TT Map update service price hike?

Loneranger2 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 15, 2011 Posts: 1

I'm staggered by the price of the annual map update service at £37.48 (supposedly discounted) which seems like an enormous hike from what I paid last year.

Are there any alternative sources for this service or have TT got one by the short and curlies? Crying or Very sad

Any suggestions?

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Andy_P · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:08 am Post subject:

For what map?

Also a ONE TIME purchase of a UK map is now £39.95, Western Europe is £49.95 and full Europe is £59.95.
So that price for a year (4 maps) seems quite good.

But I can't remember how much they were last year.

There are no other legal sources of TomTom maps.

But one alternative is to simply not to update! Are you actually seeing problems on your normal routes. A lot of people only update every couple of years if they aren't particularly bothered by errors.
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mccririck · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:59 am Post subject:

It is expensive, I got 18 months for £30 last year. (Western Europe). Also when you consider the updates are about a year behind when errors are first reported it is a rip off. And you are not getting 4 maps you are getting 4 updates to one map. There may be minimal difference between them for all you know.

I would hold off until it drops to £30 or under tbh.

M8TJT · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:09 am Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:10 am Post subject:

UK&ROI map for my Carminat.

November 2010, Latest map £4.95, One year update £19.80, Total £24.75

Yesterday, Feb 2012, 1 year update £44.95 less 40%, £26.97.
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MaFt · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:14 am Post subject:

I wouldn't say that £37.48 was much for 4 updates over a year... Back in the day ( Laughing Out Loud

) I remember when a single map update was about £100. And were only available once a year.

It's less than £10 for each update, about £3 per month.

Again though, as others have mentioned, you don't HAVE to update the maps all the time.

MaFt

spook51 · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:47 am Post subject:

You'll won't convince me that the current map update pricing structure represents value for money, not until it's possible to know preciseley what each update includes.

DennisN · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:08 am Post subject:

IanS100 · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:14 am Post subject:

When you consider that a single 2012 AA Road Atlas retails at £20 I think 4 UK & ROI map updates a year for less represents good value - Also, TomTom regularly do 6 updates for the price of 4 so better still!

Kremmen · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:00 pm Post subject:

A new DVD with updated maps for my Honda is over £200. As stated above, I'll stick with my 2009 maps and overcome any slight deviations when they occur.
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IanS100 · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:03 pm Post subject:

As far as I know updated maps for the BMW are also over £200 and with navigation that pales in comparison.

DennisN · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:13 pm Post subject:

Have you any idea why Honda and BMW update DVDs are so expensive - face it, copying a DVD is even simple enough for me to do!

Or maybe it's just that Honda and BMW owners are so rich they can charge them the earth and they don't notice?
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Flashyphotos · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:48 pm Post subject:

Some Halfords still have the 2 Year Map update cards avaialble for £29.99 instore,

Just picked one up at a Nottingham store and there were a few other stores around the country showing stock, but they are getting hard to find..

spook51 · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:52 pm Post subject:

M8TJT · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:48 pm Post subject:

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