Route planner to navigate uk city

[Cush]

Any suggestions? Have had a search and a google, found the CaMC‘s offering, but your recommendations are appreciated

Cush

 

[63720]

In a car you can't go wrong with Google Maps, in a van we favour an up to date Garmin that you can input your vehicle dimensions.

 

[AndyPK]

In a car you can't go wrong with Google Maps, in a van we favour an up to date Garmin that you can input your vehicle dimensions.

….but don’t rely on them 100% - use your Mk1 Eyeballs too…..!

 

[martin2603]

Apparently they still sell strange books called maps ! Actually I have always used Snooper with the large screen, 7 ‘´
Input veh dimensions of course..

 

[busby]

Apparently they still sell strange books called maps ! Actually I have always used Snooper with the large screen, 7 ‘´
Input veh dimensions of course..

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[busby]

Do people travel without maps? BUSBY.

 

[AndyPK]

No….they have a digital copy on their tablets……!

 

[royandsharont]

I always use maps, as large a scale as possible & for UK I use a truckers atlas. With a sheet map you can often see detailed enough vast parts of your journey at a glance rather than a 10” screen. I use a Tom Tom, because I prefer their mapping system and display. It is kept updated all the time with live traffic etc. I generally tour for 8 weeks at a time so plan a general direction we’re heading and check the route for problems like weight & height restriction. Then I look closely at the route on a map that I want to take For each days drive. Then use the Tom Tom and let it do it’s thing but then check it’s route closely to ensure it is going the way I want & adjust it with waypoints if necessary. I’ve tried the weight inputs etc but found the sat nav just took me all around the motorways or ring roads adding lots of miles & also sometimes still trying to take me down restricted roads so no confidence in them. I see the sat nav as an aid to make it easy for me to take the roads I want not something planning my route for me. 39k miles later & I’m still very happy with this method

 

[Guigsy]

Any suggestions? Have had a search and a google, found the CaMC‘s offering, but your recommendations are appreciated

Cush

City roads are more likely to change. Google Maps is normally the most up to date. With the added bonus that you can Street View stuff to get a ground level view of anything you're worried about, like parking at the destination. Note that in Street View, you can see the date the images were captured along the bottom.

 

[tonyidle]

I enter the postcode or town I'm headed for then set off. So far I've managed to see hazards and avoid them. I don't do planning. (8M van + car trailer). I do carry a large scale map book but I can't remember ever opening it.

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[VXman]

Do people travel without maps? BUSBY.

Of course. Occasions I travel without using the sat nav or Google maps as well.

I do like a map for getting an overview of an area though.

 

[VXman]

A good offline map for phones and tablets is maps.me. It's great for walking too! You just need to download the area you are in first. uK is split into around 7 or 8 regions from memory.

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[busby]

Of course. Occasions I travel without using the sat nav or Google maps as well.

I do like a map for getting an overview of an area though.

I don't need a map in UK hardly but when abroad in Europe I need one to oversee my sat nav.Cannot believe sometimes the route the sat nav selects.Without a map it would take me miles out of my way..Can't trust them.BUSBY.

 

[nicholsong]

I always use maps, as large a scale as possible & for UK I use a truckers atlas. With a sheet map you can often see detailed enough vast parts of your journey at a glance rather than a 10” screen. I use a Tom Tom, because I prefer their mapping system and display. It is kept updated all the time with live traffic etc. I generally tour for 8 weeks at a time so plan a general direction we’re heading and check the route for problems like weight & height restriction. Then I look closely at the route on a map that I want to take For each days drive. Then use the Tom Tom and let it do it’s thing but then check it’s route closely to ensure it is going the way I want & adjust it with waypoints if necessary. I’ve tried the weight inputs etc but found the sat nav just took me all around the motorways or ring roads adding lots of miles & also sometimes still trying to take me down restricted roads so no confidence in them. I see the sat nav as an aid to make it easy for me to take the roads I want not something planning my route for me. 39k miles later & I’m still very happy with this method

I totally endorse your method.

I use large-scale Michelin maps when available as they show a lot of information about the area which if one has a grounding in cartography one can deduce a lot about an area which can enhance one's enjoyment of the route. I have even used it to suss out likely wildcamping spots.

Geoff