The soft-rubber, three-sided, colour-coded handles on this Halfords set were our favourites among an impressive field. There’s a quality feel to the tools, with chrome moly shafts and a decent finish.

Halfords set is the only one here to include full-size hex keys with ball ends to allow you to work at an angle, rather than bits. You get holders for bits and keys, but no case. The essentials are ...