Sat Navs for caravan units including in Europe

JayVeeYork replied on 17/09/2018 16:53

Posted on 17/09/2018 16:53

Hi

Can anyone recommend a reliable sat nav system when towing, especially in Europe (we got hopelessly lost trying to follow the (limited) options in our VW Tiguan built in satnav)?

cyberyacht replied on 03/10/2018 07:44

Posted on 03/10/2018 07:44

What is it with 'in vehicle' sat-navs? The one in my MH seems to have a mind of its own. That coupled with the difficulty of loading your own POIs make them rather user-unfriendly.

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

Posted on 18/10/2018 17:13

working 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 

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,cry

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!!!surprisedcry

mickysf replied on 18/10/2018 18:19

Posted on 18/10/2018 17:13 by Wumpster

working 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 

Posted on 18/10/2018 18:19

Yep, another Waze fan, interesting to compare routes suggested by my tom tom and it. Very Often the Waze wins out.

DougS replied on 21/10/2018 11:50

Posted on 02/10/2018 10:44 by Tammygirl
  1. 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.

Full list of restrictions:

https://www.which.co.uk/news/2018/08/using-your-dash-cam-abroad-what-you-need-to-know-about-driving-in-europe/

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