Big Tom Blog

On the eve of the twice yearly changing of the clocks, Tom Ingram from BIG TOM Driving School discusses how external factors affect road safety. With the clocks about to go back 1 hour this weekend it is a reminder of how external events affect road safety.  Why...

As "Battlefield 1" launches, Owner of BIG TOM Driving School, Tom Ingram discusses how learning a new video compares to learning to drive. The very latest Battlefield has just been launched and it packs a mighty punch! It may come to the surprise of some that...

Owner of BIG TOM Driving School, Tom Ingram discusses how pressure on tests can affect ability. Poor old Selasi has been given the heave ho from the Bake Off.  If any readers of my blog watch the show, they will know that a more calm and “gentle giant” you will never...

Owner of BIG TOM Driving School, Tom Ingram considers the pro's & con's of having parents teaching their son/daughter how to drive. If I asked “What is 9x8?  What would you say?” The reason I ask that question is because the answer begins to identify what kind of...

Owner of BIG TOM Driving School, Tom Ingram considers the fear of the driverless car. If you find yourself a little anxious at the prospect of driverless cars gracefully floating around our roads then the Sky Atlantic series “Westworld” will be an eye-opener. In this...

Congratulations go to James Youds from Haconbury for passing his driving test James was delighted for the service he received on his 5 Day Intensive Driving Course in Peterborough.  Although his nearest test centre is in Grantham, he and his Father were keen for him...

BIG TOM 5 Day Intensive Driving Course customers get picked up and dropped off from home/work - doing more to help you The BIG TOM Customer Survey said that flexibility and immediate response is important to BIG TOM customers.   Customers are not forced to travel to...

In this blog, Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM Driving School) explores why some drivers cannot help but speed.   “The tide of life, swift always in its course, May run in cities with a brisker force, But somewhere with a current so serene, Or half so clear, as in the...

Lizzie from Bourne took the courageous decision to arrange for her fiance Graham to join us on her driving lesson. Read why here...... Lizzie's driving instructor Tom from BIG TOM explains the benefits of having someone accompany you on your driving lesson: "We had a...

Here is Maisie Lord from Bourne, having just done a 3 hour driving lesson with her Dad in the back, watching all of her driving!  The prospect of that might fill you in fear but as Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM Driving School) explains, there is much to be said for...