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DERRICK
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:40 pm    Post subject: New maps for Hindhead tunnel? Reply with quote

Now that the A3 Hindhead tunnel is open, will the re-routing alter on tomtom units as this project was started about 4years ago so will tomtom have it showing on their maps now?. They have had plenty of time to do this? Also the travel times will be quicker aswell.
They also have average speed cameras inside the tunnel (no gps signals).

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:01 pm    Post subject: Re: New maps for Hindhead tunnel? Reply with quote

DERRICK wrote:

They also have average speed cameras inside the tunnel (no gps signals).
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The 940 and similar models with EPS will still give speed camera warnings when the GPS signal is dropped.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'D say give TT at least 2-3 years before this appears in their maps!
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can someone give me the exact location (In decimal co-ordinates) and I will see if is on the latest maps and if not, i`ll send TT a message about the missing new road!

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 3:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Old road still on the Route planner from TT and showing road works for 10 Km - says it all really.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tomtom route planner does not always have the latest map on it, ironically! Just like after a new map is released, Google maps do not have the latest TT/TA map on display for a while after.

Can someone with the latest (v8.70) maps confirm that this new tunnel is definitely not on the map?

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

falkirk81 wrote:
Can someone give me the exact location (In decimal co-ordinates) and I will see if is on the latest maps and if not, i`ll send TT a message about the missing new road!

Steven



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This has been raised in another threadhere and apparently the new route has been in the latest map for a while already.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

falkirk81 wrote:
Can someone with the latest (v8.70) maps confirm that this new tunnel is definitely not on the map?

It is on the 870 map:


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Darren and Anita, many thanks Smile

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I traveled around that area about two months ago, and not only was the new road indicated but the device was telling me to take it even though it was not opened yet; and to make matters even more silly, the old road which I was travelling on had disappeared from the map! It had me driving through fields?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes - did that with me last Saturday returning from Portsmouth.

But the southbound tunnel is now open - what does TT do now??
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

psyskiesman wrote:
I traveled around that area about two months ago, and not only was the new road indicated but the device was telling me to take it even though it was not opened yet; and to make matters even more silly, the old road which I was travelling on had disappeared from the map! It had me driving through fields?


Tomtom are damned if they do, and damned if they don't aren't they?!?

Maps come out every 3 months, so there is always going to be a period of time from when the new road opens and the map is updated.

Take this new Hindhead road. It has now opened, and Tomtom added the road to the latest map v8.70 which was released about 6 weeks ago. Now the next map is due out in about 6 weeks time.

So what do Tomtom do? Release v8.70 map without the new bypass and have 6 weeks of incorrect routing before the v8.75 map comes out? Or do as they have done, and add the new bypass to the v8.70 map and have 6 weeks at the beginning of incorrect routing?

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree, by the comments here, releasing a map with a road due for release is not good enough, nor is the road not being on the map the moment it is opened (regardless of if a map update has been released or not)

Crazy situation, and it just goes to show what companies are up against today

No wonder sometimes they just let comments from users go over their heads, when you get impossible comments like this!
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey, don't shoot the messenger! I wasn't complaining, just commenting on what I saw. Having said that, why was the original road erased from the Map? It has a few turn offs so surely it will remain in place after the new road is fully operational? What if my destination was on one of those turn offs? How would I know where I was? My job entails driving to and from places I've never even heard of, let alone knowing the local topography.
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