MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Janner_Sy on October 12, 2012, 02:45:49 pm
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Evening all
My Tom Tom has had the speed camera alerts on it and in all honesty i reckon it has saved me from getting points on many occassion, but its now ancient and prone to stopping working all together.
Plus vRS_Alex has kindly sold me a Columbus stereo with NAV for my car. So im thinking it might be worthwhile to buy a speed camera detector that can stay fitted in the car permanently.
Any body use these, are there any legality issues i need to look into before deciding on the best option?
Sy
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You can add speed camera POI's to the Columbus. :happy2:
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You can add speed camera POI's to the Columbus. :happy2:
:happy2:
Does it all get pre-loaded on the hardrive or does it work from a disc? Ive not had a columbus in my motors before. Im to tight :innocent:
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Im to tight :innocent:
Not what I've heard. :P
You can import them from SD card onto the hard drive.
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Im to tight :innocent:
Not what I've heard. :P
You can import them from SD card onto the hard drive.
Im so tight, i can pick up cigarette butts with my a$$ cheeks.
And cheers for the info on the SDcard. problem solved
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I don't think there are any issues with the GPS based camera location devices in this country, it's when you go down the route of radar jammers etc it all becomes dodgey.
I'm sure France have just banned all speed camera devices including GPS based one so it could be doing a little more research if you intend to use them on the continent.
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You don't have to worry about getting points in your car :laugh:
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You don't have to worry about getting points in your car :laugh:
Not parked up in Milton Keynes. :laugh:
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You can add speed camera POI's to the Columbus. :happy2:
Won't the alerts be just visual on the RNS or has someone managed to workout how to get audio alerts as well ?
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Sorry no audio alerts on RNS. I have a Talex for that side of things.
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Pogos get good reviews
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I've used Road Angels but they didn't cater for uploads to Macs so I got a GPS PogoAlert and then their latest version PogoAlert+.
The display unit slides on and off a fixed mount which I have hardwired. Switches on and off automatically with ignition. I have it displaying my speed in mph but you can switch to kph easily. It sometimes takes a few minutes to lock onto a satellite but is usually okay.
http://www.pogo-gps.co.uk/pogo_alert_plus.php
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2Ffile-5.jpg&hash=d4ca4749a2b02a5b02c52a3a4506bcd426ca4a2e)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2Ffile-4.jpg&hash=3ae2e02083fa892d48139667e12787b2f37f5f25)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2FPogoAlert1.jpg&hash=0725314f294c151c78b8fb41c52ccb13704ed27c)
HTH :happy2:
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Inforad by far best one, £50 from halfords, can't be doing with stuff on dash, had mine few years, works all over Europe and free updates.
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^^^^
I like mine centrally on the dash in my line of sight - The GTI Mk5 clock displays are very poor and my speedo is very inaccurate too - 100 mph on clock = 83 mph on GPS (tested on several GPS devices).
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Inforad by far best one, £50 from halfords, can't be doing with stuff on dash, had mine few years, works all over Europe and free updates.
....Why is it by far the best one? - It doesn't do half of what the PogoAlert+ does as far as I can see.
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Sorry no audio alerts on RNS. I have a Talex for that side of things.
ah thats no good, i need audio alerts. Talex???
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Talex http://www.talex.co.uk/ (http://www.talex.co.uk/)
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Novus with something like this. http://www.novus-gps.co.uk/Cheetah_C50.php (http://www.novus-gps.co.uk/Cheetah_C50.php)
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If you've got an iPhone I'm sure there are apps you can download
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If you've got an iPhone I'm sure there are apps you can download
Camera alert works well on the iPhone.
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If you've got an iPhone I'm sure there are apps you can download
Camera alert works well on the iPhone.
+1 camera alert is decent
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+1 for the PogoAlert+. I used to have a Road Angel but find the Pogo far better and less intrusive
I also have speed cameras on my RNS with red light cameras but only use it as a backup to my Pogo
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If you've got an iPhone I'm sure there are apps you can download
Im on an Android phone, but no doubt there will be an App for it. ill have to have a search onthe Ppp marketwhen i get back to the UK.
Talex http://www.talex.co.uk/ (http://www.talex.co.uk/)
Cheers Ian. How do you rate the Talex?
Inforad by far best one, £50 from halfords, can't be doing with stuff on dash, had mine few years, works all over Europe and free updates.
I like the look of this one. Plus with free updates for life, its worthwhile as well.
the Pogo + is way overpriced from what i can see, and it needs a subscription. Im not bothered about the additi0nal features, just a camera locator with an audio alert.
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Talex is Ok Sy. Like anything it is only as good as the updates and I must admit mine isn't the most up to date due to a lack of effort. :ashamed:
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Evening all
My Tom Tom has had the speed camera alerts on it and in all honesty i reckon it has saved me from getting points on many occassion, but its now ancient and prone to stopping working all together.
Plus vRS_Alex has kindly sold me a Columbus stereo with NAV for my car. So im thinking it might be worthwhile to buy a speed camera detector that can stay fitted in the car permanently.
Any body use these, are there any legality issues i need to look into before deciding on the best option?
Sy
.............don't most sat nav units display the road speed you are traveling on?. My old Garmin did & the Pioneer unit i have now does. Stick to the limits & no need for a camera detector?.
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Stick to the limits & no need for a camera detector?.
....In principle I agree with you but having a Speed Camera alert system is just that: An alert which is a real world aid to driving more safely. They are called "Safety Cameras".
For example, with or without speed cameras being present I rigidly stick to the 20,30,40 zones and most 50 mph stretches but there are plenty of zones which keep swopping and changing between 40 and 30 limits and signs can be missed, so the result is that one can be caught off-guard somewhat unfairly. The alerts also serve as a reminder, although it is much easier to keep an eye on the large digital speed display of a PogoAlert than the OEM speedo dial (which is inaccurate anyway!). There are also plenty of areas where there are 60 and 70 limit cameras (usually Truvelo's) and I tend to use my common sense and judge the road conditions and traffic levels without necessarily sticking to those limits. SPECS and gantry speed cameras are other devices it is helpful to be aware of. Temporary speed limit zones such as roadworks etc should always be adhered to without question.
Awareness of mobile speed camera locations (in the 50, 60 and 70 mph zones) is perhaps the most helpful feature.