Paper logbooks are a problem.
You know the one. The crumpled booklet in the glove box with half the dates missing and maths that stopped adding up three months ago. Your kid fills it in sporadically. The supervisor column has your name scrawled in five different pens.
Research from Monash University found 40% of learner logbooks contain falsified entries. Paper makes it easy to fudge numbers. It also makes it easy to genuinely lose track. Neither outcome helps your learner when they're alone on Ps at 100 km/h.
What Moda does for your family.
Automatic session tracking
Your learner taps start, drives, taps stop. Moda logs the duration, detects day or night from GPS sunset data, and records weather conditions. No writing, no calculating.
Family Linking
Generate a 6-digit code from your phone. Your learner enters it. Now you see every session, total hours, day/night split, and progress toward the target from your own device.
Night hour tracking
Night hours are the bottleneck for most families. Moda calculates actual sunset for your location on each date. A 7pm drive in June counts as night. The same drive in January doesn't. All automatic.
Official logbook exports
When your learner hits their target, export a complete PDF. Dates, times, durations, supervisor details, day/night classification. Print it or show it at the licensing centre.
Every state has different rules.
NSW and Victoria want 120 hours. Queensland wants 100. WA wants 50. Night hour requirements range from 5 to 20. Moda knows your state's rules and tracks against them automatically.
| State | Total hours | Night hours |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | 120 | 20 |
| Victoria | 120 | 20 |
| Queensland | 100 | 10 |
| South Australia | 75 | 15 |
| Tasmania | 80 | 15 |
| Western Australia | 50 | 5 |
| ACT | 100 | 10 |
| Northern Territory | 50 | 10 |
Common questions from parents.
How does Moda track my learner's hours?
Your learner taps start when a drive begins and stop when it ends. Moda records the duration, detects day or night using GPS-based sunset data, and logs weather conditions automatically. Running totals update after every session.
Can I see my teen's progress from my own phone?
Yes. Use Family Linking to connect your account to your learner's. You'll see every session, total hours, day/night breakdown, and milestone progress from your own device. No more asking "how many hours have you done?"
Do I need to buy Moda separately for my teen?
No. If you purchase Moda, all linked drivers get access through Family Linking. One purchase covers the whole family, including multiple learners.
What happens when we're ready to submit the logbook?
Moda generates a complete PDF with every session: dates, times, durations, supervisor details, day/night classification, and totals. Print it or show it on your phone at the licensing centre. Every Australian state accepts printed logbook summaries.
Is our location data safe?
GPS coordinates never leave the device. Routes and waypoints are held in memory during the session, then discarded. Only distances sync to the cloud. Nobody can see where your learner drove. Not us, not anyone.
Does Moda work in my state?
Moda supports all 8 Australian states and territories: NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT, and NT. Each state's hour requirements, night hour targets, and instructor bonus rules are built in.
Your learner's hours won't track themselves.
Start logging from day one. You'll both thank yourselves 12 months from now.