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Boost your chances of passing the driving test by 40%
The DVSA has announced today that pupils who use private practice when learning to drive are statistically 1.4 times more likely to pass their driving test than pupils who do not do any private practice. Here at BIG TOM, we have been recommending to our customers for...
How many pass the driving test
The DVSA has just released the very latest pass rates across the driving test centres in the UK. Here are the statistics that apply to the driving test centres that BIG TOM currently uses For December 2020: Boston had a 53% pass rate, Grantham 56%, Lincoln 59%,...
Emergency driving tests for critical workers
There are currently provisions for critical workers to take emergency driving tests and this blog will help explain the process. It is the employer who is to apply to the DVSA to apply for an emergency test. Typically this involves NHS health and social care...
Tips for learning to drive
This blog will help you by providing some tips for learning to drive. We talk about how our programme has been devised to make learning easier and include a video that suggests common reasons for having problems learning to drive. There are very clear advantages to...
Freedom Pass
The BIG TOM Freedom Pass takes the strain out of learning to drive. Gold and Platinum members are entitled to a range of privileges that make learning to drive a seamless process. Our customers can achieve their goals in the setting that suits them best. This service...
Driving test pass rates in an automatic
A common question that we get asked here at BIG TOM is whether it is easier to pass a driving test in an automatic rather than a manual car. Let's take a deep dive into the current overall figures that have just been released by the DVSA and compare them specifically...
BIG TOM video Harry driving on rural roads
In this video, you will see Harry driving on rural roads and it will help you to recognise some of the key skills needed to drive safely on country roads. Harry has decided to practise driving on rural roads in and around Spalding having had an initial...
Are crash courses any good?
In this blog, we will be offering you contrasting methods for learning to drive, so that you can better answer the question are crash courses any good? A crash course or perhaps more commonly referred to as intensive driving course is broadly speaking an accelerated...
Guaranteed pass on intensive driving course
Over 93% of BIG TOM customers who go on to take their driving test pass on their first or second attempt. This is why we offer our golden Two Test Guarantee AS STANDARD. In other words, here at BIG TOM, you don't have to keep adding up more costs to the course price...
Help intensive driving course
Meet Sally, our virtual customer. See her diary entries for deciding on how to learn to drive. 4th Jan Fed up with driving lessons. Done 18 now, it's taking so long and I'm getting bored with it. Why does it have to take this long? Is this normal? I get on ok with the...
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