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

Detectors are of no use, unless you have reactions that can be measured in milliseconds.

 

Traffic updates are sketchy at best on the in-built satnav, so if that is important to you keep the TomTom.