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peasemore Lifetime Member
Joined: Aug 03, 2007 Posts: 379 Location: Berkshire
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Anita Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 3219 Location: Windlesham, Surrey
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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I've planned a route on my TT 720 from Birdsgreen, (on the A442 not the A422 as stated by the Mail ) south east of Hampton Loade, to Chelmarsh, across the river and to the north west of Hampton Loade, and both fastest and shortest routes keep me on the A442 up to Bridgnorth, then down to Chelmarsh on the B4555.
Does anyone have a device that does use the route the Daily Mail claim? _________________ Anita
TomTom VIA 135 - App 12.075
UK map 1130.12368
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15226 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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maps.google.com directions from "Birds green, Hampton Loade, Shropshire" to "chelmarsh" take you up to bridgenorth and back down again so doesn't try go through hampton loade...
they probably had it set on pedestrian mode ;)
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Border_Collie Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 2543 Location: Rainham, Kent. England.
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | both fastest and shortest routes keep me on the A442 up to Bridgnorth, then down to Chelmarsh on the B4555. | The iGO 2006 plus does the same route as yours but in Pedestrian mode it routes via the ferry. |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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I've added my comments...
Quote: | 1 - Who said it was a TomTom problem? I cannot see any reference to a particular brand in the article.
2 - The article itself is wrong. The road is the A442 NOT the A422. Let he who casts the first stone... :-)
3 - For info, my TomTom does NOT use this route. A test journey from Birdsgreen to Chelmarsh is routed via Bridgnorth.
Put it down to another silly season DM story? |
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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AndyP2002 wrote: | 3 - For info, my TomTom does NOT use this route. A test journey from Birdsgreen to Chelmarsh is routed via Bridgnorth. |
Unfortunately my V650 Map will get my feet wet.
Just have to take my rose-tinted glasses off. _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1135 |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Aha...
So those wonderful journalists COULD have researched the story properly and said " there was a problem, but we understand it has already been rectified in the latest mapping".
But that wouldn't be such a good story though... |
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philpugh Lifetime Member
Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 2003 Location: Antrobus, Cheshire
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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Anita wrote: | Does anyone have a device that does use the route the Daily Mail claim? |
My nuvi 660 doesn't use that route. _________________ Phil |
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Tim Buxton Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 14/09/2002 20:56:18 Posts: 5231 Location: Surrey, United Kingdom
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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Unsurprisingly, they didn't publish my comment. _________________ Tim |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Well go on....
You can't leave us hanging! |
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Tim Buxton Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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Want to bet? _________________ Tim |
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