Navigating to Junctions

TheGavsta · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 21, 2006 Posts: 3

Does anyone else have problems using the Junction option when setting a destination or via point? For most junctions, I find the search results in "No matches found".

Looking out of my window I can see a junction of an A and a B road, however, my Zumo 660 cannot find that junction via a search for either road numbers or the road names.

I came across the problem touring France last year; when away I like to plan from a paper map and create a route of waypoints on the GPS using the junction feature. The Zumo simply couldn't 'find' the junctions despite them showing on the map. Never had a problem doing this on TomTom devices!!!

This is the example that has reminded me of the issue: I wanted to set a pub called The Errington Arms that sits on the junction of the A68 and the B6318 in Northumberland as a waypoint in a route. It's not a POI so searched for the junction using all three options, City: Corbridge, Post Code: NE45 5QB and Search All. Nothing.

I cannot figure it out. Despite the map showing the roads meet, it's as if the GPS thinks the roads do not. I've spent a long time trawling the web for answers to no avail. Is it just my device?

PhilHornby · Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: Navigating to Junctions

sussamb · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:16 am Post subject:

I think you'll find that Garmin expects street names not road numbers when searching for junctions. My 1490 works perfectly well when you input names.

As already posted though, I tend to use 'browse map' and select from there if I'm after a junction as a destination.

TheGavsta · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 21, 2006 Posts: 3

Thanks so much for the replies. The on/off ramps are an interesting idea. I wonder if the junction search fails with roundabouts too; I'll try some further tests with road names as well.

For me it's a shame this doesn't work reliably on Garmin. After all TomTom seem to have it sorted.

PhilHornby · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 3:33 pm Post subject: Names or Numbers...

sussamb · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:05 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that. I don't use junctions often so as a test I put in my home town and the junction of 2 major A roads ... no joy Crying or Very sad

But it did work with street names ... so I maybe jumped to the wrong conclusion, seems numbers might work after all (if only occasionally) Twisted Evil

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