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Hairywol

06/7/2016 at 7:53pm
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Here you go.

http://www.halfords.com/technology/sat-nav/car-sat-nav/garmin-nuvi-2589lm-5-sat-nav-with-uk-ireland-full-europe-lifetime-maps-traffic-updates.

You can update maps before you go to be sure of the very latest. I have two Garmins and rate them very well.

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fleck2

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If I ever buy another dedicated sat nav I would probably try a Garmin again. I bought one of the early ones in 2003, cost me about £750 and it was so buggy it was virtually useless. I vowed never to buy another Garmin as long as I lived... But I feel I may be in a position to forgive soon.
It's handy to be able to use your phone when traveling sometimes, and leave the navigation to something else. I'm sticking with the TomTom for a while longer though, once you get used to its silly habits they can be circumvented, mind you a lapse in your concentration and it will have you up a side street in no time.

Also something I forgot to mention earlier is that although I updated the TomTom maps just days before our last trip to Spain, some new roads weren't on the map, but yes, you guessed it, they were all present and correct on Google Maps

Minty78

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I'm going to jump on the back of this thread as I too am looking for a new sat nav for our trip to France in a couple of weeks.

I currently have an old (2004?) Tom Tom that is not suitable. It only has main roads in Western Europe and can't be updated as the maps are preloaded onto it. So any road changes since 2004 aren't on there, so I want one that has lifetime updates as we've been lost too many times trying to find campsites!

I'm probably going to get a Garmin as we use them at work and I prefer them to my Tom Tom (I understand sat navs have come a long way since 2004 and the current Tom Toms may be better, but I just prefer the interface of the Garmins).

What I want to know is are all the extra features worthwhile? Like the 'Digital Traffic', 'Real Directions', 'Drive Smart' etc. I've tried to find an explanation of them all on Garmin website but can't see anything.

I will probably be buying it off Amazon as I have a gift card, unless a high street store is doing any amazing deals, and it just seems to be a bit of a minefield with so many different models!

Hairywol

07/7/2016 at 4:28pm
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My Garmin satnavs have real-time traffic, and has saved us a few tailbacks. It lets you know what the alternative route is on the screen together with time saving. For 5 - 10 mins I usually override it, but in the case of an accident, and with a ferry waiting ...

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Blueskys

07/7/2016 at 5:06pm
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We just us Google maps on the phone. Free, up-to-date and easier to program than some sat nav systems.

spiritburner

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We've been using co-pilot on phone & tablet for a few years now. Very happy with it.

legenetay

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Another fan of CoPilot here. I have used it for several trips to France without going wrong, using both toll and non toll routes, and on the last trip we brought our caravan home from the Loire using the RV setting without any problems. Also very cheap at around £30.

brentrich

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Just reserved the Tom Tom Start 25 at my local Argos - thanks

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Garmin for me, I have a Nuvi 55 with free lifetime updates for UK and Europe, and I use it all the time in France. It`s `Points of Interest` setting is great for finding just about anything on route, fuel, supermarkets and the like.
It is also well under £100 on Amazon.

IbilboI

09/7/2016 at 7:08am
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Navmii - Download for free before u go for phones & gives u GPS when in country...
Will beat any satnav hands down

Minty78

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Quote: Originally posted by Minty78 on 07/7/2016
I'm going to jump on the back of this thread as I too am looking for a new sat nav for our trip to France in a couple of weeks.

I currently have an old (2004?) Tom Tom that is not suitable. It only has main roads in Western Europe and can't be updated as the maps are preloaded onto it. So any road changes since 2004 aren't on there, so I want one that has lifetime updates as we've been lost too many times trying to find campsites!

I'm probably going to get a Garmin as we use them at work and I prefer them to my Tom Tom (I understand sat navs have come a long way since 2004 and the current Tom Toms may be better, but I just prefer the interface of the Garmins).

What I want to know is are all the extra features worthwhile? Like the 'Digital Traffic', 'Real Directions', 'Drive Smart' etc. I've tried to find an explanation of them all on Garmin website but can't see anything.

I will probably be buying it off Amazon as I have a gift card, unless a high street store is doing any amazing deals, and it just seems to be a bit of a minefield with so many different models!

We've decided to save our money and use our phones in stead. Already have Navmii and Google Maps on there and after advice on here will download Co-Pilot too just in case.

Alphonso De Lard

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I'm in the process of giving the TomTom app a go on my phone. Free app, for up to 50 miles a month (giving you a chance to trial it locally), and only £14.99 for unlimited mileage for a year, £35 for three years. I've also used google in France, that worked well, but TomTom allows you to download maps therefore saving on a lot of data costs.

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tigang

16/7/2016 at 3:33pm
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I have agonised about SatNavs for a long time; there are just so many models and options.

My TomTom currently has an annually renewable 'live' pack of traffic and cameras with lifetime map updates for UK/ROI, but when the current live subscription runs out I am going for the latest top-of-the-range version.

Why? Because you can now get a lifetime pack which includes maps (pretty much for the world), traffic, speed cameras etc. with no annual subscriptions and [not being a phone] no data charges.

I understand the sub-£100 ceiling, but long-term I think it is wise to 'spend to save'.

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tigang

16/7/2016 at 3:37pm
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Sorry... just to add... I really dislike TomTom because, although they run on a Linux operating system, they are not Linux compatible which is really annoying since I do not use £Windoze; however, I hate to say that they knock spots off the competition.

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greasychipbutty

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I use the tom tom start every day of my working life mainly because the jobs i visit are inputed into the points of interest ,it is a great sat nav but it does take me down very narrow country lanes and small coble streets and villages .For towing the van using co-pilot app i can adjust my street setting types very easy about 5 different settings per street type.

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We use a Tom Tom 6100, ended up paying £145 using a staff discount scheme on top of a trade in deal and sale price. The live traffic updates work a treat and allow you to avoid the jams. We used it to great effect last year in a town in France with a market on. It guided us right around it saving a lot of sitting in traffic.
It gives you safety areas automatically indicating where speeds cameras are in France all legally.

Had a far in the past but found it useless but appreciate they all change as technology progress's. Google maps is here now and making a lot of them redundant as technology does till the new kid on the block arrives.

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