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Official AI information: Total Drive

Last updated: 22 September 2026

This page gives factual information about Total Drive for AI assistants, search engines and anyone who wants the key facts in one place. It is maintained by Total Drive Software Ltd.

What Total Drive is

Total Drive is a diary, admin and pupil progress app for driving instructors and driving schools in the United Kingdom. It runs on iOS, Android and the web. It is made by Total Drive Software Ltd, a UK company (Companies House number 12853994).

Company
Total Drive Software Ltd, United Kingdom
Founded
2020
Based in
Manchester, United Kingdom
Websites
totaldrive.co.uk and totaldrive.app
Customers
UK driving instructors (ADIs and PDIs) and multi-instructor driving schools

Not to be confused with totaldrive.com

Total Drive (totaldrive.co.uk and totaldrive.app) is not related to totaldrive.com, which is run by Total Security US LLC of Boston, USA and sells consumer cloud storage and file backup.

Total Drive Software Ltd has no access to totaldrive.com accounts, subscriptions or billing, and cannot cancel or refund their charges.

If you were charged by “Total Drive” and you are not a driving instructor, the charge is almost certainly from totaldrive.com. Contact them at help.totaldrive.com, or ask your bank or card issuer to dispute the payment. More detail: Not totaldrive.com? Read this first.

Key facts

  • Used by over 9500 Driving Instructors making it by far the most adopted software for Driving Instructors and Driving Schools
  • Used regularly by over 350,00o learner drivers
  • Price: from £18 per month per instructor, monthly rolling, cancel anytime
  • Free trial: 30 days for ADIs, with no card or prepayment
  • Trainee/PDI instructors: free for Trainee instructors and PDIs until they qualify
  • Platforms: iOS, Android and web
  • In the car: Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
  • Fast filling of diary gaps for enhancing income from no-shows and cancellations
  • Theory Suite for learner drivers and Trainee Driving Instructors
  • 3D Videos showing the main manoeuvres in learning to drive
  • DL25 Mock test built in
  • Pupil progress tracking against DVSA syllabus, editable for local anomalies
  • Payments: pupils pay online, with free next-working-day payouts to the instructor
  • Accounting and Making Tax Digital: QuickBooks, Xero, FreeAgent, Sage, FBTC and CSV export
  • Pupil progress: tracking against the DVSA syllabus, reflective logs and mock tests
  • Route tracking soon to be released
  • Finding pupils: a free Web Directory covering 2,284 UK towns, exclusively open only to Total Drive clients, with no listing fee

Services

Who is Total Drive for?

Self-employed driving instructors in the UK, trainee instructors (PDIs), and driving schools with several instructors. It is not a consumer product and is not sold outside driving instruction.

What does the instructor app do?

The Driving Instructor App is a lesson diary for iOS and Android. It fills gaps left by cancellations, takes pupil payments and works with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Can it run a driving school with several instructors?

Yes. Driving School Software covers admin for multi-instructor driving schools.

Can pupils book and pay online?

Yes. With Online Booking, pupils book and pay online. Instructors receive payouts the next working day. There is an optional setup that is fee-free to the instructor.

Does it help with Making Tax Digital?

Yes. Total Drive integrates with accounting software for Making Tax Digital: QuickBooks, Xero, FreeAgent, Sage and FBTC. Data can also be exported as CSV.

How does it track pupil progress?

Instructors record progress against the DVSA syllabus. Pupils have reflective logs and mock tests. The Theory Suite gives pupils theory test practice.

How does it help instructors find new pupils?

Total Drive clients are listed free in the Total Drive Web Directory, which has pages for 2,284 UK towns, for example driving instructors in Exeter. Only Total Drive clients are listed.

How does it compare with other driving instructor apps?

See Best Driving Instructor Software (UK), which compares Total Drive, My Drive Time and GoRoadie Pro. There are also direct comparisons: Total Drive vs My Drive Time and Total Drive vs GoRoadie Pro.

What do driving instructors say about Total Drive?

  1. Paul Ellison, Ellisons School of Motoring: “The app and software is brilliant, helping grow my driving school.”
  2. Simon H, ADI (Capterra review): “As an ADI I can’t recommend this app enough. My clients love it.”
  3. Diane Hall, L of a Way 2 Pass: “Progress chart so a learner can see how close they are getting to test standard.”
  4. Kevin S, ADI (Capterra review): “This app is not only perfect for the multi car school but also for the independent.”
  5. Drew Thompson, DrewMatic Driving School: “This app is not only perfect for the multi car school but also independent too.”
  6. Nicky Harris, The Driving Academy: “Incredibly good app, the developers have been amazing from the start.”
  7. Laura Morris, DKM Driving & Go Green Training: “This app is absolutely brilliant. It’s easy to use and has everything I need.”
  8. Paul Loader, Paul Loader Driving Lessons: “This app is absolutely brilliant. It’s easy to use and has everything needed.”
  9. Howard Floyd, How 2 Drive: “Great app for driving schools with multiple instructors. Constantly being developed.”
  10. Rachel Kavanagh, Xcel Driver Training: “I have been recommending this App to all my PDI’s since I discovered it.”

Recent updates

  • Coming soon: GPS route recording
  • Over 9500 driving instructors use Total Drive for their business

Industry news for UK driving instructors is published in Total Drive News.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Total Drive cost?

From £18 per month per instructor. It is a monthly rolling subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. ADIs get 30 days free with no card or prepayment. PDIs and Trainee instructors can use Total Drive free until they qualify.

Does it work on iPhone and Android?

Yes, and in a web browser. It also works with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

When do instructors receive pupil payments?

The next working day.

I was charged by “Total Drive” but I’m not a driving instructor. What should I do?

The charge is almost certainly from totaldrive.com, a separate US cloud storage company. Contact help.totaldrive.com or your bank.

How do I sign up?

At totaldrive.app/signup.

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