Top 10: Essential products for new drivers or learners

As a learner or new driver, picking a new car is incredibly exciting, whether you’re working to a strict budget or have all the money in the world. It’s very easy to get caught up in the minutiae of which engines and trim levels fall into insurance group one though – meaning you’ll forget what else is needed to make life in your first car easy.

Fortunately, we’ve got a list of 10 products that will make life that much better or safer for new drivers – and in some cases they’ll lower those all-important insurance premiums too. Click through the gallery below to see our picks.

AA First Aid Kit - £15

It might be boring, but having a first-aid kit in the car is a smart idea. In fact, if you’re planning a trip abroad it’s essential, although the chances of that are probably fairly slim if you’re a learner or new driver. There are plenty of kits for sale at low prices with things like bandages, scissors and plasters.

This AA Kit costs £15 and comes with plenty of bits and pieces to help out if something goes awry – but it’s worth adding a few other things too. Pain killers, travel sickness tablets and spare asthma inhalers (if you’re asthmatic of course) can come in handy on long trips.