Tomtom Go Vehicle Speed Indication

[swanwick3]

Does anyone know how accurate the mph vehicle speed indicator is on the TTG?
As an example when the TTG is indicating 50mph my speedo says 57mph.

[sgould]

GO is more accurate. You speedo CANNOT read less than your actual speed, by law. So the manufacturers err on the side of caution. Although yours is reading a lot more than most. Most modern cars will read about 53/54 at a GO reading of 50.
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[sgould]

But... the Go only settles down to an accurate speed on the straight and level. Don't use it as a guide on bends.

Your speedo will show a slightly higher speed as your tyres wear down.
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[linrew]

hi

i have had my go for a year now and have found most cars/vans that i have had it in are about 10 percent over the top IE tomtom 50 speedo 55

linrew

[Altea]

I'm maybe being at bit dense on this one, but how do you get the TT 500 to show your vehicle speed? I have the speed cameras downloaded to it and could do with knowing my actual speed. Cheers

[sgould]

Change Preferences/Status Bar preferences.

There's a menu where you can change what you see in the blue bar at the bottom of the screen. If you choose all the stuff the font gets too small to read.
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iPhone 3GS + TT holder
iPhone 5 (hers!)
Western Europe Map
Eastern Europe Map
Kenwood DNX-4210DAB with Garmin maps

[Altea]

Thanks for that sgould. Much appreciated.

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