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ant500 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 21
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:27 pm Post subject: could do with some help tomtom 1 |
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Ok here we go got a tomtom 1 ver4
I am finding when I plan a route and pick the fastest route that I always end up down some country lane don’t get me wrong I always get there but am just fed up going down country lanes and having to backup because there is not enough room for two cars to past that how bad it is.
Is there a setting to keep me to the main road and not down country lanes?
used it today to go from south Wales to Bristol airport and again it seems to send me cross-country rather than keeping me to the main roads double checked and i am selecting the fastest route.
ps forgot to say i have western europe and uk maps v675.1409 |
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tanda Lifetime Member
Joined: Aug 21, 2005 Posts: 617 Location: Gloucester UK
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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Are you sure its on fastest route, shortest route usually does that, and make sure "plan for limited speed", is not selected, or "Avoid motorways". The only one I have ticked is "Plan fastest route". _________________ Audi A3 Sline sat nav |
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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: Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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EDIT- Accidental double post
Last edited by Andy_P on Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:56 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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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: Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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If everything is as Tanda says, then there's nothing more you can do. There are no hidden "avoid cart tracks" or "use only major roads" options.
Quite why TomTom have never implemented this is a total mystery. I'm sure they would if it was easy.
Annoying sometimes, but quite fun at others! |
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ant500 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 21
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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can you tell me where i can find these on the tomtom 1
"plan for limited speed", :o "Avoid motorways". :o |
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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You will need to select Show all Menu Options in Change Preferences and then you can use the Planning Preferences to choose them. _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1135 |
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ant500 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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cheers for that :D
it must be easy to put this in the menu as rac and aa plan a route donot send you down country lanes they keep you to the main roads |
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Robin2 Lifetime Member
Joined: Nov 24, 2003 Posts: 1441 Location: Swansea
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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I drive from South Wales to Bristol Airport and the country route chosen by TomTom using B roads is usually the best! (It is the route usually chosen by taxi drivers, because it avoids getting caught up in heavy traffic around Bristol.)
Robin _________________ TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
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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: Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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ant500 wrote: | c
it must be easy to put this in the menu |
Only if the map data that TomTom buy and then code for their units includes the size/type of road.
I read somewhere that TeleAtlas has something like 19 "layers" of detail available, of which TomTom only uses a fraction. |
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hoot Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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dito robin 2 did the same run and it was easy |
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