The Database Should Be Free

wildcard · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 13, 2004 Posts: 44

One point worth mentioning - You only need to see the list of those already lifetime members who still continue to contribute to realise the value they place in a pooled effort. They hope that those members who have yet to submit anything ( or did so ages ago ) would do so if they spotted something new - and I/we don't intend to let them down.

fordfocus · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 12, 2006 Posts: 44

Don't do much mileage myself, but wise enough to spend £19.99 a year on subscribing to the database.
When all is said and done, it's only 5.5p per day, a lot less than a packet of cigarettes (£5.78 per day, £2,109.70 per year) or a pint of beer (don't know how much because I do not drink).

Damn good value if you ask me Smile

Andy_P · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:23 pm Post subject:

Now beer... that SHOULD be free!

peterc10 · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:16 am Post subject:

Curious · Lifetime Member Joined: Dec 06, 2005 Posts: 69

2e1gfl · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 1

You don't get M&S gear at Ne**o , you only get what you PAY for. Den

ikhlaq786 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 36

You are worth every penny and every passenger I get I always tell them about your website and how brilliant it is. Thank You and keep up the good work.

boothby · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:01 am Post subject: Subscription Cost

£20 for a years subscription for something that could well save £60 or whatever it is now, not to mention the possibility of losing your licence if you're close to getting the full set of points? Damned good value.

Probably the cheapest insurance available in the UK.

pillboxman · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:18 pm Post subject:

There are two points as far as I am concerned.

There must be a hell of a lot of work in maintaining the database. If this work was not carried out then we would only get new cameras added and the database would end up so large it would not fit on many PNDs. Who wants a million cameras on their devices, 900,000 of which no longer exist.

The second point is, if they want the database for free then start reporting cameras!

No pain, no gain! Laughing

M8TJT · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:50 pm Post subject:

pillboxman · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:13 pm Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:29 pm Post subject:

Actually its nearer 30,000 camera locations for PGPSW as the database covers much more than the UK (info taken from iPhone CamerAlert app) - Mike

chota · Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:02 pm Post subject:

I'm retired, on a very low pension and I use my tomtom twice a year when going away on holiday, other than that it lives on my desk for 49 weeks of the year and I quite happily pay for the database.
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