Passdesk
For solo instructors

The whole school toolkit, for one instructor.

Diary, payments, progress tracking, theory and an in-car app that works offline: the same toolkit a multi-instructor school uses.

30-day free trial · No card needed · No contract · £19/mo Instructor

Training as a PDI? Free until you qualify, for up to 12 months, with no card needed. Sign up the same way and add your DVSA reference number (PRN) from your DVSA emails or letters; when you qualify, or the months run out, you get 30 days to choose a plan. Within 30 days, upload a photo of a DVSA letter or email with your name and PRN, or of your trainee licence, so we can check it. It's one free period per person.

Sized for one instructor.

One calendar

Drag-drop slot booking, recurring teaching blocks and days off.

Card payments via Stripe

Send payment links by SMS, take deposits, refund in two clicks. You don’t need a card reader or a merchant-services contract.

Progress tracking without the paper

Mark each skill as needs work, working on or mastered with a tap, in the car. The student sees their progress in their own portal.

Your own public booking page

Free at passdesk.co.uk/s/<your-school>. Listed in the directory. Custom colour and logo on Team and above.

Track your Standards Check risk areas

Self-score against the DVSA 17 indicators between assessments. See your predicted grade and the areas where you're slipping.

In the car, even offline

The instructor's flow runs on a phone, even with no signal

Tap "Start", record the odometer, location and quick reactions during the lesson, then tap "End" and confirm the minutes to charge. With no signal, say in a multi-storey car park, everything queues on the phone and syncs when you're back in coverage. Install Passdesk on the home screen and it works like a native app.

  • Start time + odometer capture, location pin per lesson.
  • Quick-reaction taps for safety incidents and praise.
  • Works without signal and catches up when you're back online.
  • Installs like an app on iOS and Android, straight from the home screen.
  • Passdesk apps for iPhone and Android are coming soon.
Offline · 2 lessons queued
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Today
Mon 19 Oct · 4 lessons
Aiyana Choudhry
10:00 — 11:00 · Pickup, 14 Hill Rd
Manual Mock test prep
Start lesson
Marcus Wilkes
11:30 — 13:00 · Castlegate
Auto Roundabouts
Sara Petty
14:00 — 15:00 · Pickup
Add to Home Screen · iOS and Android · works offline iPhone and Android apps coming soon

FAQ for solo instructors

I’m a one-person operation. Which tier do I need?

The Instructor tier (£19/mo). It covers up to 60 active learners (passed learners never count) with you as the only instructor, and anyone who helps in the office joins free. Move up to Pro (£49/mo) when you take on your first instructor.

Can I bring my existing learners and packages?

Yes — paste your current webpage and Passdesk imports your products. Students upload via spreadsheet, or you can re-invite them by email so they bring their own theory progress.

How does it compare to a franchise?

Passdesk isn't a franchise, so there are no franchise fees, rate splits or uniform rules. You keep your own brand, students and bookings, and your school is listed automatically at passdesk.co.uk/schools so learners can find you. If you teach for a school that franchises its instructors on Passdesk, your fees and statements are in the app too.

Will I outgrow Passdesk?

No — the same workspace scales from 1 instructor to a multi-school group. The only thing that changes is the tier you pay for and which features you turn on.

Do I need a card reader for in-car payments?

No. Send a Stripe payment link by SMS — the student pays from their phone and the money lands in your connected Stripe account.