New A120 Bypass

mda271 · Lifetime Member Joined: Apr 19, 2005 Posts: 9

Just a quick simple question...

Does anyone know if the new version of TT5 has the new A120 Braintree Bypass listed from Stansted Airport to Braintree??

My current TT V4.40 (for HP RZ1710) doesn't include this new road which I use on a daily basis.

Thanks

Mark

lbendlin · Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:23 am Post subject:

yes, the A120 Braintree bypass is included.
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mda271 · Lifetime Member Joined: Apr 19, 2005 Posts: 9

Yay - thank you :D

Brevelay · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 06, 2004 Posts: 3

Just tried TT5 Nav for the first time and it is stiill missing should have stayed with TT3

julianbarker · Lifetime Member Joined: Apr 12, 2005 Posts: 431

I was surprised the other day at how out of date the roads round Stanstead stil lare in TT5 - if the roads connecting to major airports are wrong - there is no hope! God knows when they will get the new M25 junction they are currently building for Heathrow on the maps. It has missed this edition of the maps (not surprisingly) - and probably the maps for the next five years if the other examples are anything to go by.

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lbendlin · Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:37 pm Post subject:

ah, it was just about time for the conspiration theories...

If we would write the review today we'd probably deduct a few points for the issues you mentioned. Doesn't change the overall picture though, TomTom is still the clear market leader in Western Europe.
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jonmat · Regular Visitor Joined: Sep 10, 2004 Posts: 79

Crocodile · Regular Visitor Joined: Jun 06, 2004 Posts: 196

I stand corrected! Embarassed

Last time I drove that road under SatNav was using CoPilot 5. That does perform as I described.

When I posted I had only looked at the M11/J8 which shows the new exit slip to the airport & I just assumed that it carried on to Great Dunmow. Embarassed

I've just installed the GB+ maps & they're exactly the same. This really is poor. Quote from Tom Tom:

"TomTom uses the latest and most complete maps from the world-leader in digital mapping, TeleAtlas."

Given that the data in CoPilot 5 is more current than the "new" data in Tom Tom, this statement simply doesn't stand up. Either Tom Tom are lying & do indeed buy old generation data from TeleAtlas or, TeleAtlas are "world-leaders" by quantity & not quality.

I think we should be told.

jonmat · Regular Visitor Joined: Sep 10, 2004 Posts: 79

Just to clear up any confusion, TT5 shows the old A120 which is now called the B1256, the new A120 bypass does not appear on the new maps.

As the road has been open for some time now I would hope it is in the next release of updated maps.

Boxbrownie · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 12:58 pm Post subject:

iancjc · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 6:16 pm Post subject:

funnily enough (well not funny actually)

I was driving along the A120 from the M11 to Braintree a couple of months ago. (this being the old A road now a busy B road).

I could see the guy in front had a go unit in the windscreen and when we got to the roundabout at where the road now meets the new A120 we both went round it twice before I realised and entered the new road and he shot off into god knows where (tomtom was as quiet as the grave as it thought we'd crashed into a field).

Out of dates maps can cause accidents when you are listening to the instruction on strange routes (and yes I was looking at the road ahead).

This road - a major A road into Londons 3rd airport not being included despite being open for 2+ years is a disgrace.

Perhaps gps isn't ready for the mainstream if tomtom are streets ahead of the other companies.

Who do the AA / RAC use for their printed map books - which are very upto date each year?

Ian
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mda271 · Lifetime Member Joined: Apr 19, 2005 Posts: 9

Looks like I've missed out on the recent replys! Embarassed

By the sound of things, it's not worth me updating my current version of the UK map to the latest version which comes with TT5!!! Why fork out €59 for TT5 upgrade and someone form of updated maps which doesn't include the new A120 bypass, even though this was fully opened June/July last year (December 2003 for the 1st phase - Stansted to Gt. Dunmow).

Thank god, I know where I am going on the new A120 bypass between Braintree & Stansted Aiport everyday - even though TT thinks I'm driving across some fields in the middle of nowhere. Get's a bit annoying when you get told to take the next right or next left frequently, when those roads are now roads which have been built on top of bridges!

Ah well, at least you can turn the voice off.

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