Anyone buy the new maps for western europe?
Are they worth fourty quid to update from the last ones?

"artleknock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Anyone buy the new maps for western europe?
No

> Are they worth fourty quid to update from the last ones?
No, only minor changes you wont even notice, if you use mapshare your get
all the same corrections back again and more.

On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:21:33 -0000, "Jack Rabbitt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

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>"artleknock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Anyone buy the new maps for western europe?
>No
>
>> Are they worth fourty quid to update from the last ones?
>No, only minor changes you wont even notice, if you use mapshare your get
>all the same corrections back again and more.
>
I use mapshare, as does my son-in-law. We have made a few changes and
none have appeared on our maps.

artleknock wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:21:33 -0000, "Jack Rabbitt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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>> "artleknock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> Anyone buy the new maps for western europe?
>> No
>>
>>> Are they worth fourty quid to update from the last ones?
>> No, only minor changes you wont even notice, if you use mapshare your get
>> all the same corrections back again and more.
>>
> I use mapshare, as does my son-in-law. We have made a few changes and
> none have appeared on our maps.

Just as a general point regarding all makes, new maps will incorporate
new roads and other changes that map sharing systems won't include. From
what I've heard of mapshare, for instance, it lets you change things
like speed limits and directions of one way streets, but there's no way
to add a completely new road, or turn a crossroads into a roundabout.

Within a few miles of where I live, there are a couple of bypasses that
show on the new maps that don't show on the old ones. On average they
save five minutes on journey times in the rush hour. Multiply that by
all the new roads in the area I cover, and it's noticeable, especially
on long journeys.

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Tciao for Now!

John.

On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:24:53 +0000, John Williamson
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>artleknock wrote:
>> On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:21:33 -0000, "Jack Rabbitt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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>>> "artleknock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>> Anyone buy the new maps for western europe?
>>> No
>>>
>>>> Are they worth fourty quid to update from the last ones?
>>> No, only minor changes you wont even notice, if you use mapshare your get
>>> all the same corrections back again and more.
>>>
>> I use mapshare, as does my son-in-law. We have made a few changes and
>> none have appeared on our maps.
>
>Just as a general point regarding all makes, new maps will incorporate
>new roads and other changes that map sharing systems won't include. From
>what I've heard of mapshare, for instance, it lets you change things
>like speed limits and directions of one way streets, but there's no way
>to add a completely new road, or turn a crossroads into a roundabout.
>
>Within a few miles of where I live, there are a couple of bypasses that
>show on the new maps that don't show on the old ones. On average they
>save five minutes on journey times in the rush hour. Multiply that by
>all the new roads in the area I cover, and it's noticeable, especially
>on long journeys.

Does it have the roundabouts on the A1 removed?
And what about the new layout of the A2?

artleknock wrote:
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> Does it have the roundabouts on the A1 removed?
> And what about the new layout of the A2?

The A1 is about 600 miles long, so I can't answer that, as I've not
driven the entire length lately. I drove along the bit from Newcastle
Upon Tyne to Edinburgh in August, and the 2009 map (Not Tomtom) I was
using was accurate within the limits of the system I was using.

Same for the A2, the last time I was on that was about a year ago, and I
wasn't paying attention to the screen, as I knew where I was going
anyway. The 2007 map was inaccurate near the M25 junction, but they
*were* still building it.

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Tciao for Now!

John.

artleknock <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Does it have the roundabouts on the A1 removed?

Yes, all of them between Blyth and Stamford.

Peter.

John Williamson wrote:
> artleknock wrote:
>>
>> Does it have the roundabouts on the A1 removed?
>> And what about the new layout of the A2?
>
> The A1 is about 600 miles long, so I can't answer that, as I've not
> driven the entire length lately. I drove along the bit from Newcastle
> Upon Tyne to Edinburgh in August, and the 2009 map (Not Tomtom) I was
> using was accurate within the limits of the system I was using.
>
> Same for the A2, the last time I was on that was about a year ago, and I
> wasn't paying attention to the screen, as I knew where I was going
> anyway. The 2007 map was inaccurate near the M25 junction, but they
> *were* still building it.
>
I drove M25 to Darlington last month and didn't notice any errors on the
new map

"Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> John Williamson wrote:
>> artleknock wrote:
>>>
>>> Does it have the roundabouts on the A1 removed?
>>> And what about the new layout of the A2?
>>
>> The A1 is about 600 miles long, so I can't answer that, as I've not
>> driven the entire length lately. I drove along the bit from Newcastle
>> Upon Tyne to Edinburgh in August, and the 2009 map (Not Tomtom) I was
>> using was accurate within the limits of the system I was using.
>>
>> Same for the A2, the last time I was on that was about a year ago, and I
>> wasn't paying attention to the screen, as I knew where I was going
>> anyway. The 2007 map was inaccurate near the M25 junction, but they
>> *were* still building it.
>>
> I drove M25 to Darlington last month and didn't notice any errors on the
> new map

I see. The M25 goes round London & Darlington is around 300 miles north in
Co. Durham, so you must have had your eyes closed all the time.

On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:19:08 -0000, "Ray Shafranski" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> John Williamson wrote:
>>> artleknock wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Does it have the roundabouts on the A1 removed?
>>>> And what about the new layout of the A2?
>>>
>>> The A1 is about 600 miles long, so I can't answer that, as I've not
>>> driven the entire length lately. I drove along the bit from Newcastle
>>> Upon Tyne to Edinburgh in August, and the 2009 map (Not Tomtom) I was
>>> using was accurate within the limits of the system I was using.
>>>
>>> Same for the A2, the last time I was on that was about a year ago, and I
>>> wasn't paying attention to the screen, as I knew where I was going
>>> anyway. The 2007 map was inaccurate near the M25 junction, but they
>>> *were* still building it.
>>>
>> I drove M25 to Darlington last month and didn't notice any errors on the
>> new map
>
> I see. The M25 goes round London & Darlington is around 300 miles north in
> Co. Durham, so you must have had your eyes closed all the time.

Please enumerate the error(s) on Peter's new map that you claim he missed.

Tony