I think this is exactly WHY the DVSA have brought sat navs into the test. It ensures that novice drivers will have been alerted to the risks of relying on sat navs and the risk of confusion before they go out on the road on their own and try and use one as so many new drivers do currently.
so how is this fair for new learners? I'm really worried I won't pass my test because of trusting the satnav's directions. I know it should only be a guide, but still, it will just add stress and confuse the learners. Call me old fashioned, but I wouldn't use satnav anyway. So far when practising in my own car, I checked my route ahead and then just follow the signs - not a satnav.
I would imagine ll TomToms would treat it the same as it wouldn't make sense to have different mapping for dfferent models. I'm concentrating on the Start 52 as that is the model being used on the driving test from December 4th.
That’s why I think sat navs are better suited to slightly more experienced drivers than learners! This could be a great mistake by the DVSA
I think this is exactly WHY the DVSA have brought sat navs into the test.
It ensures that novice drivers will have been alerted to the risks of relying on sat navs and the risk of confusion before they go out on the road on their own and try and use one as so many new drivers do currently.
so how is this fair for new learners? I'm really worried I won't pass my test because of trusting the satnav's directions. I know it should only be a guide, but still, it will just add stress and confuse the learners. Call me old fashioned, but I wouldn't use satnav anyway. So far when practising in my own car, I checked my route ahead and then just follow the signs - not a satnav.
How prevalent is this? Is it apparent in all the TomTom's, or limited to some models?
I would imagine ll TomToms would treat it the same as it wouldn't make sense to have different mapping for dfferent models.
I'm concentrating on the Start 52 as that is the model being used on the driving test from December 4th.