Hi all, I was wondering if I could have your thoughts please.

 

I have just become the proud owner of a Mark 3 Octavia vRS TSI and loving it. My previous car had no such tech so I used a TomTom Go with lifetime map and speed camera updates; I used it for traffic updates via my phone - a setup that was a bit fiddly (as my satnav kept unpairing from my phone overnight) but on the whole worked and allowed me to avoid the worst hold ups - and as a bonus I also got fixed speed camera updates. 

 

My new car has a built in columbus sat nav with radio traffic updates. How reliable is this combo in day to day life? I was thinking of either:-

 

-Relying on my car's columbus system for sat nav and traffic, purchase a new speed camera detector (which would also alert me to lasers) and pass my TomTom on to a family member OR

-Hardwiring my TomTom into my new car.

 

What do people think?

 

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.

 

Many thanks in advance  

If you subscribe to Pocketgps (about £20/year) they supply an excellent speed camera database which is updated every 2 weeks or so. You can then integrate it into your TomTom, mobile phone app and Columbus if you want. There is a guide on this site somewhere explaining how to add it to your Columbus. Unfortunately it doesn't give you audible warnings only icons on the map but it suits me.

Ashfan, does the pocket gps database give audible camera warnings on standalone satnavs like a Garmin?

22 hours ago, kentphil1 said:

Ashfan, does the pocket gps database give audible camera warnings on standalone satnavs like a Garmin?

 

Don`t know about a Garmin, I have a TomTom but I`m sure it will. It warns me on my Android phone when I use that but I mostly rely on the Columbus icons now. Its easy to have a quick glance at the map