Anyone seen any deals on satnavs this year? TOMTOM seem to be avoiding deals on truck units and all the rest seem extortionately over priced crap 
Google Maps, Philips Truckers Atlas to check for bridges on unfamiliar routes and MK1 eyeball connected to MK1 brain. Quick look at Google Streetview the night before to look at the delivery location to see if you need to approach from a certain direction and whether you can just drive in or itâs better to reverse in to make life easier.
What Conor saysâŚ
Google maps are pretty good nowadays, Iâve often used it and the map, sometimes satnavs take you the worst route!!!
Tomtom for me.
Been faultless over the 4 years Iâve been using my truck version.
Iâd defo buy another.
If youâre looking for an offer? Why wouldnât you choose road lords app available for android?
Iâve never been able to get a map/atlas to show me traffic/road closures.
Narc:
Anyone seen any deals on satnavs this year? TOMTOM seem to be avoiding deals on truck units and all the rest seem extortionately over priced crap
As we say up north âShy bairns get nowtâ, you need to ask.
A few years back I was receiving emails from TomTom telling me my car sat nav (which I no longer had) was no longer supported and offering me 33% off new (car) models. I contacted them (think it was through their FB page) saying âThanks, but I need a truck sat nav, not a car model, can you give me the same discount?â
They responded with âNot 33% but weâll give you 25% off a truck modelâ
I chose the 6250 with inclusive lifetime traffic, never led me wrong. Even though I donât really drive trucks anymore, the traffic facility means the sat nav is still invaluable.
Tomtom truck app for android?
Narc:
Anyone seen any deals on satnavs this year? TOMTOM seem to be avoiding deals on truck units and all the rest seem extortionately over priced crap
Why crap , my latest ( 2 nd ) snooper has been spot on
My ÂŁ70 trucktables sat nav has never let me down in over 4 years, ok it doesnât have live traffic, just listen to the traffic reports on the radio or use it in conjunction with the traffic on google maps, I would definitely buy again.
stu675:
If youâre looking for an offer? Why wouldnât you choose road lords app available for android?
Iâve never been able to get a map/atlas to show me traffic/road closures.
I tried this app - it canât plan a route out of Northern Ireland into Scotland . If it canât do a simple task like that why would you trust it to do anything else ?
beefy4605:
stu675:
If youâre looking for an offer? Why wouldnât you choose road lords app available for android?
Iâve never been able to get a map/atlas to show me traffic/road closures.I tried this app - it canât plan a route out of Northern Ireland into Scotland . If it canât do a simple task like that why would you trust it to do anything else ?
I canât guarantee it wonât wobble sometimes. But itâs been spot on enough for me, especially considering what it costs.
I wouldnt mind one of these devices but I cant justify spending 3 or 4 hundred pound.I just use google maps with low bridge finder as an add on.
hgvalliance.com/Helpful-Gui ⌠-finder/uk
If you press the square in the top right corner of the map,it opens up in conjuction with google maps and now you have all the bridges.Its really good,I think and free
Conor:
Google Maps, Philips Truckers Atlas to check for bridges on unfamiliar routes and MK1 eyeball connected to MK1 brain. Quick look at Google Streetview the night before to look at the delivery location to see if you need to approach from a certain direction and whether you can just drive in or itâs better to reverse in to make life easier.
Not everyoneâs given their run the night before chief or the same trunk run over the 66 every night, a newish driver would be better off with the Satnav until they find their feet.
I never like the idea of just following the satnav without any preperation.Its a nice idea and it would work in a perfect world.But even if you only are just given your run,I would consider it essential to have 5 minutes looking at the route and even try to remember the best you can the route you intend to take
Thank you for all the replies! I need a satnav as my memory and reading is well in decline⌠I actually use google or wayz plus the satnav for local stoppages or cameras etc
No deals then!
Thank you lads and all the best!
Narc:
No deals then!
Thank you lads and all the best!
Yup, sorry, I canât do better than free.
stu675:
Narc:
No deals then!
Thank you lads and all the best!Yup, sorry, I canât do better than free.
Stu, I am going to have a look at this now pal
Thank you
Narc:
stu675:
Narc:
No deals then!
Thank you lads and all the best!Yup, sorry, I canât do better than free.
Stu, I am going to have a look at this now pal
Thank you
Great. Let me know if I can help. I recommend registering, then you can setup 3 profiles (for height etc). If it recommends upgrading to offline maps, ignore it and try searching for something simpler like just a postcode, instead of a whole address.
Conor:
Google Maps, Philips Truckers Atlas to check for bridges on unfamiliar routes and MK1 eyeball connected to MK1 brain. Quick look at Google Streetview the night before to look at the delivery location to see if you need to approach from a certain direction and whether you can just drive in or itâs better to reverse in to make life easier.
I have to agree with Conor 
with Google earth wtf needs a sat nav .
Punchy Dan:
I have to agree with Conor
Tell that to the plethora of McBurneys drivers who come into our place with battered wind deflectors after using google maps to navigate to our Coldstore and if coming south down the A1 they are directed to turn off just after the â â â shop through Burton Coggles which is a five tonne weight limit and has a canopy of stout oak trees lining it!
At least three a week so far 