my map book would not turn on this morning, so i downloaded the app, after install set my destination to ashford, great starts routing, me following, arrived at the job early, grab paper work, ■■■■ im in ashord kent job is ashford middlesex, so i would like to thank u all for your advice
malcolmgbell:
my map book would not turn on this morning, so i downloaded the app, after install set my destination to ashford, great starts routing, me following, arrived at the job early, grab paper work, [zb] im in ashord kent job is ashford middlesex, so i would like to thank u all for your advice
What a ■■■ you are.
Google maps is free. Helps you find a new address. As a bonus, street view shows you any potential problems with access. Gratis.
To be honest, I have a very low opinion of ‘drivers’ who need a screen and voice prompts to drive along main roads. To find a ■■■■■■ backstreet factory or such in Barnsley, fair enough. But if you can’t get to Barnsly without a voice prompter, you need to hand back your class one.
And your man card.
the nodding donkey:
Google maps is free. Helps you find a new address. As a bonus, street view shows you any potential problems with access. Gratis.To be honest, I have a very low opinion of ‘drivers’ who need a screen and voice prompts to drive along main roads. To find a [zb] backstreet factory or such in Barnsley, fair enough. But if you can’t get to Barnsly without a voice prompter, you need to hand back your class one.
And your man card.
Isn’t this what I keep saying, a satnav is to find the address once you have reached your destination, you have to check your route against a map only then can you follow the satnav directions. You cannot simply punch in a post code and drive to it and not expect problems or blame the satnav, it is you in the driving seat.
i use my sat nav as a friend to talk to , it reads out loud my whats app messages and i reply by talking back to it . No need to touch the device , You can also use it to go change to a saved destination while en route , change the destination to a new one or ask it to reroute you because of something ahead (if it doesn’t do it automatically ) All of those things are done using your voice
villa:
i use my sat nav as a friend to talk to , it reads out loud my whats app messages and i reply by talking back to it . No need to touch the device , You can also use it to go change to a saved destination while en route , change the destination to a new one or ask it to reroute you because of something ahead (if it doesn’t do it automatically ) All of those things are done using your voice
Aww bless, your satnav is your friend. Perhaps TomTom might use that in their next advertising campaign. TomTom the satnav that becomes your friend.
It’s w@nk around lancaster.
La15 qs
One route involves a footpath,and another involves a 12ft 9 bridge…even though I have it set on 12ft 10
UKtramp:
Roymondo:
Had a chance to try the Copilot Truck today on 8 drops in London (and yes, I have downloaded the correct software, and it is fully up to date) in a 7.5 tonner. Vehicle dimensions set accordingly (including width at 7ft 6ins). On three separate occasions Copilot came up with routes through long established width restrictions - 2 at 7ft 2ins, once at 6ft 6ins, plus wanting to turn right at a junction where this was not allowed. Not very encouraging, and I was glad to have my trusty TomTom alongside to provide sensible (and legal) routing advice.I won’t be buying this product once the 14 day trial period ends.
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I don’t do a lot of London deliveries so it isn’t a concern to me, I do a lot on the outskirts and never had a problem though. I cannot comment on how you have had these problems as I and countless others who use it have not either. All I can say is if your using it to simply follow then yes any satnav will give you problems. Did you not see the restrictions on your map when you checked your route against it, as then you can adjust your satnav before setting off and then it is safe to follow.
Sadly the only map I have is my Philip’s “Trucker’s Britain” atlas. None of the restrictions encountered appear on its maps as it only shows the restrictions on major roads and does not show the “No Right Turn” junctions at all - Do you have one that does this?
Still, in the interests of fairness (we all have off days!) I tried it the next day, again for a run into London. It came up with a route to St Charles hospital in W10 that included a road closed off at one end by stout metal posts (that have been there for several years). Fortunately my trusty TomTom was on hand to show the error of CoPilot’s ways before I got stuck with nowhere to turn around. Also, when navigating to another street address it came up with a route that took me to within 100 metres or so of my stated destination - unfortunately that 100 metres included a main railway line so a bit of backtracking was required.
It did however almost redeem itself in the “No Right Turn” stakes by suggesting a detour of a mile or so via some well dodgy narrow residential streets as a way of avoiding the restrictions at one such junction. Sadly, there were in reality no such restrictions at that junction, so the detour was completely unnecessary (as the route provided by the TomTom, confirmed by my Mk1 eyeballs showed). It also managed to make a short (about a mile) hop from a residential address to St Pancras hospital into a three mile odyssey by coming up with a really weird route that zig-zagged back and forth along parallel streets instead of taking the sensible direct route.
I’m sure it’s just the job for waltzing up and down Motorways and trunk roads, with maybe the odd foray into rural areas, but it really does fall down big-time in that there Lunnon. I’ll stick with my TomTom, warts and all (and in my case, cheaper than CoPilot anyway).
Roymondo:
I’m sure it’s just the job for waltzing up and down Motorways and trunk roads, with maybe the odd foray into rural areas, but it really does fall down big-time in that there Lunnon. I’ll stick with my TomTom, warts and all (and in my case, cheaper than CoPilot anyway).
If it is not working out for you, I don’t blame for you sticking with your TomTom, I would do the same. Maybe it just isn’t any good around London, TomTom and Garmin units must have London mapped better.
DadsRetired:
Being a recent convert to Google Maps, I’m currently running it alongside my TomTom.“Live” traffic around Norfolk is anything but. Some roads that come up red haven’t had a queue on them for years.
The other thing it was missing was actual speed.
I downloaded TomTom speed cameras (apparently only available on Android) and have that set to just show speed and cameras which then lays on top of the Google Map.
Yay, I can be useful! Try Navmii from the play store. I have used it for years whilst car driving, it can be changed to suit your vehicle size (I haven’t tested this yet) and best of all, once the maps are downloaded it can be run offline. It is free, and you can pay a small amount to remove the adds. You can also pay a small amount to have a years sub to speed camera locations.
ATB,
Tommy.
I use Copilot Truck and it’s great apart from it doesn’t seem to be aware of nightime motorway road closures even with live traffic whereas Google maps does!
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sck04560:
I use Copilot Truck and it’s great apart from it doesn’t seem to be aware of nightime motorway road closures even with live traffic whereas Google maps does!Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
what did you expect
villa:
sck04560:
I use Copilot Truck and it’s great apart from it doesn’t seem to be aware of nightime motorway road closures even with live traffic whereas Google maps does!Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
what did you expect
More than that and bugger all bearing in mind I’d paid for it.
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I tried it for a run from Barnsley to Guisborough a few weeks back. Uninstalled it assigns went Bach to Google maps before I got back to the depot. I found it saying have the same level of detail for addresses as google maps
Google maps is just awesome. I haven’t used my truck sat nav in ages.
97% of the time I just use google maps. If I’m going to a place I haven’t been before I check for height restrictions on a truck map and just keep it in mind but still use google maps.
I think its due to the sheer volume of users it has to provide accurate traffic information. I always see people using Gmaps when I see cars in passing.
Been using it without incident for a few months now however, I have noticed it has real problems once you are into a restricted area. Quite often it will refuse to provide a route until you get out onto an unrestricted road, annoying while delivering into city centre locations.