Learning to drive efficiently

by | Apr 28, 2026 | Locations

One of the major attractions of the BIG TOM intensive course is for learning to drive efficiently. When you learn to drive, you are introduced to key ideas and themes that all good drivers adopt when they drive on the public roads. If you were to count them up over...

When should I book my driving test

by | Apr 27, 2026 | Locations

This is becoming a very common question to hear now, due to the responsibility for booking driving tests being handed over to the pupils. Some driving instructors used to do this activity on behalf of pupils because it enabled the instructor to ensure they were never...

Included in your intensive course

by | Apr 22, 2026 | Locations

Customers come on to our intensive courses from different starting points. Some might have done some driving practise before, while others have never sat in the driver’s seat previously. There is flexibility with these BIG TOM courses because they are not of a...

For those in a rush

by | Apr 21, 2026 | Locations

Many people who learn to drive, want to avoid the lengthy process of taking a driving lesson a week. For those in a rush, the intensive course option is ideal. It provides the opportunity of learning quicker by taking more regular and longer duration training...

Guidance on how to learn to drive

by | Apr 16, 2026 | Locations

In this blog, owner of BIG TOM Driving School, Tom Ingram offers some guidance to new pupils about to embark on the process of learning to drive. Tom Ingram has been a registered driving instructor since 2009 working in East Anglia including helping pupils in...

Driving test booking rules update 2026

by | Mar 7, 2026 | Locations

To continue to keep all BIG TOM customers up to date with the driving test booking rules from the regulator (DVSA), this blog is an update on the BIG TOM blog provided on 09/12/2025. The DVSA continues to deliver on the changes announced last year as follows: Only you...

Comfortable test pass in Grantham

by | Feb 23, 2026 | Locations

Congratulations to Ollie for a comfortable test pass in Grantham today. Ollie started learning to drive with BIG TOM from scratch, doing pay as you go driving lessons, and his approach to learning to drive is something of a role model for successful outcomes. Ollie...

Why wont my driving instructor take me to test

by | Feb 6, 2026 | Locations

Pupils and parents of pupils are contacting driving instructors, with a driving test already booked and are getting annoyed why the driving instructor will not take them on. Please read this blog to help you to understand what is happening. The taking of a driving...

Advantage of the intensive driving course

by | Dec 22, 2025 | Locations

For any customers who are time-sensitive, the intensive course is a superb option for learning to drive. Typical sessions covered on the intensive course will involve travel to another town or city; probably involving about a half-hour of continuous driving. This kind...