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Probably the invention of the 21st century. At least a mighty little wonder. Clip one onto your car's windscreen and experience driving in a different way.
Let us help you overcome possible prejudice to this amazing product. We will advise on the right manufacturer and model but at the moment you can't do better than the TomTom 910. We talk from experience as we have used it for hundreds of miles in the UK, Europe and North America. It was faultless. We list a few of the features that make it outstanding.
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Detailed door-to-door maps of the UK, Europe and North America. |
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20 GB hard drive built in |
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Audible warnings of speed cameras |
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Voice gives spoken directions including street names |
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The device will re-route around traffic jams saving hours of journey time |
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Many types of route calculated including motorways or side roads |
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Calculates your ETA (estimated time of arrival) at your destination |
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Shows your speed and warns of exceeding speed limit |
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Shows miles to go before destination |
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Shows time left before destination |
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Connect to Blue-Tooth mobile phones for hands free calls and texts |
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Hands free mobile calls via the TomTom and Blue-Tooth phone |
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Play all your favourite MP3 music tracks while you are driving |
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Play your iPod through the TomTom |
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Store hundreds of picture files and view them |
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Let us help you
We will set up the system in your car and take you on your first Sat Nav journey. We will connect the device to your computer and show you how to update the device, plan journeys and upload pictures and music files. Our fee for an all day training session is £200. The TomTom 910 is £300 which includes a home charger, car charger, PC software, windscreen mount, soft case and remote controller.
An independent report about the advantages of using a SAT NAV system in your car
During experiments, drivers using a TomTom navigation device have 12% improved reaction times. And it’s not hard to imagine circumstances where an improved reaction time could be absolutely vital.
Moreover, 78% of people feel more in control, 68% less distracted, 67% less stressed and 45% more alert when using a navigation system. Hardly surprising, then, that 62% of drivers feel a navigation system makes it easier to keep focused on the road.
How does it affect your driving behavior?
On average, when using a navigation system, you make 25% less stops and spend 35% less time standing still.
During the experiment, drivers also made fewer turns when using a TomTom navigation device. All suggesting that you drive more confidently and decisively with a navigator. Perhaps even more revealing, during the experiments there were over twice as many occurrences of inappropriate behaviour (missing road signs, standing still at a green light, etc) by drivers not using a TomTom navigation device than by people using a TomTom navigation device. And on one in every four journeys without a TomTom navigation device, the driver got lost at least once. But when driving with a TomTom navigation device, not one of the subjects ever got lost!
What about the burden on you as a driver?
The driving burden is clearly reduced. How do we know this?
A PDT test (which determines reaction time to a red LED light stimulus) proved that your objective workload is reduced by 20% when driving with a TomTom navigation system. And quantitative analysis of questionnaires completed by the test drivers after the test found that the subjective workload of drivers using a TomTom navigation system is reduced by 55%!
Using a navigator reduces your mileage and fuel bills
The research found that on journeys to unfamiliar destinations, on average your mileage is reduced by 16% and your driving time by 18%. It also means that, because you’re driving less miles, your fuel consumption will be similarly reduced. Which is good for you and good for the environment.
So what is the overall effect on safety?
The research clearly shows the effect to be positive: Not using a navigation system increases the number of claimed accidents you have by 12% and increases the claimed damage costs by 5%.
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