TomTom GO Expert 5 Europe
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Never drive your truck on roads that are too narrow or under viaducts again with the TomTom GO Expert 5 Europe. This navigation system is specially designed for trucks. Enter the dimensions, weight, and type of load of your truck and get a suitable route for your vehicle. You can easily read your route on the glossy 5-inch screen. You can also find Points of Interest along the route, such as restaurants, parking spaces, and overnight stops. With traffic information via your smartphone, you stay informed of the latest traffic information. You may be charged extra for this. Built-in Wi-Fi lets you load maps of European countries and update your TomTom wirelessly.
Navigation for vehicle type | Truck | |
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Useful places | ||
Screen size | 5 inches | |
Traffic updates via | Smartphone (GPRS) | |
Hands-free calls | ||
Period of free map updates | Lifespan of device | |
Screen reflection | Glossy |
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This TomTom navigation for trucks is full of small, but sometimes really big errors. When using it, it is important to constantly pay attention to whether it is going well. I have now driven through the Benelux, England and Scandinavia with this navigation for a few weeks and it usually goes well. Because you can specify the dimensions and weight of your vehicle, certain roads and underpasses (bridges) are excluded from your route. That in itself is fine, but because this database at TomTom is full of errors, things go wrong. Then you drive long distances, because somewhere a piece of road is wrongly considered inaccessible. I am a driver of a tractor-trailer combination of the maximum permitted dimensions. More and more often I have a smartphone with Google maps running next to this TomTom. You can see very clearly that Google has things much better for each other. Where TomTom broadly takes you to the address, Google knows exactly where that address is and who is located there, often with useful information about various details in the reviews. One of the most spectacular mistakes was when I had to be with a company on an industrial estate in Heijen near Gennep and TomTom wanted to send me with my combination over the Mergeldijk (a kind of cycle path through the floodplains), while the area is easily accessible on normal roads . Right up until the very end my TomTom tried to navigate me away from my destination and I was very happy with my Google maps backup. Once again; usually it just goes well and TomTom has nice graphics and staggered perspectives at exits on highways, for example. I hope they will get rid of the errors one day because entering dimensions and weights is not yet available at Google. Another thing is the foot; that broke off immediately when I had to transfer to another truck. Fortunately, I was quickly sent a replacement foot and I now know that you have to be very careful with that.
Fred
31 December 2022
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Route sentence could be a little louder!
G.J.
14 December 2023
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Am a full-time international truck driver. Have been using this TomTom GO Expert for about 2 years now. Especially in the beginning it was full of all kinds of errors. For example, it sent you off the highway, to immediately get back on the connecting ramp. But also many other misery. This has improved over time and I have to say; it usually works fine. However, in my opinion you still cannot use this device as your only navigation. Which is really strange for such an expensive device. I use it (and really need it) to avoid bridges that are too low, roads prohibited for heavy goods traffic etc. And for tunnels in combination with dangerous substances etc. For real navigation I use another product that is far superior. Unfortunately, it does not have truck settings, so this one remains handy as an extra.
Fred
6 October 2024
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Product number | 904530 |
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Manufacturer code | 1YB5.002.20 |
Brand | TomTom |
Warranty | 2 years |
Processing of your defect | Carry-in warranty |
Width | 14 cm | |
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Height | 8,6 cm | |
Depth | 1,8 cm | |
Weight | 360 g | |
Color | Black | |
Integrated dash cam | ||
Maximum battery life | 1 hour |
Screen size | 5 inches | |
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Resolution height | 720 pixels | |
Resolution width | 1280 pixels | |
Screen reflection | Glossy |
Pre-installed maps | ||
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Maps expandable | ||
Period of free map updates | Lifespan of device | |
Map updates via WiFi (car navigation) |
Navigation for vehicle type | Truck | |
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Traffic updates function | ||
Traffic updates via | Smartphone (GPRS) | |
Speed camera alert | ||
Spoken directions | ||
Lane assist | ||
Coordinate navigation | ||
Uploading routes possible | ||
Quick GPSfix | ||
GLONASS |
Connection type | Wired, Wireless | |
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Bluetooth | ||
Built-in WiFi | ||
Type of USB port | Micro USB-B (type: 2.0) |
Hands-free calls | ||
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Shows smartphone messages | ||
GPRS | Via mobile phone |
Total storage capacity | 32 GB | |
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Memory card reader |
