Stop running your school from a spreadsheet and a group chat

Driving School Desk is built specifically for driving schools — not adapted from a generic booking template. 24/7 online booking, automatic instructor scheduling, and the only native TDLR compliance stack in the industry.

TDLR compliance suite
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TDLR Compliance & Record-Keeping (Texas)

One surprise inspection with records in three folders is all it takes.

Student compliance profiles

Track each student as active, graduated, withdrawn, or terminated — the status TDLR expects on file.

Document vault (GCS-backed)

Upload permits, waivers, ITTD/ITAD certs, VOEs, parent IDs, and correspondence — one secure folder per student.

3-year automatic retention

Records are retained from completion or withdrawal date plus three years — soft-delete locked for audit safety.

Road test prerequisite checklist

Age-routed checklist in the booking flow (teen / young adult / adult) with optional block when docs are missing.

Audit-pack ZIP download

One click exports all vault documents and metadata for a student — ready when TDLR shows up unannounced.

Provider license expiry alerts

Automated notifications at 60, 30, and 7 days before your TDLR provider license expires.

Instruction logs & Readiness Engine

BTW and classroom hours synced to each student — see who is road-test ready before they arrive.

DE-964 / ADE-1317 certificate generation

Generate state-controlled completion certificates with control-number ledger — no manual PDF workflow.

OLS export assistant

Validated CSV in TDLR OLS format plus a 15-day deadline board for phase completion reporting.

How Driving School Desk compares

Every competitor stops at the calendar — none of them ship TDLR compliance.

Feature
DSD
Teachworks
Drive Scout
Calendly
Online booking widget
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instructor management
Yes
Yes
Yes
TDLR document vault
Yes
Road test prerequisites
Yes
DE-964 certificate gen
Yes
OLS export
Yes
Lesson packages
Yes
Limited
Free plan
Yes
Limited
Price from
Free / $39
$49+/mo
$35+/mo
$12+/mo

“I cancelled Teachworks and Calendly the same week I switched. DSD does both for $39 a month. The TDLR vault alone saves me more than that in filing time.”

Linda Reyes
Director, Lone Star Driving Academy · Houston, TX

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Made for Your School & Your State

Generic booking tools were built for salons — not driving schools with TDLR rules.

Your own services

Add any lesson type — standard, highway, night, road test, refresher, certification — with no fixed templates.

Your own prices

Set the price and duration for every service yourself. Charge what your market and experience are worth.

Custom packages

Bundle lessons into discounted packages (e.g. a full road-test package) at a price you control.

State-aware setup

Configure services to match your state's requirements — proudly used by schools in all 50 states.

School-scheduled road tests

Mark the final road test so only you or your instructor schedule it — once the student is truly ready.

Your brand

Your school name, logo, and colors on a booking page that feels like part of your own website.

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Booking & Scheduling

Students are booking your competitors online right now. You are answering texts.

Embeddable booking widget

A fully branded booking form that lives on your own website — no redirects, no third-party domains.

Real-time availability

Slots are locked in real time so two students can never double-book the same slot.

Service catalogue

Create unlimited lesson types with custom durations, prices, and descriptions.

Confirmation codes

Every booking gets a unique reference code — easy to look up and verify.

Booking window rules

Set minimum lead time (e.g. 4 hrs) and maximum days out (e.g. 60 days) per school.

Daily booking limits

Cap the number of new bookings per day so instructors aren't overwhelmed.

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Instructor Management

Your instructors text you for their schedule. That stops here.

Instructor profiles

Each instructor has their own profile, photo, bio, and service assignments.

Recurring availability rules

Set weekly schedules once — the system generates available slots automatically.

Time-off requests

Instructors submit time-off requests; owners approve or reject with one click.

Auto or manual assignment

Let the system pick the best available instructor or let students choose their favourite.

Per-instructor services

Assign only the services each instructor is certified to teach.

Instructor portal

Instructors log in to see their own schedule, upcoming bookings, and notifications.

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Admin Dashboard

Your whole school in one view — not five tabs and a spreadsheet.

Today's schedule

See every booking happening today, sorted by time, with instructor and student details.

Bookings management

Search, filter, cancel, reschedule, or manually create bookings from the admin panel.

Week-view calendar

A visual calendar showing all bookings colour-coded by instructor.

Revenue overview

Track total revenue, booking counts, and service breakdowns at a glance.

Staff management

Invite staff members with role-based access (owner, staff, instructor).

Settings & branding

Customise your school name, logo, colours, timezone, and support contact.

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Packages & Payments

Selling single lessons leaves $200+ per student on the table.

Lesson packages

Bundle multiple lessons into a single discounted package at a price you set — sell more per student.

Multi-slot package booking

Students schedule every lesson in a package in one guided session, one lesson per day.

School-scheduled road tests

Hold the final road test back so only you or the instructor schedule it once the student is ready.

Payment tracking

Mark bookings and packages as paid in one tap. Always know who has paid and who hasn't.

Awaiting-payment queue

A live list of unpaid bookings and packages so revenue never slips through the cracks.

Revenue & service breakdown

See totals by period and by service — understand exactly where your income comes from.

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Notifications

A no-show costs $65 and two hours. Reminders cost nothing extra.

Booking confirmation email

Students receive an instant confirmation with all lesson details and a confirmation code.

New booking SMS (owner)

School owner gets an SMS the moment a new booking comes in.

Cancellation alerts

Both student and school are notified instantly when a booking is cancelled.

Reschedule notices

When an admin reschedules a booking, the student and instructor are both notified.

Time-off result alerts

Instructors are notified by email and SMS when their time-off is approved or denied.

Welcome onboarding email

New school owners receive a welcome email with setup instructions and their embed code.

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Onboarding & Growth

30 minutes to live. Seriously.

Self-service sign-up

Schools sign up themselves — no human needed. Account is ready in under 5 minutes.

Multi-step onboarding wizard

Guided setup covers school info, services, branding, and embed configuration.

Terms & contract e-sign

Digital terms acceptance with timestamp stored for compliance.

Manual approval queue

Platform admins review and approve new accounts before they go live.

Multi-tenant architecture

Each school gets a completely isolated environment with its own data.

Embed on any platform

Works on WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, or any custom site.

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