I have just updated my recently purchesedTomTom and it now have a choice of "Vehicle type" - Car, Van, Lorry or Bus. Would the last 2 be suitable for Caravans and has anyone put this to the test?
It will be interesting to ask for a Car route and then a Lorry route for the same destination and compare.
When updating Maps you may need a SD or Micro SD Memory Card - if your satnav has a card slot as there may not be sufficient Internal Memory to accept the download. It is also recommended by TT to 'Backup' before downloading new maps.
I realise that the savvy Satnav owners will know this, but it was all new to me and has been a struggle to do all the necessary updating.
I'm far from a wizard on these things Mike, but I update mine regularly on TomTom home. I had to call their technical support number for guidance through the TomTom home site but then I was fine with it.
As far as choosing which map to use dependant on the type of vehicle you're using, I use mine 99% of the time in my lorry but I don't change the map I use. However, if it told me to go down a road I didn't like the look of, I'd call my delivery point to confirm the use of this road or I'd ignore the SatNav & let it find another route. I prefer to choose whether or not I'm going to go down that road.
I wouldn't want to be without the TomTom though, it's very handy.
Tried mine on Lorry. Within 5 minutes it had directed me down a road which said "No HGV"! Avoid using shortest route, that does tend to find the narrow roads.
I can't see how it would confidently sort routes dependant on vehicle. For example, there are many roads that limit access to lorries upto 7.5 tonne; your device wouldn't know what class of lorry you were driving to advise accordingly.
The time of arrival etc., is generally calculated from average road speeds initially, then adjusted accordingly when en-route.
I honestly can't see what advantage this setting would provide, because like Freeatlast I tested mine on 'lorry' and it predicted very definate non-lorry routes.
mike would you mind telling me what tom tom modedl you have bought. i have started looking to replace my tom tom 510 that is starting to fail. i have been looking for a suitable caravan friendly model.
the mark one eyeball is the best sat nav on the market although when your eyes fail a visit too specsavers or any other suitable establishment is in order
the mark one eyeball has a large capacity for storage attached although this can get distracted at times by other things and does occasionaly make errors
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Topic: Sat Nav info.
