Great review. Just bought one today. Passed my class 1 last week. Hopefully find a job soon.

Big thank you for this I have ordered this one I am a newly passed driver this will help a lot

I’m going to stick with my 6250, it’s a little slow in the menus and searching now, but at least it’s got a built in SIM card with lifetime traffic, this seems like a backward step making you tether it to a phone. Why would TomTom do that 😢

@PATRYK-R1

8 ай бұрын

Because of profits. Yearly subscriptions gives them a lot of money... But device is good anyway.

Excellent review Martin think ill wait till they release built in sim version

Best review I’ve seen so far mate Toodles

Dam it ! Not long got a 6250 if i had known i would have waited lol great vid mate

Great presentation and; a fantastic device. Take Care both.

Mrs Jenko will probably like the 7inch version😂😂😂😂.Great Review Martyn,you sold it to me and I haven't even got A car...

Excellent review Martyn

When adding the dimensions of your vehicle, you put gross weight and axle weight, but which axle? Rear or front?

Thanks alot proper detailed been provided very very informative

Thanks for the review. Indeed the 6250 is slow 🐌 and the new TomTom looks way faster excellent 👍. I wait until the version with sim comes out.

excellent vlog Martyn, others have given their opinions on this TomTom. but your idea to keep the camera on the device as well. this must help others to decide whether on not to spend their hard earned cash. stay safe

@bugze666

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Was much better to see the unit up close whilst in use.

really good product review , thumbs up !

Brilliant review thank you

Great review , will check them out .

Good Tuesday morning to you Martin and claire from Wellington Somerset

Unsuitable' may be due to limited width due to parked vehicles, or possibly a sharp bend with walls either side of the road such that a long or articulated vehicle may struggle to negotiate the hazard. ... As the signing is advisory, there is no recourse to the law if an HGV tries to negotiate the road.7 Jan 2015

Great vlog jenko

Hi there, thanks for this review and sorry for late question. I wanted to ask, if your going down the M6 or whatever Motorway. Then it says M6closed Juntion 16 17, will the Tom Tom let you know straight away??? Im using the Snooper s7000 wich does not warn you. Please advice have a great weekend.

Does anyone know, maybe when the version with the sim card will be released in the fall, but so far it is not.

Very good presentation.👍

Hi Jenko Amazing review and I am think of buying as I have just got my new job as a HGV Driver. I have a couple of questions if you can help me. 1. I will be doing multi-drop deliveries so can I add all my locations so it can plan the route in the order I put them in? 2. When I am putting dimensions in do I include the truck or just the size of the trailer? 3. Does it come with free lifetime updates?

@asimmahmood7749

2 жыл бұрын

Hi everyone I bought this. To answer my own questions. 1. You can add multiple postcodes/locations 2. Add the total length including trailer (this one was a bit of a "duh" one for me!) 3. Free lifetime updates included. The satnav has been great so far even got the other drivers a bit jealous! Its fast and really accurate just make sure you're checking for updates regularly.

@MaximC

Жыл бұрын

@@asimmahmood7749 Hi Asim! Can you update us, how is it, and is it your main navigation or you have others now? Also, they say "lifetime", but in reality the navigator either becomes obsolete after a few years anyway, or they stop supporting it. In other words, it's a bit misleading that they say "lifetime map update" (they basically should say "lifetime map update UNTIL we're supporting this device"). Marketing .... 🤌

@asimmahmood7749

Жыл бұрын

@@MaximC Hi Maxim, I bought it after watching this review and I have to say it is really good. It really helped me when I was starting out. Unfortunately in my old age I found trucking is not for me and I have now gone back to Driving Buses. Great piece of kit, just a shame it is not used now!

@MaximC

Жыл бұрын

@@asimmahmood7749 Thank you for the response.

great vid well explained

very good blog martin Gary from Crewe

Youst out of curiosity, can i manualy set rute for delivery open? Reason why i ask, bifour i did hawe becker and it aloud me go streats where is only for deliwery and naw i hawe Garmin which show me it is not aloud to drive there...

