Online lesson booking
Students book from your live availability with lesson length, pickup spot and manual or auto chosen up front.
Driving school software: bookings, packages & progress
Driving instructors: lessons booked, progress logged, tests passed. No more texting about times.
Lessons get booked by text at red lights, packages are tracked in a notebook in the glovebox and every student's progress lives in your head. We build booking, package, progress and test day systems for driving instructors and schools, then we host them and look after them.
Looking for driving school software that books, tracks and reminds for you?
Your office is the passenger seat. Between lessons you're answering texts about times, working out who's got lessons left on their pack, ringing parents back and trying to remember whether the 4pm student has done reverse parking yet. Most instructors end up with a calendar app, a notebook, a bank account full of mystery transfers and a phone that never stops buzzing.
Wollopit builds custom driving school software around how you actually teach. Students book from your real availability in the areas you cover. Packs count themselves down. Progress gets logged in a few taps after each lesson and parents can see it. Test days block out your calendar properly and reminders cut down the no-shows. We connect the tools you already use, then host and look after the lot so you can keep your eyes on the road.
01The problems
What we hear from driving instructors
Does your driving school have these problems? Here's how we'd fix them.
Most instructors are great teachers running the business from a phone in a cup holder. It works until a double booking lands on test day.
- The problemBookings by textEvery lesson is a back-and-forth of messages, usually while someone else is behind the wheel and you can't reply.How we fix itStudents book online from your real availability, with the pickup address and lesson length sorted before they hit confirm.
- The problemPackages tracked in a notebookNobody's sure if Jess has three lessons left or four. Jess reckons five.How we fix itLesson packs that count themselves down, with balances students and parents can check any time.
- The problemPickups all over the mapA 7am in one suburb, an 8am across town and an hour of empty driving between them.How we fix itService areas and travel buffers so bookings cluster by suburb and your day isn't spent sitting in traffic.
- The problemProgress lives in your headStudents forget what you covered and spend the week practising the wrong thing with Dad.How we fix itSkill-by-skill progress logs filled in after each lesson in a few taps, with homework for the next supervised drive.
- The problemParents chasing updatesMum rings after every lesson asking if they're ready for the test yet.How we fix itParents get a login or a short summary after each lesson, so they know exactly what to practise in the family car.
- The problemLate cancellations and no-showsA no-show at 3:30 on a school day is an hour you'll never get back.How we fix itAutomatic SMS reminders, a clear cancellation window and fees or forfeited lessons applied by the rules you set.
- The problemTest day scrambleA student books their test without checking with you. Now you're due at two test centres at once.How we fix itTest day packages with a warm-up lesson, car use and the test centre time blocked out properly in your calendar.
- The problemChasing paymentsCash in the car, bank transfers with no reference and a stack of 'I'll fix you up next week'.How we fix itPay online at booking or for a pack up front, with receipts sent automatically and payments landing in Xero or MYOB.
- The problemEnquiries going coldFacebook messages, missed calls and website forms all asking 'how much for lessons?' while you're mid-lesson.How we fix itOne enquiry inbox with instant pricing and a booking link, so leads become students before they ring the next school.
- The problemSeveral instructors, one spreadsheetRunning a school means constant calls about who's got which student, which car and which area.How we fix itEach instructor gets their own calendar, students and areas while the office sees everyone in one place.
- The problemPaperwork on sticky notesRego, servicing, insurance and instructor accreditation dates live on the fridge until one lapses.How we fix itReminders for rego, services, dual control checks, instructor licences and Working with Children checks well before they're due.
02What we build
Solutions
What we build for driving instructors. Usually all talking to each other.
Pick the one that's hurting most or join the whole lot up. Everything is built around how your team works, not the other way round.
Lesson packs & credits
Packs of five or ten that count down, top-ups, expiry rules and balances anyone can check.
Service areas & travel buffers
Suburbs you cover, travel time between pickups and days set aside for certain areas.
Student progress logs
Skills ticked off per lesson, instructor notes, homework and a clear 'test ready' view.
