Reply to post: Re: GPS and SatNav

Smartphones don’t dumb you down, they DUMB you UP

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

Re: GPS and SatNav

"almost on a daily basis, an HGV (usually from foreign parts) gets stuck half way down."

Also caused by HGV drivers not using an HGV aware SatNav. Many years ago, my Garmin StreetPilot could be set for pedestrian, car or HGV/PSV modes. Most consumer SatNavs no longer offer an HGV/PSV mode. You have to pay significantly more for a "proper" HGV aware SatNav. Like my old StreetPilot used to do, it will not route down narrow lanes or under low bridges. No doubt it's not perfect, but I bet most of the HGV jammed in narrow lanes are using cheap consumer (ie car based) SatNavs.

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