Big Tom Blog

On a historical election day for the UK Ryan Hewitt votes for BIG TOM after passing his test. In an amazing 9 day turnround after booking his BIG TOM intensive course on 3/12/19, Ryan was over the moon with the response he received.  He passed his driving test today,...

With Christmas fast approaching BIG TOM wishes all customers a safe and peaceful holiday. After another spectacular year of driving training for the BIG TOM driving school, the time is coming for us to put the feet up and relax.  A big thank you to all customers who...

Sam Jones passed his driving test today, getting his driving licence in ten days with BIG TOM. Sam came to BIG TOM with an urgent need to get his drivers licence as he is starting a new business with a friend and being mobile is essential.  He booked up his intensive...

James Baldwin ("Zippy") from Ramsey passed his driving test today at Peterborough and will soon be in the USA thanks to BIG TOM James booked up his 5 day intensive course in Peterborough with BIG TOM for November with the plan of getting his driving licence to then...

BIG TOM has the perfect Christmas gift ideas for your family member or friend to learn to drive The BIG TOM Christmas gift tokens are now available for Christmas 2019.  These popular gifts create the best wow factor for friends or family on Christmas morning. There...

In BIG TOM's tenth year of business, we ask the question of how you like to learn? We discuss this subject with owner, Tom Ingram: Q. How did the driving school all start? A. It was simply my family circumstances at the time. I had two very young boys who kept on...

BIG TOM Driving School held a road safety in 2019 talk to Yr 12's at Spalding Grammar School today. Owner of the driving school, Tom Ingram spoke about the impact of mobile phones affecting road safety and the very latest statistics in the industry and how his driving...

BIG TOM driving school has a positive policy on observing driving tests for pupils, this blog explains how it helps. Pupils of the BIG TOM intensive driving course have the guaranteed right to expect to have their driving test observed by their driving instructor. ...

People who have dyspraxia can find the routine tasks of our day to day living difficult.  Driving is no exception.  Coping with learning to drive can be hard.  At BIG TOM we understand the problem. One of the essentials of learning to drive with dyspraxia is...

It is a fact that there can be increased risk factors associated when driving with many occupants in a car. Driving with friends in the car can be very distracting, and it can affect driving behaviours. Latest DVSA data shows that young men aged 17-24 are the highest...