18-05-2023, 01:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-05-2023, 01:46 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
(18-05-2023, 09:01 AM)Ivor Hawkins Wrote: Thanks Hugh and Chris, I am not a big fan of satnavs, I prefer maps any day, but I have done the same thing as Hugh for years, just used the iPhone for the last few miles as the real advantage is to find your way around the towns and cities.
I have sorted out the fluorescent jacket, the warning triangle, the spare bulbs and now found that I may need a “clean air sticker” to be allowed into the towns and cities.
It looks like I’m going to have to do even more research!
Just avoid large towns - unless you really want to see something there. I've found that villages (as well as out-of-town hypermarkets of course) have free parking and are much more convenient and easy to use.
(18-05-2023, 08:14 AM)Hugh Barnes Wrote: With the possibility of thread drift (for which I apologise for in advance) where Satnavs can be really helpful is in the last 2 miles of a day's journey, when you are trying to find your accommodation. Anyone can naviagte themselves to Lisieux or Chartres, for example, signage to towns en route will be sufficient (one hopes) But trying to find the local Ibis or wherever can be more of a challenge. When in Europe (and in the UK, come to that), I alwyas pre-load my overnight accommodations in the sat nav and turn it on on the outskirts of the town to guide me through the back streets. After a long hot day, that can be a welcome relief. I also use Google 'street view' to 'rehearse' the journey. so I can recognise landmarks and my destination, so its not quite so unfamiliar when I get there...
A very good point, Hugh. I remember a motorcycle journey to the Italian Moto GP race a few years back. Once in the crowded town with one-way systems, etc, the satNav saved the day - as it did once for my son when he landed in Norway late at night, in a snow storm, and the SatNav took him straight to his destination.