Instruct Me is the future of learning to drive. We’ve got all you need to run a successful business. In just a few taps, learner drivers can discover you & book lessons with you online.
Why Work with Instruct Me
Get Discovered
No website or marketing needed - we bring the students to you.
No More No Shows
Cancellation policies that ensure you get paid, even if students cancel late.
Earn More
No hidden fees or contracts — just fair pay for your work.
How It Works
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Create a profile with Instruct Me, and we'll approve it within 24 working hours. Once approved, your profile will be visible to learner drivers near you.
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Learner drivers will buy driving lesson credits that they can use to schedule lessons with you. You can accept or reject any requests, as well as offering alternative dates and times.
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Your fee is held in your Instruct Me account and automatically released to your bank account after the lesson is completed.
Get Online Bookings from Learner Drivers
There’s nothing to lose by trying Instruct Me. We advertise you to learner drivers. If they book a lesson with you online, you get paid your rate in full.
FAQs
Only DVSA-approved driving instructors who meet our onboarding requirements can provide lessons through the platform.
Students can submit lesson requests directly through the platform based on your profile, availability, lesson pricing, and location.
You have up to 72 hours to accept or reject a lesson request before it expires automatically.
If you reject a lesson request, the associated lesson credits will automatically be returned to the student's account.
Once a lesson request has been accepted, you can communicate with students using the Instruct Me in-app chat feature. To help protect learners and instructors, all lesson-related communication should remain on the Instruct Me platform. This allows us to support safeguarding, investigate disputes where necessary, and provide a safer experience for all users, including learners who may be under the age of 18.
Yes. Lessons can be rescheduled through the platform in accordance with our policies.
Instructor cancellations are monitored and may impact your account standing. Repeated cancellations may result in account restrictions or further action in accordance with our policies.
At the start of a lesson, students are required to provide their unique 4-digit lesson code. This helps verify that the correct student is attending the lesson, allows the lesson to be completed through the platform, and helps trigger payment for the completed lesson.
When you log in to your dashboard, you'll see a pop-up prompting you to enter the student's 4-digit lesson code.
This action becomes available 10 minutes before the scheduled lesson start time. You can also enter the code from your Action Centre. Simply locate the relevant lesson and follow the prompt to submit the code.
If a student is unable to provide their lesson code, you may still be able to complete the lesson through the platform. If required, you can communicate with the student using the in-app chat feature.
Instructor payments are processed through Stripe using the payment details provided during onboarding. Students purchase lesson packages through Instruct Me, and instructors can view the total lesson package purchased by each student through their account.
Payment is released on a per-lesson basis once a lesson has been successfully completed and verified through the platform using the student's 4-digit lesson code, in accordance with the Instructor Terms and Conditions.
No. All lessons arranged through Instruct Me must be paid for through the platform. Instructors must not accept direct payments for lessons arranged through Instruct Me.
Where a Student No-Show is verified in accordance with our policies, the lesson may remain payable.
Verification checks help us comply with legal, payment processing, fraud prevention, safeguarding, and regulatory requirements.
Yes. If you are unavailable, fully booked, or going on holiday, you can pause your account at any time. While your account is paused, students will not be able to submit new lesson requests. You can reactivate your account whenever you are ready to accept bookings again.
Yes. In certain circumstances, Instruct Me may temporarily restrict or pause an account where there are compliance concerns, safeguarding issues, expired documentation, conduct concerns, repeated policy breaches, or other operational reasons.
You may be unable to accept new lesson requests until valid insurance documentation has been uploaded and approved.
You must maintain a valid DVSA instructor registration to continue providing lessons through Instruct Me.
You can contact our support team by emailing [email protected]. Our team will review your enquiry and respond as soon as possible. For formal legal or dispute-related matters, please contact [email protected]
