Garmin real voice can be a real pain.

[Anita]

[M8TJT]

Yes, but TTS rules can be set up to dictate (if you'll pardon the pun) just how numbers are pronounced. Although not necessarily by the user.

But what about the A100 and the A125. 'A one hundred' and 'A one two five'?

[marksfish]

I wish I hadn't read this thread I hadn't noticed anything until today. My unit is not consistent with road names/ numbers. Main roads (A14 for example) are all number driven. Once you turn off, it is a mixture of road names and road numbers. I came across one roundabout that said 2nd exit to **Cambridge Road, the next roundabout said straight over to A620 even though it was the same road (and Cambridge Road was showing in the top banner).

** Road name/ number may be different as can't totally remember.

Mark
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[AuldMike]

Sorry to spoil your satnav pleasure.
I wrote to Garmin suggesting that for the UK, if a road has a number then use it. That would be in-line with the road signs and safer.
Unfortunately, Garmin do the opposite. If they can find a road name then the road number is omitted. I encountered A roads with two digits Axx, and still the Nuvi gave me the local road names. These names were not visible in local road signs.
I don't hold much hope of Nokia, who do the maps, changing their database to swap road names for numbers. Be prepared for junctions using road names a lot.
As I mentioned in earlier correspondence, it is a serious problem where lane discipline is required, especially with Britain's infatuation with roundabouts.

TTS: I have a non-satnav application where if the speech engine encounters a word with letters and numbers, it spells it out. Works well most of the time.

[BigJohnD]

[sussamb]

Actually Garmin have been increasing the use of road numbers compared with names with each map update for the last couple of years but it's a bit like junction views etc, each map update there are more.
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[Kremmen]

My local main north to south route into Heathrow is still referred to as 'The Parkway' by Garmin instead of the A312 or even 'Hayes ByPass' that is on a few road signs.

I would imagine a lot of people using this route are travellers unsure of the area and nowhere on any street sign or nameplate is parkway visible.
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[cottonsocks]

I wish I had known about Garmin making such extensive use of road names rather than road numbers at junctions as I don't think I would have bought it if I had known this. I only gave it its really first good test today and several times when I approached busy main roundabouts I didn't know which approach lane to be in because my Garmin was not telling me the road number, thus rendering the markings on the road and traffic signs useless. I think I may have to revert to my TomTom if Garmin are going to continue with this. I'm going to write to them this evening to see what they have to say.

[sussamb]

Well Garmin are introducing more road numbers where appropriate, but generally if you're told to take the 3rd exit for example just take the third exit. You'll see the signs that tell you which road is the third exit as you approach.
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[pcaouolte]

Several times today my Garmin has instructed me to turn "onto the road". This seems to be where it does not know the number or the name of the road. The "onto the road" part of the instruction is unnecessary.

I also don't need to be told to take the exit "on the left" when on a motorway as I have never seen an exit on the right in this country (if there is one I would be happy, in that exceptional case, to be told to take the exit on the right).

I do find the Garmin to be very chatty compared to the TomTom, it often uses more instructions than I need to get safely to my destination. For example "in two miles enter the roundabout" is not necessary as I will arrive at the roundabout and automatically enter it. Today it even said "Continue on the road" .

Sometimes it would help to have more detail when turns are close together, for example it has directed me onto a slip road which leads to a roundabout on several occasions without any advance indication of the direction that I should take at the roundabout so I have no idea which lane to get in on the slip road until I am actually on it in a two lane queue.

I agree with others that it should direct me onto the A1 rather than the "Doncaster Bypass".
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[cottonsocks]

[M8TJT]

Is not 'Take the third exit' a bit of a clue as to your positioning on approach?
Having said that, the road numbers where relevant would be better. Even better would be 'Take the third exit. A259, towards Hastings' if that's what the road sign said, rather than 'Third exit onto Bexhill Road'.

[Kremmen]

It sounds like Garmin don't road test their decisions. Street names are silly if you are in strange territory and on major roads.
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[cottonsocks]

[Kremmen]

My built in Alpine SatNav goes into super zoom at such junctions and roundabouts and shows exactly where you are, continually updated, and is almost like watching a smooth video.

It also announces "Next Exit" where appropriate and is very accurate.

I think M8's SatNav is the same model.

Unfortunately, since 2015, Honda have switched to an Android head unit with built in Garmin as the SatNav. One of the reasons I'm not getting a new Honda.
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