Beta notice: DriveSidekick is currently in beta. Features, pricing, and these terms may change as the product evolves. We will notify you of any material changes before they take effect.
These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of the DriveSidekick mobile application and any related services (collectively, "the Service"). The Service is operated by DriveSidekick, a sole trader based in the United Kingdom ("we", "us", "our").
By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.
For questions about these Terms, contact us at hello@drivesidekick.uk.
To use DriveSidekick you must:
By using the Service you confirm that you meet these requirements. We reserve the right to suspend or close accounts where we reasonably believe eligibility requirements have not been met.
You must create an account to access the Service. You are responsible for:
You may not share your account with any other person or create multiple accounts to circumvent subscription limits. Accounts are personal and non-transferable.
DriveSidekick is currently free during its beta period. All route generation, turn-by-turn navigation, and app features are available at no cost while we develop driving analytics and progress tracking functionality.
Because access is granted immediately upon purchase, refunds are subject to Google Play's refund policy. You may request a refund directly through Google Play within the window permitted by Google.
14-day cooling-off right: Under the UK Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, you have the right to cancel within 14 days of your purchase for a full refund. However, if you begin using the paid features before the 14-day period expires, you acknowledge that the Service has been partly performed and you may lose the right to a full refund for the period already used. To exercise this right, contact us at hello@drivesidekick.uk.
Outside of the statutory cooling-off period, purchases are non-refundable. If you experience a billing error or have a dispute, contact us and we will work to resolve it fairly.
DriveSidekick lets you generate unlimited mock practical driving test routes based on your chosen DVSA test centre. The Service is intended as a practice preparation tool only. It includes additional features such as: Route Preview (a bird's-eye flyover of a route before you drive it); My Routes (recording and saving your own practice sessions); Driving Score (a post-drive performance metric based on speed, braking, and cornering); Show Me Tell Me revision questions; and a test day checklist and countdown. These features are subject to availability and may be updated or withdrawn, including during the beta period.
Practice tool only: Routes generated by DriveSidekick are simulated practice routes and do not constitute an official DVSA examination. The DVSA does not publish its test routes, and DriveSidekick makes no guarantee that generated routes will match the exact routes used by DVSA examiners. Completing a DriveSidekick mock route does not guarantee that you will pass the official practical driving test.
Route data is proprietary to us and is generated based on location, road network data, and test centre proximity. While we take care to ensure routes are plausible and representative of real test conditions, we cannot guarantee that all routes are free from errors, reflect current road layouts, or match any specific examiner's preferences.
Driving Scores are calculated automatically from sensor data collected during a session. They are indicative only and do not constitute professional driving instruction or assessment. Do not rely on a Driving Score as a measure of readiness to take your practical driving test.
Read this before driving: DriveSidekick involves driving a vehicle on public roads. You are solely responsible for your own safety and the safety of all other road users at all times. No instruction or route suggestion from this app overrides your duty to drive safely and in accordance with the Highway Code and all applicable road traffic legislation.
By using the Service, you confirm and agree that:
DriveSidekick accepts no responsibility for any accident, injury, loss, or legal consequence arising from your use of the Service while driving.
You agree not to:
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that breach these restrictions without prior notice.
All content within the Service — including generated routes, route logic, design, graphics, and software — is owned by or licensed to DriveSidekick and is protected by UK copyright and intellectual property law.
Your subscription grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Service for your own private practice. No other rights are granted. You must not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from any part of the Service without our express written consent.
DriveSidekick is currently in beta. This means:
We will make reasonable efforts to maintain a reliable service, but we cannot guarantee uninterrupted availability during the beta period. We will communicate planned downtime where possible.
To the fullest extent permitted by law:
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any statutory rights you have as a consumer under UK law that cannot be excluded or limited.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, DriveSidekick shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of (or inability to use) the Service.
In particular, and without limitation, DriveSidekick accepts no liability for:
Our total aggregate liability to you for any claim arising from these Terms or the Service shall not exceed the total subscription fees you paid to us in the three months immediately before the event giving rise to the claim.
We do not exclude or limit liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded under UK law.
The Service may integrate with or depend on third-party services (such as Google Play for billing and payment processing). We are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or conduct of third-party services. Your use of those services is governed by the respective third party's terms and privacy policies.
You may close your account at any time by contacting us at hello@drivesidekick.uk. Upon closure, your access to the Service will end and any saved data (including My Routes and Driving Score history) will be deleted.
We may suspend or terminate your account immediately if you breach these Terms, or if we are required to do so by law. Where we terminate your account for reasons not attributable to your breach, we will consider a refund of your purchase on a case-by-case basis.
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date above. For material changes, we will notify you via email or an in-app notice at least 14 days before the change takes effect. Continued use of the Service after the effective date of any change constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.
If you do not agree with a material change, you may close your account before it takes effect by contacting us at hello@drivesidekick.uk.
These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising from or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
If you have a complaint, please contact us first at hello@drivesidekick.uk — we will do our best to resolve it fairly and promptly. You may also have the right to refer unresolved disputes to an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) scheme.
If you have any questions about these Terms, please get in touch: