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Wizzardoz Regular Visitor
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 2:27 pm Post subject: Alternative route preference |
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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? |
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sussamb Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 4457 Location: West Sussex
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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No to the first and yes to the second
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. |
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Kremmen Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 7053 Location: Reading
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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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:
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Wizzardoz Regular Visitor
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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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. |
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Wizzardoz Regular Visitor
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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sussamb wrote: | No to the first and yes to the second
If you want to force it to follow motorways you will need to insert enough viapoints or shaping points to make it do so. |
If I have a postcode for destination, how can I insert a viapoint please? |
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sussamb Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 4457 Location: West Sussex
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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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. |
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Wizzardoz Regular Visitor
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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Many thanks |
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Roy124 Regular Visitor
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:45 am Post subject: |
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In this case, and on regular routes, using the Sat Nav is useful for ETA and that traffic knows where you are going. |
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Allan_whoops Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:27 am Post subject: |
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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. |
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