TomTom HD Traffic Website - Real Time With x40 units?

Petekk · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 06, 2004 Posts: 137

Over the last couple of days the phantom M5 J2 problem has gone, and the HD traffic info is much improved. Has anyone else noticed this?

MrT · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:58 am Post subject:

It is definitely getting better but there are still one or two stuck roads such as the A12 "closed" near Bow.
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perussell · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 12, 2006 Posts: 292

Came up the M4 into W London this morning and HD Traffic warned of 4 different hold ups. The data was pretty accurate though it was interesting to note that a 22 minute delay morphed into a 5 minute delay whilst I was in it but it correctly forecast where each jam started and finished

TonyD · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 412

My first chance this morning to try out my new TT740 driving from Leeds to Oxfordshire, and what a chance - busiest morning of the year, hold ups all over the place.
Very impressed so far. I was cross checking my Live HD traffic with various other sources and first hand empirical observation, and it seems to work very well. So much so that for the first time ever I let TT come up with a diversion off the M1 which I obediently followed without even looking to see where it was taking me and with hindsight it was the right thing to do.

One question - does TT factor into the diversion route that it will be extra busy because of the diversion traffic itself.

Incidentally, as an aside, it was also my first chance to experience the latest TT software and one thing I particularly like is that now the speed display is readable when you are over the limit - I know, I know ..... However, there are legitimate reasons for wanting to be able to read this, e.g. when TT thinks a stretch of road is 50 when it is 70. Also, if one is just a little bit over then there is a safety issue of when you see a speed camera or police car of not braking dangerously because you do not know just what speed you are doing.
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MrT · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:10 pm Post subject:

TonyD · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 412

I've edited this to remove an accidental double posting due to a trackpad problem on my laptop. However, I can see no way of actually deleting my post - is that the case ?
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limans75 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 41

My first good run through central London with the 940 on Sunday and I am pleased to say in the whole I was very impressed. It even took me a shortcut I was never aware off before avoiding Parliment square! A route which the 930 never took me on.

I was traveling from West London to Basildon through central London. However I did have one major concern! I was 10 cars behind a serious accident on the A13 which closed the road of for hours. As the accident was just infront of me I didnt expect tomtom to show the accident but what concerns me is that it took 2 hours for the incident to show up on the HD Traffic. As I witnessed the accident and was constantly monitoring the updates I can say for with clarity that it took 2 hours to show this delay up.

The A13 is a major route in and out of London I would have expected this to show up within 30 mins or so, and not 2 hours.

With the exception of this glitch I would reccomened the 940 to anyone

TonyD · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 412

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:51 pm Post subject:

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tez · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 30, 2004 Posts: 54

Hi all

is this on you TomTom GO lives

A5127 Road closed due to burst water main between Lichfield Road / Lynton Road Roundabout: Aston (junction with B4132) and Lichfield Road / Aston Hall Road (junction with B4137) in Northbound direction.

as I cannot see it on the HD web site and this road has been closed for over a week now and is a major road in to birmingham

thanks Terry

MrT · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:25 am Post subject:

Road near me just closed due to an accident (A1081) and it appeared very quickly on HD but in the wrong place (at J22 M25 roundabout - right road but not right section) and about 5 mins later int the correct place (St Albans).
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TonyD · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 412

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