A steer on your festive giving
Stuck for present ideas for the young or old motoring fan in your life? Then take a look at these, suggests Nat Barnes
Jaguar First Driving Experience Price: £39 From: buyagift.co.uk/ 0208 275 5220 Don’t make your children wait until they’re 17 to have their first experience of climbing behind the wheel.
This is a chance for them to be taught a few basic driving essentials before tackling junctions, roundabouts and parking. Even better it’s at the wheel of a brand-new Jaguar too.
Just don’t blame us when they want another go after it’s finished.
Lego Ultimate Batmobile Price: £139.99 From: lego.com/ 00800 5346 5555 If you’re a fan of Batman or Lego then this Ultimate Batmobile set is for you.
As well as eight mini figures, including Batman, Robin and Alfred, the Batmobile itself divides into four separate vehicles including the Batwing, Bat-Tank and Bat-Cycle, which also come with separate shooters as well.
Suitable for ages 10-16.
Haynes 2018 Desk Diary Price: £10 From: Expressbookshop. co.uk/ 01872 562310 We think there’s a good argument that the technical drawings on the front of Haynes manuals should be classified as works of art.
The really good news about this 2018 Desk Diary is that you get 12 of them to drool over – one for each month. Lovely.
Garmin DriveAssist 51 Sat Nav and dash cam Price: £249 From: Halfords.com/ 0345 504 5353 Do people keep telling you to get lost? Make sure that doesn’t happen in 2018 with this brilliant Garmin DriveAssist 51 sat nav.
Not only does it boast full mapping of Europe (plus lifetime map updates) and TripAdvisor ratings for points of interest on your journey, there’s also a built-in dash cam too.
Silverstone Driving Thrill Choice Price: £120 From: buyagift.co.uk/ 0208 275 5220 Ever wanted to get behind the wheel of a Ferrari or Aston Martin and, even better, on the high-speed stretches of a race circuit such as Silverstone? If so then this is the driving experience for you and has the added alternative of a drive in a singleseater to get the closest way there is to feeling like Lewis Hamilton unless you can afford a private jet.