Anyone after a road map of Britain have a shuftie at this (1 Viewer)

[marchie]

Despite having a satnav running, plus a netbook with Autoroute and a sat receiver SWMBO always likes to have a map as well. We came across the Phillips offering a couple of years ago and found it much better than the others. They do a Europe version too.

Us too! We bought the slightly smaller scale Philips European Atlas that offered us enough detail to see where we were heading, whilst avoiding having to pack the equivalent of the Encyclopaedia Britannica for the Spanish jaunt.

Steve

 

[Themselves]

Thanks for the information. Ordered one just now.

 

[Wack]

I’m one of these people that have a compass in his head, years ago before satnavs I could get anywhere by having a quick shufftie at a map….

now I drive everywhere with sat-nav and wouldn’t have a clue where something was… I couldn’t do Europe without one…

I was the same , driven for a living since 1990 , before satnav I knew where I was going , after , no idea
Having said that WAZE is the most useful tool ever for a driver , I rarely drive past a broken down car without getting a notification it's there , same with the police when they're hiding and I couldn't cope without the traffic info

A couple of weeks ago I had to go to Hadfield just after the end of the M67 , the queue coming the opposite direction was stationary and miles long

But Waze sent me 3-4 miles to the left and I was back on the motorway in 10 minutes , I use it all the time even when I know exactly where I'm going

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[Hirsch]

Try the CCC version of this atlas... even clearer 1.5mls to inch but also shows approved campsite locations but more importantly any height/width/weight restrictions on all routes.

Think that is the one I bought. Not used it yet

 

[ChrisL]

I was the same , driven for a living since 1990 , before satnav I knew where I was going , after , no idea
Having said that WAZE is the most useful tool ever for a driver , I rarely drive past a broken down car without getting a notification it's there , same with the police when they're hiding and I couldn't cope without the traffic info

A couple of weeks ago I had to go to Hadfield just after the end of the M67 , the queue coming the opposite direction was stationary and miles long

But Waze sent me 3-4 miles to the left and I was back on the motorway in 10 minutes , I use it all the time even when I know exactly where I'm going

It's a real shame that they don't do a Waze for Motorhomes/Truckers, in my car I use it all the time, even though I have a lifetime Sygic license.

 

[Charlie57]

But Waze sent me 3-4 miles to the left and I was back on the motorway in 10 minutes , I use it all the time even when I know exactly where I'm going

Yes Waze can be brilliant, but I do like a map.

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[tacr2man]

Minxy Girl Ordered - thanks very much

 

[Ian Bosman]

I’m one of these people that have a compass in his head, years ago before satnavs I could get anywhere by having a quick shufftie at a map….

now I drive everywhere with sat-nav and wouldn’t have a clue where something was… I couldn’t do Europe without one…

Sat Navs are obsolete if you have a smart phone. I use Apple Maps which comes on an iPhone but connected to my smart radio with Apple Car Play which connects the audio announcement s to the vehicles speakers with a good 7” display. Google, Here as well as Apple Maps connects with Apple Car Play. Sygic Truck do a version which is for motorhomes but a paid for service unlike Apple and Google, Here can can be used offline. Just done a journey which got me to my destination in both directions with no bother.

 

[scally]

Amazon for £11.99 but you do get a universal charger with it.

amazon are the universal charger

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[Minxy]

Our Sygic sat nav on the tablet has got a mind of its own ... it likes to take us of the main road, round a roundabout and then back on the main road again ... no idea why .... it tried to do it again today on the M60 on our way home, fortunately I managed to spot it before we turned off ... this is an example of it doing the same thing the other day ... no idea why ... it also developed a stupid issue where it would tell us to use a certain road, but the screen showed a totally different one .... nuts! Fortunately with my trusty map I was able to tell hubby which way to go although today even he had a brain fart and ignored both me and the sat nav (we were both right) and turned the wrong way completely ... twice!

 

[Just smiffy]

Our Sygic sat nav on the tablet has got a mind of its own ... it likes to take us of the main road, round a roundabout and then back on the main road again ... no idea why .... it tried to do it again today on the M60 on our way home, fortunately I managed to spot it before we turned off ... this is an example of it doing the same thing the other day ... no idea why ... it also developed a stupid issue where it would tell us to use a certain road, but the screen showed a totally different one .... nuts! Fortunately with my trusty map I was able to tell hubby which way to go although today even he had a brain fart and ignored both me and the sat nav (we were both right) and turned the wrong way completely ... twice!

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My Garmin does that sometimes, I wonder if at the time of an update there was road works there and a diversion in place..

 

[marchie]

My Garmin does that sometimes, I wonder if at the time of an update there was road works there and a diversion in place..

We encountered 3 locations yesterday where the road must have originally been a T Junction or similar, but where it has been modified to be a left bend followed by a right bend a very short distance [50 metres max] later. Mrs SatNav, despite yet another map update on Saturday still says, 'At the end of the street, turn left and then sharp right' as we wallow round the bend ... My favourite was shortly after the Queensferry Crossing was opened and the SatNav showed my Pug 3008 sliding gracefully into the Forth; very good door seals, not a drop of water when we reached the far bank ...

