# Passly

> Passly is UK driving instructor software and a driving lesson marketplace. Instructors get an online diary, online booking, pupil records, progress tracking, automatic reminders and payment tracking; learner drivers use it to find a DVSA-approved instructor, book lessons and follow their own progress. Pricing is £14.99 a month for the first instructor and £8.99 for each additional instructor, plus a flat 1.5% fee on lesson payments taken through Passly.

Passly is operated in the United Kingdom and prices are in GBP. Lesson payments are processed by Stripe. Instructors sign in to the web app at /app, which runs in any browser on desktop and mobile; a native iOS app is in App Store review and not yet publicly listed. Learners use a web-based pupil portal that runs in any browser, so there is nothing for them to install.

## Product

- [Passly for driving instructors](https://passly.co.uk/instructor): What the software does: diary, online booking, pupil records, progress tracking and payment tracking in one place.
- [Pricing](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/pricing): £14.99 a month for the first instructor and £8.99 for each additional instructor, with a 14-day free trial, plus a flat 1.5% fee on lesson payments taken through Passly. Every feature is included, there are no feature tiers. A three-car school is £32.97, five cars £50.95, ten cars £95.90.
- [Driving instructor app](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/driving-instructor-app): Running your diary, pupils and payments from the car. Works in any mobile browser today; the native iOS app is in App Store review.
- [Driving school management software](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/driving-school-management-software): Multi-instructor schools: shared diaries across every car, pupil allocation, school-wide takings and role-based access keeping each instructor's finances private. £14.99 for the first instructor then £8.99 each, no separate school tier.
- [Driving school website and booking widget](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/driving-school-website): A public profile page and an embeddable booking widget for instructors who already have a site.
- [List your driving school](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/list-your-business): How to get listed on the Passly marketplace so learners can find and book you.
- [About Passly](https://passly.co.uk/about-us): Who builds Passly and why it exists.
- [Contact](https://passly.co.uk/contact): How to reach the Passly team.

## Features

- [Driving Instructor Accounts & Income Tracking](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/features/income-and-expenses): Track income, who's paid and who owes, manage credits and discounts, and export CSV for your accountant.
- [Driving Instructor Booking App and Online Booking System](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/features/online-booking): Let pupils book from your real availability, embed a booking widget on your site and confirm every lesson by email.
- [Driving Instructor Diary & Lesson Calendar](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/features/lesson-calendar): A driving instructor diary with working hours, recurring lessons and a calendar feed you subscribe to on your phone.
- [Driving Instructor Pupil Communication](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/features/messaging-and-reminders): In-app pupil messaging plus automatic confirmations, reminders and payment nudges by email, in-app and push, no more 9pm texts.
- [Driving School Enquiry Form and Enquiry Inbox](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/features/school-enquiries): Take enquiries as well as bookings, capture each learner's weekly availability and work through them in one school inbox.
- [Fill Cancelled Driving Lessons Automatically](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/features/lesson-gaps): Advertise a cancelled slot to your pupils in one tap: they get a push notification and the first to claim books it.
- [Get More Driving School Pupils](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/features/get-more-pupils): A free marketplace listing, a public profile, a leads inbox and a booking widget, everything you need to fill your diary.
- [Pupil Management for Driving Instructors](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/features/pupil-management): A proper pupil CRM: records, lesson history, notes, per-pupil pricing, a leads inbox and CSV exports.
- [Pupil Portal & Learner App for Driving Lessons](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/features/pupil-portal): A web-based portal where pupils see lessons, book, track progress, view balances and message you.
- [Pupil Progress Tracking for Driving Instructors](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/features/progress-tracking): Mark every skill lesson by lesson, log driving tests, and share a live Driver's Record with each pupil.

## Buyer's guides

- [Best driving instructor apps in the UK](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/best-driving-instructor-apps): Seven UK instructor apps compared on price, payment fees, online booking and lead generation, with a best-for verdict on each. Sources dated 26 July 2026.
- [Best driving instructor management software](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/best-driving-instructor-management-software): Management software compared including what each costs at 1, 5 and 10 instructors. Passly is cheapest at one to three and six to ten instructors; MyDriveTime is marginally cheaper at four and five and clearly cheaper from eleven; Total Drive is the only one with direct QuickBooks and Xero sync.
- [Driving instructor diary apps compared](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/driving-instructor-diary-apps-compared): The diary specifically: recurring lessons, conflict detection, calendar feed vs two-way sync, gap filling and offline working. Total Drive is the only UK app with a true offline mode.
- [Free vs paid driving instructor apps](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/free-vs-paid-driving-instructor-apps): What a free instructor app actually costs in payment fees and lead charges, and the three cases where free is genuinely the right choice.

