When do I use my handbrake?

This blog from BIG TOM Driving School (0800 689 4174 ) explains when is a good time to use the handbrake while driving and why. There is a BIG TOM video to accompany it (for those who want to watch rather than read).     Not knowing if you should be using the...

Points on Licence

It can be surprising for some drivers how easy it is to collect points on your driving licence. The amount of points and length of time that they stay on your licence depend on the type of offence that has been committed. It is also worth noting that for newly...
Help I failed my driving test

Help I failed my driving test

  What to do if you have just failed your driving test. Whilst no-one likes to plan to fail the driving test, if it were to happen it’s nice to know what to do. This blog from BIG TOM Driving School (0800 689 4174 ) gives you some practical advice of the do’s and...

Driving School in Bourne – Weekly Update

  Your local Driving School in Bourne gives you all the motoring info around your area….   More Twyford Woods “illegal rave” convictions continue to go through the courts. The latest involves a 20 yr old female convicted for dangerous driving and received an...
Reverse Park In A Bay

Reverse Park In A Bay

  Does the car need to be inside the white lines when parking in a bay? One of the manoeuvres that you might currently be asked to do on the UK driving test is called “The reverse park” exercise. The examiner might ask you to reverse park within a parking bay at...
Tim bucks the “driving test fail” trend

Tim bucks the “driving test fail” trend

Big congrats go to Tim for passing his driving test in Grantham today! This photo shows Tim immediately after passing his driving test in Grantham today. When he came to “BIG TOM” he had already had two driving test fails with a previous driving instructor. So we...
Smiles through the bad weather in Grantham

Smiles through the bad weather in Grantham

Tom passes his driving test with adverse weather in Grantham. Despite some appalling weather in Grantham this morning, Tom passed his driving test on his first attempt. I observed his test from the back of the driving school car, and there were some really tricky...