Problem Presents - unique gifts to say "congratulations on passing your driving test"

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Congratulations - You've Passed Your Driving Test!

At last, they are mobile! Whether they pass first time, or twenty first time, then you should mark the moment! Obviously you would buy them the car of their dreams if you could, but perhaps try these for starters!

The Basics

Buy her: flowers

We love: sunflowers for being cheerful and jolly, and feeling really celebratory! And 15% of the purchase price goes to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Shop at: John Lewis

Buy her: a personalised card

We love:the ranges from Greetings by Photobox, as you can completely personalise them. We love these balloons, really jolly and happy.

Shop at: Greetings by Photobox

Buy her: champagne, or bubbles without the alcohol

We love:Oddbins for their great selection at every price range, or if you want to send something without the alcohol but with the bubbles, check out the Brighton Bubbly at The Alcohol Free Shop.

Shop at: Oddbins or The Alcohol Free Shop

Buy her: a decent keyring for the car keys

We love: this sterling silver Tender Heart keyring from Links of London. Beautiful, stylish, and heavyweight so she'll know she's got this in her handbag. John Lewis also do a silver plate heart keyring if she is likely to lose it, and you don't want to spend a fortune on it each time!

Shop at: Links of London or John Lewis

Making Driving Easier

Buy her: a sat nav

We love: the Navman, as it's one of the best in our book. You can spend anything from just over £100 to over £400, depending on how many bells and whistles you want to have. This is the S50, one of the more basic models, but does what you need it to i.e. get you from A to B!

Shop at: Carphone Warehouse

Buy her: a map

We love: Maps International, as they have every map your loved one could ever need. So whether they want to look for some places for great days out close to home, or take part in the next London to Dakar rally, then these people have everything you could possibly need on the map front.

Shop at: Maps International

Buy her: a lock de-icer

We love: the fact that lobal warming might make this defunct, but come winter at the moment they might be very glad of a lock de-icer! No more picking and chipping ice from the lock, just zap and go! Not the most exciting present, but come a very cold and frosty morning they will thank you most heartily for it!

Shop at: Presents for Men

Buy her: a torch

We love: that although carsare generally more reliable these days, but you can guarantee it will go wrong on a wet dark night! In which case, the Spotlight Torch will be very welcome. It's very small, but very powerful, and charges from the cigarette lighter socket. Leave it in there all the time and it's ready to go in their hour of need!

Shop at: Firebox

Making Driving Fun, and Driving for Fun

Buy her: an iTrip

We love: that you willnever get stuck with some DJ's awful choice of music, or inane banter. There are versions for both iPods and all other makes of MP3 players, so they can have music wherever they go! You could load up a special playlist onto their iPod, or buy one of the many "driving" themed albums available. Maybe nothing too fast and racy for their first few weeks!

Shop at: I Want One of Those

Buy her: a picnic set

We love: that they could beready for a picnic at a moments notice with this great picnic set in a bag. An upmarket set for those days on the open road, it has enough things for 4 people, or just 2 of you if you are planning more of a banquet. It even has a special bag for all the dirty plates!

Shop at: PicnicShop

Buy her: a picnic rug

We love: that you can't reallyenjoy a good picnic, or admire a sunset, if your bottom is cold, damp and heading for full on sogginess. So, make sure they have one of these rugs in a bag tucked in the boot of the car, and they are ready for anything. The waterproof backing makes sure the damp stays on the ground, and you can always turn it over and hold it over your heads if it rains!

Shop at: John Lewis

Buy her: a QuickPitch tent

We love: that you could go to the level of adventure to the next level, then how about a QuickPitch tent for them to keep in the boot? Whether you pitch up at festivals or just the middle of nowhere, the QuickPitch tent does what it says on the tin. Unpack it, watch it pop itself into shape, then peg it down.

Shop at: Firebox

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