What is a driving instructor CRM?

It is a system that keeps every pupil, enquiry, lesson and payment together instead of scattered across texts, a spreadsheet and a paper diary.

Do I need a separate CRM as well as a diary?

No. In Lesson Diary the pupil records and the diary are the same system, so nothing needs copying across.

Is it suitable for a driving school with several instructors?

Lesson Diary is built for the individual instructor, each with their own diary and pupils.

Driving instructor CRM

A driving instructor CRM built around your pupils

Lesson Diary keeps everything about each pupil together: how they found you, their lessons, progress, test dates and what they owe. Requests and waiting-list pupils sit in the same place.

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Know every pupil without digging

A general CRM is built for sales pipelines. A driving instructor needs to know where a learner is on the syllabus, when their test is and who still owes for last week. Lesson Diary gives you that, tied to your diary. See pupil management or the full driving instructor software.

A record for every pupil

Contact details, lesson history, notes, test dates and balance on one page.

Enquiries in one inbox

Booking requests wait for you to approve, defer or decline, so no new pupil gets lost in your texts.

A waiting list

Keep pupils waiting for a slot on a list and fill a cancellation from it.

Reminders that go out on their own

Pupils are reminded before each lesson without you sending a thing.

Export any time

Download your pupils, lessons and payments whenever you want. The data stays yours.

See Lesson Diary in action

Your pupils, your week and your payments on one screen.

Pupil portal

A private view for every pupil

Every booked lesson gets a private link for that pupil — no account or app needed. They see your contact details, their full lesson history, and can cancel the one they're on straight from the page.

Private by design

Each link works for the one pupil it was generated for, nobody else.
Instant cancellation alerts

You're notified the moment a lesson is cancelled.
You stay in control

Cancelling is all a pupil can do — rescheduling and everything else still goes through you.

Priya cancelled Thu 16:00 Just now · the slot is free again

Explore every feature

Each part of Lesson Diary, in depth — or see all features.

Online booking A booking page in your own colours that pupils use themselves. Learner reviews Learners are asked for a review at an appropriate time. The reviews show on your booking page. Route tracking Record the drive for each lesson and show the pupil the map. Lesson reminders Automatic reminders before every lesson, so fewer pupils forget. Payment tracking See who has paid and who owes you, without a spreadsheet. Lesson gaps Turn any free slot into a lesson. Send it to your pupils and the first to book gets it. Money & tax Income, expenses and profit — sorted for Making Tax Digital. Pupil management Every pupil, their lesson history and what they owe, in one list. Pupil progress tracking Track each pupil against the DVSA syllabus, lesson by lesson. Offline mode Teach anywhere. Everything syncs the moment you're back. Mock tests DL25-style mock tests, marked the way the DVSA marks them. Standards check tracker Know where you stand against the four DVSA triggers. Coverage areas Draw your area on a map. Outside it, pupils cannot book.

How it compares

See Lesson Diary against Total Drive, GoRoadie, DriveSchoolPro, MyDriveTime and Passly.

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Common questions

What is a driving instructor CRM?: It is a system that keeps every pupil, enquiry, lesson and payment together instead of scattered across texts, a spreadsheet and a paper diary.
Do I need a separate CRM as well as a diary?: No. In Lesson Diary the pupil records and the diary are the same system, so nothing needs copying across.
Is it suitable for a driving school with several instructors?: Lesson Diary is built for the individual instructor, each with their own diary and pupils.

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