I'm interested to see if anyone has found the "Live Traffic" to be a success, I've already had notice that my 60 days is due to expire, but to date I'm not convinced it is any good. I haven't checked cost to renew and may not be value for money.
I've set my phone as a "Hotspot" and an icon shows accordingly at the top of the screen, but that is hidden by an information bar as soon as you set a journey. I get notifications of delays where there are none, I fail to get warnings when there are delays.
1) M5 Southbound the other day, told me to take a diverted route to avoid traffic. The diversion was leave M5 at J18, rejoin the same junction (M5 J18) and it actually showed that silly little 200 yard loop on the screen. When I got to J18 no traffic, but the screen showed queuing traffic. Ten miles further on at J21 there was a queue of traffic leaving the motorway for Weston-Super-Mare but road was shown as clear.
2) The journey I set yesterday to a golf course, A30 CLOSED between Yeovil and Sherborne - sign posted diversion in place. No mention at all on the sat-nav. Refused to give me an alternative journey, I followed the diversion signs and throughout the diversion it tried to turn me round. I missed one turn for the diversion due to the sign having blown over but I was still being told I had to turn around. I pulled in after 7 or 8 miles of driving off my original chosen route, cleared the journey and put it in again as a new journey; still insisted I needed to go back and take the closed road which by then was miles off my route.
When I finally got to the other end by using common sense I mentioned the road closure and was told been like it for over a week. Others who drove there told me their TomToms and Garmins had advised them the road was closed and plotted an alternative route.
Journey home, set to Home, once again insisted I take the closed road, so I ignored and I set an alternative which it managed to accept.
Approaching the M5 queue of stationary traffic on A358 for 4 miles, sat there at least 20 minutes - Not A Word!
Finally joined the M5 relatively clear and about 3 miles up the motorway I'm told there is a queue - Nothing!
Come off at J24 Bridgwater, queue all the way into the town (5.20 pm so always a busy time) took half an hour to get to some traffic lights at the head of the queue and still no mention of delays.
In each case I ensured my phone was set as a hot-spot.
Have made an appointment with my dealer.
The thing is as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike.
I will say Tomtom despite the failings in 2012/13 was good.
