UK Postcode Updates?

lightforce · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 17, 2008 Posts: 5

Im not sure about this so Im gonna ask, in the bid that some of you guys might know or point me in the right direction.

I would like to know if you can manually update the postal codes file in the zip folder as and when later updates become available.

I cant seem to find anything about this on tomtoms site or find any links etc pointing to this. It also doesnt give any information on the tomtom home application or whilst updating.

Thanks In Advance

LesP2008 · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:05 pm Post subject:

You can if you can get the files you just replace them in the file named zip in the root of your device.

lightforce · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 17, 2008 Posts: 5

Thanks, Not really sure that i have got my head round this though. But, I would of thought that these update files would be somewhere accesible ie. tomtom etc . As new buildings & developments are being constructed all the time.

Question is now, where do I find them?

LesP2008 · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject:

True but we had this a while ago, some people buying new maps were getting old postcode files. TomTom started to leave the version file out of the file so people perhaps wouldn't know.
Don't ask me why they did this but generally the postcode files are not seen seperately although people have made them available it is not really allowed in your TomTom licence.
Here endeth the sermon.
Thought i would mention it before you get your head bitten off.

lightforce · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 17, 2008 Posts: 5

Ok thanks, Seems a little strange though that they dont include updated postal codes with new maps.

The reason I was asking was that I recently purchased a one xl and updated the map using the latest map guarantee option to uk 7.15, I tried searching for a hotel that was around a few streets within in a town.

Its unable to find them by searching by city/street but you can actually find them on the map when your navigating to them from point on the map.

I presumed that this was maybe something to do with a out of date postcode file which i located in the zip folder; hence my reason for asking. Although its possible that its a flaw somewhere else.

Smartdriver · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject:

When I updated my map to v7.15 Home offered me updates of the 2 new postcode files. Have you tried it through Home?
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lightforce · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 17, 2008 Posts: 5

LesP2008 · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject:

sorry Lightforce, i feel you may have misunderstood what i said.
YES, you do get postcode files with the maps they are in the Zip file.
There are two files for each country GB& NL, one contains the postcodes the other tells you what version the files are. TomTom started to leave this version file out so people were none the wiser if they had the latest postcode files or not.
I have 7.15 maps on my 720T and the versions are 701 for GB and 707 for NL.

lightforce · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 17, 2008 Posts: 5

vicky · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject:

And just to confirm

The Post Code Files supplied with the V8 Maps on the 930 are

701 UK & 707 NL Modified 03/2007

The same as they were with the V7 715 maps

and before that the V7 710 Maps.

So a bit out of date then!!!!

Smartdriver · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:18 am Post subject:

Smartdriver · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:26 am Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject:

Once you know what versions you have, report back and we will try the link TT supply for the latest versions complete with ver files.
I won't post it until we know you need it because it is a bit fiddly to get. Unless you are logged into the TT website it will not allow you access.

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