Cronenta Blog https://cronenta.ca Notes on running a driving practice in Ontario: the arithmetic, the paperwork, and the parts nobody explains. en-ca The G1 to G2 Wait in Ontario: What It Actually Costs Your Booking Calendar https://cronenta.ca/blog/g1-to-g2-wait-ontario/ https://cronenta.ca/blog/g1-to-g2-wait-ontario/ Ontario holds new drivers on a G1 for 8 to 12 months before they can book a G2 road test. Here's what that gap costs a driving instructor, and how to stop losing the student inside it. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ontario Road Test Wait Times: How to Stop Losing Students While They're on the List https://cronenta.ca/blog/ontario-road-test-wait-times/ https://cronenta.ca/blog/ontario-road-test-wait-times/ DriveTest publishes real wait times by centre, updated the same day, and most instructors never check it properly. Here's how to read it, and what to do with a student while they wait. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The rules come from Ontario, not from us https://cronenta.ca/blog/the-rules-come-from-ontario-not-from-us/ https://cronenta.ca/blog/the-rules-come-from-ontario-not-from-us/ Every date Cronenta computes, when a G2 opens, when it expires, comes from Ontario’s own graduated licensing rules, not from a guess. Here is where those dates come from, and where the read is still just one instructor’s. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT What booking by text actually costs you https://cronenta.ca/blog/what-booking-by-text-actually-costs-you/ https://cronenta.ca/blog/what-booking-by-text-actually-costs-you/ Every lesson gets booked the same way: a few texts, back and forth, usually after the last lesson of the day is done. Here is what that costs, and why it happens even at the biggest school in the province. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to write a cancellation and refund policy for driving lessons https://cronenta.ca/blog/how-to-write-a-cancellation-and-refund-policy/ https://cronenta.ca/blog/how-to-write-a-cancellation-and-refund-policy/ Most instructors have never written one. Here are the four decisions a cancellation and refund policy actually makes, and a fill-in-the-blank draft you can adapt. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT What a quiet student actually costs you https://cronenta.ca/blog/what-a-quiet-student-costs/ https://cronenta.ca/blog/what-a-quiet-student-costs/ Thirty active students, six or seven lost to nothing but silence. Here is the arithmetic, why the system you run on cannot see it, and a calculator that runs it on your prices instead of ours. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT