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Gifts for Passing Driving Test

If your son, daughter, friend or sibling has just passed their driving test, it’s time to celebrate.  Get them a good gift and they’ll owe you a few lifts, which will probably come in very handy.  These gifts are also great if you’re shopping for 17th or 18th Birthday presents.  Obviously the best gift you can get is a new car, but if you’re on a slightly tighter budget, here are our suggestions


Fat Stig

Big Stig
I Am the Stig's Fat Cousin (Blue - T-Shirt)
If the recipient of your gift is a little portly but like’s to be a bit of a boy racer then you have to buy them this T-Shirt, you don’t have a choice any more!  Also available with the slogan ‘I Am The Stig’ for thinner people.

Play
£12.99
Fat Stig
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alba radio

Tunes
Alba ICS162 MP3 In Car Radio.
Every car needs music and with this bargainous bit of kit your little driver will be spoilt for choice. Not only does it have FM and MW radio (essential for getting the football scores and the top 40) But it plays CDs and MP3s as well as having an auxiliary port to plug in the old iPod.

Argos
£49.99
alba radio
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Rallying

Really Learn to Drive
Rally Driving Day
Having passed on the roads it’s time to really learn how to handle a car, and that means going off road!  A rally day is great fun for anyone, IntoTheBlue have courses around the country so there should be one relatively near to where you live.  Price depends on where you go and what you want to drive.

InToTheBlue
From £82.00
Rallying
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England Tax disc holder Supporters Tax
England Tax Disc Holder
With the world cup almost upon us, you can now even show your support with your tax disc holder.  A fun little accessory for any football fan’s car.
Halfords
£1.99
England Tax disc holder
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babe on board

Babe Wagon
Babe on Board
After Learning to drive a girl’s first job is pinkifying her car.  This set includes all the necessary accessories, pink fluffy dice, pink tax disc holder and pink ‘Babe on Board’ sign.

Gadgets UK
£9.95
babe on board
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navman

Map It Out
Navman Mio M400
A sat nav is a really practical gift that saves hours in wrong turns and map reading in the dark.  The Navman is a great piece of kit that mounts to the windscreen, come with postcode search and speed camera alerts, so they can avoid those unwanted points!  Maps include not just the UK, bur Ireland and Western Europe too.

Argos
£99.99
navman
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RayBans

Shades
RayBan RB 3025 Aviators
Looking cool while driving is not about the car, it’s about the shades.  And as designer sunglasses are a lot cheaper than a Porsche or Ferrari they make a great gift.  We recommend these stylish Aviators for a man, though women can wear them too.  I you want something a little more feminine check out the great range at SunglassesUK.

Sunglasses UK
£88.00
RayBans
F1 Cap If The Cap Fits
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 10 Team Cap
The perfect driving cap, keeping the sun out of the eyes and showing support for British racing’s finest, Lewis and Jenson.  It’s new innovative design improve comfort as well as adding style.
Kitbag
£19.99
F1 Cap
GPS Keychain Dude, Where’s My Car?
ECCO GPS Keychain
If you’re confident that your giftee will regularly forget where they parked their car then this is the essential gift for them.  Simply set the location when parked and when the user comes to return it will guide them in.  It’s also great for finding your way home after a few too many (though not in the car).
Firebox
£69.00
GPS Keychain
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Road atlas On The Roads At Last
Great Britain Super Scale Road Atlas
If you want to protect the dying art of map reading, then this is the road atlas for your gift.  It’s spiral bound making it easy to turn and has been updated for 2010 with all the new roads and changes.  Who needs sat nav really?
Blackwell
£14.95
road atlas
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Still Don’t Know Which Gift to Buy?
If none of the gifts suggested above are quite right for your friends driving test pass, try visiting some of these merchants as they all stock great presents for new drivers:

Argos BoysStuff Oddbins Halfords InToTheBlue Kitbag Firebox Iwoot Gadgets UK Sunglasses UK Play Comet RedSave Sparkling Direct

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