SatNav - is it the operator?

[oakridge]

In the last week we have had 2 service engineers come to the house. Each has said that their TomTom said that house numbers on our road only went up to 134. Now our house is 135, it has been here since 1913 and our Garmin Nuvi 660T finds it with no trouble.

Our son-in-law (an HGV driver) has absolutely no sympathy with lorry drivers who run into low bridges, taking the view that it is the drivers' responisbility to know about low bridges and weight limits. There are dedicated satnavs for hauliers, but they are quite expensive, but if a driver doesn't know their way around perhaps that is what they should have. I haven't shown him the thread about overtaking lorries, although I am sure that he would have an opinion! That is the first exclamation mark I have used in any post to any newsgroup.

Malcolm

[nisfo]

There is a road map for high vehicles, it marks all low height hazards.
Similar to road maps that show sites of speed cameras.

http://www.tomtompoi.net/books.htm

Professional drivers should always have a road atlas.....

[JohnDotCom]

Originally Posted by nisfo

There is a road map for high vehicles, it marks all low height hazards.

I thought HGV drivers should just open their eyes and read the Signs!

[David3807]

Originally Posted by JohnDotCom

I thought HGV drivers should just open their eyes and read the Signs!

And know the exact size of the vehicle they are driving

[oakridge]

You are echoing are son-in-law's views exactly; buy AtoZs, know your route, look at the road signs. The drivers only have themselves to blame.

Malcolm

[Jürgen]

Originally Posted by oakridge

In the last week we have had 2 service engineers come to the house. Each has said that their TomTom said that house numbers on our road only went up to 134. Now our house is 135, it has been here since 1913 and our Garmin Nuvi 660T finds it with no trouble.

It depends on the provider of the map, Malcolm. There are two big businesses, Navteq and Tele Atlas, which source the data, process and sell it to the manufactures of navigation hardware. They have their own staff traveling around and checking changes of the roads. So two different systems may show different results, even with up to date maps.

[naffdave]

Originally Posted by Jürgen

It depends on the provider of the map, Malcolm. There are two big businesses, Navteq and Tele Atlas, which source the data, process and sell it to the manufactures of navigation hardware. They have their own staff traveling around and checking changes of the roads. So two different systems may show different results, even with up to date maps.

You dont need to buy special expensive sat nav for truck drivers tom tom you just get free point of interest that covers all low bridges

[Dragrad]

Now that is a resurrection of an old thread