percentage, no platform fee, ever
- One plan: online booking, the coverage-area map, mock tests and the pupil portal are all in it
- Native iPhone and Android apps, not just a mobile website
- Works with no signal — add a lesson, pupil or payment offline and it syncs the moment you reconnect
- DL25-style mock tests marked the way the DVSA marks them — live pass or fail
- Sell a block of lessons upfront and we track the balance for you as pupils book
- Income, expenses and profit sorted by tax year and MTD quarter — no spreadsheet
- Export your pupils, lessons and payments whenever you want — the data stays yours
| Lesson Diary | Total Drive | GoRoadie Pro | MyDriveTime | Passly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price & terms | |||||
| Monthly price | £9.99/mo | £18–£26/mo (4 tiers) | £15/mo (free for PDIs) | £19/mo solo (free for PDIs) | £14.99/mo, drops to £8.99 later |
| Free trial | Comes with a 14-day free trial, but you can start free with limited access instead — no card, no commitment | 30-day free trial | 60-day free trial | 30-day trial + 6-month money-back | 14-day free trial |
| Cut of your lesson money | £0 — we never handle pupil payments | Card fee set at sign-up, not published | 1.9% on app-raised payments | No card processing in the app | 1.5% flat + Stripe fees |
| Everything on one plan | Yes | No | Yes | Per-instructor discounts for schools | Yes |
| Cancel yourself, anytime | Yes | Web form, ends at period end | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Diary & scheduling | |||||
| Route / GPS recording | Yes — GPS route map on every lesson | Coming soon — launching soon per their site | No | Journey tracking mentioned; no GPS detail or export listed | No |
| Works on the web | Yes | Yes | Mobile-first, limited web | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad app | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mobile web, no native app |
| Android app | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mobile web, no native app |
| Recurring lessons | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Working hours & time off | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Double-booking flagged | Yes | Not advertised | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Phone calendar sync | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gap alerts between lessons | Yes | Enhanced tools on higher tiers | Yes | Partly | Yes |
| Works with no signal | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Booking & getting pupils | |||||
| Pupils book online themselves | Yes | Ultimate (£23) and up | Yes | Partly | Yes |
| Booking link & QR code | Yes | Partly | Partly | No | Partly |
| Booking widget for your site | Yes | Not advertised | No | Partly | Yes |
| Draw your coverage area on a map | Yes | No | Partly | No | Partly |
| Approve, defer or decline requests | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes |
| Pupils & progress | |||||
| Pupil records & lesson history | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Progress notes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DVSA syllabus tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mock tests, marked DVSA-style | DL25-style, live pass/fail | Yes | Partly | Partly | Yes |
| Per-pupil pricing & packages | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pupil portal | Web, no download | Branded native app | Pupil app | Student app | Web, no download |
| Waiting list | Yes | School feature | Partly | Partly | Partly |
| Theory & practical test dates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Money & admin | |||||
| Who has paid, who owes you | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sell a block of lessons upfront | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Payment records & financials | Yes | Yes | Finance + tax exports | Yes | Yes |
| Income, expenses & profit by MTD quarter | Yes — MTD quarters built in | Syncs to QuickBooks/Xero | Finance + tax exports | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Export pupils, lessons & payments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic lesson reminders | Yes | Yes | Yes | yes, plus SMS | Yes |
| Multi-instructor / school mode | Focused on solo — no bloat | Yes | Partly | Yes | Yes |
A note on fairness. We build Lesson Diary, and it is one of the tools on this page — so read the comparison with that in mind. Every rival figure was checked on 27 August 2026 against each company’s own website. Prices and plans change; if you spot something out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
Sources: Total Drive, GoRoadie Pro, MyDriveTime, Passly
The other options
Total Drive
£18–£26/mo (4 tiers)Teaching aids, offline working and accounting sync. Running since 2018 with a large instructor base.
Lesson Diary vs Total Drive →GoRoadie Pro
£15/mo (free for PDIs)The longest free trial and pay-as-you-go pupil referrals. Pay-as-you-go pupil referrals, first one free.
Lesson Diary vs GoRoadie Pro →MyDriveTime
£19/mo solo (free for PDIs)Multi-car schools and trainee PDIs. Per-instructor price drops sharply for bigger schools.
Lesson Diary vs MyDriveTime →Passly
£14.99/mo, drops to £8.99 laterBuilt-in card payments and a free pupil marketplace. A free marketplace listing that can bring in new pupil enquiries, though how many people use it is not clear yet.
Lesson Diary vs Passly →The DriveSchoolPro alternative that takes £0 of your lesson money
One plan at £9.99 a month — no percentage, no platform fee, no tiers. No credit card required to try it.
