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...

Intensive Driving Courses – Learning Difficulties

BIG TOM Driving School provides Intensive Driving Courses in Peterborough, Grantham, Sleaford, Spalding, Stamford and Bourne (0800 689 4174). This blog looks at how a pupil with a learning difficulty is affected when learning to drive. In particular, this blog expands...