Help new Garmin user too please!

Polly

Just bought a Garmin nuvi (£102 from Amazon) and would appreciate advice from a fellow owner. I need it for work as I often have to travel to business parks etc but because these do not have 'house' numbers, the device can't find them. Am I doing something wrong? I'm putting in the postcodes but when it asks for a house no, I leave this blank but it then comes up with the wrong address. I've also searched under 'places of interest' but to no avail. Help!

daveyjp

Try putting '1' in the number field, rather than leave it blank - I have to do this on my older Garmin.

Polly

Yes, I've tried that but it comes up with a completely different address. The 'enterprise parks' that I visit often have unit nos instead of addresses and if I can't use it to find these places then its of limited value. I'm finding that buying the cheapest satnav was maybe not the best idea. Does anyone know if a more advanced model gets around this problem?

daveyjp

You can't rely on postcodes for buildings. I worked in an office where every department had a different postcode and not every postcode was registered for mapping purposes.

Search by address rather than postcode. I never trust what any sat nav tells me, I always check locations using company websites and ensure the sat nav maps lead me to the same place - I use it to get me from one place to another, not as an address finder.

Satnav mapping is far from accurate, business parks are developed very quickly so many satnav maps date quickly.