JockandRita
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- Aug 2, 2007
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- N+B Flair 8000i
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- Since May 05 (Ex Tuggers).
I have recently been experimenting with the Magic Earth App for navigation using a mobile phone. Initially, I was quite impressed with it, however, as the title refers, it's not quite as magic as first thought.
Three times this week it has tried to route me through 7.5T restrictions in a 44T truck. That's fine if there is an exemption, ie, except for access, or except for loading. On each occasion there weren't any exemptions.
For those using it for nothing bigger than a large MH, you'll be fine with it. Most 3.5T restrictions in France do not apply to Camping Cars.
Instead, I have downloaded Road Lords, and programmed in the same 44T profile.
As an experimental/demo route, I then set it for a local destination with both a low bridge and a 7.5T weight restriction. The navigation instructions avoided both the height and weight restrictions, as I has hoped, keeping me on major roads.
So, if your MH/ARV is heavier than 7.5T, and you are using a mobile device, try Road Lords.
If Google maps had the facility for profiling large vehicles dimensions and weights, I'd be using them instead.
Cheers,
Jock.
Three times this week it has tried to route me through 7.5T restrictions in a 44T truck. That's fine if there is an exemption, ie, except for access, or except for loading. On each occasion there weren't any exemptions.
For those using it for nothing bigger than a large MH, you'll be fine with it. Most 3.5T restrictions in France do not apply to Camping Cars.
Instead, I have downloaded Road Lords, and programmed in the same 44T profile.
As an experimental/demo route, I then set it for a local destination with both a low bridge and a 7.5T weight restriction. The navigation instructions avoided both the height and weight restrictions, as I has hoped, keeping me on major roads.
So, if your MH/ARV is heavier than 7.5T, and you are using a mobile device, try Road Lords.
If Google maps had the facility for profiling large vehicles dimensions and weights, I'd be using them instead.
Cheers,
Jock.