Worst place you ended up due to Sat Nav

[Caggsie1]

Looking at the Stuck in Cadiz thread I wondered what’s the worst place / situation you’ve ended up using a Sat Nav two experiences come to mind - not quite as bad.

1. In the middle of a field, when using for us the first time, inbuilt in a new car when they were first out. We were Looking for the Tatton Park Garden show. Never been before so didn’t think anything of turning into field as thought it was extended parking for the show!
2. More experienced with sat navs and didn’t blindly do what they told us to do, or so we thought, a tom tom this time, with European maps, on the Mosel, ended up in MH on a vineyard path right on river! 15 point turn and very sweaty by the time we were able to get back up the narrow single road back up the side of the hill.

 

[rrusty]

Little village in France and it took us through the middle of the village and there was a festival on with table and chairs all along the street, most of them were gracious and moved there chairs but we also got a lot of scowls.

 

[mike mcglynn]

We were stuck on a large housing estate overlooking Honfleur and were going round in ever decreasing circles,It got a bit silly when we were confronted with a wooden bridge which was only 4 inches wider than the van .I saw the same kids on bikes about 10 times.Eventually we broke free but it was so annoying after a very long drive.

 

[Fletton]

When motorcycling in Europe a few yrs back.. when sat-navs where basic ...

Ended up riding through a military range ( somewhere in France ) only to get to far end of road (track) to be confronted by military police...
All took in good humour by them when I pointed at Sat-nav and smiled n’ shrugged...

Another was a road that turned to a “cobbled” mountain pass - that was a rough ride for a few miles...

I’m sure there are others if I thought about it.

 

[138go]

Spain near Valencia. Don't go into the rice fields the roads are narrow with the occasional passing place. Impossible to turn round so kept going. Eventually arrived in a village with narrow streets. At the end of the main street the local restaurant had got tables and chairs set out so close to the roundabout we couldn't get round so we took the obvious route which was to go round it Uk style.

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[Kannon Fodda]

When motorcycling in Europe a few yrs back.. when sat-navs where basic ...

Ended up riding through a military range ( somewhere in France ) only to get to far end of road (track) to be confronted by military police...
All took in good humour by them when I pointed at Sat-nav and smiled n’ shrugged...

A work colleague did something similar in deepest, darkest Surrey. Came back to the office rather sheepishly saying he was following a road, that became a dirt track and tougher going when suddenly some bloke in a full ghillie suit stands up in front of him pointing a fully loaded SA80 in his direction shouting "what the hell are you doing this is a live firing exercise". So much for all the big red flags that fly around the edges of army ranges

 

[Candapack]

Pedestrian precinct in Netherlands. Looking for first overnight after coming over on ferry, first time driving MH abroad.
Was my own fault, had programmed Sat nav with the wrong units for coordinates.

 

[Kybod]

Back at home !

 

[Rosemary1]

We have done the large road into small road which is too small to turn round in into very small road leading to a dead end (oh yes had the toad with us too so unable to reverse).

Got new uptodate sat nav now that takes measurements/weights

You live and learn, we now study the route before we leave!

 

[simsy56]

Sat Navs are an aid, nothing more, and not to be followed blindly. If it doesn't look right, it aint right! I use my Garmin, and many, many times, I have ignored it. With my missus saying, 'I don't know why you have that thing, you never trust it'!
Probably years of driving trucks with maps and A-Z books, taught me a valuable lesson.

Craig

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[Cheshirecat57]

Rhyl

 

[Wellington]

We only had a satnav to give my husband something to argue with. I wasn’t interested in competitive navigation and they had many happy hours arguing about the route while I had my nose in a book. It beat shouting ‘well, there simply no point me map reading if you’re just going to ignore me’ all the way there. Honestly, who gives a monkeys which way is 26 seconds longer.

Having said that, I must do something about my current Satnav. It insists on sending me down a million miles of single track lanes, to go two junctions on the motorway, followed by another lengthy stint on farm tracks. A quick squiz at the map generally reveals a perfectly sensible A road going virtually door to door.

 

[Cheshirecat57]

I have reverted to paper map and use sat-nav for last 20 miles or so

 

[Lenny HB]

Too many to count or remember, this one was Vallbona, Spain in March this year.

 

[Chris]

Little village in France and it took us through the middle of the village and there was a festival on with table and chairs all along the street, most of them were gracious and moved there chairs but we also got a lot of scowls.

That's just the French being French.

Scowling comes au naturel

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[vwalan]

i was always told by my dad that when driving if you came to a place on the roads you didnt think you could reverse out from then dont drive that way.

 

[Richard n Ann]

How about Gibraltar, Lincolnshire instead of Gibraltar.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ne...Gibraltar-via-Skegness-thanks-to-sat-nav.html

 

[vwalan]

How about Gibraltar, Lincolnshire instead of Gibraltar.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ne...Gibraltar-via-Skegness-thanks-to-sat-nav.html

mind you might be having trouble if you just put barcelona. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona,_Cornwall
when i was truck driving going to barcelona and back could be 4 or 5 times a day.

 

[Rockcrawler]

My mother in laws, my fault for putting the correct post code in I suppose

 

[fullfat]

Hertfordshire

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[Clive and Kerri]

The hospital car park in Arras, 2 digits in wrong order

 

[Spriddler]

Luton.
But it wasn't the satnav's fault.

 

[Wellington]

Actually, the worst place was called ‘No Man’s Land Lane’ in Mawnan Smith. Single track, towing the caravan and everyone had to back up for me. I thought it was the entrance to a site, or I would never have gone down there. Now, I never turn in unless I’ve seen the sign!!!

 

[David and Sally]

Tram lines in Orleans France. Just managed to extract myself before trams arrived.

 

[WESTY66]

Wiltz, Luxembourg. Did three laps of the place before I got out, and that was on the Harley!!
Never again!

Also Malaga airport car park!! Don’t ask, don’t know how I got in without an entrance ticket but all the exits were barriers with ticket slots to get out, so I ended up bumping up and thru the pedestrian exit, again on the Harley

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[DJA]

My son borrowed a satnav when he went to Brugge for the day. He suddenly realised he was very, and I mean very, low on fuel and so changed destination to nearest garage.

He drove along this country lane which came to a deadend. When they built the new Dual carriageway they did not join the country lane he was in too it. He could see the Garage on the other side of the Dual carriageway.

He was on Fumes when he found a way to they garage.

Doug

 

[Shrimp]

Years ago we stopped at an Aire-in France-we looked up at the cliffs above the beach, saw a nice path so took off up there for a walk.
Nearing the top of this very steep winding narrow path and round a corner sat a Car at a precarious angle.
Must have followed the Sat-Nav literally as a bit further on the narrow path turned into a track which turned into a road!
We never did see the driver, next day it was gone but there were a lot of broken bushes & scrapes on the track!

 

[Mack100]

The wrong side of the River Fowey at 11.00 at night "now take the ferry" she said.....yeah right!

 

[EX51SSS]

Sat Navs are an aid, nothing more, and not to be followed blindly. If it doesn't look right, it aint right! I use my Garmin, and many, many times, I have ignored it. With my missus saying, 'I don't know why you have that thing, you never trust it'!
Probably years of driving trucks with maps and A-Z books, taught me a valuable lesson.

Craig

Absolutely spot on.

 

[ianandkath]

crossroads in the middle of some fields in france.
my fault got cords wrong, 100 miles away for where i wanted to go

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