Big L Driving School is based at 40 Butler Stoney Crescent in Millwater, Silverdale, on the Hibiscus Coast north of Auckland. It gives lessons across the Hibiscus Coast, including Orewa, Red Beach, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparāoa, Manly, Gulf Harbour and Stillwater. The school covers the learner theory test, restricted and full licence lessons, overseas licence conversion, and one-hour mock tests on real test routes. The full licence course includes manoeuvres up to 70 km/h and hazard identification. The school says 98% of its customers pass on the first attempt. Lessons are $80 an hour, $460 for six one-hour lessons, or $750 for ten, and a one-hour mock test is $85, all as at 2026. Using the school's vehicle adds $5 an hour, and each one-hour lesson includes take-home notes.
Lead instructor Pravin Kalyan, known as PK, is NZTA qualified and holds the driving instructor and driver testing officer qualifications, with 37 years of driving experience. He is a former VTNZ driver testing officer. Students who have written about the school say PK is patient, clear and professional, and that they passed first time, including a student who had not felt confident before. Parents say their children passed first time too. Students describe detailed reports after each lesson and useful feedback on test-day driving. The school's rates are described as competitive.