Learn to drive hamper

redbooties

I've decided to make a "learn how to drive" hamper for my nieces birthday, she will be 17 in June. I'm struggling to think of what to put in it though. All I've thought of so far is l-plates, provisional driving licence, highway code book and driving lessons (details of her pre-paid lessons on a card). Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.

purple45

There are other books and DVDs which make learning the highway code a little more fun. I had a multiple choice question book to use with my son which covered all the questions you could get in the written test. Going through that over and over with him really helped him learn and got it to sink in. I can't remember which ones we used but I'm sure a quick look on Amazon or ebay would give you some ideas.

L-Jay

A CD Rom to practice the hazard test and how about some Bach's Rescue Remedy pastilles - worked for me!

midnightraven3

a pair of flat comfy driving shoes?
mine were invaluable when learning to drive and i always wore them during lessons, taking them to work if i had a lessons scheduled etc

hellokittygal

Number plate key ring of her name, there's loads on ebay

kayleigh_x_2

What about a book to help her pass her theory test?

kingfisherblue

Details of apps for her iPod - my daughter used these quite a lot.

Post it notes - I know it sounds daft, but every time my daughter got a question wrong, she wrote the details on a post it note and stuck it on her bedroom wall. She read through them daily, and passed her theory test with 100%

A link to the car insurance section on MSE - this was useful when my daughter passed. From it, we found that Aviva do not appear on comparison websites, but they were half the price for car insurance. She has just renewed with them, after checking everywhere else of course

P plates for when she passes

Not very exciting, but maybe a voucher for an eye test? She may not have had her eyes tested for a while - many teenagers seem to manage without eye tests, but imagine her disappointment if she gets into the car for her first lesson and cannot continue because her eyesight isn't up to the required standard.

The key rings with names on are also sold in Halfords if you don't use eBay.

qwiksave

You could also get her car cleaning materials for the hamper. When I got my first car I was determined I was going to keep it clean every week (yeah, right :rotfl:)

elsien

Furry dice! What else does a new driver need?

redbooties

Thanks for the great ideas, I'm going to keep a few back though for when she passes her test and gets her first car. Ill have a look on ebay and in charity shops for the learn how to drive cd roms and books.

penguingirl

It's worth asking friends too- I'm pretty sure in my parents social circle the same CDs were passed between about 6 families! It is definitely worth having the CD to practice the hazard perception on. Maybe an A-Z map of the area might be a bit of fun too?