## Comparisons

- [Compare driving instructor apps](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/compare): Index of head-to-head comparisons against the other UK driving instructor platforms.
- [Passly vs Total Drive](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/compare/passly-vs-total-drive): Feature and pricing comparison, with sources dated.
- [Passly vs GoRoadie](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/compare/passly-vs-goroadie): Feature and pricing comparison, with sources dated.
- [Passly vs EzLicence](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/compare/passly-vs-ezlicence): Feature and pricing comparison, with sources dated.
- [Passly vs MyDriveTime](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/compare/passly-vs-mydrivetime): Feature and pricing comparison, with sources dated.
- [Passly vs Driving Instructor Services (DIS)](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/compare/passly-vs-driving-instructor-services): Feature and pricing comparison, with sources dated.
- [Total Drive alternatives](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/compare/total-drive-alternatives): Shortlist for instructors leaving Total Drive, including when staying is the better call.
- [MyDriveTime alternatives](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/compare/mydrivetime-alternatives): Shortlist for instructors leaving MyDriveTime, including when staying is the better call.
- [GoRoadie alternatives](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/compare/goroadie-alternatives): Shortlist for instructors leaving GoRoadie, including when staying is the better call.
- [EzLicence alternatives](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/compare/ezlicence-alternatives): Shortlist for instructors leaving EzLicence's 25% commission model.

## Free tools and calculators

- [Driving instructor earnings calculator](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/tools/earnings-calculator): Estimate take-home pay from lesson price, hours worked and running costs.
- [Driving instructor tax estimator](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/tools/tax-estimator): Estimate Income Tax and National Insurance on self-employed instructor earnings.
- [Driving school franchise cost calculator](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/tools/franchise-cost-calculator): Compare the true cost of a franchise against going independent.
- [DVSA Standards Check grade calculator](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/tools/standards-check-grader): Score the 17 competencies and see the resulting Standards Check grade.

## For learner drivers

- [Passly for learner drivers](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers): Finding an instructor, booking lessons and tracking progress as a learner.
- [Learner driver app](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/learner-driver-app): What learners get: lessons, booking, progress and balances in a web portal that opens in any browser, with nothing to download.
- [Best place to learn to drive](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/best-place-to-learn-to-drive): How pass rates and waiting times vary around the UK.
- [Driving instructor reviews](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/driving-instructor-reviews): How reviews on Passly work and what to look for when choosing an instructor.

## Driving lessons

- [Driving lessons near me](https://passly.co.uk/driving-lessons-near-me): Hub for local driving lesson pages. Individual town pages live at /driving-lessons/<town> and carry DVSA test centre pass rates for that town.
- [Automatic driving lessons](https://passly.co.uk/automatic-driving-lessons): Automatic versus manual, and finding an automatic instructor.
- [Intensive driving courses](https://passly.co.uk/intensive-driving-courses): How intensive and semi-intensive courses work, and what they cost.
- [Female driving instructors](https://passly.co.uk/female-driving-instructors): Finding a female instructor and why learners ask for one.
- [Lessons for nervous drivers](https://passly.co.uk/nervous-driver-lessons): What to expect if anxiety is the main barrier to learning.

