Big Tom Blog

Building layers of driving experience is a trademark of the BIG TOM intensive driving course. Pupils come to our courses with a variety of previous driving experiences.  Our job is to ensure that when they have completed their driving training, they have received a...

The DVSA have introduced with immediate effect changes to how driving instructors are assessed in an effort to reduce the demand for driving tests.   Driving instructors will now have driving test result statistics closely monitored by the DVSA in order to...

Congratulations to Kyle who passed his driving test in Boston this morning! Kyle, from Manchester, organised the completion of his BIG TOM weekend intensive driving course by staying at local accommodation and his efforts paid off with a first-time pass.  The...

Huge congratulations go to Alastair who has shown today that when he eventually got a driving test, he passed it - within 5 days of completing his BIG TOM course. He has previously had his driving test changed multiple times due to lockdowns and so it was with great...

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...

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%,...

 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...

 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...

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...

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...