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Driving School Manager
Driving school software that fills your diary, not your inbox
A lesson diary for every instructor, theory progress for every pupil and reminders that go out on their own.
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Still sorting out lesson times over WhatsApp?
A pupil forgets a lesson and I sit in the car for an hour, unpaid.
My diary is a paper book, and the office can't see it.
I can't remember who has passed their theory and who keeps putting it off.
Everyday problems of the trade, in the words we hear them. Not quotes from named customers.
How it works
Three steps, set up for you.
Add your instructors and pupils
Each instructor gets a diary and each pupil a record.
Book lessons into the diary
Lessons are booked against the right instructor, and clashes are flagged.
Reminders and progress look after themselves
Pupils are reminded before each lesson, and their theory progress is tracked.
What you get
Built around the way your trade actually works.
See every instructor's week at a glance
Each instructor has a diary the whole school can view.
Know who is ready for the next step
Theory progress is recorded for each pupil.
Stop double-booking an instructor
Clashes are flagged as you book.
Pick up where the last lesson ended
Each pupil's record shows their lessons so far.
Spot a free slot and offer it
Gaps in every instructor's diary are easy to see.
Pricing
Founding-member pricing for the first businesses that join.
We haven't published a price yet. Join the waitlist and you'll get the founding-member price when this product opens for your trade. No card, no obligation.
- Your data is yours; export any time
- No lock-in contracts
- Cancel monthly
Fair questions, straight answers
Who owns the data we put into Driving School Manager?
You do. Export your pupil records, lesson history and diary whenever you like, without asking us first. If you leave, your data leaves with you.
Is Driving School Manager UK GDPR-ready?
Driving School Manager is built with UK data protection in mind. You stay the controller of the data you hold about pupils, and ApaOne acts as your processor. Our privacy notice and the Technology page explain how we handle and protect it.
Am I tied in for a minimum term?
No. You pay month by month and can cancel whenever you want. We would rather keep driving schools and instructors by being useful than by a contract.
How long does set-up take?
Days, not months. We set Driving School Manager up for you, including your instructors, lesson types and pupil list. Your part should fit into an afternoon.
Could Driving School Manager be shut down?
Yes, and we would rather tell you now. ApaOne shuts down products that don't earn their place. If Driving School Manager were one of them, we would give you notice first and a full export of your data.
I teach on my own with a paper diary. Do I really need Driving School Manager?
Possibly not. If you teach alone, your diary is full and pupils rarely miss lessons, a paper diary and the free DVSA driver's record do the job. Driving School Manager is being built for the points where paper stops working: when someone else needs to see your diary, when reminders need to go out while you are teaching, or when you want theory progress and lesson history for every pupil in one place.
Can I use it during lessons without breaking the rules on phones and tablets?
Not while a pupil is driving, and no software changes that. DVSA guidance says it is illegal to use a tablet or mobile device when supervising a learner. Driving School Manager is designed so that reminders go out before lessons without you touching a device. Updating a pupil's record is something to do while parked with the engine off, at the end of the lesson.
Does Driving School Manager book or change driving tests with DVSA?
No. Since 12 May 2026 only the learner can book, change or cancel a car driving test in England, Scotland and Wales, and unofficial services that search for appointments are not allowed. Driving School Manager is being built around your own lesson diary, pupil records and theory progress. It is not designed to connect to the DVSA booking service.
Is it only for driving schools with several instructors?
No. It is designed for independent instructors and for driving schools. Each instructor has a lesson diary, so a single instructor simply has one. The whole-school view, where the office can see every instructor's week and clashes are flagged, matters more as you grow. Tell us on the waitlist how many instructors you have, so we build for the right size of school.
The product is not live yet. What do I get by joining the waitlist?
Honesty first: Driving School Manager is at the Validating stage, which means we are testing demand before building further. Joining the waitlist costs nothing and commits you to nothing. You can tell us what the diary, the reminders and the pupil record must do for your school, and we will email you when there is something for you to try. If the product does not go ahead, we will tell you.
Be first in line when it opens for your trade.
Your sign-up is also a vote: it tells us this product is worth building next. If it doesn't earn its place, we'll tell you.