[hotchilidamo]

My partner sat on the sat nav so it looks like we need a new one. We had one with the RDS traffic lead thingy so we needed to get a new one that supported this.

The tomtom go 540 looks like it will do the job but it gets slated in the customer reviews on amazon. Is it really that bad? The 740 doesn't look much better in reviews either. Any recommendations?

[daverouth]

I have the 540 and its got me to everywhere i needed to get to including some out of the way places in Devon and Cornwell,and if you no the area you no what some of those roads are like.But you do pay extra for the traffic reports.

[Tomo71]

I have had the 540 pretty much since launch and cant really fault it.

It has locked up a couple of times over this period and very occosionally it will freeze in use (click screen anywhere to click it into life again). Other than that, no probs.

I drive about 40k a year in 2 vehicles so transfer it between the two, hence having no wire for the traffic service is ideal.

I subscribe to the live services, mainly for the traffic and to be honest it is pretty good providing you use your common sense. IE, it will tell you about traffic in 100 miles and suggest a diversion.... by the time you reach that area the traffic may of gone etc. Find it far more accurate than the RDS traffic I used to use. In fact, when there has been traffic indicated ahead, the back of the queue has been that accurate you can see it moving on the tomtom as the traffic builds up!!

I dont use the speed cameras from TT...not accurate enough, I use the other popular ones .

I do have it set up like this though. I use the other database for cameras buut have set up the TT live cameras so I get warnings of the locations that have been inputted on that day...ie in a similar fashion to the road angel connected. So in theory I should get warnings of locations where mobile cameras have been seen that day. Works for me!

Steve

[hotchilidamo]

Originally Posted by Tomo71

I have had the 540 pretty much since launch and cant really fault it.

It has locked up a couple of times over this period and very occosionally it will freeze in use (click screen anywhere to click it into life again). Other than that, no probs.

I drive about 40k a year in 2 vehicles so transfer it between the two, hence having no wire for the traffic service is ideal.

I subscribe to the live services, mainly for the traffic and to be honest it is pretty good providing you use your common sense. IE, it will tell you about traffic in 100 miles and suggest a diversion.... by the time you reach that area the traffic may of gone etc. Find it far more accurate than the RDS traffic I used to use. In fact, when there has been traffic indicated ahead, the back of the queue has been that accurate you can see it moving on the tomtom as the traffic builds up!!

I dont use the speed cameras from TT...not accurate enough, I use the other popular ones .

I do have it set up like this though. I use the other database for cameras buut have set up the TT live cameras so I get warnings of the locations that have been inputted on that day...ie in a similar fashion to the road angel connected. So in theory I should get warnings of locations where mobile cameras have been seen that day. Works for me!

Steve

Thanks Steve, thats good to know. Is the live traffic an extra cost?

[Tomo71]

Yes it is, £7.99 a month or you can buy in 6 or 12 month subs which works out cheaper.

Expensive I know but you get
*Live Traffic that will keep track of the fastest route and give you the chance of swapping route
*Google search-so you can Navigate to>press google button and type in whatever you want (tesco, diy, hotel, guest house etc and will come up with several suggestions which you can then browse and select for your destination
*Fuel prices...updated OTA
*Weather
*Speed cameras, although I only use this in a limied fashion

Steve