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Tomtom do a Sat Nav for Caravans:

http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products/customised-navigation/camper-caravan-navigation/

Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 21/11/2012

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If the road looks narrow then dont turn down it.

Common sense MUST take priority over what the satnav says.

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Not always so obvious - I once turned down what looked like a perfectly normal road and a mile down, it narrowed into single lane!

My CoPilot sat-nav on my Android phone has a very useful option to set average speed on certain road types. So I've set it to 50mph for A-roads and 5mph for anything smaller. When you route in 'fastest' mode, it works really well, sending you on much longer detours that keep you of small roads (only got this AFTER the single-lane incident mentioned above ).

I posted this before, couldnt resist.lol

I have a little Satnav
It sits there in my car
A Satnav is a driver's friend
It tells you where you are

I have a little Satnav
I've had it all my life
It’s better than the normal ones
My Satnav is my wife

It gives me full instructions
Especially how to drive
"It's thirty miles an hour", it says
"You're doing thirty five"

It tells me when to stop and start
And when to use the brake
And tells me that it's never ever
Safe to overtake

It tells me when a light is red
And when it goes to green
It seems to know instinctively
Just when to intervene

It lists the vehicles just in front
And all those to the rear
And taking this into account
It specifies my gear.

I'm sure no other driver
Has so helpful a device
For when we leave and lock the car
It still gives its advice

It fills me up with counselling
Each journey's pretty fraught
So why don't I exchange it
And get a quieter sort?

Ah well, you see, it cleans the house,
Makes sure I'm properly fed,
It washes all my shirts and things
And - keeps me warm in bed!

Despite all these advantages
And my tendency to scoff,
I do wish that once in a while
I could turn the damned thing off.