For California driving schools
Driving school scheduling software built for California
Built by a California instructor with five years behind the wheel. The price is on this page: $49/month plus $20 per additional instructor. When a student cancels, the next student on your waitlist gets the slot automatically.
Setup takes about an afternoon. Bring your student list from a spreadsheet, or a photo of the paper roster.
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Sound familiar?
Nights spent texting and calling students from your couch.
An old system you fight at every turn. Built for a corporate fleet, priced like one.
A cancelled lesson at 2pm and an instructor sitting idle at 4.
What WheelPlanner does
Built by a California driving instructor, priced for a real driving school, not a corporate fleet.
Waitlist auto-fill.
A student cancels, the next student on your waitlist gets the slot automatically. No phone calls, no empty car.
Students book themselves.
Booking, rescheduling, and reminders happen without you. Your evenings come back.
Built for California.
Built around how CA schools and the DMV actually run, not a generic calendar with a driving-school sticker on it.
Every lesson and instructor for the whole school, in one calendar.
A student cancels, the next student on the waitlist gets the slot automatically.
Students pick a date and book their own lessons. No phone calls.
Pricing (yes, it's just on the website)
$49/month
+ $20/month per additional instructor
Your first instructor is included in the base price.
30-day free trial. Card at signup, nothing charged until day 30, cancel anytime before that.
- No contract to sign.
- No setup fee.
- No per-student fees.
- No minimums.
- Cancel anytime.
The terms you accept at signup are the agreement.
For independent schools
You teach. You answer the phone. You own the schedule. WheelPlanner is built for that school, not for a corporate fleet, and not priced like one. The whole price is on this page, there's no contract to sign, and setup takes an afternoon, not a sales call. Staying independent shouldn't mean staying on a whiteboard.
Why I built this
I taught behind-the-wheel lessons in California for five years. I watched schools run on whiteboards, spreadsheets, and late-night phone calls, or fight software built for corporate fleets and priced like it. So I built the scheduling tool I wished my school had.
Sign up and you set it up yourself, in about an afternoon: add your instructors, publish their availability, and bring in your existing students from a spreadsheet or a photo of the paper roster. Every school starts with a 30-day free trial, card at signup, nothing charged until day 30, cancel anytime.
Andrew Sanchez
Questions owners actually ask
How much does driving school scheduling software cost?
WheelPlanner is $49/month, which includes your first instructor, plus $20 for each additional instructor. That's the whole price. No setup fee, no per-student fees, no minimums.
Is there driving school software with pricing on the website?
Yes, you just read it. $49/month plus $20 per additional instructor, published right here. No calling anyone for a quote.
Do I have to sign a contract?
No. The terms you accept at signup are the agreement. Cancel anytime.
How do driving schools fill cancelled lessons?
Usually by phone. Someone works down a list hoping to catch a student in time. WheelPlanner fills the slot automatically: a student cancels, the next student on your waitlist gets it. No calls, no empty car.
Is there waitlist software for driving schools?
That's WheelPlanner's headline feature. The waitlist fills cancelled slots automatically, and it was built for driving schools from day one, not bolted onto a generic booking calendar.
How long does setup take?
About an afternoon. Add your instructors, publish their availability, and bring in your existing students from a spreadsheet or a photo of the paper roster.
Does it work for schools with one instructor?
Yes. $49/month total, and the first instructor is included in the base price.
Is my student data safe?
Your school owns its data. See the privacy policy.
How setup works
- 01
Sign up and start your free trial.
- 02
Add your instructors and their hours.
- 03
Pick your packages, or use the defaults.
- 04
Import your students from a spreadsheet or a photo of the paper roster.
- 05
Share your booking link with parents and students.
Or just look around first
No call, no signup, no card. We build you a working driving school: instructors, students, a week of lessons already on the calendar. You drive it yourself, and it disappears after 24 hours.