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Old Jan 12th, 2008, 03:55 AM
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Mini Sat Nav to stupid to avoid Congestion Zone?

Hi all,

Sorry, that should have been - too stupid.....

So I have the Sat Nav option in an R53 and I have the most recent Sat Nav disk and firmware installed.

Generally I really like the Sat Nav although I absolutely HATE the fact that I have no temp gauge because of it!!!!!

The traffic side of things seems to work pretty well in terms of diverting around congestion - I was very surprised just after getting the car when it took me on a crazy off-the-beaten track route from Gatwick Airport to London during rush-hour - fantastic, only took an extra 15 minutes, was really impressed.

However...............
What is going on in regards to the Central London Congestion Zone??????
Even my Tom Tom Go 700 with no traffic subscription will navigate me around the Zone if I have "avoid toll roads" selected.
The Mini Sat Nav - oh no...... it wants me to drive straight through it.

I have to say this is rather lame for such an expensive option that is constantly in touch with traffic info - I actually feel that the Mini Sat Nav should automatically navigate you around the Zone (if you've selected "avoid toll roads") when it is active and through it during the "no charge" times.

Anyone else bugged by this?

Cheers, Geoff.

Last edited by BRG/Blk Cooper S; Jan 12th, 2008 at 03:57 AM. Reason: Poor spelling in title.
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