Scheduling software built for driving instructors
Fill every lesson slot around your car and your hours — recurring weekly bookings, prepaid packages, and reminders that keep learners in the seat. Slotly gives driving instructors and driving schools a single booking link, automated reminders, and no-show protection — so your driving school stays booked without the phone tag. You're in the passenger seat calling out 'mirror, signal, manoeuvre' — you can't take a call or reply to a text. Slotly puts a real-time booking link on your site and Google profile so learners self-book the next lesson against the hours and vehicle availability you set, without interrupting the one you're already on.
What scheduling chaos costs driving instructors and driving schools.
You can't book while you're teaching
You're in the passenger seat calling out 'mirror, signal, manoeuvre' — you can't take a call or reply to a text. Slotly puts a real-time booking link on your site and Google profile so learners self-book the next lesson against the hours and vehicle availability you set, without interrupting the one you're already on.
Last-minute cancellations blow a two-hour hole in the day
A learner cancels the night before and that afternoon slot is dead time you drove out for anyway. Slotly enforces a cancellation window, sends SMS and email reminders with one-tap confirm or reschedule, and can hold a card on file or deposit so a no-show doesn't cost you an unbillable block.
Standing weekly lessons get rebuilt by hand every week
Most learners want the same Tuesday 4pm until they pass, but a paper diary means re-entering it over and over and losing the slot to whoever calls first. Slotly lets a learner book a recurring weekly slot that lands on your calendar and blocks that time, so continuity is automatic and your regulars keep their spot.
Everything a driving school needs to stay booked.
Recurring weekly lesson slots
Let a learner book a standing weekly or biweekly slot with you toward test day, so the same Tuesday 4pm lands on your calendar automatically without you re-entering it in the diary each week.
Prepaid lesson packages
Sell a block of 10 or 20 lessons up front through Stripe instead of collecting cash at the kerb every session — you're paid ahead and learners are committed to finishing the course.
Per-instructor and per-vehicle availability
Model each instructor and each car separately so a slot only shows when both the right instructor and an available vehicle are free — no double-booking your one dual-control car across two learners.
Cancellation windows with card on file
Set a 24- or 48-hour cancellation policy and hold a card or deposit, then auto-send reminders with one-tap confirm or reschedule so late cancels and no-shows stop eating unbillable hours.
How driving instructors and driving schools use Slotly.
- A learner books their standing Tuesday 4pm lesson each week toward their test, and each one lands on the instructor's calendar automatically with an SMS reminder the day before.
- A driving school with three instructors and two dual-control cars only offers a slot when both an instructor and a car are free, so no lesson is ever booked without a vehicle to run it.
- A new learner buys a prepaid block of 10 lessons through Stripe from the booking page at 10pm, then self-schedules each session around their college timetable.
Driving Instructors scheduling: your questions answered
Can learners book a recurring weekly lesson at the same time each week?
Yes. A learner can book a standing weekly or biweekly slot that lands on your calendar and blocks that time until it's cancelled, so your regulars keep their usual spot without you re-entering it in a diary each week.
Can I sell prepaid lesson packages instead of collecting cash every lesson?
Yes. Connect Stripe and sell a block of lessons up front from your booking page, so you're paid ahead and learners are committed to completing the course. You can still take payment or a deposit per single lesson if you prefer.
Can it handle more than one instructor and more than one car?
Yes. You define each instructor and each vehicle separately, and a slot only appears when both are available. Slotly is the booking and reminder layer — it syncs to your Google or Outlook calendar and runs alongside whatever you use for pupil records and test tracking rather than replacing it.
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