Martyn i have the tom tom pro on my mobile and i have to say brill job it cost £1.80 pro month but i would pay that for the software i get all the update and even the speed cam the only thing i dont get it the size and weight and the speed i drive at but that the only thing brill job keep up the good work

@djayren4234

2 жыл бұрын

The Mobile app only gives you routes for vehicules undes 3.5t If you drive anything above 3.5t you should have a HGV specific gps. The restrictions you say "are the only thing" are just the most important when driving a HGV

By the way, they have it as app on Android (from Google Play). It has truck subscription and it costs 100€ a year, or I believe it's 50€ for first year after the week of testing. It seems being same (which wouldn't be surprising), and in some ways even better, one can use Map2Geo for example, tablet is usually faster than the standalone device, I'm assuming the app gets improvements too, etc. Plus it seems to cost even less (like if we consider say 50€ for first year, say 100€ for next, etc, in 2-3 years the standalone device will probably get updated anyway). Also I believe, although I'm didn't verify, speedcam and traffic - with the standalone device you need to pay 30€ a year after first year, but in the Android app I believe it's included in the price. So there is that too.

Hi Jenko, What date is the go expert 4g version coming out, can’t find anything on the internet about it?

Hi mate I had one of these got it from Amazon it kept freezing when I entered a route… Amazon have refunded me so I connected it to Tomtom and it came up as a camper van sat nav even though it had the settings for a truck. So I’m really worried about buying another one have you had any problems with yours as in freezing and turning off?? Thank you.

Can you switch off the vehicle info, so it doesn’t show each time you do a search?

thanks

Do you have any issues on the M25 S after Clacket Lane services it up pops up with a 7.5t weight limit on the motorway?

@TruckerJenko

2 жыл бұрын

No i dont buddy

fab vlog safe weekend

Hi great video

Excellent review jenko well put together. 😀 just out of interest do you ever need to revert to the old school road atlas.

@TruckerJenko

3 жыл бұрын

Google maps buddy 😁👍

Hi Jenko. Can it be set to voice alert you if i was speeding in general on any road and not just when close to speed cameras?

@TruckerJenko

Жыл бұрын

Yes there is a speed setting in the menu and it will alert you if you go over the limit set

@331richie

Жыл бұрын

@@TruckerJenko i don't mean the speed we would manually set at say 50 mph. I mean if its a 30 mph road and you go 31 or above and then 5 minutes later your on a 40 mph road and you go 41 mph. Can it be set for every road speed we encounter?

I've owned the 6250 for a few years. This one has a few Improvements but also I'm surprised to hear it doesn't come with lifetime camera updates & also has to be connected to your phone for traffic. Think I'll wait for the sim version.

@PATRYK-R1

2 жыл бұрын

I spoke to Tomtom and lady told me that there will be SIM version in August with lifetime traffic and cameras (like 6250) . same was before. 6200 was few months in the market then after they released 6250... just wait for SIM version

@PATRYK-R1

2 жыл бұрын

@@amir7865 yes. but that doesn't mean it will not be released. just have to wait. 😉

@MaximC

Жыл бұрын

@@amir7865 Did it change since 10 months ago? Or still not?

@MaximC

Жыл бұрын

@@PATRYK-R1 Well, if it will take months or ever years...

@PATRYK-R1

Жыл бұрын

@@MaximC yeah. Still not available. I'm using 3 years 6250 but when they release SIM version will buy newest one. Let's see

Nice review jenko amd nice lorry and hope Claire has a nice time in her lorry

I’m driving a 7.5t, would this be any good for my vehicle ?

@Eduulopez

Жыл бұрын

Con google maps te apañas... Si fuera un articulado es obligatorio meter medidas en un gps que anda por ciudades con tantos puentes tuneles y calles que conducen a una mas estrecha

Hi bud … the maps on my Go Expert keep sticking or freezing, any suggestions how to fix this ?? … cheers

@TruckerJenko

Жыл бұрын

Have you done an update on the maps? If not try that if that doesn't work try a hard reset 👍

Try putting in Seatruck Dublin Port as destination and say you are starting route in Belfast.Your height is 4.8m.The bridge height at port toll is 4.65 but it wont find a route at all.Any ideas? Ive tried contacting tomtom

@dunder_init7016

8 ай бұрын

Did you figure our a solution to your problem? I have had an issue or two with it , and it was trying to take me in mad directions

Hello, can you show us how to enter coordinates?

good vid

Would this pick up eircode in the rep. Of Ireland? Example Jervis Street Shopping Centre, Dublin D01 H9C4

@TruckerJenko

2 жыл бұрын

No mate just tried it and came up blank

@Brian.H..

