Do you have your navigator in your car all the time

[wigfield]

Couldn't fit all the title in so

Do you have to navigator in your car all the time even when you know where you are going


Ive only just started to put mine in my car even when i know where im going,It really only came out during the summer but i found it its not a good idea just to store them away for a long period

[mikealder]

I will typically have 2 or 3 devices in the car with me where ever I am going, this caused a good laugh last Wednesday. We left the NEC and drove "blind" looking for a pub for a spot of lunch, eventually we found one and had to ask the barman where we were! I knew we were in Birmingham but not too sure of the exact location.

Yes, I know I should have the Pub POI category loaded to at least one device, a little like bolting the stable door after the horse has gone - Mike

[theripper]

I always have mine on and a route selected just so that I can get camera warnings. I have been driving up and down the A2 for nearly 30 years and I tend to go into autopilot mode so the camera warnings keep me aware, otherwise I would still be doing 70 when I go through the camera after the limit has changed to 50.

theripper

[Darren]

Yep, I have at least one in-car and on at all times. If nothing else it functions in speed camera alert mode.
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[tanda]

I usually use mine once or twice a month, the rest of the time it is in a draw. Will be wearing it out next week, off to the Isle of Wight.
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[Border_Collie]

Mine's only in the car when I go on holiday, day trips to unfamiliar places or if I'm out verifying.

[Johnny_D]

I tend to use mine all the time if i'm going more than a few miles.

TTG serves as my MP3 Player and Handsfree. It's also usefull for the cameras.

And on at least 3 occasions over the years i've had to make sudden changes to normal routes [Accidents ect ect] and the unit has been a real help!

JD
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[DennisN]

I have three on all the time, 1/4 mile or 400. I think I'd feel naked or threatened without them. Only one issuing nav instructions though since Vera protested it was worse than a bus load of back seat drivers. All three have different camera sets - #6 has TomTom set for laughs, 920 has pgpsw speed zoned set, ONE has TT and my pgpsw verification set.
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Dennis

If it tastes good - it's fattening.

Two of them are obesiting!!

[wiz]

[Brickie64]

Tend not to use mine of I'm just travelling locally.

If I'm on a motorway journey I'm familiar with I still tend to use the GPS as it gives me a reminder of how far away the next junction is, useful for deciding whether to get ready to leave at exit or get round some slower vehicles.

Came to mind the other day how much easier it is now with my TT to help me. Spent many years trying to find locations in UK and Europe with a fag packet map and dodgy instructions. Much less stress now when I drive somewhere new.
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[robertn]

Latest research shows that SatNav increase the likelyhood of an accident (incident), however less so than driving in unfamiliar roads. The advice is to not use them when driving on familiar roads....

I moved cities a year ago, and find that I am now better to turn my Satnav off when traveling around town, and use it when I get lost. I find that my situational awarness is near zip when I use the sat nav, so am not learning routes and landmarks around my city. I get completely lost when people talk about where things are -It's kinda embarrasing not knowing the name of the main street in town. An interesting depencency developing that the Marketing guys are delited about.

My advise would be don't use the Satnav unless you need it. You could either go cold turkey or wean yourself off it - cold turkey is probably more successful.

Speed cameras and Traffic warnings are (more than) useful though, you may want to keep it for those.

[Anita]

[DennisN]

Well said Anita. Mine let me take Grandson Jack to Jack's Lane and only last Wednesday I was delighted to drive along Stoneage Lane, which was so narrow I'd have been in trouble if a dinosaur had been coming the opposite way.
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Dennis

If it tastes good - it's fattening.

Two of them are obesiting!!

[GPS_fan]

I will usually have mine in the car for two reasons:

1) if there's a delay, the ETA on the GPS usually doesn't change drastically, hence it stops panic setting in if you're against a deadline

2) if you're faced with a detour, you can keep an eye on the road whilst your GPS keeps an eye on where you're going and may take you along roads you never knew existed

It just gives a little peace of mind
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[MaFt]

if i don't have a pnd in the car then i have either igo8 or copilot 7 on the phone running.

i don't use it for navigation unless there's traffic then i'll get a route done (saves me thinking and even after living in bradford 28 years there's still little shortcuts i never knew about ). they also function as camera warnings. in-built poi's pretty much suck though so a quick google is often required if i get a call from the mrs to nip to asda!

i tend to use the pnd's for navigation to places i'm unfamiliar with and/or verification. if i'm likely to need to get to morrisons at any point then i'd take the pnd cos, as mentioned above, the ones built in are a bit naff...! pnd's are generally easier to add custom pois (with the exception of tt navigator?)

MaFt

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