Chosing own route?

Manchester · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 24, 2005 Posts: 34

If say I wanted to go from my house to place x, and TomTom wants me to go via the main streets etc. But yet I know that the easiest way is via a few back streets to avoid traffic.

Is there a way to set it up as a favourite route or a predefined route to state which roads you actually want to use?

MarkHewitt · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:02 pm Post subject:

The only way to do it is to set up an itinery, basically you need to set up a series of waypoints which TomTom navigates between. You may need more or less waypoints depending on how complicated your route is.

Manchester · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 24, 2005 Posts: 34

Cheers for the reply Mark, sounds as though it could be complicated, but i'll give it a bash.

Thanks

MarkHewitt · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject:

TomTom, or any sat nav system can never hope to replace local knowledge of an area. The maps can't even keep up with the physical reality on the ground never mind knowing that "there is a big queue at this junction at 4.00pm every day"

What I would like to see is an easier way to plan a custom route, preferably on a PC. One of the things I'd like to be able to do is plan out my own route in detail and then have TomTom take me that way, but it's not easy having to set various waypoints.

Manchester · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 24, 2005 Posts: 34

Cheers both of you, I'll have a bash at the waypoints and will also try alternative, as i have always tended to use fastest and shortest routes. I've only had it just over a week so i'm still very new to all this but am already loving it Smile

And I agree Mark, there should be an easier way to select your own route. But on the other hand TomTom probably see it as if you know your way then why buy a sat nav system Smile

but still it would be nice to have the option.

lbendlin · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject:

You can export from Autoroute into a TomTom itinerary file - there have been a number of posts on that.
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MarkHewitt · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:57 pm Post subject:

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