CoPilot tablet satnav

We've been using co pilot on a samsung galaxy tab for a year now. It's the first sat nav we've used so we can't offer a comparison with garmin et cetera. It works well for us.

You can select vehicle profiles and route preferences e.g. avoid tolls,

It  takes up over 4Gb so best store the maps in an SD card. You will also need a USB charger connected to 12v socket for longer journeys.

I have used it for the last 2 years on my iPhone and found it really good. I have recently started to use it on a 7" tablet and upgraded to the caravan/ motorhome version which again is working well as you can load your vehicle size and it routes you accordingly 

I used two different suppliers of sat navs before buying Co-Pilot truck nearly three years ago. They didn't have the caravan version when I first bought it or I may have opted for that. Having a larger motorhome the truck version was a choice I have not regretted. I run it on a Samsung 7 inch tablet and it is the best sat nav I have owned. If you already have a tablet then yes in my view it is the cheapest and best way to go. I think there is a free App to try, it probably does not have all the bells and whistles of the paid for software but it would give potential buyers a favour of how it works.

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I have used many SatNav units since they were first introduced based on either the Garman or TomTom modles.

I currently use the CoPilot Caravan model on an iPad mini that has 12GB of memory of which 7GB is used. The large screen and clear and timely instruction is appreciated by both of us. I think it much better than the Garman / TomTom offerings and certainly the in car VW unit that is already out of date.

I like the way that I can tailor the CoPilot route parameters to suit my style of driving and route preferences as well as input my rig dimensions, that aspect is much easier to adjust than the others. 

Whilst it warns of low bridges, speed limits, width restrictions and the like I still spend time checking the off trunk road/motorway parts of my routes for nasty bits.

I have live traffic updates, which are free for the first year I think but then by subscription and updates come through quite frequently. 

You can also import all the caravan club sites into copilot poi's from the sat nav download page listed on here, just use the tom tom files and they work perfectly 

Here's a photo of co-pilot on our Galaxy - propped up on the glove box lid.

Not the best with computers, but thinking of buying a tablet can someone tell me how much does co pilot cost, can it be used on any tablet, how do you get it, and what is a SD card, thanks