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Drivers should always exercise vigilance and respond to changing road conditions and speed limits. Drivers who rely on their Sat Navs for speed limit information can find themselves exceeding speed ...

Sat-nav maker TomTom has admitted its devices have been hit by a glitch that left customers worldwide unable to get a GPS signal, leaving some stranded without directions. The problem emerged on ...

There has been a "deadly" rise in reports of people driving the wrong way down England's motorways in the last year, an investigation has found. There has been a 15% increase in incidents - with some ...

Most UK drivers rely on sat nav to navigate their journeys on a regular basis. However, with numerous vehicles lacking built-in dashboard navigation systems, countless motorists turn to their mobile ...

A driver who drove the wrong way down a motorway and smashed head-on into a woman's car blamed his sat nav for taking him the wrong way. Akram Helal ended up travelling north in the southbound ...

TWO councillors have backed a national call for action to ensure lorries are fitted with appropriate and updated sat-navs after problems with large wagons rumbling through a village. Labour’s Cllr ...

The government has arranged a summit to tackle the problems caused when drivers are misdirected by out-of-date information on sat-navs. Talks will be hosted by local transport minister Norman Baker in ...

The majority of UK drivers will use sat nav to help them find their way to places on a regular basis. But, with many cars not having the tool built into the dashboard, a lot of motorists will use ...

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