What would you suggest? - Speed cam detector hidden from vie

[pghstochaj]

Hi everybody, looking for some of your expert advice if possible please.

I have a car with built in sat-nav so my old tomtom now just sits at home. Like most inbuilt sat navs it does not have cameras installed, but since I am very pleased with how it works generally, I refuse to use my tomtom as a second device.

However, I frequently have to go to weird and wonderful places in the UK for work and as such, I want to mitigate against being caught out. I don't speed (how many people must say that all the time...) but it's for that one occasion where a mistake is made that I need to avoid.

I want to buy a speed camera detector that can be installed underneath my dash, remain audible (but not seen) and then connected using an external antenna for GPS. I have a nasty dislike of any gadgets anywhere on view after my car was broken into, hence the hidden option is what I am aiming for.

Could anybody please advice any units that they are aware of which would be able to match my requirements?

Thanks in advance.

[Pocketgps]

I looked last year for such a unit to use with the PGPSW files, but could not find one.

[pghstochaj]

[mikealder]

Which TomTom device have you got? Depending upon the device it should be possible to put the TT in the glovebox and still get warnings that you can hear in the car via an aux speaker - Mike

[pghstochaj]

[pghstochaj]

[Kritou]

Shame that development of the PGPSW detector has been put on ice - suspect it would do what you and many others of us want ..........???

[pghstochaj]

Thanks for the help so far everybody.

Am I right then in guessing that nobody can advise any unit for my purpose? I would use my tomtom but without an automatic on, it won't work exactly for my purpose. I would consider the inforad, as it seems to be a reasonable option for this.

[ringdoby]

Does the pogo alert not fit your requirements, or even an old B2 from ebay?

[pghstochaj]

[pghstochaj]

I was very interested in an old Origin B2 but i saw that the update cost is £50 a year, I think that is excessive

[ringdoby]

£50/year may seem excessive when compared to the PGPSW database, but the origin/ pogo devices are directional; if the camera isnt relevant to the direction of your travel, it alerts you that a camera is present, but not a concern to you at this time. If the camera is bi-directional, then it assumes that it is relevant, and alerts you accordingly.

I used a b2 for several years until I went to a satnav system with the PGPSW database. The constant unneccessary warnings got tiresome, and I stayed with the b2 until I replaced the satnav and b2 with a pogodrive.

I have been using the pogodrive now for almost 18 months. The satnav function leaves a lot to be desired, but the SCD and database is faultless.

I bought this as a trade-in for my b2, I had the choice of the drive for £200, or the alert for £175. Given the choice again, I would have gone for the pogo alert, but I do not regret giving origin technologies my money

I now tend to use the pogodrive in safety mode (camera detection only), whilst I search for a new satnav.

£50 is less than £1/week over a year

[Darren]

[pghstochaj]

I don't think the idea of £1 a week is relevant, it's still £50 a year to pay out - maybe I just don't drive enough to make it worthwhile.

[ringdoby]

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