Benefits

Diverting your calls to DIS

The benefits of our call diverting service Free diary
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DIS Lite
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DIS can take your calls 8 'til 8 weekdays, 9 'til 5 Saturdays cross tick tick cross
All calls are answered in your own trade name cross tick tick cross
Divert your calls whenever and for as long as you want cross tick tick cross
Choose to only divert if your own staff are busy cross tick tick cross
Home, Business and Mobiles can all be diverted cross tick tick cross
Every call taken is displayed in your DIS Online Office cross tick tick cross
All calls are recorded to avoid misunderstanding cross tick tick cross
Avoid interruptions whilst lessons are being conducted cross tick tick cross
Your own DIS voice-mail facility records out-of-hours calls cross tick tick cross
Voicemail messages automatically sent to your DIS office cross tick tick Tick cross
Multiple callers to your business answered simultaneously cross Tick tick Tick cross
Prioritise the calls you have and when you deal with them cross Tick tick Tick cross
Never have to deal with cold callers again cross Tick Tick Tick cross
Take calls yourself simply by cancelling your divert cross Tick Tick Tick cross
Our advanced telephony recognises existing pupils by name cross cross Tick Tick cross
All instructors in your brand can divert individually cross cross cross Tick cross

What we do for your pupils

The benefits for your pupils Free diary
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We give advice on learning, licensing and tests cross tick tick cross
We tell callers about your products and prices cross tick tick cross
Lesson syllabus allows structured learning cross cross tick
Progress measured and recorded lesson by lesson cross cross tick
Advanced algorithms forecasts lessons required cross cross tick
Instantly send pupil End of lesson receipts to pupils cross cross tick
We book new pupils directly into your diary cross cross tick cross
We can alter or amend lessons whilst you are on the road cross cross tick cross
We advise of cancellation charges as per your Ts and Cs cross cross tick cross
We book theory and practical tests for your pupils cross cross Tick cross
We contact pupils who have not rebooked cross cross Tick cross
We phone prospective pupils you tell us about cross cross tick cross cross
We contact test failures and try to rebook them cross cross tick cross cross

What DIS can offer you

The benefits for you as an instructor Free diary
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DIS Lite
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Sole Trader
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Multi-car
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Over 35 years experience in the driver training industry tick tick tick
Instant access to data 24/7 from anywhere in the world tick tick tick
Instructors can access via PC, PDA, laptop or iPhone tick tick tick
Everything we do is transparent and fully accountable tick tick tick
One fixed monthly fee covers everything (except referrals) n/a tick tick
Amount of data stored is entirely at your discretion tick n/a tick
Create pupil records and enter their lessons on your diary tick cross tick
Print out a weekly diary or daily worksheet tick cross tick
Simple "point and click" option for quick diary update tick cross tick
Standard diary keeps track of pupil Payments and Products cross cross tick
Full End of Lesson routine records every pupil transaction cross cross tick
Automated messages can advise of apparent discrepancies cross cross tick
Postcode look-up programme checks validity of enquiries cross cross Tick
Owners can access all diaries for own staff to take bookings cross cross Tick
Loyalty discounts for long-term subscribers cross cross Tick
"Software-only" licence option for large driving schools cross cross Tick
Intranet messaging between instructors within the school cross cross n/a Tick Tick
Live operator always accessible to your pupils cross cross Tick Tick cross
We can process card payments directly into your account cross cross Tick Tick cross
UK telephone helpdesk dedicated to every instructor cross cross Tick Tick cross
Pupils can check slot availability before booking tests cross cross Tick Tick cross

DIS text support

The benefits of our DIS text support system Free diary
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Cherry-pick as many or as few text options as you want cross tick tick cross
All texts sent free of charge via DIS' system cross tick tick cross
Instant text of on-the-day cancellations and urgent messages cross tick tick cross
Automated reminder text sent 24 hour before each lesson cross cross tick cross
Automated text reminds test pupils to bring licence cross cross tick cross
Automated congratulation texts to test-pass pupils cross cross tick cross
Automatic Birthday, Christmas and New Year greeting texts cross cross tick cross
Automated text-rebook process for non-current pupils cross cross tick cross
Text receipt for money collected and next lesson details cross cross tick cross
Pupils can be texted on change of lesson appointment details cross cross tick cross
Follow-up texts sent to test-passes offering PassPlus cross cross tick cross
Advisory texts to instructor each time we book a new pupil cross cross tick cross
Global pupil-text facility for marketing initiatives cross cross tick cross
Individual texts sent by the school to pupils or instructors cross cross tick tick cross

Website

The benefits of having a DIS website Free diary
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DIS designer website templates hosted free by DIS cross cross tick
Incorporate our backend programming on your own website cross cross tick
New pupils can book directly into available slots online cross cross tick
Pupils' section stores payments, products and scores cross cross tick
Existing pupils can amend their lessons via your website cross cross tick
Pupils (and parents!) can monitor weekly improvement cross cross tick
Pupil login on your website gives access to own records cross cross tick

Business records & statistics

The benefits behind of our records & statistics Free diary
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All records are available at the click of a mouse cross cross tick
Test pass summary shows full test analysis and data cross cross tick
Summary logs show all pupil's transactions cross cross tick
Sales report shows # lessons booked per instructor cross cross tick
Retention rates shows non-test pupil losses cross cross tick
Pupils' Lessons, Charges and Payments all recorded cross cross tick
Creditors list shows money owed to you by pupils cross cross tick
Debtors list shows prepaid money you owe pupils cross cross tick
Cash Flow, P&L and Balance Sheets for all instructors cross cross tick
Access to our Online training resource materials cross cross tick
Call logs show every call we have taken for you cross tick tick

Costs, training, terms and conditions

The benefits of our costs and training Free diary
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Internet Diary and Online Office is intuitive and easy to use tick tick tick
Simple Terms and Conditions in plain English tick tick tick
Help links throughout the Online Office system tick tick tick
Intranet messaging for on-going queries with DIS tick tick tick
All data stored in accordance with Data Protection Act tick tick tick
No long term or minimum contract required tick tick tick
Retain title and goodwill to all your telephone numbers tick tick tick
Downloadable guidance manuals in plain English cross tick tick
All subscriptions to DIS are fully tax deductible cross tick tick
Discounts for larger users and multiple service options cross tick tick tick tick
Free training advice from grade 6 ORDIT trainers cross tick tick cross
Legal and business mentoring to assist business expansion cross tick tick cross
Instructor contracts provided to expand your school cross tick tick cross
Telephone induction for all new instructors cross tick tick cross
Instructor Forum enables feedback with other ADIs cross tick tick cross
Much cheaper than paying your own staff and overheads cross tick tick cross
Access to our online resource materials for training cross tick tick cross
7 days notice to terminate at end of the month n/a tick tick cross
Weekly fee costs less than a single driving lesson n/a tick tick cross
Loyalty discounts for long term subscribers n/a cross tick cross cross