Why can't Tom Tom HQ understand that the satnav is a distraction to driving?

KimHedges

I don't want alternative routes, I don't want to read email, I certainly don't want telephone calls, I just want to have a route getting onto the closest Trunk road to where I am driving, nothing else, everything else is tiresome and a distraction and illegal on Britain's roads.

dmulv

So.... turn them off?

dmulv

To always go the fastest route without waiting for confirmation of alternative routes, you need to tell it to 'always take the fastest route' when planning (manual link).

As for not receiving messages/phone calls from your phone, this can be done by only enabling your phone for 'data' in Bluetooth settings (manual link). If you've got a 5200 or 6200, don't bother setting up Bluetooth at all

dmulv

So.... turn them off?

KimHedges

OK, must be missing options then.

dmulv

To always go the fastest route without waiting for confirmation of alternative routes, you need to tell it to 'always take the fastest route' when planning (manual link).

As for not receiving messages/phone calls from your phone, this can be done by only enabling your phone for 'data' in Bluetooth settings (manual link). If you've got a 5200 or 6200, don't bother setting up Bluetooth at all

KimHedges

I have the 6200, I have included the fastest route option, but it keeps being wrong.

dmulv

In what way is it being wrong? Do you have local knowledge that lends you to believe that the TomTom is calculating it wrong? It may be that there's traffic on this route which is causing the device to send you down an alternative route.

Incidentally, when you say you 'have included the fastest option', have you set When a faster route is available to Always take the fastest route?

YamFazMan

HI
@KimHedges

The GO 6200 (Wi-Fi) is a NAV5 Device
The Route planning... setting menus...
The 1st Section of the Route planning Menu Screen applies when you have already planned a route and you are driving the Route
On the Live Tomtom Devices 'When a faster route become available' the device will....
Option... (1) = Don't ask me... Always take the Fastest route
Option... (2) = Always ask me... Before taking the Fastest route
Option... (3) = Don't Ask me at all... Stick to the planned Route

Route planning screen... Section (1)

The 2nd Section of the Route planning Menu is the default Route planning type for ALL Route planning
Option... (1) = Fastest route
Option... (2) = Shortest route
Option... (3) = Most eco-friendly route
Etc... Etc...

Route planning screen... Section (2)

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The earlier Devices required me to enter my Route type every time, but at least 95% of my journeys I would choose the Fastest Route

The earlier NAV2/3 devices are Menu focused
Asking all of the questions and button pushing at the start... Then device planned the route

The Latest NAV4/5 (Wi-Fi) devices are Map Centric (Tomtom Speak)
The Route planning has the highest priority (95% of the time I want the Fastest Route... Job Done)
On the odd occasions I want something different, say I want to 'Avoid Motorways'...
After the Planning and Calculation of the route
I Tap the 4Dot (....) Menu --> Current Route --> Change route type... Choose Route Type required 'Like' (Avoid Motorways) the device recalculates the route avoiding Motorways

Note... This change only applies to the current route
For the next route, the device will default back to the 'Route Type' you have chosen in the Settings menus i.e... For me the 'Fastest route'

ATB YFM