Confusion over how TT calculates routes.

[TomDavison]

Hi,

I asked my TT 730T to take me from Bedford to Helston (Cornwall) avoiding motorways. It warned that there was a toll on the route, and asked if I wanted to avoid it. I said no and was given a route 310miles, taking 6hr 18min. Out of interest, I then asked it to avoid the toll, and was given an alternative that was 304miles, and 6hr 2 mins. I had always assumed that it would go first for the fastest route, avoiding motorways, but clearly it doesn't do that. Any ideas why not?

[DennisN]

How interesting. I've just done the same with my 920T, using city centres and I got similar results.

Do not avoid Toll = 308, 6:14.
Avoid Toll = 301, 5:58.
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[Andy_P]

Sounds like a bug to me!!
Will pass it on...

[Pocketgps]

Just tried that on a TT ONE v4 - 815 map

Do not avoid Toll = 311, 6:32
Avoid Toll = 311, 6:32

The ONE v4 does not show any difference between use Toll or avoid Toll

Shortest route = 286, 8:53

[Andy_P]

Are you asking it to avoid motorways first?

[Oldboy]

My 910 and 825 Map, going from/to City Centre doesn't even mention a Toll!

It gives 6:54 hrs - 311M

But then it always overestimates the journey time.
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[DennisN]

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Talking of toll charge warnings, my TT Go 530 tells me there is a toll road on my route whenever I plan a journey going through the central london congestion charging zone on a Sunday afternoon! Surely it knows when the congestion charge applies and when it doesn't? Especially when there is no chance the journey being so long that I might not get into the zone until the next Monday morning...?

There doesn't seem to be any "intelligence" in the TT systems regarding when a toll charge might apply and when it clearly would not!

Thoughts anyone?

J-P

[PaulB2005]

I suspect that any toll charge data would be built into the map data, like the IQ Routes data. SO if you have the latest maps with the latest toll charges all is well. However what happens if you have maps 12-18 months out of date and the times of the toll changed? You plan a route thinking the Toll doesn't apply and end up getting fined for non-payment!

At the end of the day your Sat Nav is a GUIDE and even then primarily for navigation. Important information such as tolls and their timings should be researched separately. Just like when people had paper maps.

[DennisN]

[falkirk81]

The Toll roads removal in Scotland has already been mentioned to the appropriate people. I would expect it integrated into map data sometime this year.
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[layingback]

To the original problem, my guess would be that it uses the standard (TeleAtlas?) route selection with the appropriate user-specified criteria first, and then applies IQ to the best 2, 3, 5, whatever (but a small number) of routes (TT code?). Too hard any other way :-)

And as I suspect the toll road selection is in the initial route selection (as soon as it encounters a toll), the IQ analysis never gets to consider the toll route.

On the toll direction/time, I think PaulB2005 is correct, and built into the map it just isn't refined - or current - enough to do much more than declare "toll in one or more directions some or most of the time."
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[navver]

My 520 with 8.10 map shows 6.1miles 3.01 hours using the A30.
Using IQ routes surely we will all get different results unless we all use the same departure time for the journey

[Andy_P]

As far as I know, if you opt for "avoid motorways" it will not use IQ routes anyway.
I think IQ routes are only used for "Fastest" calculations.

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