Red symbol top right
riverchet
Posts: 8 [Master Traveler]
A red symbol appeared top right saying '5 min' and I have no idea what it means.....on my mobile app.
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DougLap
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Hi @riverchat
If this is under the distance to go figure it is the total of the delays on the route as far ahead as traffic is calculated during the journey. The Tomtom will not advise of an alternative route to avoid the delays until you are nearing them and an alternative would reduce the current journey time.
On a recent 4 hour journey after about 2 hours my Tomtom PND made a similar display saying there was a delay of 29 minutes. For the next hour it continued to show that figure give or take a few minutes. With just over an hour of the displayed journeys end and still saying there was a 29 minute delay the unit then advised an alternative route saving 21 minutes.
The unit was waiting to see whether the delay was reduced as we progressed before offering the first sensible alternative.
Doug8
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If this is under the distance to go figure it is the total of the delays on the route as far ahead as traffic is calculated during the journey. The Tomtom will not advise of an alternative route to avoid the delays until you are nearing them and an alternative would reduce the current journey time.
On a recent 4 hour journey after about 2 hours my Tomtom PND made a similar display saying there was a delay of 29 minutes. For the next hour it continued to show that figure give or take a few minutes. With just over an hour of the displayed journeys end and still saying there was a 29 minute delay the unit then advised an alternative route saving 21 minutes.
The unit was waiting to see whether the delay was reduced as we progressed before offering the first sensible alternative.
Doug
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