18th June 2025
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A steady hand

A trustworthy franchise option A reassuring aspect of the BIG TOM Franchise is that it is based on a business model that has been successfully performing […]
19th January 2025

The deepest loneliness imaginable

Being a driving instructor can be a very lonely way to make a living. Beyond speaking with our pupils on driving lessons, we can go hours […]
17th January 2025

Painful improvement

We don’t as a rule like to share with learners that the path they take is likely to be painful, effortful, filled with errors, and likely […]
15th January 2025

Controlling work time

Here is a question for you to consider. If you could choose a four hour work slot in your weekday, what would it be? Like to […]
14th January 2025

New driving school business

When you start a new career as a driving instructor, it is quite natural to focus your attention on what you believe is the most important aspect, […]
13th January 2025

Start at the beginning

When it comes to helping customers; whether it be people wanting to become a driving instructor, a better driving instructor or indeed, a pupil wanting to […]
12th January 2025

Focus on the doing

The BIG TOM Driving School has been established since 2009. We have worked to help customers achieve their driving goals for a long time, and we […]
7th January 2025

What it means to be competent

Any driving instructor who has been in their career a while, will agree that a dangerous combination is: supreme confidence + incompetence This does not make […]
11th December 2024

Support from a mentor

One of the challenges of being a sole-trader, self-employed driving instructor, is that you are aware of being alone. The latest DVSA survey of driving instructors […]
15th November 2024

Making good business decisions

Most people who are considering becoming a driving instructor for a new career, have got two main worries:  I don’t have a driving school car – […]
18th June 2025
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A steady hand

A trustworthy franchise option A reassuring aspect of the BIG TOM Franchise is that it is based on a business model that has been successfully performing […]
5th September 2017
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No fixed franchise fee

You only pay as you earn “The advantage of the BIG TOM Franchise model is that franchisees are not required to pay a franchise fee if […]