sat nav with avoid motorway setting?

flower24

Hi, I currently have a garmin nuvi that's a couple of years old and doesn't have this setting. I wondered if anyone could let me know of specific sat nav models that have an avoid motorway setting, thanks

Quentin

Surprised its not available on Garmin (you sure?).

Tomtom has it.

flower24

it's not on the device I have, it can avoid major roads but that avoids dual carriageways etc as well. Can I download the option? Sorry am not very good with technical stuff!

Lum

I think Garmin units generally have an "avoid highways" option rather than an "avoid motorways" option. The distinction is subtle as the term "highway" is more loosely defined over here (Garmin are American).

I made the mistake about 6 years back with my ancient Garmin StreetPilot 3 when I took my GF to pick up her first car. She didn't want to do motorways just yet so I turned on this option and instead of taking us down the A41, it took us on this magical mystery tour of little twisty country lanes, town centres with narrow streets and suicidal pedestrians and similar stuff that you probably don't want to encounter when it's been 5 years since you last drove a car and have never driven an RWD car before.

bigjl

As has been said already, TomTom have the function, they also have the advantage of being one of the better removable SatNavs, I have tried both TomTom and Navman, but find the TomTom easier to use.

cyclonebri1

Can't you turn down the "preferrence for motorways filter to Zero?", you can on the Navman.;)

movilogo

Just inquisitive to know, why do you want to avoid motorways?

They are faster and safer. I always try to use as much motorway possible while on long journey.

Lum

A lot of people are scared of using the motorway as they are something that is never covered in the normal process of getting a licence. Also tends to be common in older people who got their licence before motorways were invented.

I would agree that learning to use the motorway and sticking with the Garmin would be a more effective and economical solution, but I also know plenty of people who flatly refuse to do so.

Apologies if this sounds like I'm being patronising, but perhaps spending the satnav money on something like Pass Plus (if a new driver) or a refresher course of some sort would be something to consider?

Ada3050

What model is it? My 200w has it in the setting menu.

I like to avoid motorways in my MG so its a useful feature

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Lum wrote: »

A lot of people are scared of using the motorway as they are something that is never covered in the normal process of getting a licence. Also tends to be common in older people who got their licence before motorways were invented.

Wrong, the basics of Motorway driving need too be learned in theory at least, and many Driving Test Centres include Dual Carriageways on their test routes, which are not really very different to motorways.

My local Driving Test Centre uses the A1 on it's test routes.

Lum

Dual Carriageways aren't the same as motorways. In many ways they're worse. On my driving test I encountered a man in a wheelchair doing 40mph down the inside lane. The examiner later told me that he regularly practices there and would be competing in the paralympics. Wouldn't get that on a motorway. Not many 3 lane dual carriageways in many areas either.

I have to confess I haven't kept up with the modern theory test, but there was nothing about motorways in mine when I took it, though admittedly this was in the days were you had to be a complete idiot to fail it.