Best Sat Nav

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Can anyone tell me which is the best Sat Nav for a motorhome. We do not go abroad, so UK only is all that is needed.
 
There's no such thing as 'the best'- it depends on exactly what you want it for, but mainly personal preference. Then there's the choice between a stand alone device like Garmin and tomtom and the many software options, many of which are free.
My personal preference is Garmin, but that's partly because you can get maps for many countries, even outside Europe, for free (legally!), but presumably that's of no interest to you.
 
I don't like my Garmin - it makes stupid decisions.

Eg, travelling north it always insists we should come off the A19 and then rejoin it a short distance later (around here Google Maps, I think it is). Of course, we ignore it but we now have to double check all questionable routing.
 
Their are truck. Caravan , sat navs, you put your vehicle dimensions in and it should not send down narrow lanes or under low bridges .
 
beaubowmore said:
Can anyone tell me which is the best Sat Nav for a motorhome. We do not go abroad, so UK only is all that is needed.
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Iv'e tried TomTom, Garmin & recently, one of the cheap Chinese Truck sat nav's.

Personally, I have found TomTom to be best, BUT that was the old model GO500. They aren't produced anymore, and when it eventually packed up, after almost 10 yrs of use, I researched what was available. The general opinion of several people, suggested that the new TomTom models, were not like the older versions, and people who had owned older ones, wouldn't find newer models to their liking.

With this in mind, I bought a Garmin nuvi 54. Halfords were selling them at a reasonable price, at the time. For me, it hasn't been as useful as my old TomTom, but, downloading my own POI's and updating the mapping, is so much easier. That is a real plus point.

The Chinese Truck sat nav, whilst it was certainly cheap, suffers from not having a very bright screen, which is a problem in bright sunlight. It is, however, excellent value for money, and quite easy to add POI's, albeit a more lengthy procedure that Garmin.

The bottom line is, in my opinion, the Garmin Nuvi is quite acceptable, (there are several deals on these, currently), although it tends to try and take me down narrow roads far more often than TomTom did.

Please bear in mind, that, from my perspective, I only want a basic sat nav, no frills like bluetooth etc
 
Satnavs can be quite daunting at first, so you might like to consider after sales service. Garmin have offices in England, and will answer queries quickly and efficiently.

Contact Garmin Customer Support
Monday–Friday: 8:30 AM–5:30 PM Western European Time (GMT/UTC)
Phone (freephone from UK landline): 0808 238 0000
Phone (within UK): 0370 850 1242
Phone (outside UK): +44 870 850 1242​
 
i have an old navman and can't hear it very well over the engine,volume is a something to bear in mind,
 
Steve121 said:
Some Garmins can output their sound through your car stereo system.
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So can some Tomtoms, certainly all three of mine (Tomtom GO's) can by using either the FM transmitter which is built in, by bluetooth or by cable to the aux in on the van stereo, the only ones I have not been able to are XL 30 Series, ONE XL, ONE 3rd Edition, ONE 2nd Edition and of course the Tomtom Riders all of which are not what I would use in a Motorhome anyway

I use a bluetooth speaker which is very loud when it gives the instructions
 
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