Grit and determination

Luke Brook from Huntingdon gets his driving licence today, passing his driving test in Peterborough. Luke (seen here with his new driving licence) showed some real grit and determination passing his driving test today with just 3 minors.  He took his intensive driving...

Special needs and learning to drive

In this blog Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM Driving School) provides some guidance for BIG TOM customers about some reasons for feeling frustrated when learning to drive. One of the interesting aspects of being a driving instructor is the diversity of the work.  I have...

What does driving safely mean to you?

In this blog from Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM Driving School) he asks his customers what driving safely really means to them. In one of the Customer Update Videos that BIG TOM customers are exclusively provided access to I mention about the importance of considering...

Learn to drive quickly

  In this blog from Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM Driving School) he draws on the experiences  pupils recently had with BIG TOM. The reason why this topic matters is because BIG TOM gets tons of customers who choose to do the popular BIG TOM intensive driving...

Failing to attend a driving test

In this blog from Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM) he raises the issue of failing to attend a driving test. The notice shown in this image is being publicly displayed in the test centre in an attempt to raise the awareness of the consequence when candidates don’t...

How your mental state affects your driving ability

    Owner of BIG TOM Driving School offers some advice for learner drivers (and funders) about how the mental state of mind affects driving behaviours.   There is a distinction to be made of how the mind affects the driving behaviours of learner drivers within...

Beware the impulse buy – 5 BIG TOM tips

In this blog from Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM) he discusses the primary considerations customers make when choosing how they buy. It matters who we are talking to.  The priorities for a 17 year old can be entirely different to their parent, or perhaps the 38 year old...

BIG TOM Mission Statement

BIG TOM Driving School – Mission Statement The purpose of BIG TOM Driving School is to provide high quality driver education in combination with unrivalled customer service. We will distinguish ourselves from competitors by providing excellent value with...

New Driving Test 4/12/17

In this blog owner of BIG TOM Driving School (Tom Ingram) discusses the value of the new driving test that the DVSA have announced today will start on 4/12/17   The changes to the new driving test are as follows:   Two new manoeuvres will, for the purpose of...

Training Driving Instructors in Peterborough – FAQ’s

Q.  I’m not a great driver myself but do like the idea of being a driving instructor – will that hold me back? A.  There is an expected standard of driving from the DVSA on what is called the “Part 2” test (1 of the 3 tests that a trainee has to pass to qualify).  But...