Online booking
Online booking for driving instructors
Share one link or QR code and let pupils pick a date and time themselves. Every request lands in your booking inbox to approve, defer or decline — nothing hits your diary without you.
£9.99/month after the trial · no card to start · cancel anytime
Part of Driving instructor software and Driving instructor diary
Stop playing phone-tag over a Tuesday slot
Booking lessons by text means chasing replies, missing messages and losing slots. Turn on online booking and pupils see your real availability, pick what suits them, and you get a tidy list of requests to work through when it suits you.
Your own booking page
A unique public link and a QR code for your car, socials or website. Pupils book in a couple of taps, no account needed.
Booking inbox
Every request waits for you to approve, defer or decline. Your diary only fills with lessons you have said yes to.
Only where you cover
Bookings outside your pickup area are turned away automatically, so every lesson is close enough to be worth the drive.
No clashes offered
Pupils never see a slot that is already booked or outside your working hours, so you cannot be double-booked through the page.
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.
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Share anywhere
Get a unique public link and QR code. Drop it on your socials, website, car signage — pupils book in a tap.
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Stay in your patch
Draw one or more pickup zones on a UK map. Pupils outside your area can't book — no awkward declines.
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You stay in control
Every request lands in your Booking Inbox. Approve, defer or decline in a single tap — your diary, your rules.
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.
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Private by design
Each link works for the one pupil it was generated for, nobody else.
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Instant cancellation alerts
You're notified the moment a lesson is cancelled.
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You stay in control
Cancelling is all a pupil can do — rescheduling and everything else still goes through you.
How online booking compares
Not every driving instructor app lets pupils book themselves — some hold it back for higher tiers. See where Lesson Diary sits against Total Drive, GoRoadie, DriveSchoolPro, MyDriveTime and Passly.
See the full comparisonCommon questions
- Do pupils need an account or an app to book?
- No. They open your link or scan your QR code, pick a slot and enter their details. No download, no sign-up.
- Can a booking go straight into my diary without my say-so?
- Only if you choose that. By default every request sits in your booking inbox until you approve it.
- Can I stop people far outside my area booking?
- Yes. Draw your pickup area on a map and anything outside it is declined automatically.
Ready to get your evenings back?
Start your 7-day free trial today — you won't be charged until it ends, cancel anytime.