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Topic: TomTom And Motaquote Seek To Drive Down Insurance Costs |
topgearuk
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:54 am Subject: TomTom And Motaquote Seek To Drive Down Insurance Costs |
Only the start of what? People getting cheaper insurance by offering to be monitored to PROVE they are safe drivers?
It's been happening for years! Insurance companies say 'if you can prove your no ... |
Topic: TomTom And Motaquote Seek To Drive Down Insurance Costs |
topgearuk
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:56 am Subject: TomTom And Motaquote Seek To Drive Down Insurance Costs |
And don't you think this is only the start? I can tell you now I wouldn't want one fitted to my car and that's not because I break the law or not! Or would you like to see this expanded? Because it wi ... |
Topic: TomTom And Motaquote Seek To Drive Down Insurance Costs |
topgearuk
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:02 am Subject: TomTom And Motaquote Seek To Drive Down Insurance Costs |
And they don't have to, the LINK box will capture the data it want to store, and save it. Then, when the TomTom is plugged in and has a network connection, the data will be sent off.
I don't th ... |
Topic: TomTom And Motaquote Seek To Drive Down Insurance Costs |
topgearuk
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:44 am Subject: TomTom And Motaquote Seek To Drive Down Insurance Costs |
But they might face big problems if they have an accident while the signal is blocked!
It can be as simple as just a flip of a switch |
Topic: TomTom And Motaquote Seek To Drive Down Insurance Costs |
topgearuk
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:43 am Subject: TomTom And Motaquote Seek To Drive Down Insurance Costs |
Two things, firstly, the telematics box is hooked into the car's OBDII information network (all cars since 2001 have them) so that will only stop the GPS data. And secondly, if that happens often, the ... |
Topic: TomTom And Motaquote Seek To Drive Down Insurance Costs |
topgearuk
Replies: 28
Views: 17905
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:10 am Subject: TomTom And Motaquote Seek To Drive Down Insurance Costs |
I can't see this ever working, it is to easy to block a GPS signal. And phone signal for that matter. So when a youngster wants to break the law by driving fast and they will, they will temporally blo ... |
Topic: Alk - Sneak Peak at CoPilot v9 |
topgearuk
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Forum: CoPilot Live Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 3:36 pm Subject: Re: copilot 9 |
mmmm - I've been using various satnav on smartphones for years and TomTom Navigator has always been head and shoulders above the rest for route planning. I bought an android phone recently and, with ... |
Topic: UK Report Calls for GPS Speed-Limits for Cars |
topgearuk
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:16 pm Subject: UK Report Calls for GPS Speed-Limits for Cars |
This will never get off the ground, one reason GPS signals are very weak and easily blocked (tin foil, tunnels) and you can even buy jammers off Ebay that will blanket out GPS for quite some distances ... |
Topic: New SPECs Speed Cameras spring up on the A127 in Essex |
topgearuk
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Forum: PocketGPSWorld Speed Camera Database Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:23 am Subject: New SPECs Speed Cameras spring up on the A127 in Essex |
And you know what's ironical about that, is nearly twice as many people die from MRSA every year then on the roads of Britain!
Shame they can't seem fit to spend that sort of cash in that area!! |
Topic: Philips Power2Charge Universal USB Charger Reviewed |
topgearuk
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:27 pm Subject: Philips Power2Charge Universal USB Charger Reviewed |
Great review and nice little product.
Just 1 downside, shame about the skimpy internal battery being only 1000Mah, won't fully charge most devices from flat.
What a pity, would have brought one ... |
Topic: CeBIT 2008 - What Do We Want To See Announced? |
topgearuk
Replies: 17
Views: 37791
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Forum: GPS Shows & Related Technology Events Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:34 am Subject: CeBIT 2008 - What Do We Want To See Announced? |
Hmm I wonder if the fact that Nokia have purchased Navteq and TomTom use TeleAtlas has anything to do with this?
I would have thought this would have given them even more reason to release a compat ... |
Topic: CeBIT 2008 - What Do We Want To See Announced? |
topgearuk
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Forum: GPS Shows & Related Technology Events Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:38 am Subject: CeBIT 2008 - What Do We Want To See Announced? |
Yep me too... Just TomTom v7 or v8 that will work on my N95 8gb using the internal gps!!
But guess I'm asking too much, since the the N95 has been out for almost 1yr now with no updates or anything |
Topic: CoPilot Live 7 has now started shipping |
topgearuk
Replies: 26
Views: 19115
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Forum: CoPilot Live Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:28 pm Subject: CoPilot Live 7 has now started shipping |
This is looking like a great alternative now to TomTom, Can someone please answer a few questions?
If I read this wright it will work on the Nokia N95 and use the inbuilt GPS?
I have only ever b ... |
Topic: CoPilot Live 7 has now started shipping |
topgearuk
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Views: 19115
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Forum: CoPilot Live Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:35 am Subject: CoPilot Live 7 has now started shipping |
This is looking like a great alternative now to TomTom, Can someone please answer a few questions?
If I read this wright it will work on the Nokia N95 and use the inbuilt GPS?
I have only ever b ... |
Topic: TomTom V7 Mobile release date???? |
topgearuk
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:59 am Subject: TomTom V7 Mobile release date???? |
Yeah I know, sorry just the way I wrote it.
Just meaning better compatibility for all these new smart phones coming out.
And before some bright spark comes out with the comment of how can you ex ... |
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