satellite navigation

[pete98]

My new Garmin sat nav takes me to incorrect destinations - 50 miles out in one case! I have checked that the correct postcode was keyed in. Does anyone know how this can happen?

[ACtheTROLL]

depends where you go

rural postcodes can cover huge areas ... in a town ... a tower can have a different postcode for each floor.

I always look on autoroute or google just to see the overall route.

flying blind is inevitable in towns .... In north yorkshire you can do 30 miles+ round the valley to get to two houses less than a mile apart as the crow flies.


then again ... it could be that the maps are inaccurate ....
or it's faulyt

[ACtheTROLL]

done it again ......!!

I was going to add ...I always use full address wherever possible, road crossings if not .... and postcode as a last resort

[figure]

Excuse me please Pete.

Just want to say hello to Neildownx. It's been a while since I last saw you on here. Hope you are good and well.
Great to see you back! xx

[markysngc]

it's peckforton castle, between peckforton and beeston

[thelewisgang]

not sure if this info will help with your query but I have a Garmin street pilot i3 & it was showing my starting location about 160 miles from where I live although I had never been anywhere near this area & nobody had borrowed the unit either! I emailed Garmin & they promptly replied telling me to plug the unit in to the ciggie lighter & leave it on for a couple of hours & it should reset. I really didn't think this would help but done as they told me & hey presto its up & running again & working perfectly again. Go to the Garmin site & send them an email on the appropriate link & I'm sure they will be only too pleased to help you.hope this helps