could do with some help tomtom 1

ant500 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 21

Ok here we go got a tomtom 1 ver4 Smile

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. Sad

Is there a setting to keep me to the main road and not down country lanes? Question

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. Crying or Very sad

ps forgot to say i have western europe and uk maps v675.1409

tanda · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject:

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".
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Andy_P · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject:

EDIT- Accidental double post

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:34 pm Post subject:

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.
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ant500 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 21

can you tell me where i can find these on the tomtom 1

"plan for limited speed", :o "Avoid motorways". :o

Oldboy · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject:

You will need to select Show all Menu Options in Change Preferences and then you can use the Planning Preferences to choose them.
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ant500 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 21

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 Laughing

Robin2 · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject:

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
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Andy_P · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject:

hoot · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 23, 2006 Posts: 6

dito robin 2 did the same run and it was easy

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