7 Myth Busters about Learning to Drive

BIG TOM customers can read in this blog from Tom Ingram (Owner) about essential information for learning to drive and erase some of the more commonly held myths “Putting the clutch down slows the car” This is a good one to start with as it is a very common...

Taking your driving test in your own car

BIG TOM has just heard that another customer has passed his driving test at Peterborough using his own car. Alex Pinchin from Boston did his BIG TOM Intensive Driving Course over 3 weekends and then managed to bag himself a lovely new car from his generous parents. ...

Refining skills with BIG TOM

BIG TOM recognises that a learning environment which is centred around the needs of a pupil makes for happy customers who can see they are making progress refining skills. Perhaps one helpful hint for BIG TOM customers is to consider learning to drive as a practical...

Differences between new and old driving tests

A Handy Q&A Guide to the Changes in the New Practical Driving Test (4/12/2017) Q.  Is it going to be harder to pass? A. No. There are no changes to the pass rates between the 2 tests; about 60% of people generally pass first time, 25% second time and 15% third...

Driving Instructor Conference 2017

News from the very latest Driving Instructor Conference held by DIA on 17/11/2017 One of the assurances that BIG TOM can provide to customers is that we continue to stay in touch with all that is going on in the industry; the latest research, technology being used on...

BIG TOM Resources

In this blog to customers Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM Driving School) explains the range of resources provided to customers. “BIG TOM customers are provided with a range of resources that are exclusively available to them and it is up to our customers to make...

How to gain most from the BIG TOM course

In this blog to customers Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM Driving School) discusses the advantages of the BIG TOM intensive driving course compared to the historical “pay as you go” driving lessons. “Yesterday a customer on his BIG TOM course who lives at Holbeach Drove,...

Driving Test Examiner Work To Rule Nov 2017

Following up on the blog precisely 2 months ago about imminent driving examiner strike action, Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM) provides the latest information for BIG TOM customers. One of the major driving instructor associations in the UK, the MSA has recently...

Driving Test 4th December 2017

Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM) provides some further clarification for BIG TOM customers about the new driving test changes. A series of 6 videos have been created by the DVSA regarding the changes they have made to the driving test.  The whole point behind these...