Branners Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 My Euro maps includes the UK so it didnt have a problem with it. The other option is to do it indoors and stop it from getting a GPS signal and then tell it you are in Calais and let it run the demo from there. Im due to buy a 5" satnav and will probably choose Tomtom as I know their foibles so will test on that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Oh yes mate road blocking is a speciality It certainly is mate! We got this covered. Just to mention, Havard, Wile, Scott998, Abz and Ellis are all helping me with this. And JohnnyG is helping sort out the club clothing. So its a team effort from day one. My Euro maps includes the UK so it didnt have a problem with it. The other option is to do it indoors and stop it from getting a GPS signal and then tell it you are in Calais and let it run the demo from there. Im due to buy a 5" satnav and will probably choose Tomtom as I know their foibles so will test on that too. I can not recommend a European Sat Nav enough, I got one on my phone and used it several times! I'd highly recommend you getting one on the phone so then it saves you from carrying round or leaving a unit in your car. Also Halfords and the like are doing really good half price deals! http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?catalogId=10151&storeId=10001&categoryId=165685&langId=-1&action=listrefine&constraints=teq||Brand||TomTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littler Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I can not recommend a European Sat Nav enough, I got one on my phone and used it several times! I'd highly recommend you getting one on the phone so then it saves you from carrying round or leaving a unit in your car. Also Halfords and the like are doing really good half price deals! http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?catalogId=10151&storeId=10001&categoryId=165685&langId=-1&action=listrefine&constraints=teq||Brand||TomTom I was looking at those deals I think I'll be going for this one: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_839817_categoryId_165685_langId_-1?cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_List_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PLPz1#dtab My current one has seen better days and is only UK! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Apparently due to legislation you are not allowed preinstalled speed camera locations on a sat nav or any service that informs you of there location in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottC Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 From what I have read, if you're thinking about buying a Tomtom for the trip and would like to upload the exact routes we will be taking to it, you need to check if the device has an "Itinerary Planning" option.(a lot of Tomtoms don't have this option) If you have a Garmin nuvi you shouldn't have any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Apparently due to legislation you are not allowed preinstalled speed camera locations on a sat nav or any service that informs you of there location in France. I heard this on the news the other day but didn't see the whole thing. They said they were thinking of making it law. Aswell as everyone having to carry breathalysers. Which is pointless for us as nether me or my other half drink. I did try a google search but couldn't see anything new I didn't know from last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I am going to be using my Iphone is anyone else doing this? If so what App are you using to navigate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I heard this on the news the other day but didn't see the whole thing. They said they were thinking of making it law. Aswell as everyone having to carry breathalysers. Which is pointless for us as nether me or my other half drink. I did try a google search but couldn't see anything new I didn't know from last year Just noticed when searching on my Iphone and came across the TomTom app which stated this in its description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I am going to be using my Iphone is anyone else doing this? If so what App are you using to navigate? I have been using TomTom on my iPhone for the past 2 years inc Europe, best investment I ever made... in jail breaking it! It works really well, phone does get hot from being on charge and used for a few hours but works spot on. Our shock when we used it first to France and it took us bang outside the hotel with no drop in signal or wrong turns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Hmm, I have the TomTom Via 125 in my basket ready to buy, but cannot find out if it has the itinerary built in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottC Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I am going to be using my Iphone is anyone else doing this? If so what App are you using to navigate? Just be aware the destinations we are heading to are grid references, there are quite a few stops along the routes we are taking and we don't have post codes for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottC Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Hmm, I have the TomTom Via 125 in my basket ready to buy, but cannot find out if it has the itinerary built in.. Does your cracked one have it as that worked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add heywood Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Just borrowed a TomTom with full European maps incase I get hopelessly lost and find myself in a wrong country lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littler Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Just noticed when searching on my Iphone and came across the TomTom app which stated this in its description. Do you know if you can use the itinerary planning as the Western Europe TomTom app makes sense for me if it does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Does your cracked one have it as that worked? yes, it took the itn file with no problems and I use the itinerary feature on it to do the tunnel runs. Without that I think I would struggle. How does a Tomtom without itinerary actually copy with complicated trips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wile e coyote Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Got this working on my tomtom now had to wrap it in tinfoil to fool the gps Make sure if your getting a tomtom it has itinerary planning on it Mine is a tomtom one xl live routes edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottC Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 yes, it took the itn file with no problems and I use the itinerary feature on it to do the tunnel runs. Without that I think I would struggle. How does a Tomtom without itinerary actually copy with complicated trips? Basically, it doesn't. Need to look into this a bit more to be sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littler Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Basically, it doesn't. Need to look into this a bit more to be sure though. Scott do you have a ITN file I could test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wile e coyote Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 This maybe some help http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=153&t=827277&mid=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottC Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Scott do you have a ITN file I could test? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Wow, how could they leave a feature like that out. So on something like tunnel run you have to programme in a whole bunch of favourites and make it navigate between them while driving along? I just put my start and finish points in along with the waypoints and it knows when I got near a waypoint and moves on to the next. Thats on TomTom3. Now I have to find a 5" screen satnav with waypoints. Perhaps time to look at the Garmin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wile e coyote Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Talking to scott I do think garmin may be the way to go guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Thats a shame, I know the foibles in the Tomtom now and how it behaves in odd situations. Going to have to spend a bit of time with the Garmin to get the same. I will start a new topic about satnavs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wile e coyote Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Thats a shame, I know the foibles in the Tomtom now and how it behaves in odd situations. Going to have to spend a bit of time with the Garmin to get the same. I will start a new topic about satnavs. Good idea mate this could get bogged down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Talking to scott I do think garmin may be the way to go guys Thank god for that, i have garmen:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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