OttaDesk OttaDesk

Run your driving school from one simple text thread.

Built for Quebec driving schools.

The problem

Running a driving school shouldn't feel this manual.

Missed texts, missed bookings

Juggling scheduling by phone tag eats staff time your front desk doesn't have.

No-shows cost real money

No automated reminders means empty slots nobody catches in time.

SAAQ paperwork piles up

Theory hours and certificates tracked on paper or spreadsheets, one student at a time.

How it works

Three steps, no learning curve.

1

Text your school

A student texts your number — no app, no account to create.

2

Get booked

The message becomes a confirmed lesson on your calendar automatically.

3

Track progress

Hours, exams, and SAAQ milestones update as each lesson happens.

Features

Everything your front desk needs.

SMS Booking

Students book over text

No app to download — lessons get requested, confirmed, and rescheduled over plain SMS.

Instructor Scheduling

Keep every instructor's calendar straight

Availability, vehicle, and lesson type are all accounted for before a slot is ever offered.

SAAQ Compliance

Built for SAAQ requirements

Theory hours, in-car lessons, and exam eligibility are tracked the way Quebec's program actually works.

Admin Dashboard

The whole school, at a glance

New requests, today's lessons, and school-wide stats in one screen — no digging required.

Progress Tracking

Every student's progress, at a glance

See who's ready for their road test and who still needs hours — without digging through paper files.

Automated Reminders

Fewer no-shows, automatically

Students get a text reminder before every lesson — no one on staff has to remember to send it.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Students text your OttaDesk number to request, confirm, or reschedule a lesson — no app or account needed. Your front desk sees every conversation in one inbox.

Yes — theory modules, in-car lesson counts, and knowledge-exam eligibility are tracked the way Quebec's program is actually structured, not a generic checklist.

Most schools are booking their first lesson within a day — add your instructors, connect a phone number, and you're live.

Get in touch and we'll walk you through pricing for your school's size — every plan starts with a free trial, no credit card required.

OttaDesk's dashboard and SMS flows are in English today — French support is on our roadmap, since we know that matters for Quebec schools.

Every school's data is fully isolated from every other school's, and it's never shared or sold. You control who on your staff has access.