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Astrove for driving schools.
Lesson booking 24/7. Licence FAQ. Secure login for student progress.
Students and parents wonder about licence prices, practical-test deadlines and theory slots — outside opening hours. Astrove’s AI chatbot handles everything from price questions to lesson booking 24/7 with an integration to your school-management system or calendar. For authenticated students (secure login) the bot can show lesson-log progress and remaining theory and driving hours.
The difference. 01
Traditional driving-school contact vs. Astrove for driving schools
Traditional driving-school contact
- Phone booking during opening hours
- Repetitive licence FAQ eats up time
- Front desk on the phone while instructors are out
- Students wait days for answers outside office hours
- Lesson-log status checked manually
- No overview of what students ask about
Astrove for driving schools
- Lesson booking 24/7 directly in the calendar
- Licence FAQ answered with source references
- Front desk freed up for students on site
- Round-the-clock availability for questions
- Lesson-log status live for logged-in students
- Full insight into what students commonly ask
Features. 02
Everything you need . in one place.
Integrated lesson booking
Your school-management system or a custom calendar.
Licence-category FAQ
B, BE, A1/A2/A, C/CE/D, AM explained.
Secure student login
Lesson-log status, hours left, test deadlines.
Theory-test info
Validity rules and cancellation policy.
Heavy vehicles
CE experience, ADR courses, Driver CPC explained.
Reminders
SMS 24h before a lesson, automatic cancellation handling.
€0/month
No fixed fee on the module — cost follows usage.
Live in 1–2 weeks
Up and answering within a couple of weeks — we train it on your content.
In depth. 03
How Astrove fits driving schools.
Driving schools serve a distinct audience — typically 16-to-25-year-olds who are digital natives, plan from their phone outside office hours, and expect fast answers. Parents are often involved in the purchase and booking, and they ask different questions (price, total cost, what is included). Much of the first contact happens in the evening and at weekends, and driving schools that do not answer quickly lose students to competitors.
Astrove’s AI chatbot handles the entire research phase and lesson booking 24/7. We train the bot on the EU-harmonised licence categories (B, BE, A1/A2/A, C/CE/D, AM), age limits, theory and practical requirements, medical requirements, and your typical cost structure. The bot answers specific questions with source references to your own price list and refers to the national road authority for official information.
For lesson booking we integrate with the school-management system you already use, or set up a direct API integration with your calendar. The student picks an instructor (or the bot picks one based on availability and student history), a date and a time, and confirms directly. An SMS reminder 24 hours before the lesson reduces the no-show rate.
For authenticated students (secure login, national e-ID where available) the bot can give account-specific information: lesson-log progress (how many hours remain), theory-test validity, practical-test deadline, invoice history. For heavy-vehicle certification (CE experience, ADR courses for dangerous goods, Driver CPC for professional drivers) there is a separate flow that routes to the responsible instructor for a specific assessment. Implementation takes 1–2 weeks for a standard setup.
FAQ. 04
What is the need for driving schools?+
Students and parents wonder about prices per licence category, practical-test deadlines, theory-test slots, lessons per week, and the cost of first-aid or skid-pan courses. Questions come in the evening and at weekends when the driving school is closed. A chatbot can handle much of this 24/7 and book lessons directly in the calendar.
Which licence categories can the bot explain?+
The bot is trained on the EU-harmonised licence categories: B (car), BE (with trailer), A1/A2/A (motorcycle), C/CE/D (truck/bus), AM (moped). It explains age limits, theory and practical requirements, medical requirements, and typical costs — and refers to the national road authority for official resources.
Can the bot book driving lessons?+
Yes. We set up an integration with the school-management system you use (or a custom calendar). The student picks an instructor, date and time; the bot confirms directly. SMS reminder 24h before the lesson, and automatic notification on cancellation.
What about theory-test and practical-test deadlines?+
The bot explains how long a passed theory test stays valid in your country, the cancellation policy for practical tests (typically 48h before), and what happens after a fail. Students can also check the status of their own lesson-log progress (requires secure login).
Does it work for heavy-vehicle certification?+
Yes. For C/CE/D (truck, bus) the bot handles questions about medical requirements, CE experience requirements, the cost of ADR courses (dangerous goods), and Driver CPC courses. For commercial certification it routes to the responsible instructor for a specific assessment.
What does it cost for a typical driving school?+
The chatbot module is €0/month — you pay only for the AI usage that actually happens, typically a few cents per customer conversation, on prepaid credit. Standard setup via Google Tag Manager is free. If you need special integrations (school-management system integration), we quote them concretely up front — you get a firm number, not a “from” price.
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