January 2024 sale

Get a whopping 50% off our popular in-car training pack this January to help keep your driving lesson practice safe and enjoyable Today you can receive the BIG TOM driving training pack for a limited time only for half the normal price. You can demonstrate your safe...

Another first time pass

Congratulations go to Dulan who passed his driving test this morning in Grantham on his first attempt with just one driving error. Dulan purchased the BIG TOM 5 day intensive driving course from Monday 27th November to Friday 1st December but when it came to the last...

Avoid large puddles

In this short video clip you can see large puddles on the nearside verge which are best avoided if possible to maintain safety. You can see my pupil is carefully manoeuvering the car by just a foot or two when she sees large pools of water. And for good reason. When a...

Getting a driving licence quicker

Congratulations go to James from Rutland for passing his driving test after completing his BIG TOM intensive driving course. James contacted BIG TOM back in early November having done some driving training 7 years ago. He had already booked up a driving test for...

Feedback about my driving ability

This blog expands on the topic of how learner drivers can receive feedback regarding their driving ability. Raising self-awareness levels of how well a person can drive is in the interests of everyone, not just learner drivers, because it is unfortunately the case...

Learning to drive for the first time

Quite naturally, people can feel rather nervous when they start learning to drive for the first time. It’s often the unknown; an issue that might be one of the primary reasons why people tend to pass driving tests on the second attempt. In this blog we offer you...

How do I get a driving test slot?

If you are learning to drive and wondering “How do I get a driving test slot?”, then read on as this helpful blog will guide you. You can book a driving test line online using this link HERE It is available from 6am – 11.40pm. Alternatively you can...

Extra driving test times at Peterborough

We are very pleased to be able to report that the good news continues for Peterborough residents who want to get their driving licence quicker by using the BIG TOM intensive course. Today, there are two driving test slots available at Peterborough Driving Test Centre...

More driving tests at Peterborough

Following on from the good news post last week about increased driving test availability across the driving test centres that BIG TOM uses, it is very pleasing to now add Peterborough driving test centre to that good news. Yes, it seems that the increased driving test...

Driving test availability update

Good news for BIG TOM customers! The recent efforts of the DVSA to increase driving test availability are beginning to show through. At the time of writing, there are no less than 20 driving test slots available next week in one of our test centres, yes, 4 days away....