Dont need it to offer mapping or directs, but am looking for somthing i can enter say 50 postcodes (drops) and it’ll sort them into a list showing the optimum order to do them in.
Similar to what Paragon routing offers but with out all the toys and the huge price tag.
I’ve tried a couple of standard PC route planners but they either cant cope with drops that are too close together (like in the same town) or they can only handle a couple of ‘vias’
Wondered if anyone had come across anything, has to be either cheap or free!
I think to get 50 vias on a basic package is a tall order.
I’ve checked out Travelmanager ( the TNT routeplanner mentioned) which will allow 14 via points and calculate the route quickly. I use this at home and in the office and find it the best available for the price. (£29.99).
It works with either postcodes or addresses. I just tried it with birmingham postcodes and it took every one correctly.
I use “TOM TOM” and make a POI file which contains all the drops and then use that to decide my route (up to 15 drops in my case). Guess that you could use “Autoroute” to do a similar thing, doesn’t create the route itself, but I normally find it produces a logical answer !!