Ultimate Caravan Satnav

richardandros replied on 30/07/2017 07:38

Posted on 30/07/2017 07:38

Forgive me if I'm stating the blindingly obvious - but as far as I can see, no one has mentioned this on here before.  I have just bought my wife a satnav for her new car and because she doesn't do computers or anything technical, I got a high-end Tomtom - the 6200, mainly so that I could manage it for her.  It comes with Wifi connectability, lifetime map and speed camera updates, but most importantly - works with the "MyDrive" app. (There are also other models with this facility).  I realised that this would be ideal for planning caravan-friendly routes because it allows you to plan the route on your computer - picking the best route and avoiding caravan 'nightmares' (in conjunction with research on Google maps Street view) and then downloading it to the Tomtom device via Wifi so that it's all ready for you to set off.  I've only tested a couple of routes so far but it seems to work brilliantly and gives me the confidence that it's not going to send me somewhere daft with the van on the back. I accept that all of this does take time and it's a long way from just inputting a postcode, but for those of us who do have the time, or are faced with a potentially difficult route, it seems ideal and far better than all the others I have tried including the Caravan Club one - and that in my car - hence the additional lead so that I can 'borrow' it from time to time!

Navigateur replied on 18/01/2018 15:50

Posted on 18/01/2018 15:50

The traffic information is transmitted along with the Classic FM radio signal, so no-one should be having to pay to get it from the Internet.

My pennyworth is that I use real maps, though I do have a sat-nav which I used to work out the error in the speedometer in the Land Rover, then put it back in the box. It cost me just over £10 from somewhere on the Internet.

hitchglitch replied on 18/01/2018 19:20

Posted on 18/01/2018 15:38 by richardandros

I don't know how it works but I get live traffic updates on my VW system and it seems to be fairly accurate and will re-route you if appropriate.  It doesn't use the internet and doesn't cost anything (well other than the cost of the car!)

Posted on 18/01/2018 19:20

The Garmin unit receives traffic data via the power lead connector so I assume it is a radio signal not satellite. As others have said, it’s a bit like the UK gantry motorway warnings where thy forget to turn them off so that more often than not the speed restriction is unnecessary.

Amesford replied on 19/01/2018 10:43

Posted on 19/01/2018 10:43

We bought a Tom Tom caravan and motorhome sat nav but that gets it wrong some times, so as a back up I plan our route on google maps then any B roads or lanes I can have a look at on street view then if needed change the route if possible

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