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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£9.99/month after the trial · no card to start · 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.

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 pickup 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. Fill them in while parked, engine off — not while driving.

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.

New · Online booking

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 pickup zones 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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A pupil booking a driving lesson on their phone — choosing a date and time, then entering their details
New · Mock Tests

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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*Fill in mock tests while parked with the engine off — not while driving. Unlike a DVSA examiner, an instructor is legally a supervising driver and can't use a phone or tablet on the move.

Mock test screen showing the DL25-style skill groups, live fault tally and pass/fail result

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.

A pupil's private lesson portal, showing their instructor's details and upcoming lessons

Explore every feature

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

Online booking A booking link and QR code your pupils use themselves. 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. Payment tracking See who has paid and who owes you, without a spreadsheet. Lesson reminders Automatic reminders before every lesson, so fewer pupils forget. Lesson gap alerts Spot the dead hour between two lessons before it costs you. Mock tests DL25-style mock tests, marked the way the DVSA marks them.* Pickup zones 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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