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Take ten house points and gold star Datek, for the most helpful program I've ever come across.

If you are in the throes of learning to drive then you must have come across the problems that greet every learner, finding someone to test you on the highway code. Look no further, here is an excellent program that will take care of your troubles.

Once loaded you are greeted with a menu and you are asked to stop the tape. Then you are asked if you want the first set of questions. All the questions come in sets. The first set is on motorways, then signs that give positive orders, then warning signs, general signs and finally signs giving negative orders.

If you want motorways you press 1 and start the tape. This will load the questions and present you with a second menu.

Each question comes with a very well-drawn road sign and you are asked from a choice of several answers to pick the correct one.

Via the menu you can use the program in three different ways. Firstly as a learning aid, where you are told what the signs are, or as a quiz where you answer against the clock and go back through your mistakes and be told the correct answer. Or thirdly, answer the questions and be shown your mistakes as you go.

The program will keep a score to see how you progress and you also have the ability to make a print out of either scores or questions.

On the flipside of the tape are two more short programs. The first tests you on traffic light sequences with the aid of some well-drawn graphics.

The other program is a demonstration of a level crossing using some very clever graphics and really is fun to watch.

At this moment in time I don't have a highway code book so I cannot check to see if it contains all the road signs. One thing I didn't see was braking distances, but it does hold most, if not all, the road signs, parking restrictions and road lines.

If you are taking your test shortly, I can really recommend this to you. Oh! And best of luck with the test.