Alternative route preference

Wizzardoz · Regular Visitor Joined: Sep 30, 2006 Posts: 120

If I want to travel across London, can Garmin be programmed to use Motorways route rather than go through "town" please? Alternatively, if I enter a postcode, can it give me a choice of route to take please?

sussamb · Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 2:39 pm Post subject:

No to the first and yes to the second Wink

If you want to force it to follow motorways you will need to insert enough viapoints or shaping points to make it do so.
_________________
Where there's a will ... there's a way.

Kremmen · Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 5:24 pm Post subject:

My first thought was, if you know you want to cross London via the motorways then do you really need the Satnav to guide you?

If your using the M25 then once on it just exit at your preferred junction by which time it will have recalculated the best route to your destination.
_________________
Satnav:
Garmin 2599 LMT-D (Indoor test rig)
DashCam:
Viofo A119 V3
Car Average MPG :

Wizzardoz · Regular Visitor Joined: Sep 30, 2006 Posts: 120

The situation was that I was on the outskirts of London and when I put a postcode for a place near Redhill, it started taking me through town. I wanted to get on to the M25 so that I could get to Redhill easily. I did not know where M25 was and could not think of a point to direct Garmin to M25.

Wizzardoz · Regular Visitor Joined: Sep 30, 2006 Posts: 120

sussamb · Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 7:58 pm Post subject:

Do a where to, and then the postcode. Once the route's been calculated and its navigating back out to the menu and do another where to and insert the via point. You'll be asked if you want to start a new route or add it to an existing route, choose add to existing route.
_________________
Where there's a will ... there's a way.

Wizzardoz · Regular Visitor Joined: Sep 30, 2006 Posts: 120

Many thanks Smile

Roy124 · Regular Visitor Joined: May 09, 2004 Posts: 162

In this case, and on regular routes, using the Sat Nav is useful for ETA and that traffic knows where you are going.

Allan_whoops · Frequent Visitor Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 369

As above, for the traffic info. I know how to get there but I want an idea of what is up ahead. It was very useful on saturday when they closed the A21 due to ...................an accident involving 3 cars.

	PocketGPS
	Web