Parent portal
Parents see bookings, pack balances and progress, pay for lessons and get after-lesson summaries.
Test day packages
Warm-up lesson, car use and test centre time bundled and blocked out in your calendar.
Reminders & cancellation rules
SMS and email reminders, a cancellation window you set and late fees or forfeits applied automatically.
Payments & invoicing
Card payments at booking, pack payments up front, receipts sent and everything synced to Xero or MYOB.
Gift vouchers
Grandparents buy lessons online and the voucher turns into lesson credit when the student books.
Multi-instructor calendars
Each instructor's diary, students and areas, plus an office view across the whole school.
Cars & compliance reminders
Rego, servicing, insurance, instructor accreditation and Working with Children check dates tracked per car and person.
Enquiries & reviews
Website, Facebook and phone enquiries in one inbox, plus a review request after every pass.
A website that gets found
Hand-built, quick on mobile, with pricing, areas and booking, built to rank for 'driving lessons near me'.
03The systems
The big ones
Your whole driving school, on one system.
These are the systems driving instructors ask us about most. Each one works on its own and they get properly clever when they're joined up.
Lesson booking
Students book themselves. You just turn up.
Your calendar goes online with the hours and suburbs you actually work. Students pick a time that fits, the system adds travel time between pickups and nobody has to text you at 10pm asking if Tuesday's free.
- Live availability from your calendar
- Service areas by suburb
- Travel buffers between pickups
- Pickup from home, school or work
- Manual or auto lesson types
- 60, 90 and 120 minute lessons
- Waitlist for popular after-school slots
- Syncs with Google Calendar
- Recurring weekly lessons
- Block out days off in one tap
Lesson packages
Packs that count themselves down.
Sell lesson packs online and let the system keep score. Every booked lesson comes off the balance, students and parents can see what's left and you get a nudge to offer a top-up before the pack runs out.
- Packs of five, ten or custom
- Balances counted automatically
- Top-up offers when running low
- Pack expiry rules if you want them
- Paid up front by card
- Parents can pay for their kids
- Gift vouchers as lesson credit
- Refund and transfer handling
- Receipts sent automatically
- Synced to Xero or MYOB
Progress logs
Every skill logged. Every parent in the loop.
After each lesson you tick off what you covered and jot a note in a few taps before the next pickup. Students know what to practise, parents know how it's going and you can see at a glance who's close to test ready.
- Skills checklist you set up
- Notes per lesson in a few taps
- Homework for supervised drives
- Progress bar towards test ready
- After-lesson summaries by SMS or email
- Parent logins
- Student history if they switch instructors
- Mock test results
- Lesson hours for their logbook records
- Notes stay private if you want
Test day
Test days without the double booking.
Bundle the warm-up lesson, car use and test centre time into one test day package. The whole block goes in your calendar so you're never expected in two places and the student gets reminders about what to bring.
- Test day packages
- Warm-up lesson before the test
- Test centre time blocked out
- Clashes flagged straight away
- Reminders on what to bring
- Pre-test checklist per student
- Results logged after the test
- Review request after a pass
- Rebooking flow after a fail
- Pass history per instructor
School management
Every instructor, car and student in one place.
For schools with more than one instructor, the office sees every calendar, car and student without ringing around. Instructors get their own app view while rego, servicing and accreditation dates are tracked for you.
- Calendar per instructor
- Office view across the school
- Students assigned by area
- Car allocation per lesson
- Rego and service reminders
- Dual control check logs
- Instructor licence and WWC expiry
- Enquiries routed to the right instructor
- Instructor pay summaries
- Reports by instructor and area
04How it changes
Before and after
A week of lessons, wolloped.
Here's how a normal week could change. Every driving school is different, so we map yours first.
