GPS is Great

[Mr K]

I got fined £50 in Switzerland for going down a road the fekkin GPS told me to......apparently it was for 'local people' only......said so in German (so the jobsworth GS riding copper told me). My mate following me also got done. GPS ows me £100

B*gger! You mean GPS doesn't give you the right to ride through recently created subways???

 

[xpi0t0s]

GPS ows me £100

Next time you're on the motorway, when you need fuel, instead of pulling in at a services tell it to find the nearest (to here, not to route) petrol then look for a Morrisons or other supermarket, or other garages you know you like. I've saved up to 8p a litre over the motorway prices which is getting on for 10%. Don't think the GPS has paid for itself just yet (not had it a year yet) but it should eventually.

Certainly the database gets out of date; garages close down and get redeveloped, but in my experience there's always another on the list. The worst case of this I had was in Birmingham where it sent me to three no longer existent garages before I got to one that was still open. Presumably the mapping updates include updates to stuff like this as well.

 

[Taff]

.. You can't generally tell that you're going to double-back on yourself from the pink line on the screen. There's the rub. Autozoom makes things worse, since it zooms ouy way-way too far for most journeys...

You do realise you can swith off Autozoom - dont you. Agree that it's a PITA and finding the off option made life easier.

In fact from reading posts on here, I don't remember anyone having a good word in favour of Autozoom.

 

[Dellis]

You'll also find that it doesn't hold UK MacDonalds either. Apparently there isn't enough call for it in the UK

That is a definite bonus! Certainly not a shortfall!

Dave

 

[Twotter]

That is a definite bonus! Certainly not a shortfall!

Dave

Makes it easier to avoid them if you know where they are though