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Morgan passes his driving test in just 8 days with BIG TOM He practised driving with his parents before his course doing 40 hours of practice.  This put him in pole position for his driving training with his instructor Tom Ingram. He started his 40 hour intensive...

James passes his driving test today in Grantham on his first attempt James Williamson from Gillingham in Kent travelled up to take the BIG TOM intensive driving course.  He spread his in-car training over a 4 day period which ended today on the day of his driving...

The DfT has just released the latest breakdown of driving test pass rates by driving test centre up to June 2021 We have provided below a sample of the results: Overall Pass Rate %          % who passed on the first attempt             Pass rate for automatics %   ...

Help is here for you The driving training industry in the UK is changing. The regulatory body (DVSA) is trying to adapt to the extreme demand for driving tests.  Right now, customers need help. Clear, honest advice Never before have BIG TOM customers needed clear,...

The DfT has just released the latest test performance statistics in the UK (April to June 2021), for people learning to drive. The theory pass rate is 54% The practical pass rate is 52% which is 7% lower than the pass rate between Jan - March 2021 First attempt passes...

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...