Before
- Twenty texts to lock in next week's times
- Flick through the notebook to check pack balances
- Zig-zag across town between pickups
- Forget what the 4pm student covered last time
- Ring Mum back about the test
- Sit outside an empty house for a no-show
After
- Students booked themselves from your availability
- Pack balances counted down on their own
- Pickups grouped by suburb with travel time built in
- Last lesson's notes are on your phone before pickup
- Mum already read the after-lesson summary
- SMS reminders went out and the late fee applied itself
05Services
Everything under one roof
Software, websites and systems for driving instructors.
Whether you're starting fresh or upgrading what you've got, it's one team from the first sketch to the support call.
Custom software for driving instructors
Built around how your driving school actually runs: online lesson booking, lesson packs & credits and the admin in between, in one system you own.
Websites for driving instructors
Fast, hand-built websites that rank for the searches your customers make and turn visits into enquiries, bookings or orders.
Driving school system upgrades
Running on spreadsheets, old software or a platform you've outgrown? We move your data across and upgrade in stages so the business never stops.
Apps and portals for driving instructors
Service areas & travel buffers and student progress logs: customer and staff portals that work on any phone without an app store.
Integrations and automation
We connect Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook and Xero so information moves on its own and nobody retypes it.
Hosting, support and care
Managed hosting, updates, backups and security for your driving school, looked after by the people who built it.
06Integrations
Connections
Plays nicely with what you already use.
We connect to the tools you rely on, work alongside booking apps you're happy with or replace the ones holding you back.
- Google Calendar
- Microsoft Outlook
- Xero
- MYOB
- Stripe
- Square
- Tyro
- PayPal
- Twilio SMS
- Bookeo
- Acuity Scheduling
- Setmore
- Google Business Profile
- Mailchimp
- Deputy
07How we work
The process
Some people dip their toe in. We turn up in a rebreather.
We get properly below the surface of your driving school: the systems, the busy days and the jobs everyone hates. Then we fix the bits that matter most first.
- 01
Think
We sit down with you (or ride along) to see how lessons get booked, paid for and tracked, then work out what's eating your time.
- 02
Archi-tech
We plan it before writing code: your areas, lesson types, packs, progress skills, test days, instructors, hosting and cost.
- 03
Build
Real engineering, shown to you early and often. Usually online booking or packs first, so you get a win before the school holidays rush.
- 04
Look after
We host it, maintain it and keep improving it. When something breaks you call the people who built it.
08Questions
FAQ
Things driving instructors ask us.
Something else on your mind? Ring 0423 011 252 and ask the people who'd build it.
Can a driving school with several instructors use it?
Yes. Each instructor has their own calendar, students and areas. The office sees everyone in one place and can move students between instructors.
Can students only book in the suburbs I cover?
Yes. You set your service areas and travel time between pickups. Students outside your areas can join a waitlist or get sent to another instructor.
Can parents pay and see progress?
Yes. Parents can have their own login to pay for packs, see bookings and read after-lesson summaries so they know what to practise in the family car.
Can it charge for late cancellations?
Yes. You set the cancellation window and what happens when it's missed, whether that's a fee or a forfeited lesson from their pack. Reminders go out first so it happens less.
We already use a booking app. Do we have to switch?
No. If Bookeo, Acuity or Google Calendar is doing its job, we build around it and add the packs, progress logs and parent updates on top. If it's holding you back, we'll show you what replacing it would involve before anything changes.
How much does driving school software cost?
It depends on what you need, so we quote up front once we understand it. No surprise invoices, no lock-in and you own what we build.
How long does it take?
Smaller jobs like online booking or lesson packs can be quick. Bigger systems are planned in stages so you get the first win early instead of waiting for everything at once.
Does it work on my phone between lessons?
Yes. It's built for the front seat: check your day, log progress and see the next pickup in a few taps.
Who looks after it once it's built?
We do. We host it on our own managed servers and keep it updated and secure. When you need something you ring the people who built it.
We already have systems. Can you upgrade them instead of starting again?
Usually, yes. Most driving instructors we work with keep what's working and upgrade the rest in stages. We move your data across, connect the old and new while we switch and retire the old system only when the new one is proven.
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