Modern satnav

Wallywal’s Bob replied on 15/11/2019 15:33

Posted on 15/11/2019 15:33

I currently use a Garmin Dezl 350 when towing. It's OK in terms of warnings etc. but I am thinking of up-grading to a more modern system.

Several, such as the ones advertised in the club magazine, claim to only provide routes suitable for a towed caravan if correct data is provided as to length, width, height.

Does anyone have experience of these and can perhaps offer advice?

Many thanks.

peedee replied on 07/12/2019 16:18

Posted on 04/12/2019 08:57 by peedee

If the OP has then it has to be worth a £50 punt to buy TomTom Truck maps for Mapfactor Navigator. 

These maps are currently on offer at half price.

peedee

Posted on 07/12/2019 16:18

Paid my 25 Euros for TT Europe wide Truck maps yesterday. Thought it too good a bargain to pass up. I used the free version on my latest trip and was quite impressed with that even though it  does not allow you to define any truck dimension and neither does it have any truck navigation data to guide a larger vehicle. However, you can set road preferences and it is easy to load waypoints to ensure you follow suitable routes.

peedee

EmilysDad replied on 07/12/2019 20:56

Posted on 07/12/2019 20:56

I just use either my phone with WAZE or the car's inbuilt sat-nav (though obviously it's not real time like WAZE ) with a liberal dose of common sense. smile You can ignore your sat-nav if you think it's suggested route looks iffy! 

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