Driving instructor software

Run your whole driving-instruction business from one place

Lesson Diary is all-in-one driving instructor software for UK ADIs — your diary, online booking, pupil records, DVSA progress, mock tests and payment tracking on a single plan. No percentage of your lesson money, ever.

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No credit card required · subscribe whenever you're ready for a 14-day free trial, then £9.99/month · cancel anytime

One login instead of a diary, a spreadsheet and three apps

Most instructors run the business on a paper diary for lessons, a spreadsheet for who has paid, and a phone full of texts for bookings. Lesson Diary puts all of it in one place, on the web and in native iPhone and Android apps, so the admin stops eating your evenings. Most of it runs from your phone too — see the driving instructor app.

Diary & scheduling

Recurring lessons, working hours and time off, and an amber flag on any lessons that overlap. Gap alerts show the dead time between lessons.

Online booking

A booking page and QR code your pupils use themselves. Draw your coverage area on a map so only people you cover can book. Approve, defer or decline from one inbox.

Pupils & progress

Pupil records and lesson history, progress notes against the DVSA syllabus, theory and practical test dates, per-pupil pricing and packages, and a private portal for every learner.

Mock tests, marked DVSA-style

DL25-style mock tests grouped the way the DVSA marks them, with a live pass or fail as you tap.

Payment tracking

See who has paid and who owes you without digging through anything. Keep payment records and export your pupils, lessons and payments whenever you want.

Automatic reminders

Lesson reminders go out on their own, so fewer pupils forget and fewer slots go to waste.

See Lesson Diary in action

The diary, pupils, bookings and payments, together in one place.

Your booking page, ready in 60 seconds

Stop playing phone-tag. Turn on online booking, share your link or QR code, and wake up to confirmed lessons on your calendar — without lifting a finger.

  • Share anywhere

    Get a unique public link and QR code. Drop it on your socials, website, car signage — pupils book in a tap.

  • Stay in your patch

    Draw one or more coverage areas on a UK map. Pupils outside your area can't book — no awkward declines.

  • You stay in control

    Every request lands in your Booking Inbox. Approve, defer or decline in a single tap — your diary, your rules.

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Book with Sam Manual & automatic · £38 an hour Your pickup is covered Pick a day Mon 10 Tue 11 Wed 12 Thu 13 Fri 14 Pick a time 09:00 10:30 13:00 15:30 17:00 18:30 Request Wed 15:30 Sam confirms every request 20:14
New request · Priya S. Wed 15:30 · tap to approve

Mock tests, marked the DVSA way*

Grouped like the DL25. Pass or fail, live, as you tap.

  • Familiar, not another form to learn

    Grouped the way you already think about a test — Manoeuvres, Junctions, Judgement, all of it — so there's nothing new to learn.

  • Pass or fail, worked out for you

    Live fault tally as you go — 16 minors or a single serious fault and it's a fail, exactly like the real thing. No mental maths mid-lesson.

  • Feeds straight into their record

    Every fault becomes part of the pupil's actual skill progress — no double entry, no separate spreadsheet.

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Mock test Harvey L. · 22nd lesson 6 Driving 0 Serious 0 Dangerous Moving off Use of mirrors Junctions Roundabouts Manoeuvres Judgement Pass Under 16 driving faults, no serious Every fault lands on Harvey's progress 11:52
Harvey's skills updated 6 faults added to his progress

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.

Hi Priya Your lessons with Sam S Sam Carter Your instructor NEXT LESSON Thu 16:00 2 hours · pickup from home Terms accepted Cancel PROGRESS 14 of 24 skills test ready HISTORY Mon 3 Nov Roundabouts, lane choice Thu 30 Oct Dual carriageway Mon 27 Oct Bay parking Powered by Lesson Diary 18:03
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 link and QR code your pupils use themselves. 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 gap alerts Spot the dead hour between two lessons before it costs you. 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

Lesson Diary lines up against Total Drive, GoRoadie, DriveSchoolPro, MyDriveTime and Passly on price, the cut each takes of your lesson money, online booking and data export.

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Common questions

What is driving instructor software?
It is one system that replaces the paper diary, the payment spreadsheet and the booking texts — holding your lessons, pupils, online bookings, progress and payment records in a single place you can reach from the web or your phone.
Does Lesson Diary take a percentage of my lesson fees?
No. Lesson Diary never handles pupil payments and never takes a percentage. You pay one flat monthly subscription and keep 100% of what your pupils pay you.
Is there an app, or just a website?
Both. Lesson Diary works in any browser and has native iPhone and Android apps with the full diary, pupil records and mock tests.
Can I move my data out later?
Yes. You can export your pupils, lessons and payments to CSV at any time. The data stays yours.

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