Failing to attend a driving test

In this blog from Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM) he raises the issue of failing to attend a driving test. The notice shown in this image is being publicly displayed in the test centre in an attempt to raise the awareness of the consequence when candidates don’t...

How your mental state affects your driving ability

    Owner of BIG TOM Driving School offers some advice for learner drivers (and funders) about how the mental state of mind affects driving behaviours.   There is a distinction to be made of how the mind affects the driving behaviours of learner drivers within...

Beware the impulse buy – 5 BIG TOM tips

In this blog from Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM) he discusses the primary considerations customers make when choosing how they buy. It matters who we are talking to.  The priorities for a 17 year old can be entirely different to their parent, or perhaps the 38 year old...

BIG TOM Mission Statement

BIG TOM Driving School – Mission Statement The purpose of BIG TOM Driving School is to provide high quality driver education in combination with unrivalled customer service. We will distinguish ourselves from competitors by providing excellent value with...

New Driving Test 4/12/17

In this blog owner of BIG TOM Driving School (Tom Ingram) discusses the value of the new driving test that the DVSA have announced today will start on 4/12/17   The changes to the new driving test are as follows:   Two new manoeuvres will, for the purpose of...

Training Driving Instructors in Peterborough – FAQ’s

Q.  I’m not a great driver myself but do like the idea of being a driving instructor – will that hold me back? A.  There is an expected standard of driving from the DVSA on what is called the “Part 2” test (1 of the 3 tests that a trainee has to pass to qualify).  But...

Trainee Driving Instructors in Peterborough

On a driving instructor recruitment campaign in Peterborough, Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM Driving School) describes the process of training to become a driving instructor. Changing career is no small thing and at BIG TOM we take considerable care with our driving...

5 BIG TOM tips for a smooth drive

BIG TOM has come up with a great blog to help their customers.  Here is a top 5 list of tips to help you provide a smooth ride to assist your confidence as well as be kind and thoughtful to your passengers. Can you imagine how a chauffeur would drive when driving with...

Mobile phone compartment

THINK! have a campaign running which is designed to interrupt our habitual use of the mobile when driving The reason why this simple idea is effective is because it interrupts habitual human behaviour.  Most people don’t recognise that they are addicted to their...

BIG TOM Values

What price do you put on dependability?  It is an interesting question because it will vary according to needs. In this blog, the owner of BIG TOM Driving School describes one of the key benefits of the BIG TOM Intensive Driving Course. Whilst I would not dream of...