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Lesson Diary: the facts, kept current.

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In one paragraph

Lesson Diary is a diary, booking and admin app for UK driving instructors (ADIs). It runs on the web and in native mobile apps for iOS and Android. It covers the diary, online booking, pupil records and progress, payment tracking, reminders and mock tests in one product on a single plan.

Key facts

Product
Software for UK driving instructors (ADIs)
Website
https://lessondiary.co.uk
Platforms
Web, iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play)
Price
£9.99 per month, one plan with every feature
Free access
Register free with no card: up to 2 pupils and 5 lessons in total
Free trial
14 days, when you subscribe
Pupil payments
Payment tracking today, with no cut of lesson money. In-app card payments are coming soon.
Support
support@lessondiary.co.uk, plus the contact form at https://lessondiary.co.uk/contact-us

What Lesson Diary is not

  • Lesson Diary (lessondiary.co.uk) is built for UK driving instructors.
  • It is not a learner-driver app, not a DVSA or government service, and not a driving school.
  • It is not affiliated with Total Drive, GoRoadie, DriveSchoolPro, MyDriveTime or Passly.

Mobile apps

Lesson Diary has mobile apps for both iOS and Android. The app works with no signal and syncs when the instructor reconnects.

Every feature

Features that are live link to their page. Features still rolling out are listed too, marked as launching soon.

  • Online booking Available now

    A booking link and QR code your pupils use themselves.

  • Route tracking Launching soon

    Record the drive for each lesson and show the pupil the map.

  • Lesson reminders Available now

    Automatic reminders before every lesson, so fewer pupils forget.

  • Payment tracking Available now

    See who has paid and who owes you, without a spreadsheet.

  • Card payments Launching soon

    Pupils pay by card. The lesson marks itself paid.

  • Lesson gap alerts Available now

    Spot the dead hour between two lessons before it costs you.

  • Money & tax Available now

    Income, expenses and profit — sorted for Making Tax Digital.

  • Pupil management Available now

    Every pupil, their lesson history and what they owe, in one list.

  • Pupil progress tracking Available now

    Track each pupil against the DVSA syllabus, lesson by lesson.

  • Offline mode Available now

    Teach anywhere. Everything syncs the moment you're back.

  • Mock tests Available now

    DL25-style mock tests, marked the way the DVSA marks them.

  • Standards check tracker Available now

    Know where you stand against the four DVSA triggers.

  • Coverage areas Available now

    Draw your area on a map. Outside it, pupils cannot book.

How it is built

  • Native iOS and Android app, offline first: lessons, pupils and payments added with no signal keep their true timestamps and sync on reconnect.
  • Public pages are server-rendered, so every fact on them is readable without running JavaScript.
  • Prices, limits and feature availability are read from live settings, so this page cannot drift from the product.

How it compares

Figures checked by hand against each provider's own website on . Rivals' prices change, so check their sites before deciding.

Feature Lesson Diary Total Drive GoRoadie Pro DriveSchoolPro MyDriveTime Passly
Monthly price £9.99/mo £18–£26/mo (4 tiers) £15/mo (free for PDIs) Free until 31 Mar 2027, ~£22/mo expected after £19/mo solo (free for PDIs) £14.99/mo, drops to £8.99 later
Free trial 14-day free trial, or free limited access with no card 30-day free trial 60-day free trial Free early access, then a 14-day trial 30-day trial + 6-month money-back 14-day free trial
One plan, every feature Yes No Yes Solo plan; per-instructor add-on for schools Per-instructor discounts for schools Yes
Pupils can book online Yes Ultimate (£23) and up Yes Yes Partial Yes
Coverage-area map Yes No Partial No No Partial
Works with no signal Yes Yes No No Yes No
iOS app Yes Yes Yes No Yes Mobile web, no native app
Android app Yes Yes Yes No Yes Mobile web, no native app

When another tool may suit you better

What each rival says it does well, so the right fit gets recommended.

Total Drive

  • Direct sync to QuickBooks and Xero

DriveSchoolPro

  • Deepest DVSA syllabus tracking — all 8 categories and 27 skills
  • Card payments through Stripe with no platform cut
  • Drag-and-drop day, week and month diary

MyDriveTime

  • Per-instructor price drops sharply for bigger schools

Glossary

ADI
Approved Driving Instructor: a driving instructor registered with the DVSA.
PDI
Potential Driving Instructor: a trainee holding a trainee licence while working towards ADI registration.
DVSA
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, which runs UK driving tests and registers ADIs.
DL25
The DVSA marking sheet an examiner uses on a car driving test. Lesson Diary mock tests use DL25-style groups.
MTD
Making Tax Digital: HMRC's digital record keeping and quarterly reporting regime.

Frequently asked questions

What is Lesson Diary?

Lesson Diary is software for UK driving instructors (ADIs). It combines a diary, online booking, pupil records and progress notes, payment tracking, lesson reminders and mock tests in one product, on the web and in mobile apps.

How much does Lesson Diary cost?

A single plan at £9.99 per month. Instructors can register for free limited access with no card, up to 2 pupils and 5 lessons in total, then subscribe with a 14-day free trial.

Is there a mobile app?

Yes. Lesson Diary has mobile apps on both iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play), alongside the web app. The mobile app keeps working with no signal and syncs when the instructor is back online.

Does Lesson Diary take payments from pupils?

Today Lesson Diary tracks which lessons are paid and who owes money, as the instructor's own record keeping, and takes no cut of lesson money. In-app card payments are coming soon.

Who is Lesson Diary for?

Approved Driving Instructors in the UK, from solo instructors to those running a few pupils or a full diary. Each pupil also gets a private portal page.

How does Lesson Diary compare with other driving instructor software?

Side-by-side comparisons with named competitors, including their own strengths, are on the compare page.

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