what sat nav gps etc do you have? what ones to buy

[Stu.750]

A-Z for local use and a Big AA road map for further afield

 then if all else fails multi map on tinterweb and print directions

the art of map reading is becoming a lost art , keep it alive

[bomp]

You can put any map you want on the Tomtom One UK, but you will have to get a bigger SD memory card to fit extra ones on.

I can give you links to every map in the world that will go on the TT1, plus a keygen to activate the maps.

[DubFan]

I've got the Navman F20.
I did a little looking around and found a decent price on it, so went for that. I don't use it all the time, so didn't see the point spending too much money. It has a memory card slot so you can load the maps for Europe, etc if you take it abroad.
It also has the option to show you points of interest on the map like hotels, cash points, stations and by default it will always show petrol stations and car parks, it even has two special buttons which when pressed will give you a route to the nearest Petrol station or car park.
Also it will give you a count down and warning for speed cameras (the fixed ones) and will warn you if you go over 72mph, but it doesn't tell you what the speed limit of the road is.
All that said, it's pretty good for £120ish.

[lewis1641]

A-Z for local use and a Big AA road map for further afield

 then if all else fails multi map on tinterweb and print directions

the art of map reading is becoming a lost art , keep it alive

haha!!! i have a friend just like you! he hates satnav and swears by maps. the trouble it it gets a bit expensive and orkward to store an a to z of every town you wish to go to, plus how can you map read whilst driving! lets face it, ib most city centres you cant really pull over and check the map! sat nav does have its downsides sometimes and yes maps are useful but satnav is so simple

[DubFan]

A-Z for local use and a Big AA road map for further afield

 then if all else fails multi map on tinterweb and print directions

the art of map reading is becoming a lost art , keep it alive

haha!!! i have a friend just like you! he hates satnav and swears by maps. the trouble it it gets a bit expensive and orkward to store an a to z of every town you wish to go to, plus how can you map read whilst driving! lets face it, ib most city centres you cant really pull over and check the map! sat nav does have its downsides sometimes and yes maps are useful but satnav is so simple

I was like that. I do prefer maps, and I like to know where I'm going and what to expect. But my other half doesn't drive, and she's not very good at map reading, so it's easier to have the sat nav.
The other clincher was that we were moving to an area we didn't know at all, so it has been useful to find routes to places.

[phil88]

theres a sale on all sat nav at halfrauds, 50% off. only till monday so u better be quick

[Stu.750]

Multi map the route , then i usually "pace note" my directions

 like M6 J12 >

      O (thats a roundabout) 3rd exit
    > a5748 or whatever towards

you can easily drive anywhere like that , then when you get close , pull over multi map directions then ya there easy

 im anti sat nav , i know people that dont go out of town that have them

[e11ie]

Just to throw a spanner in the works, my rents went round europe with a garmin nuvi but I dont know which one. It's got a sd card reader, touch screen photo viewer, mp3 player and bluetooth so you can rig your phone through it. They aren't tech wizards and they had no problems with it so must be easy to use too 

[Gene Hunt.]

Garmin street pilot c510.107 quid from asda.

[AlanD]

Yes, but is that Garmin any good? It's all good being £107, but its pants, then there is no point. I have used some real shocking sat navs before where they expect you to be a rocket scientist just to work out how to programe where you want to go in.