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What satnav software do you use to spot speed cameras?
By: JohnBravo Date: November 5, 2025, 11:22 am
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Hi All,
I hope you are well.
I wonder what is the best software to use to spot speed cameras.
I use Waze for quite some time but I don't know if this app is
up to speed with all the changing conditions on UK roads.
They also changed the way the pop ups appear on the screen
including the speed camera warnings.
They changed something after an update and these pop ups now
take the bottom 1/4 of the screen and I cannot even see the
speedometer.
If it's an average speed check then these pop ups come up every
so often which is pretty annoying.
Please advise.
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Re: What satnav software do you use to spot speed cameras?
By: FuzzyDuck Date: November 5, 2025, 11:31 am
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Waze works for me.
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Re: What satnav software do you use to spot speed cameras?
By: NewJudge Date: November 5, 2025, 2:22 pm
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Looking out of the window does it best for me. I don't actually
watch for speed cameras. The road authorities have thoughtfully
put up those big round signs with numbers in them. I find they
help a lot!
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Re: What satnav software do you use to spot speed cameras?
By: DWMB2 Date: November 5, 2025, 2:31 pm
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Like New Judge I mainly rely on the view through the windscreen,
but I use Waze for traffic info and warning of hazards and the
like. At least in my local area I've found it is generally quite
quick to incorporate any changes to Road layouts, speed limits
etc.
A little while ago it also started flashing up warnings when
approaching a large reduction in speed limit (e.g. NSL ->
30mph), which might help some people avoid abrupt braking.
#Post#: 97063--------------------------------------------------
Re: What satnav software do you use to spot speed cameras?
By: baroudeur Date: November 6, 2025, 8:02 am
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[quote author=JohnBravo link=topic=8665.msg96933#msg96933
date=1762363362]
Hi All,
I hope you are well.
I wonder what is the best software to use to spot speed cameras.
I use Waze for quite some time but I don't know if this app is
up to speed with all the changing conditions on UK roads.
They also changed the way the pop ups appear on the screen
including the speed camera warnings.
They changed something after an update and these pop ups now
take the bottom 1/4 of the screen and I cannot even see the
speedometer.
If it's an average speed check then these pop ups come up every
so often which is pretty annoying.
Please advise.
[/quote]
My car oe inbuilt sat nav shows the speed limit and the vehicle
speed at top left hand corner and beeps if the limit is
exceeded. In average speed camera sections it shows vehicle
speed and average speed between cameras.
If you want a paid app that is updated weekly try
HTML https://www.pocketgpsworld.com/
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Re: What satnav software do you use to spot speed cameras?
By: JohnBravo Date: November 6, 2025, 8:14 am
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[quote author=baroudeur link=topic=8665.msg97063#msg97063
date=1762437772]
[quote author=JohnBravo link=topic=8665.msg96933#msg96933
date=1762363362]
Hi All,
I hope you are well.
I wonder what is the best software to use to spot speed cameras.
I use Waze for quite some time but I don't know if this app is
up to speed with all the changing conditions on UK roads.
They also changed the way the pop ups appear on the screen
including the speed camera warnings.
They changed something after an update and these pop ups now
take the bottom 1/4 of the screen and I cannot even see the
speedometer.
If it's an average speed check then these pop ups come up every
so often which is pretty annoying.
Please advise.
[/quote]
My car oe inbuilt sat nav shows the speed limit and the vehicle
speed at top left hand corner and beeps if the limit is
exceeded. In average speed camera sections it shows vehicle
speed and average speed between cameras.
If you want a paid app that is updated weekly try
HTML https://www.pocketgpsworld.com/
[/quote]
Thanks for suggestion.
I reckon your car is relatively new.
Do the build-in sat navs in new cars differ much between car
makers or do they use a well known vendor e.g. Garmin?
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Re: What satnav software do you use to spot speed cameras?
By: The Slithy Tove Date: November 6, 2025, 12:08 pm
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[quote author=JohnBravo link=topic=8665.msg97065#msg97065
date=1762438478]
Do the build-in sat navs in new cars differ much between car
makers or do they use a well known vendor e.g. Garmin?
[/quote]
It may have changed in recent years, but my experience of the
car makers' built-in SatNavs has been that they are woefully
inadequate compared to the likes of Google Maps. Why would one
pay hundreds of pounds for something where there's a free and
far better version? Best option is Android Auto/Apple CarPlay,
where you get the advantage of a superior SatNav on the car's
built-in screen. Some manufacturers have Google built-in. Others
are dropping Android Auto/Apple CarPlay because, in their
arrogance, they still think their bespoke systems are better.
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Re: What satnav software do you use to spot speed cameras?
By: DWMB2 Date: November 6, 2025, 12:34 pm
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My Vauxhall has a built in sat nav, that appears to run on
proprietary software... For £90 a year you can add live traffic
information. When you can connect android auto/car play for
free, I've always wondered who actually pays for that.
[quote] Do the build-in sat navs in new cars differ much between
car makers or do they use a well known vendor e.g. Garmin?
[/quote]
Only one example, but I drove a 75 plate Peugeot 208 recently as
a courtesy car and the built in sat nav on that was using TomTom
software.
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Re: What satnav software do you use to spot speed cameras?
By: andy_foster Date: November 6, 2025, 1:36 pm
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[quote author=DWMB2 link=topic=8665.msg97116#msg97116
date=1762454082]
My Vauxhall has a built in sat nav, that appears to run on
proprietary software... For £90 a year you can add live traffic
information. When you can connect android auto/car play for
free, I've always wondered who actually pays for that.
There are people that will happily pay for such services,
although they would mostly not contemplate buying a Vauxhall.
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