Once again it seems that any road closures that you're unaware of to start with cannot be reported effectively. Junction 5 exit of M1 Northbound. Reported at midnight myself and again at 1am. Google knew about it at 11pm apparently. But as of 215 am it's still open as far as you're concerned. How hard is it to spot traffic ignoring a major road and a corresponding notification that it's closed? And don't give me any rubbish about construction traffic confusing your system....it can't be hard to program the system to spot them. They start or finish at that road or very close by...or hang around inexplicably. Closures should only be cancelled out by traffic that is clearly through-traffic. It isn't hard to spot construction vehicles and how they behave differently.
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My experience is that - on working days - the closure is implemented within some hours.
As TomTom won't use TMC notifications temporary road closure notifications are hopeless.
Don't get me started on mountain pass closures, in the real world they're closed to traffic, in the mad world of TomTom they see the road as traffic free and plans to uses that road.
What's really hopeless is that the online route planner picks it up, TomTom nav' units won't.
Same applies to temporary closures that are not manually added to a TT map, TT "sees" the closed road as traffic free and a therefore faster route.
I've sent a few examples into TomTom, as expected no reply, classic ostrytch syndrome!!
It is the Manawatu Gorge road in New Zealand which has been closed since a large slip on the 24th of April 2017.
We did manage a work around but it does make you wonder just how much confidence you can place in your TomTom having up to date maps.
Having made that comment I could help by connecting my device more regularly to my computer for updates.
However after a road trip of 1950 kms our TomTom was invaluable and a asset.