Driving instructor payments, sorted: get paid on time, every time
- Card payments
- Lesson blocks
- Clear balances
Every payment tied to a pupil and a lesson
Collect on booking, sell courses up front or take payment lesson by lesson, whatever suits your school. Every pupil has a running balance, so you always know where you stand without digging through messages or a notebook.
- Card payments online and in person
- 10, 20 or 30-hour blocks, drawn down as taught
- A clean history for your accounts
What you get
Card payments
Lesson blocks & courses
Running pupil balances
Clean records
Money handled, so you can focus on teaching
DrivoPilot lets you take driving instructor payments online, tying every card payment and lesson block to a pupil and a lesson so nothing slips through the cracks. Take the money when a slot is booked, sell blocks of lessons up front, or charge lesson by lesson — and always see who owes what at a glance.
How to take driving instructor payments
There are three ways to collect what you are owed, and every one lands against the pupil's record and running balance automatically:
- Collect on booking — take a card payment the moment a slot is reserved through online booking, so the lesson is paid before you get in the car.
- Sell lesson blocks and courses — sell 10, 20 or 30-hour blocks up front and DrivoPilot draws them down automatically as you teach.
- Pay as you go — take a card payment in person or online for a single lesson whenever a pupil prefers to pay per session.
Collect on booking
Connect card payments and take the money the moment a slot is reserved through online booking. The lesson is paid before you ever get in the car, which all but eliminates the awkward end-of-lesson payment conversation.
Sell lesson blocks and courses
Sell 10, 20 or 30-hour blocks up front and DrivoPilot draws them down automatically as you teach. New drivers commit to a course, you secure the income, and the running balance updates itself after every lesson.
Take payment lesson by lesson
Prefer pay-as-you-go? Take a card payment in person or online for each lesson, and it still lands against the pupil's record and balance.
Always know who owes what
Every pupil has a clear running balance, so a glance tells you who is in credit and who needs a nudge. Automatic email reminders prompt learners before a balance is due, and a clean payment history makes your year-end accounts far less painful.
Doing your accounts?
Every payment is recorded automatically, so your income is tallied as you teach — the groundwork for tidy year-end accounts. For MTD-ready income records that slot into your accountant's or MTD software's workflow, see accounting and MTD for driving instructors.
Start taking payments free
Get paid on time without the end-of-lesson chase. Start free with no card, or see plans and pricing first.