We have just invested in a Tom-Tom satellite navigation system for the car.It is wonderful – you are reading a piece from the only person I know who got lost in a supermarket car park.
I once missed a motorway junction on the way back from the north down to Birmingham so I carried on to the next junction, turned round only to miss the same junction yet again. Much to Annie’s relief I got it right third time!
Jane is now our permanent friendly voice in the car and even I cannot get lost … or can I?
We will see. It is still early days.
Jane also warns us of speed cameras and speed limits - another useful addition in my armoury.
Technology is amazing.
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I borrowed a car with sat-nav. It directed me into a supermarket car park – I wasn’t trying to go shopping at the time! Nevertheless, I did consider investing in sat-nav, but was advised by our mutual friend of CarHunt.co.uk fame that I’d get lost anyway as it was an age thing! Good luck!!!
Tom-Tom is great...but I get lost following the exact (honestly, the exact!) instructions on mine er, now I think about it most times I've used it.
Watch out for one way streets that aren't!
Funnily enough I finally got mine when I couldn't face the stress of trying to drive and navigate through Leeds (a couple of hours away from home) for hospital appointments anymore! Despite the mishaps I wouldn't be without it :) Good luck, Bendy Girl
Thanks very much for the the comments. We think Jane is marvellous.
We’ve just got back from a 400 mile round trip for work and Jane took us door to door with no problems. We cannot rely totally on Jane of course - we still have to use some common sense and a bit of anticipation and have our wits about us, but overall we think she is great and a valuable addition to our 'family'
Crikey I’ve just thought ... maybe we have to buy her presents as well at Xmas!!
Beginner's luck
Cynical or what? - you are just too mean to fork out £150!
I promise I won't mention Marseille any more than 5 times in the next week.
Bet I could get to Marseille without sat-nav though!
By the way, why is Tom called Jane?
The Tom-Tom gives a choice of male or female voice and then a choice of different voices – each of which has a name. We agreed democratically between Annie and me that ‘Jane’ is the voice we like best. Consensus management works you see!! Jane is definitely part of the family!
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