28th September 2021

Training hours to suit your needs

When you are keen to retrain to start a new career with all the excitement that brings, what you DO NOT want to do is waste […]
24th September 2021

Creating better pass rates

If you’re interested in a new career as a driving instructor, I imagine you’ve seen the latest pass rates for the qualifying tests across the UK? […]
24th September 2021

Driving instructor qualification rates UK to June 2021

The DfT has just released the latest test performance statistics for the three qualifying tests to become a driving instructor: Part 1 theory, Part 2 driving, […]
23rd September 2021

The path to a new driving school business

As with any major project, it is vital to know the stages that need to be completed to achieve the goal of setting up your new […]
17th September 2021

Controlling your working week

With the BIG TOM franchise, you are in complete control of your working week.  We do not act as a third-party broker who simply allocates random […]
13th September 2021

How is the BIG TOM franchise different?

The franchise is really about YOU! For training providers, it is difficult to overstate the importance of the calibre of the trainer. You’re not a market […]
9th September 2021

New timetable for standards check assessments

The DVSA has recently announced new driving test metrics that are being routinely monitored for each ADI who presents a pupil for a driving test.  What […]
28th July 2021

The goal is to qualify

And it is a mutual goal, we want you to succeed.  You want to qualify as a driving instructor and we want you to qualify as […]
22nd July 2021

40 reasons not to be a driving instructor

There are a number of things that suck the energy out of ordinary driving instructors. Let’s take a look at them. The following won’t apply to […]
14th July 2021

Creating successful outcomes

Of all the people who register to become a driving instructor with the DVSA, only a tiny percentage qualify – that will be YOU. The precise […]
8th June 2023

Trainee driving instructor question

In this blog, the franchise owner, Tom Ingram, gives some insight into his vision of how the BIG TOM driving training programme assists customers.    “I […]
26th May 2023

Median average UK salary

According to the ONS, the median average salary in the UK is £33,000. One of the primary causes of dissatisfaction among UK driving instructors is failing to […]
26th May 2023

Does it matter where you take your driving test?

In a recent meeting between the National Association Strategic Partnership and the DVSA (20/05/2023), the subject of pupils taking driving tests in non-preferred test centres was […]
24th May 2023

Giving you above average benefits

Customers who obtain their driving licence in a number of days or weeks are not just happy with the service provided to them, they are delirious. […]