## Guides for driving instructors

- [Instructor guides hub](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources): All guides for driving instructors, grouped by topic.
- [Making Tax Digital for driving instructors](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/making-tax-digital-for-driving-instructors): What Making Tax Digital for Income Tax means for self-employed driving instructors: the £50k, £30k and £20k thresholds, key dates and quarterly updates.
- [The ADI Part 3 test explained](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/adi-part-3-test): The ADI Part 3 test explained: format, the 17 competencies scored 0 to 3 out of 51, Grade A 43 to 51, Grade B 31 to 42, and the risk-management auto-fail at 7 or below.
- [Best cars for driving instructors: 6 must-haves](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/best-cars-for-driving-instructors): No model wins outright. Six things decide a tuition car: reliability, running costs, size, visibility, comfort and dual controls. Plus buy, lease or franchise.
- [Client-centred learning for ADIs](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/client-centred-learning): Client-centred learning (CCL) puts the pupil at the heart of the lesson through goal setting and questioning. Here's what it means, why the DVSA wants it, and how to do it.
- [Naming your driving school business](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/consider-this-when-naming-your-driving-school-of-business): Practical guidance for choosing a driving school business name that is personal, memorable and available online, so your brand stands out from the competition.
- [Driving instructor diary management](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/driving-instructor-diary-management): Diary management for driving instructors: cluster pupils geographically to cut dead mileage, build in buffer time, protect evenings and weekends, and use recurring bookings.
- [Driving instructor expenses guide](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/driving-instructor-expenses): Allowable expenses for self-employed driving instructors: car, dual controls, fuel, insurance, franchise fees, phone and software, plus mileage vs actual costs.
- [Driving instructor insurance](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/driving-instructor-insurance): Driving instructor insurance explained: the cover types ADIs need, from dual-control tuition car to public liability, what affects premiums, and tips for switching.
- [Driving instructor salary explained](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/driving-instructor-salary): A realistic look at driving instructor salary: hourly rates, teachable hours versus paid hours, running costs and what actually lands in your pocket as take-home pay.
- [Driving instructor tax guide](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/driving-instructor-tax-guide): A Self Assessment tax guide for self-employed driving instructors: how to register, the 31 January deadline, payments on account, and 2025/26 tax and NI bands.
- [Driving school marketing](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/driving-school-marketing): Eight practical, low-cost driving school marketing tactics, from defining your audience and building your brand to email, social media and online reviews.
- [Franchise vs independent instructor](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/franchise-vs-independent): Driving instructor franchise vs going independent: an honest cost comparison, the pros and cons of each, and how to work out which one leaves you better off.
- [How to become a driving instructor](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/how-to-become-a-driving-instructor): How to become a driving instructor (ADI) in the UK: pass ADI Part 1, 2 and 3, clear an enhanced DBS check, and register. Full route, timeline and cost table.
- [How to get more driving pupils](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/how-to-get-more-driving-pupils): How to get more driving pupils: a complete marketing guide for instructors covering Google Business Profile, reviews, referrals, marketplaces, websites and waiting lists.
- [How to set driving lesson prices](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/how-to-set-driving-lesson-prices): How to set driving lesson prices as a UK driving instructor: work out your true costs, benchmark local rates and raise prices without losing pupils.
- [How to start a driving school](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/how-to-start-a-driving-school): How to start a driving school in the UK: from solo ADI to a growing business, covering naming, insurance, admin, pricing and taking on pupils at scale.
- [Keeping pupils until test](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/keeping-pupils-until-test): How driving instructors retain pupils to test: a structured syllabus, progress tracking, goal setting, mock tests, parent communication and a pupil portal that shows progress.
- [Make money from your instructor car](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/make-more-money-from-your-driving-instructor-car): Your driving instructor car is your office. Here are practical ways to make it earn extra money outside teaching hours, from delivery driving to car boot sales.
- [The PDI trainee licence (pink badge)](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/pdi-trainee-licence): The PDI trainee licence explained: pink badge rules, the six-month term, sponsor and training requirements, and the pros and cons versus waiting to pass Part 3.
- [Reasons to become a driving instructor](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/reasons-to-become-a-driving-instructor): From flexible hours to a genuinely rewarding job, here are seven reasons why becoming a driving instructor could be one of the best career moves you make.
- [Reduce no-shows and cancellations](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/reduce-no-shows-and-cancellations): How driving instructors cut no-shows and late cancellations: clear cancellation policies, notice windows, deposits and credits, automatic reminders and filling gaps fast.
- [DVSA standards check guide](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/standards-check-guide): The DVSA standards check assesses 17 competencies across lesson planning, risk management and teaching, scored 0-3 each out of 51. Grade A is 43-51. Full prep guide.
- [Teaching nervous driving pupils](https://passly.co.uk/instructor/resources/teaching-nervous-pupils): How to teach nervous driving pupils: control pacing, choose calm routes, use commentary driving, break skills into small steps and celebrate progress to build confidence.

