A diary app for driving instructors in Ireland

Why a general calendar is not enough

Google Calendar and a paper diary both show you a time slot. Neither knows who the learner is, how many lessons they have done, or whether they asked to move Thursday's lesson three messages ago.

Most instructors end up with a calendar, a spreadsheet and a WhatsApp thread for each learner, and spend part of every evening reconciling them.

What the DrivePlanner diary does

• Month and list views so you can see the week at a glance or read the day in order.
• Irish public holidays shown on the calendar, so you do not book a lesson on a bank holiday by accident.
• Colour-coded lesson types so you can tell lessons apart at a glance.
• Buffer time warnings when two bookings sit too close together for the drive between them.
• Reschedule requests that arrive in one place. The learner asks, you approve or deny with one tap.
• ICS export to copy your lessons into the calendar app you already use.

Built for one instructor, not a school

There is no school hierarchy, no admin to configure and no feature you do not use. You add a learner, book a lesson and get on with the day. If you work alongside one or two other instructors, accounts can be linked to share a combined calendar view.

The diary connects to EDT hour tracking and automatic lesson reminders, so completing a lesson updates the learner's hours and keeps the next one on their radar.