Sat Navs for caravan units including in Europe
16 replies
cyberyacht replied on 03/10/2018 07:44
richardandros replied on 03/10/2018 12:26
Posted on 03/10/2018 12:26
I've virtually given up with mine, Cy. This summer, we were staying at the C&CC site at Stoke Fleming. I had a minor problem with my car and was taking it to a specific garage in Totnes. I put in the postcode for the garage and selected the route from the available three - i.e. turn left out of the campsite towards Dartmouth and Totnes. I know the way to Totnes from there, like the back of my hand and only wanted the satnav to help me find the garage in Totnes. I get to the main road outside the campsite - "Turn right" says Flossy on the satnav. How on earth could it have arrived at that conclusion - especially as I had selected the route beforehand. And that experience is fairly typical to the extent that I just don't trust it anymore. Hence my use of MyDrive and Tom Tom for all long journeys.
Wumpster replied on 18/10/2018 17:13
JVB66 replied on 18/10/2018 17:29
Posted on 18/10/2018 17:29
The built in sat nav in our car is for solo vehicle only,so tends to try to take us into "situations" when towing,
We have a Garmin Camper which we use if on an unfamiliar tow,and it is far more user friendly,although even that can make for a bit of a "bum clench",on some roads although they are bus routes!!!
mickysf replied on 18/10/2018 18:19
Posted on 18/10/2018 17:13 by Wumpsterworking in the car trade most built in sat nav untis are rubbish and very expensive to up grade i just use waze app on my phone great app never sent me wrong yet in 2 years
DougS replied on 21/10/2018 11:50
Posted on 02/10/2018 10:44 by Tammygirl
- David, dashcam can be turned off independently to sat nav so should be ok.
Posted on 21/10/2018 11:50
Illegal to use (and own!) in Austria and Portugal. There is also a massive hole in Google Streetview for Austria. The are obviously hot on data protection etc.
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