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kbv1
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 Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:02 am Post subject: Just a favor |
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can someone type in the destination of TF1 3QP from where they live and see what street it gives you
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rugrat2
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:46 am Post subject: |
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| Gives me st julians close.... |
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kbv1
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| showmethewaytogohome wrote: | Hi
Your quoted post-code contains only 6 digits
my understanding is that all postcodes contain 7
would you please verify TF1 3QP is correct |
yup thats my postcode and around here its 6 digits. Yeah St Julians is what i get but is not roght argh  
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Oldboy
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:14 am Post subject: |
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| kbv1 wrote: | | Yeah St Julians is what i get but is not roght argh |
That's because the co-ordinates supplied by the OS to TT fall between St Agathas Close and St Julians Close, and just happens to be a little nearer the latter.
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kbv1
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Oldboy wrote: | | kbv1 wrote: | | Yeah St Julians is what i get but is not roght argh |
That's because the co-ordinates supplied by the OS to TT fall between St Agathas Close and St Julians Close, and just happens to be a little nearer the latter. |
the thing is though when i set out from my house without putting any route in so its justa real time map it says im 250yards way from my road and im sitting in a field. When do i go past my road on the tomtom on my way out the road leads in to a feild and also there is an extra road on the map where i live. I think becasue of this extra road its  the map up. it only seems to be here which is wrong everywere else is fine. Good job i know where i live and how to find it, |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Report it as a map error (to TeleAtlas if the actual roadmap is wrong, or (I guess) to TomTom if the postcode boundary is wrong. |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| showmethewaytogohome wrote: | Hi
Your quoted post-code contains only 6 digits
my understanding is that all postcodes contain 7
would you please verify TF1 3QP is correct |
Nope, 5, 6 or 7
It's usually in the format City Code, District, Number, Two Letters
City Code can be one or two leters, e.g. for Newcastle it's NE, but Manchester is just M.
District is a number either one or two digits.
The number and two letter code is the street code. |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Your quoted post-code contains only 6 digits
my understanding is that all postcodes contain 7
would you please verify TF1 3QP is correct |
Postcodes can be anything from 5-7 digits long.
The first part of the postcode is generally a combination of 1 or 2 letters followed by 1 or 2 digits (e.g. B3, B17, TF1, TS19). (There are a few exceptions to this rule, mainly in central London, but it is OK as a general rule)
The second part of the postcode is always 1 digit followed by 2 letters. |
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kbv1
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| is there like a contact number to call tomtom and tell them whats going on as email and problem forms cant really be good enough? |
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rkm_hm
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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| kbv1 wrote: | | is there like a contact number to call tomtom and tell them whats going on as email and problem forms cant really be good enough? |
Since map errors typically take several years to correct, why would phoning them be any more effective than email?
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