Recommended Books & Tools
Hand-picked UK driving prep — books, gear and instructor tools we'd buy ourselves.
Official DVSA Books
The DVSA publishes the source material for every UK theory test. These four official books pair perfectly with our practice apps.
The Official Highway Code
£4.99
Read alongside our Driving Theory Test app and Motorcycle app. Every theory question is rooted in this book — and the current post-2022 edition includes smart-motorway, electric-vehicle and hierarchy-of-road-users updates that older editions don't cover.
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The Official DVSA Theory Test for Car Drivers — 2025 Edition
£15.99
The complete official question bank — the same DVSA source we use for our Car practice quizzes. The 2025 edition is the version sat on test-day, so it's the right paper backup if you like working through a printed book between app sessions.
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The Official DVSA Theory Test for Motorcyclists
from £14.99
Motorcycle-specific question bank. Pair with our Motorcycle Theory app and focus on the topics learners trip up on most — Motorcycle Handling and Safety and Your Motorcycle.
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The Official DVSA Theory Test for Large Vehicles
£26.59
Covers both LGV and PCV in one book. Use alongside our LGV and PCV apps — particularly for the Drivers Hours and Vehicle Weights and Dimensions topics where the rules are dense enough to be worth reading in full.
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Learner Driver Essentials
Small bits of kit that make learning easier, the practical test less stressful, and the first year of driving safer.
Maglory Magnetic & Reflective L-Plates (2-pack)
from £6.99
Stronger and less fiddly than the sticker version — these stay on at motorway speeds and come off cleanly. Pair with our Driving Theory app once your provisional arrives, or our Motorcycle app after CBT.
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BeskooHome Blind-Spot Mirrors (2-pack, 360° rotatable)
from £5.99
Adhesive convex mirrors that take the panic out of motorway merging. Particularly useful while learning to use the hard-shoulder lane on smart motorways — a topic covered in Motorway Rules and Vehicle Handling.
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Nextbase 222x Dash Cam (front + rear)
from £99
Many UK insurers offer 10–15% off the premium when a dash cam is fitted — usually worth the cost in year one for new drivers. Records 1080p front and rear with crash detection. Pair with our Driving Theory app for everything else first-year drivers need.
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Amazon Basics Microfibre Cleaning Cloths (24-pack)
£13.99
Show-me / tell-me questions on the practical test include cleaning lights and demisting the windscreen. Pair with our Driving Theory app — the same checks appear in the Safety and Your Vehicle section.
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Driving Instructor Tools
For PDIs working through Part 1 and qualified ADIs preparing for the Standards Check — used alongside our [ADI / PDI Toolkit app](/apps/adi/).
The Driving Instructor's Handbook (John Miller, 2024)
from £32.99
The authoritative trade reference for the Part 3 test and ongoing CPD. Pair with the Standards Check tracker in our ADI app to log progress against each of the 17 competencies the examiner grades.
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Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors (Miller & McCormack, 12th ed)
£18.99
The DVSA-recommended Part 3 prep book, focused on client-centred learning and coaching — the framework the Standards Check examiner grades against. Read alongside our ADI Band 3 practice and the lesson-planning tools in the ADI app.
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Free practice quizzes, full DVSA question banks, the Highway Code and instructor tools — across six apps.
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