2 жыл бұрын

@@TruckerJenko thanks for that much appreciate 👍

@dunder_init7016

8 ай бұрын

It does pick up eircodes man, when you first power up the device you choose you country of choice , I'm assuming that's why he couldn't see it. Also there are maps from all places in Europe. Also no need to enter street names, I just enter D01 RK37 for example

I can't hear the instructions, the volume is way below what it should be, my speakers are so quiet. On the Tom Tom

SNOOPER TRUCKMATE for me.

TomTom and PSA Group need to work better, a few weeks ago at night in my new Citroen C4 the Nav wanted me to come off the M5 at Portbury Docks The road was closed northbound and wanted to take me through Clifton, I thought hang on something ain’t right here I was only one junction away from M49 so I decided to follow the lorry in front lucky I did the motorway wasn’t totally closed it was just under Portbury Junction 19 they had set up a on and off diversion. So I would have been sent into Bristol for nothing. This ain’t a dig at your review though buddy just hoping someone from TomTom reads this.

Hi Martyn, fantastic review, I watched the one Luke did, suggest he takes some lessons from you on how it should be done🤣😃👍 Btw do you remember the issue that Kev had with Tomtom and why he didn't use them, I wonder if that is fixed now? Regards from Ray, the old sod from North Wales..

Really nice review. But can I ask, is the Bluetooth good with the traffic? Or is it worth waiting for the sim version. Had a TomTom in the pasted and it was rubbish trying to Connect to my phone. So went with Garmin. But had it 6years now so think of updating. Thank you

@TruckerJenko

3 жыл бұрын

As long as you have signal on your phone it works 👍great

I've 2 of these crap Pro tomtom rubbish & the last one was a pro + It kept crashing & took me down restricted narrow Roads so I returned it & bough a garmin instead.

I wudda bought one but its Shit how the speed cameras only last 1 year now not lifetime like map updates.

Tom Tom equals .... use ya head ..lol

If TomTom wanted to make a truly HGV driver oriented satnav, it wouldn't be too hard! They could include driver hours regs, and help you plan rests and breaks enroute based on driving time. Have it include tacho functions that many mobile apps already have sussed out!

@johnshaw8013

Жыл бұрын

Saying that, I've just splurged £370 on a Go Expert 🤪👍

After one year you PAY for speed camera alerts

I don't think traffic update is for life, I believe it's both speedcams and traffic update that are only for the first year. After that it's 29€ a year.

@TruckerJenko

Жыл бұрын

Only speedcams for 1 yr I still have my traffic after 18 months

@MaximC

Жыл бұрын

@@TruckerJenko Oh, I think I see. Maybe it depends on the region. In Europe here it seems that it includes traffic and speedcams for 1 year than as I said 29€ per year for these two services.

@MaximC

Жыл бұрын

@@TruckerJenko Oh, you are from the UK, not from the US. Maybe it's like you say, here in Europe anyway. Or maybe it's different from what we have here in Italy.

@MaximC

Жыл бұрын

@@TruckerJenko P.S. Thank you for a good review.

Tom Tom is terrible don’t buy that navigation !! I use to love TomTom and it was the best nav for me because of the simplicity and design of menu, but they really gone bad because they don’t have user support and they don’t listen to their customers, they really doesn’t care what you think ! On new models you need to pay for everything, and you need to have speed camera subscription, but that doesn’t matter because for example in Germany is forbbiden by law to use that option so you can’t see where the speeding camera is so you always getting tickets for speeding (for 5km/h over you get around 50-60€ and all over Germany for trucks max speed is 80km/h and nobody is driving 80km/h so you are always getting tickets which is crazy, German laws are crazy, they wanna ripp you and TomTom is letting them do it) so it is useless to have subscription for speed cameras at least for me and now because of that reason and many others i will change my navigation system to Garmin !! And so much more is bad with TomTom i don’t want to get into all of that ! TomTom is really bad and don’t buy it…i would reccomend Garmin it is much much better navigation and more professional…

@mikedeloughry7530

6 ай бұрын

Why do you need speed camera notification? If this is a priority, you really shouldn't be driving a truck mate.

Just brought one not impressed.

Unsuitable' may be due to limited width due to parked vehicles, or possibly a sharp bend with walls either side of the road such that a long or articulated vehicle may struggle to negotiate the hazard. ... As the signing is advisory, there is no recourse to the law if an HGV tries to negotiate the road.7 Jan 2015