Mrs S, (She that must be obeyed!), has agreed to part company with a fistful of dollars and purchase a radar detector for my xmas pressie.

I have done some research, read many reviews and even searched this site (before posting!). However, I am none the wiser as to which to opt for. I know many of you use various models and was just wondering what is the concencus for the best one.

I have in mind a snooper s4 neo (the one offered here > http://www.urcar2.co.uk/page1179.html , seems a good deal)

can anyone offer any guidance. I basically want something that will find everything, show me accident blackspots, (and an auto pilot would be nice )

Thanks in advance.

tony

Ho Ho Ho young tony, come here and sit on my lap and I'll see what I can do for you! :eek:

I have a snooper on my sleigh, but find it tends to give me a lot of spurious information from the likes of Woolies as I'm approaching thier stores to load up.

I'm sure some of the others in here will give you advice on more up to date equipment that is now available though.

Now you be a good lad, and I hope to bring you everything you desire in just 57 day's time!

all above to be read in a stupidly deep voice please!!

I think there is some question as to whether radar detctors may be made illegal, so it might be worth digging some more or asking around.

Personally I have a Road Angel, which is GPS based. Yes it has the laser detector module...but they would probably have me before I could register that I have been hit and then do anything about it.

It is very nice though knowing where the speed cameras are , as well as accident black spots etc.

Ho Ho Ho young tony' date=' come here and sit on my lap and I'll see what I can do for you! :eek:

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Colin :eek: , you are normal arent you?? :confused:

Do I need to have you "rearranged"?

According to the gospel of 'everybody that knows me,' Andy..NO...but I really don't care anymore! :P

By the way, mine's a Snooper SD815i. Rarely use it now because it's a pain in the bum, and I don't speed anyway

I have an Snooper S4 Neo, it's superb. Very compact, plug & play unit (which is what I like!) and has NEVER failed me in the year I've owned it. SWMBO has one, my Dad has one and 2 of my friends have them... best recommendation I can give it really.

I've got an Origin b2, fantastic bit of kit. They guy that fitted it highly recommends the Mirco Road Pilot. He'd do a Micro Road Pilot fitted for about

I've got an Origin b2, fantastic bit of kit. They guy that fitted it highly recommends the Mirco Road Pilot. He'd do a Micro Road Pilot fitted for about

The other route worth considering is something like a pda + tomtom + gps + POI software.

I've just installed the latest checkpoints and it's great because now there's a category for mobile speed cams too, so when people notice a common spot for that "security camera van", it gets added to the database which you can update as often as you like (and the Checkpoint one is FoC)

edit: now that I think of it, the above hardware / software selection was swmbo's xmas present from last year

edit2: as an example, the dell x30 with bluetooth here doesn't seem like a bad deal for 400 notes

I've just upgraded my Morpheous Geodesy + Radar for the Origin b2 Solo which has GPS, for cameras all types, schools, congestion cameras, a laser detector and also additional pick ups for a radar detector available soon at

but find it tends to give me a lot of spurious information from the likes of Woolies as I'm approaching thier stores to load up.

C.J. Can you turn off X band radar bit to stop the automatic doors setting off the detector ?

Ivan, has 'city' mode which is supposed to stop such info from being picked up, but generally speaking when I use it now..ie when I'm out of town so to speak.. I just unplug it from the cig. lighter to stop the constant bleeping. Find it a real pain.

AH that was it city mode, I invested in Tom Tom with the free speed camera overlay it picks them all up apart from hand held radar guns.