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Every pupil's journey to test-ready, on one screen

Roadworthy tracks each pupil against the DVSA syllabus with a skills grid you update by tapping, a test-readiness gauge that summarises it, alerts when a theory certificate is approaching its two-year expiry, and a countdown to the booked practical test. Lesson notes carry forward, so every lesson starts where the last one ended.

Written by Zac Grierson, Roadworthy co-founder Checked against real lessons by our co-founder, a practising UK driving instructor (ADI) Last updated

The DVSA skills grid

Each syllabus skill sits at one of three levels — introduced, prompted, or independent — and one tap cycles a skill to the next level, so updating the grid takes seconds at the end of a lesson, not minutes at the end of a day. The grid is the honest picture you use for the "are they ready?" conversation.

Test-readiness at a glance

The gauge rolls the grid up into one number — the share of skills a pupil can do independently. It's built to answer the question parents ask ("how close are they?") and the one that matters commercially: is this pupil being put in for a test they'll pass?

Dates that bite, tracked

Theory certificates are valid for two years in the UK, and pupils forget. Roadworthy shows an expiry countdown and flags certificates running out. Booked practical tests get their own countdown — on the pupil's profile and, inside six weeks, on the CarPlay brief before their lessons.

Lesson notes that carry forward

Completing a lesson takes three taps: what you covered, what's next, and any skill levels that moved. That "what's next" becomes the focus line on your next lesson with them — in the diary and on the car screen. No more "where were we?" in the first five minutes.

"The grid replaced the paper record card I'd used for years. Tapping a skill up a level at the end of a lesson is faster than writing it down — and I can show a parent the gauge instead of talking in vague reassurances."

— Roadworthy's co-founder, a practising UK driving instructor

Frequently asked questions

What does Roadworthy track for each pupil?

Contact details and default pickup, the DVSA skills grid (introduced / prompted / independent per skill), a test-readiness gauge, theory-test pass date with two-year expiry countdown, booked practical test date, full lesson history with notes, prepaid package balances, and outstanding payments.

Is the skills list based on the official DVSA syllabus?

Yes — the grid follows the DVSA's learning-to-drive syllabus (the same competencies examiners assess), so the record you keep maps directly onto what the test measures.

How is this better than paper record cards?

It's faster to update (one tap per skill), impossible to leave in another jacket, visible to you before every lesson via the diary and CarPlay, and it rolls up into a readiness gauge you can show pupils and parents. If you ever leave, your data exports — pupils aren't locked in a drawer.

Can pupils or parents see their progress?

The instructor owns the record. Many instructors show the grid and gauge in-lesson or at drop-off — it's designed to be legible to a parent in five seconds. A read-only pupil view is on the roadmap.

Does it handle pupils who already part-trained elsewhere?

Yes — when a transfer pupil arrives, set their starting levels in the grid during the assessment lesson and the gauge is honest from day one.

Try it on your own diary

Every feature is included in one subscription — £13.99/month after a 30-day free trial. No card commission, no per-booking charges.

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