Steve

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[Brains]

If anyone is interested in the CCC version the latest edition can be pre ordered from Amazon for £17.55, for delivery around June 3rd.


Amazon product ASIN 1849075700

This one looks like the better deal as it's 1:100,00 scale
whereas the cheaper Smiths version is 1:150,000 scale

For the sake of a week and £5 I'll get the camping version

 

[rb62]

But did you know that map is also sold under the truckers version & is cheaper (or was when I got mine a couple of years ago) exactly the same inside?

I always drive using Google maps & handwritten written directions
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Wouldn't be without ours,actually it's a bigger scale as well, always plan all our routes on a map,then we can remember where we've been

 

[Brains]

Nope but does yours show you wish roads are scenic and worth a drive down plus loads of other useful info ...

Today travelling from our first stop to where we are now the sat nav (tablet) lost the plot when we were surrounded by trees/hills etc so I was able to check the old map to see where we needed to be ... sat navs are great but there are times when you cannot beat a good map.

A satnav is superb at showing you where you are
A map is better for showing you where you want to go

I use both

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[TheTwoOfUs]

Does anyone know of a laminated atlas on which you can draw the planned route and then wipe clean when you've done it?

 

[Puddleduck]

A3 size? Opened up it would be almost as big as a duvet and you could sleep under it.

Dual purpose then

Fortunately with my trusty map I was able to tell hubby which way to go although today even he had a brain fart and ignored both me and the sat nav (we were both right) and turned the wrong way completely ... twice!

Might not be the satnag that needs replacing (and my husband has done that more than once as well).

Does anyone know of a laminated atlas on which you can draw the planned route and then wipe clean when you've done it?

I have copied the relevant sheets of the map and laminated them myself. It came in really handy when we did our Italian trip as I drew in the route and marked possible camperstops along the way. We also had the satnag but the map was useful for finding places to pull off the main route for rest stops and if there was anything that looked interesting not far off the route. With satnag only we would have missed a few sights or not known what they were as we drove past.


The satnag is great in built up areas or when driving solo but I really do like a "proper" map.

 

[Jim]

Years ago when sat navs first arrived on the scene we would tour France in a 36ft RV and navigation was pretty important. U Turns in rigs that long are to be avoided.

We had a brilliant combination of a sat nav for the immediate Left, Right Straight on, stuff but Siân would have Microsoft Autoroute open on a laptop and this would give us the big picture, with a reassuring red dot showing our precise location. When the Sat Nav tried to do a sneaky shortcut to save half a mile as they do, Siân could see straight away on Autoroute if the detour was dangerous or unnecessary and say no, stay on this road and the main road is next right.

We could emulate this now with Google Maps, but I certainly miss MS Autoroute, it was so good.

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[Sapper520]

My Garmin does that sometimes, I wonder if at the time of an update there was road works there and a diversion in place..

My Garmin Zumo 660 (motorcycle satnav) liked to do that, and no matter what I told it to do if I went wrong it would direct me to the nearest motorway to get me to my destination.

Very difficult to see the screen in sunlight as well.

I’ve now gone to the TomTom Rider 550…..much happier.

 

[Just smiffy]

I alway have the sat-nav set to avoid tolls and just love some of the places it’s taken me through…. Have found some right gems and wouldn’t have seen them if I’d stayed on the straight and narrow …

 

[shawn&emma]

But did you know that map is also sold under the truckers version & is cheaper (or was when I got mine a couple of years ago) exactly the same inside?

I always drive using Google maps & handwritten written directions
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We're still using the Philips Navigator my mum and dad brought us when we hit the road so to speak in 2009. Its not the trucking edition but still gives all the information we need, its a 1.5mile to the inch on the ring binder. Tried a sat nav in the early days but to me it takes the fun out of traveling. I love to sit looking, pondering over our route for the day.
I do admit though to using the phone mapping system when we are going somewhere in a town.
Only downside is that Emma says its heavy to have on her lap for long periods.

Don't think I could ever get rid of this one as theres a message written on the front inside cover from mum and dad.

Shawn

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[bobnick]

Just ordered one off Amazon. £11.99p Delivery tomorrow. Hopefully will be able to find our way when the Sat Nag screws up.
Like a physical map as my navigator likes to see where we have come from and what direction we are heading..........and what's over there and over there. But i wouldn't leave the drive without 2 sat nags, waze, google maps and a compass.

 

[ElliesBoss]

We encountered 3 locations yesterday where the road must have originally been a T Junction or similar, but where it has been modified to be a left bend followed by a right bend a very short distance [50 metres max] later. Mrs SatNav, despite yet another map update on Saturday still says, 'At the end of the street, turn left and then sharp right' as we wallow round the bend ... My favourite was shortly after the Queensferry Crossing was opened and the SatNav showed my Pug 3008 sliding gracefully into the Forth; very good door seals, not a drop of water when we reached the far bank ...

Steve

Updates are crazy. My app has tried to send me down roads that are still under construction.

 

[Oldchappers]

I know every one is joshing but I like to have a good map as I mark on it which roads we travelling and where we've stopped for the night as it proves useful for future trips, I've done this for our foreign holidays for years and it helps us avoid going the same routes all the time so we see new things and also can revisit places we really enjoyed.

Nothing better than new roads. A697 heading south a recent favourite.

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