Jasesonix:
Well thanks guys for all your worthy advice. I DO have common sense, the reason I wanted a road atlas as well as my satnav is because I do want to learn and get a picture in my mind of the various motorway networks, you can’t do that with a satnav. The nav will be there just to help, not to just sit and listen to all the time. As you all know by now, im new to this and I have a great desire to learn as much as possible, and that means everything from driving, tipping, routing, everything. So thanks again and I think I’ll go for the AA atlas.
Good luck jase. I think air start is spot on for today’s generation who’ve grown up in the digital internet age and rightly so.
I mean u can zoom a sat nav out to view the road network as u would a map and zoom in to street level as required.
Sat nav can sit neatly in a charging cradle to view while yr at the lights. Or use the map and then the light changes green lol we’ve all been there.
Jasesonix:
Well thanks guys for all your worthy advice**. I DO have common sense, the reason I wanted a road atlas as well as my satnav is because I do want to learn and get a picture in my mind of the various motorway networks**, you can’t do that with a satnav. The nav will be there just to help, not to just sit and listen to all the time. As you all know by now, im new to this and I have a great desire to learn as much as possible, and that means everything from driving, tipping, routing, everything. So thanks again and I think I’ll go for the AA atlas.
To clarify something - I wasn’t suggesting you personally were not. I was pointing out the flaw in the argument that is given on here. Which is that people who use a satnav follow them blindly and that is why they get stuck etc. People following a map blindly would do exactly the same thing.
I’m not sure how new you are. But something I now personally do is have a look on google maps of the drop. If you put it into satellite view you can physically see the site. It will give you an idea of access and let you know what way you want to come in. It’s also useful to find a spot to park up if you are early.
P.S - the AA is really clear and the best of the two I have. But if you really want to work out a route it is only going to get you to a town. Phillips do one which has a lot more detail - but it’s about the size of an encyclopedia. However it will get you much closer to a drop, and also has most farms on it. Which might be useful to you.
sammym:
To clarify something - Which is that people who use a satnav follow them blindly and that is why they get stuck etc. People following a map blindly would do exactly the same thing.
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Hmm not sure on that one bud.
There has been quite a few signs popping up lately in certain places saying ‘‘Lorry drivers, do not follow sat nav down here’’ never seen one yet that says ‘‘Do not follow your map down here’’.
If you use a map properly, and/or in conjunction with a sat nav, you tend to look at the route in advance, where as those who just blindly follow the sat nav are getting instant on the spot instructions and ballsing up when it’s too late.
Just my opinion, everybody has their own way of doing things.
(I know you say you consult Google and all the rest of it, so that doesn’t apply to you.)
Jasesonix:
Well thanks guys for all your worthy advice**. I DO have common sense, the reason I wanted a road atlas as well as my satnav is because I do want to learn and get a picture in my mind of the various motorway networks**, you can’t do that with a satnav. The nav will be there just to help, not to just sit and listen to all the time. As you all know by now, im new to this and I have a great desire to learn as much as possible, and that means everything from driving, tipping, routing, everything. So thanks again and I think I’ll go for the AA atlas.
To clarify something - I wasn’t suggesting you personally were not. I was pointing out the flaw in the argument that is given on here. Which is that people who use a satnav follow them blindly and that is why they get stuck etc. People following a map blindly would do exactly the same thing.
I’m not sure how new you are. But something I now personally do is have a look on google maps of the drop. If you put it into satellite view you can physically see the site. It will give you an idea of access and let you know what way you want to come in. It’s also useful to find a spot to park up if you are early.
P.S - the AA is really clear and the best of the two I have. But if you really want to work out a route it is only going to get you to a town. Phillips do one which has a lot more detail - but it’s about the size of an encyclopedia. However it will get you much closer to a drop, and also has most farms on it. Which might be useful to you.
As others have said above. Use an atlas to plan the route and the satnav for the final couple of miles. In the early days, it can be useful to write the names of the bigger places you are going through or the junction number you want to exit the motorway.
Google Streetview is great for checking the entrance to a delivery; the address is often on a different road to the delivery point so having a good shufti first is a huge advantage. Do not hesitate to ask other drivers about the best approach and any quirks that a delivery might have.