## Guides for learner drivers

- [Learner guides hub](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources): All guides for learner drivers, grouped by topic.
- [Applying for your provisional licence](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/applying-for-provisional-licence): How to apply for a UK provisional driving licence: apply online from age 15 years 9 months for £34, what you need, how long it takes, and what it lets you do.
- [Common driving test faults](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/common-driving-test-faults): The most common reasons people fail the UK driving test, based on DVSA data: junction observation, mirrors, steering, positioning and move-off control, and how to avoid each.
- [How to manage driving test nerves](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/driving-test-nerves): Evidence-based ways to manage driving test nerves: mock tests, sleep and routine, breathing, using your instructor's car, and what examiners actually do on the day.
- [Driving test pass rates](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/driving-test-pass-rates): The UK driving test pass rate is around 48%. Learn how pass rates vary by test centre, age and gender, what those numbers really mean, and what actually predicts passing.
- [Your first driving lesson: what to expect](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/first-driving-lesson-what-to-expect): What happens in your first driving lesson: the cockpit drill, controls, moving off, what to bring, and how to handle nerves. A calm, practical walkthrough.
- [Hazard perception test tips](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/hazard-perception-test-tips): How to pass the hazard perception test: 14 clips scored out of 75, pass mark 44, up to 5 points per hazard. When to click, the anti-cheat rule and how to practise.
- [How long does it take to learn to drive?](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-to-drive): Most UK learners take three to six months and around 45 hours of lessons plus 22 hours of practice to learn to drive. What speeds it up and what slows it down.
- [How many driving lessons do I need?](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/how-many-driving-lessons-do-i-need): DVSA guidance suggests around 45 hours of lessons plus 22 hours of practice. How many driving lessons you need by age, experience, and intensive vs weekly learning.
- [How much do driving lessons cost?](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/how-much-do-driving-lessons-cost): UK driving lessons cost around £30 to £40 an hour, with regional variation. See a price table by region, the total cost to pass, and practical ways to spend less.
- [How to choose a driving instructor](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/how-to-choose-a-driving-instructor): How to choose a driving instructor: check ADI grade A or B, read real reviews, ask the right questions, and spot red flags before you book your first lesson.
- [How to learn to drive](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/how-to-learn-to-drive): How to learn to drive in the UK: apply for a provisional at 15 years 9 months, take lessons, pass the £23 theory and £62 practical test. Full step-by-step guide.
- [Intensive driving courses explained](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/intensive-driving-courses): Intensive driving courses compress learning into days or weeks with a test at the end. Who they suit, typical costs, pass rates and the real risks before you book.
- [Manual vs automatic driving lessons](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/manual-vs-automatic-driving-lessons): Manual vs automatic driving lessons compared: a manual licence lets you drive both, automatics are often quicker to learn. Costs, licence rules and who should pick which.
- [Practical driving test guide](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/practical-driving-test-guide): The UK practical driving test explained: £62 weekday booking, test-day walkthrough, manoeuvres, 20 minutes independent driving and the faults system (15 minors max).
- [Private practice for learners](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/private-practice-for-learner-drivers): Private practice rules for learner drivers: your supervisor must be 21+ and have held a full licence 3+ years, plus learner insurance, L plates and what to practise safely.
- [Show me, tell me questions](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/show-me-tell-me-questions): The DVSA show me, tell me questions explained: the 'tell me' question is asked before you drive, the 'show me' on the move. Get one wrong and it's a single driving fault.
- [Driving theory test guide](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/theory-test-guide): The UK driving theory test explained: 50 multiple-choice questions (pass mark 43), hazard perception scored 44/75, £23 booking via GOV.UK, revision tips and test-day steps.
- [Theory test revision tips](https://passly.co.uk/learner-drivers/resources/theory-test-revision-tips): How to revise for the driving theory test: official DVSA sources, a study routine that works, timed mock tests and the topics learners most often get wrong.

## Optional

- [Terms of service](https://passly.co.uk/terms): The contract covering use of Passly.
- [Privacy and cookie policy](https://passly.co.uk/privacy): What data Passly collects and how it is used.
- [Sitemap](https://passly.co.uk/sitemap.xml): Complete machine-readable index of every page, including all town pages.