The smarter way to connect learner drivers with certified driving instructors across the UK — and the professional toolkit instructors need to run their lessons.
Find Instructor is a UK-based platform built to make finding a qualified driving instructor as simple and transparent as possible. Whether you are a first-time learner looking for your first lesson, or an experienced ADI or PDI instructor looking to grow your student base, we bring both sides together in one easy-to-use place.
We are an introductions and booking platform. We do not employ instructors and we are not a party to the contract of instruction between a learner and an instructor — what we do is give both sides the tools, the records and the safeguards that used to be spread across phone calls, text messages and bank transfers.
Everything that normally happens informally lives in one place: bookings, reschedule requests, automatic lesson reminders, payment records, ratings, reviews, disputes and payouts.
For learner drivers we remove the guesswork. Browse verified instructor profiles, check their qualifications and rates, read reviews from other students, and book lessons that fit your schedule — without dozens of phone calls or relying on word of mouth alone. Our matching tool finds instructors who operate in your area, cover your preferred test centre, and have availability that suits your lifestyle.
For instructors we are a business tool. Create a professional profile, set your own rates, configure your weekly availability, handle lesson requests, run your diary, track your earnings and receive payouts — all from one dashboard. We support both ADI and PDI badge holders, including those who teach privately as well as through an existing diary.
Underneath it all sits an admin console that keeps the marketplace honest: instructor verification, payment records, withdrawal processing, dispute resolution and account management.
From your first search to your driving test, in six steps.
Register from the Learner Portal and verify your email with the one-time code we send you. It takes under two minutes.
Add your postcode, up to three test centres you want to learn near, your licence type, manual or automatic, how many hours you are planning and the days that suit you.
Browse certified ADI and PDI instructors, or use the matching tool to see the instructors who cover your area, your test centre, your budget and your availability.
Pick an instructor, choose the hours and days you want and send your request. The instructor accepts it as it is, or proposes alternative days and times that work for them.
Once you agree on a schedule you choose your payment method and pay using the bank details shown on your payment screen, always using the instructor’s name as the reference.
Your lessons appear in your dashboard calendar, you get an automatic reminder before each one, and every completed hour is recorded on the way to your test day.
Set yourself up once, then let the platform handle the admin.
Register from the Instructor Portal, add your ADI or PDI badge number and upload your badge, then verify your email.
Set your hourly rate, minimum lesson length, manual or automatic, whether you offer intensive courses, the areas you cover, up to five test centres and your weekly availability.
Our admin team checks your badge and profile. Once approved you appear in learner searches, and we keep monitoring your badge expiry so your account never goes out of date.
Approve or customise incoming lesson requests, browse available learners in your area and send them enrolment requests, and add the students you already teach to your own diary.
See your week at a glance, keep private notes on each student, record cash lessons in your diary and keep your student list and contact details in one place.
Follow your earnings by month and by year, then request a withdrawal by bank transfer or PayPal whenever you are ready.
A quick tour of what is available once you are signed in.
Find instructors by area, postcode or test centre, and compare rates, lesson lengths and availability side by side.
Read verified reviews and ratings left by learners who have actually taken lessons with that instructor.
Every lesson you book is recorded in your dashboard, with the date, time, duration, pickup point and price.
You receive a reminder before your lesson so you never lose track of an upcoming booking.
See what you owe and what you have paid for every lesson, with the payment method you agreed with your instructor.
Your completed lessons and total hours driven are tracked from your first lesson to test day.
Showcase your ADI or PDI badge, your rate, your areas, your test centres and your availability to learners searching near you.
Approve new student requests, propose your own days and times, and handle reschedule requests from one panel.
A weekly calendar of every confirmed lesson and diary entry, so you always know where you need to be.
Manage your own private students and lessons, including learners who pay you directly in cash.
Track your earnings month by month and request withdrawals to your bank account or PayPal.
We watch your badge expiry date and warn you in advance, so your account stays compliant and active.
Search Instructors
Compare every instructor by area, postcode, test centre, transmission and price.
Smart Matching
Answer a few questions and see the instructors who fit your needs and budget.
Learner Portal
Register, sign in and reach your learner dashboard, lessons and payments.
Instructor Portal
Register, sign in and reach your instructor dashboard, diary and earnings.
FAQ
Answers to the most common questions about bookings, payments and accounts.
Contact Us
Reach the team for anything you cannot find an answer to.
All bookings, payments and cancellations must be made through the platform. We cannot protect, record or take responsibility for anything arranged privately between a learner and an instructor — including personal payments, harassment or private scheduling.
Creating an account and being listed is free. Instructors pay a 15% commission on each withdrawal processed through the platform, deducted before the payout is sent.
Learners pay using the method shown on their payment screen, always quoting the instructor’s name as the reference so the payment can be matched to the booking. Some instructors ask for payment in advance, which is shown clearly on their profile.
Cancel a confirmed lesson within 12 hours of the start time and 10% of that lesson’s price applies. If an instructor cancels, they receive 10% less on their next lesson.
Instructors request withdrawals from the earnings dashboard by bank transfer or PayPal. Requests are reviewed by our team and typically transferred within 24 to 72 hours.
Find Instructor is developed and maintained by a team passionate about road safety and driver education. We keep improving the platform based on feedback from both learners and instructors, so that every driving journey is safer and every lesson booking is simpler. If something is missing or not working the way you expect, tell us — we listen.
Create a free account in under two minutes — as a learner looking for lessons, or as an instructor looking for students.