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Hi fellas.
Just wondering which, in your experience is the best Navigator to use in London ( If there's any; readind some comments here doesn't sound like)?
I was thinking to buy the TomTom500.
Any suggestion ?

Master atlas of greater london if you do not already know

These navigtion thingie are fine outside London but they simply can not keep up with the changes in the centre quick enough.

One of my drivers had some package which took him with a punter on board the wrong way down a one way street

More trouble than they are worth I would say.

Ok for outside London, and Ok inside London If you know your way around, here begs the question if you know your way around In London then why do need this

Regards

Eric

go for it its the best sat nav out there, had mine for over 1 year no problems and has got me to where I wanted to go and back again, even to the south of France, the 500 is also a hands free phone if your mobile has blue tooth

The human brain model, containing the 'Knowledge' sim card.

Best option on the market.

greenbadgecabby said:





I want one is there a web link for this and how much does it cost?

Kind regards

eric

I bet you still forget her indoors birthday , your wedding anniversary , what time the wife said to came home for dinner while at the pub, when you last sent the mother in law a get lost card see a lot of knowledge can be a bad thing

TT mobile 5 for smartphone is brill, it's always with you on your phone!
Wouldnt drive a fare to London if it was DOUBLE with a free CAR included!
(my horse and cart wouldnt make it)

No
No
Don't drink
Never, shes still leaving me a house, in the 'artic' as Sussex would say.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3531724.stm


http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/news/index.php?news_id=531


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** (up to a maximum of 30 minutes in any one call)

I'll do it for 50p a minute.

So what your saying Green is you do forget the things mentioned in my post above

Thanks for the replies, fellas.
Since I started as PHD just 10 days ago, and I know only my area (Woolwich, greenwich, charlton, plumstead; ie... south east London), I'll buy either TomTom500 or XDA Sony. Regarding The Knowledge, I'll get there in 5-10-50 years maybe.
Cheers

Where?

Don't go that far, sounds scary.

Dont think I need to pay £1.00 per minute to find out I am lost though

That never happens to me 23 years motor cycle courier in central London before Chauffering, the Knowledge would be a piddle for me, but given a choice, which I have, I would rather ferry around nice people in nice shiney Merc than run around in one of those noisy uncomfortable box's they call Taxi's

Regards Eric

Hi Greenbadgecabby

Hope your not gonna think bad of me for saying that

It is no slur on you or your trade, however I do have a choice and I excercise it in the same way everyone else does.

Take care Eric

Right thats it, i'm not speaking to you ever, ever again.