How much saving does a satnav produce?

BillScarab

alanrowell wrote: »

I can get from one end of the country to the other with no problem as most of the time it's a case of pointing the car in the right direction and following the signs - it's the last hundred yards when Sat Nav proves useful

I'd agree with that.

I doubt if you save anything as when I've tested mine locally some of the routes it picks are a bit weird, they get you there but not necessarily the most efficient way a local would go.

davetrousers

Too many people engage their Satnav and then disengage their brain!

savemoney

Yes I can vouch for that then we both blame sat nav for being wrong

freakybacon wrote: »

Satnav does stop a lot of arguments between my girlfriend and I over navigation directions and for this reason alone I would recommend them.

hewhoisnotintheknow

overall excellent, i can drive between places all over the country taking diversions if i see trouble ahead all without having to look at a map.

People who say they know better routes all over the country must have to spend a lot of time studying maps!

aristote33

freakybacon wrote: »

Satnav does stop a lot of arguments between my girlfriend and I over navigation directions and for this reason alone I would recommend them.

sounds like a good way to save on comfort presents - flowers, chocolates... - as a way to apologize for 'navigation arguments'

sarah_elton

davetrousers wrote: »

Too many people engage their Satnav and then disengage their brain!

I live at the bottom of a residential cul-de-sac. Behind me is a train line, and on the other side of that an industrial estate. At the bottom of our road is a footpath that crosses the railway line to the estate.

The TomTom mapping system thinks this is a road. You wouldn't believe how many articulated lorries we've had to help do three-point turns at the bottom of our road. Surely the look at the turning, off our main housing estate road onto a cul-de-sac and think "something ain't right here..." :rolleyes:

aristote33

sarah_elton wrote: »

I live at the bottom of a residential cul-de-sac. Behind me is a train line, and on the other side of that an industrial estate. At the bottom of our road is a footpath that crosses the railway line to the estate.

The TomTom mapping system thinks this is a road. You wouldn't believe how many articulated lorries we've had to help do three-point turns at the bottom of our road. Surely the look at the turning, off our main housing estate road onto a cul-de-sac and think "something ain't right here..." :rolleyes:

Is there no cul-de-sac sign on either side of the street - to start with?

DKLS

My satnav is a boon ever since I downloaded all the Hospitals as POIs on my Tom tom, I get sent all over the country with work to hospitals.
And it does save me time, in the towns and cities I dont know well, Where some of the town planners on acid when they devised the road systems in this country?

sarah_elton

aristote33 wrote: »

Is there no cul-de-sac sign on either side of the street - to start with?

Do you know, I have no idea! I'll pay attention next time I drive home...

vikingaero

Satnav is a boon in cities. It gets you in the correct lane. The problem with making one wrong turn in places like London is that it can add 15/20 minutes to your journey for you to get back on track.