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Booking software for Driving schools
Pupils booking their lessons without going through the office, instructors who can see their day, blocks of hours counted automatically.
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The challenges facing driving schools
The office taking bookings
A full-time person arranging driving hours, when the pupil could do it from their phone.
Blocks of hours tracked by hand
Twenty hours bought, how many used? The spreadsheet says one thing, the pupil another.
Cancellations the night before
A lesson cancelled at 8pm does not resell for tomorrow morning.
One instructor, one car
Three instructors, two cars: the diary has to know the third hour is impossible.
Pupils who do not turn up
The instructor waits outside, and the meter runs.
Saturday hours
Everybody wants them, nobody wants Tuesday at 10am.
How Kagenda helps
The problem
The office taking bookings
With Kagenda
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
24/7 online booking
The problem
Blocks of hours tracked by hand
With Kagenda
History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.
Client records
The problem
Cancellations the night before
With Kagenda
Reminders, required confirmation and a deposit: three brakes on last-minute drop-offs.
Fewer no-shows
The problem
One instructor, one car
With Kagenda
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
24/7 online booking
The problem
Pupils who do not turn up
With Kagenda
Texts and emails go out before every appointment, with nothing to remember.
Automatic reminders
The problem
Saturday hours
With Kagenda
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
24/7 online booking
The features that matter to you
24/7 online booking
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
One central calendar
Every session in one place, by day, week or month.
Automatic reminders
Texts and emails go out before every appointment, with nothing to remember.
Email notifications
Confirmed, moved or cancelled — both you and the client are told.
Client records
History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.
Deposits and payments
Take a deposit at booking time and get paid online before the session.
Custom fields
Ask your questions at booking time: reason, history, expectations.
Calendar sync
Your bookings and your personal calendar stay in step, both ways.
Fewer no-shows
Reminders, required confirmation and a deposit: three brakes on last-minute drop-offs.
Recurring appointments
Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.
Practical guide: Driving schools
- Sell hours in blocks of ten or twenty: the count is automatic and the cash comes in advance.
- Declare each car as a resource: Kagenda will never sell two hours on the same vehicle.
- Set a 48-hour cancellation window on lessons; that is the notice that still lets you resell the slot.
- Set the SMS reminder for the evening before: the typical pupil is young and does not read email.
- Give each instructor a diary so the pupil gets the same one from lesson to lesson.
- A lower rate on daytime hours fills the Tuesday-morning gaps.
Frequently asked questions
Can I sell blocks of hours?
Yes. They attach to the pupil's record and the balance updates itself.
How do I manage the cars?
By declaring each one as a resource.
Can I have a diary per instructor?
Yes, each with their own hours and vehicle.
What if a pupil does not turn up?
The rule you set applies, shown before payment.
Can pupils cancel on their own?
Yes, within the notice period you set.
Can I take payment for blocks online?
Yes. It goes straight to your Stripe account, with no commission from Kagenda.
Can I block out test slots?
Yes, with an unavailability.
What do you need to teach driving for money in the UK?
Registration, and it is enforced. You must be an Approved Driving Instructor on the DVSA register to charge for instruction in a car — teaching for payment without an ADI licence is an offence. Qualifying means passing three parts, holding an enhanced DBS check, and displaying the green badge in the windscreen; trainees work on a pink badge under conditions. ADIs are subject to standards checks and can be removed from the register. The car itself must meet DVSA requirements including dual controls for test use, and your insurance must cover driving tuition specifically. Fleet, motorcycle and lorry instruction have their own registers.
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