hate to admit it but

[biggs682]

i pride myself on not getting lost and having a good sense of direction and an o level in geography , but after an eventfull drive to Cromer and back a couple of weeks age where we had to take several diversions for one reason or another , we have brought a basic sat nav .......... i ask you a biggs using a sat nav what will the rest of the tribe say !

 

[TVC]

Shame on you. What other 'dad' skills are you planning to give up?

 

[roadrash]

ha ha you,ll be stopping to ask for directions next

 

[asterix]

I bought a Satnav last year. On its first outing it took me through Paris. I realised where I was when I saw the Eiffel Tower. Since I'd crossed the Channel I am sure it wasn't Blackpool.

 

[guitarpete247]

I too pride myself on my navigation skills. I went with a mate to the GP at Brands Hatch, years ago, and I navigated us through London using the moon as reference.

I now use Sat-Nav all the time as it gives me arrival time for getting to work.

 

[Noodley]

Sat Nav is great.

 

[Arch]

I bought a Satnav last year. On its first outing it took me through Paris. I realised where I was when I saw the Eiffel Tower. Since I'd crossed the Channel I am sure it wasn't Blackpool.

NT's Satnav really really tried to take us through the middle of Birmingham on a drive from York to Winchester, as opposed to round it on the quiet Saturday motorways - NT knew this bit of the route, so ignored it. After each junction we passed instead of taking, it said "recalculating" and I swear the tone got more and more narked.

 

[sunnyjim]

Driving through Milan and a bit lost. Companion ( who was a a sort of rail geek-ess but more busses, trams, & trollybusses) hops out to look at big map at tram stop. Right, says she, getting back into car - 'Go to the end of this street then wait until a 26 appears going thataway. Follow it for 4 intersections then stop & wait for a 34 going left. Follow it until.. .. etc etc'.
Thus, we navigated through Milano.

 

[JtB]

Seems there's a few more roosters here, satnav is one thing I could not be without.

 

[Deleted member 20519]

Get a decent map, better than any sat nav!

 

[TheDoctor]

It's just a tool, capable of being used or abused. I use it, but I don't follow it blindly.
As for people who happily follow it over cliffs and onto railway lines...well, the gene pool could use a bit of chlorine.

 

[fossyant]

Same here, its a handy tool that you can ignore. Most handy at end of journeys locating the precise location, eg a b&b, but I still plan a journey, and check out street view of the destination. Had sat nav for ten years in my car, so its a little out of date but still very useful

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[Night Train]

I have a satnav and maps in the car. Sometimes the satnav is fantastically useful, other times I wonder if it just wants a joy ride via the scenic route as it can try to direct me miles off course on short journeys and sometimes it can't give me the same route twice on the motorway.

It also has a strange habit of directing off a motorway junction just to circumnavigate the roundabout and hen back on again.

 

[Globalti]

Try plotting a route with Bikehike or AA Maps, sometimes they do the most illogical things.

 

[biggs682]

so far its still in the box and not even opened