Sat nav without Speed Camera Alerts

Ray55
Ray55 Forum Participant Posts: 89
edited May 14 in Parts & Accessories #1

Hello,

I was thinking about getting a sat nav system or app that takes into consideration I am towing a caravan. As many of these have a Speed Camera Alert facility and these are illegal in France ( whether you use it or not ) what systems or apps do people use to stay legal in France.

cheers

Ray

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  • Ray55
    Ray55 Forum Participant Posts: 89
    edited May 14 #2

    Further reading on this seems to have to found out if they give warning for exact locations of cameras, or does it just have a known data base not active speed detection. It seems a data base is legal but not a camera detector. 

    I was looking at two cheape roptions.

    Co-pilot for caravan app and also the OHREX N76 Sat Nav 786, 7 inch, GPS Navigation for Car Truck Lorry HGV LGV Motorhome.

    Has anyone used either of the above and can review ?

     

    Ray

  • eribaMotters
    eribaMotters Club Member Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭✭
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    edited May 14 #3

    On earlier models I had to de-activate the facility. Now this happens automatically.

     

    Colin

  • Ray55
    Ray55 Forum Participant Posts: 89
    edited May 15 #4

    Not sure if that happens with all GPS systems or apps. 

    I have been in touch with Ohrex who state their system ( which is a low cost one I was thinking about is a  known data base not active speed detection. They have not answered my question though a to whether that is legal in France. 

    Ray

  • peedee
    peedee Club Member Posts: 9,383 ✭
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    edited May 15 #5

    I use Co-Pilot and never bother about such things. I cannot remember it ever alerting me to speeding in France so perhaps it does turn itself off automatically. If it doesn't what are the chances of being pulled over and the sat nav checked?

    peedee

  • JaRT
    JaRT Forum Participant Posts: 177
    edited May 15 #6

    In France my old Garmin Camper used to alert to 'safety zones' or something similar which also happened to be were Speed cameras were located!

    Then they allowed the disabling of this via. the settings and then TBH I got rid because I found the 'towing specific' size settings a complete waste of time.

    I now use Google maps which automatically doesn't give any speed Camera info. when in France. 

  • peedee
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    edited May 15 #7

    In Co-Pilot you can switch the speed camera alerts off but still leave the warnings of speeding on. Co-Pilot recognises the areas with limits and will alert you when you enter them. Just checked my settings and I have speed camera warnings set to off but speed warnings set be displayed on the screen with an audible warning on entering them and with and alert that this is being exceeded set to 5m.p.h. above the limit.

    I have the truck sat nav but I assume the same settings can be made in the caravan and car one.

    peedee

  • Ray55
    Ray55 Forum Participant Posts: 89
    edited May 15 #8

    Cheers, good to know.

     

    I found this article quite good and clarified things. French news in English. 

    'Essentially, it is illegal to use a tool to obtain the precise location of a fixed or mobile speed camera, although tools that show you areas where cameras might be present are legal.'

    https://www.connexionfrance.com/practical/are-speed-camera-detectors-in-cars-legal-in-france/133187

  • jennyc
    jennyc Forum Participant Posts: 957
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    edited May 29 #9

    Despite our tow car being equipped with Sat Nav, we rely on iPhone Google maps because it’s ‘knowledge’ of road changes and road works is maintained in an up to date state which only applies at the time when a built in car system is loaded. The AA advise that ‘If you use Google maps to navigate, Google has advised that its camera detection feature turns off when you connect to data or WiFi in France’. That advice is bourn out by our own experience, as is Apple Maps too.

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