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I use a BMW Navigator V, and am wondering whether anybody (especially in the UK) uses and thinks it's worthwhile coughing up for Garmin's paid-for speed camera database? (£17/year in the UK)?

I think I don't quite understand what it's supposed to do really: currently my Navigator bleats at me if ever I exceed a speed limit, and gives me a different tone if there's a speed camera coming up. What does the £17 actually get me? Is it just more up-to-date? If so, given that it presumably can't alert you to ad-hoc speed traps, is that worthwhile?

Follow up: Is it possible to turn off the audible warnings for breaking a speed limit while retaining the camera warnings?

Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #1

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currently my Navigator bleats at me if ever I exceed a speed limit,

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #2

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That would get annoying in a hurry.

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The council's have to declare the areas that a mobile camera may be used, it highlights those as well as fixed ones, if you ride on roads you are not familiar with it can be a license saver, Garmin usually do an update for about £12 , I tend to update Europe just before I go on tour.

Ged

My Nav 6 (and 5 before it) never beep if I exceed a speed limit (maybe that's because of course I don't...) - I've never seen a setting for that either. The almost continuous beeps for camera alerts are really annoying so I turn off the Audible for those - in fact in the list of Alert options for Audible there is only one entry - for cameras. I still get the visual alerts at the top of the screen. No idea what the Garmin subscription gets you I'm afraid.

Are you using the Garmin smartphone link app on your phone and bluetoothed to the nav? This has up to date speed camera alerts so you don't need to spend out on the annual update.
You can turn off your speed alert, go to settings/map&vehicle then scroll down to speed alert and uncheck the box.

Zitat von Willy im Beitrag #6

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You can turn off your speed alert, go to settings/map&vehicle then scroll down to speed alert and uncheck the box.

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Zitat von Willy im Beitrag #6

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Are you using the Garmin smartphone link app on your phone and bluetoothed to the nav? This has up to date speed camera alerts so you don't need to spend out on the annual update.

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Zitat von Willy im Beitrag #6

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You can turn off your speed alert, go to settings/map&vehicle then scroll down to speed alert and uncheck the box.

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Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #9

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Zitat von Willy im Beitrag #6

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You can turn off your speed alert, go to settings/map&vehicle then scroll down to speed alert and uncheck the box.

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Thanks. I guess that turns off the speed camera sound alerts too though, which I didn't want? Will give it a try next time I'm out

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