Driving school management, done properly.
Passdesk gives your school a drag-drop calendar, card payments, a test-aligned rubric, a view per instructor and its own public booking page. Learners find you through the Passdesk school directory, and we take no commission on their bookings.
30-day free trial · No card needed · Cancel any time · from £49/mo
What it sorts out for you
Spreadsheets, group chats, sticky notes
One place for every booking, payment and lesson note.
Card payments without a card reader
Every school takes card payments through Stripe. Send a payment link, take a deposit or give a refund in a couple of clicks.
Test-aligned progress without paper
Mark a lesson in under a minute, one tap per skill. Test-ready % and the time-to-test estimate update as you go.
Running several instructors
Each instructor gets their own calendar, earnings and permissions. One workspace and one bill per school, and office staff don’t take a seat.
Parents can follow along without a login
Share a private link and parents can see lesson history, the next lesson and progress.
Lesson notes that stay with the learner
Add voice notes and photos at the end of every lesson, and they’re saved to the learner’s timeline.
Everything in one workspace.
- Drag-drop scheduling
- Stripe Connect payments
- Progress rubric
- Push-notification waitlist
- Theory + mock tests
- Practice routes
- Branded student portal
All nine, in detail, on the Features index.
FAQ for school owners
How many instructors can I have on one workspace?
Pro covers you and 3 instructors with 150 active learners; Team raises that to you and 10 instructors with 500, and adds custom branding, instructor regions, franchise fees and webhooks; Scale takes you to 25 instructors (you + 24) with unlimited learners, and adds priority support and API access. On Pro and Team you can add instructors one at a time for £10 a month each, and each seat adds 40 learners: up to 8 instructors on Pro and 20 on Team. Office staff are free on every plan, since only people who teach take a seat. Above 25, Scale still covers the first 25 and extra instructors are added at a per-instructor rate we quote for you (Network pricing). Learners who have passed never count towards the cap. Every instructor signs in with their own login and only sees the students they teach (unless you grant wider permissions).
Can I bring my existing students and packages over?
Yes — paste your existing webpage URL and Passdesk extracts your products. Five free imports per school, then £5 per ten-pack top-up; manual entry is always free. Students and progress are imported via spreadsheet upload, or via the API (Scale).
Can each instructor see their own earnings?
Yes — each instructor has their own page showing their bookings, hours, and earnings (against the rate the school sets). Payouts run from the school’s connected Stripe balance.
Can I brand the student portal to my school?
Yes, on Team and Scale. Set your colour and logo, and your booking page and student screens use them.
Do you handle motorcycle training?
Yes, on every school plan, for schools in England, Scotland and Wales. Run CBT days with the DVSA ratios worked out for you, let riders book and pay online, sign off elements A to E on the day and record the DL196. DAS and A2 riding lessons go in the same diary as your car lessons.
Can I ask Claude or ChatGPT about my diary?
Yes, on every school plan. Connect Claude or ChatGPT to Passdesk and ask about your lessons, your learners and who owes what in plain English. It can read your records but can’t change them. On Scale you can also let it book and cancel lessons. Setting it up takes a few minutes, and the guide is at passdesk.co.uk/docs/mcp.
What happens if my Wi-Fi or 4G drops mid-lesson?
The in-car app captures odometer, time, location, and quick reactions even when offline. Everything queues on the phone and syncs when you reconnect.