Payments
Half in cash at the car, the rest by EFT, and the books still add up.
Money reaches a South African driving school in pieces: cash handed to the instructor, an EFT a few days later, a package paid up front. DriveSync records every payment against the lesson, package or test fee it belongs to, so each learner has one balance and you know who owes what before the lesson starts.
How it works
- 1
Record it how it arrived
Cash, card, EFT or other, against a lesson, a package or a test fee. Split one package across as many payments as it takes.
- 2
Flag what to collect
Flag a lesson and the instructor sees how much to collect on their phone. The flag clears itself once the learner is paid up.
- 3
Approve before it counts
Switch it on and any payment an instructor records waits for your OK before it reaches your totals.
What you get
- Cash, card, EFT and other, recorded against a lesson, package or test fee
- One outstanding balance per learner, the same figure the learner sees
- Learner balances screen: everyone who owes you, on one page
- You choose how much instructors see: nothing, paid or not, the amount to collect, or everything
- Discounts recorded alongside the cash, not hidden in it
- Revenue and earnings by instructor and by car
Your prices, your way
- A lesson rate for each licence code, per lesson or per hour
- Trailer and automatic surcharges, set school-wide or per code
- Your own vehicle fee for test day, per code
- Packages per licence code, with separate manual and automatic prices
- A flat package price instead of a per-lesson rate, if you prefer
- Package expiry dates you choose
Invoices and the month end
- Invoices made from bookings, carrying your logo and details
- A share link and PDF download for every invoice
- Expenses recorded against the business
- A monthly financial report: money in, money out, and the net
- Report export to CSV, depending on your plan
Questions
Can a learner pay part in cash and part by EFT?
Yes. Record each payment as it comes in, with its own method. DriveSync adds them up against the lesson or package, and the balance updates straight away.
How do I know cash given to an instructor reached the business?
Turn on payment confirmation. A payment an instructor records then waits for your approval before it counts towards your totals.
Will my instructors see what learners pay?
Not unless you allow it. By default instructors see no payment details. You can let them see whether a lesson is paid, the amount to collect, or the full picture.
More of what DriveSync does
- Every licence codeOne system for every South African licence code: motorcycles (A1, A), Code 8 (B), Code 8 with trailer (EB), Code 10 (C1, EC1) and Code 14 (EC), each with its own vehicles, prices and packages.Read more
- Learner portalGive every learner driver their own login. They see upcoming lessons, lesson history, lessons left on their package and what they owe, without phoning your office.Read more
- Set it up your wayDriveSync runs on your school’s rules: your licence codes, prices, packages, booking rules, instructor matching, staff permissions, learner self-service and WhatsApp wording.Read more