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14-01-12, 09:53 AM

Of course it's an issue, who is going to pay for the update to a new software version with hazard notification?

What if your sat nav either doesn't do software updates, or the manufacturer says stuff the French market and doesn't release one, you have to bin it and buy a new one? What if your integrated sat nav does speed cameras? Buy a new car? Oh no, you couldn't do that, nobody could buy the old one from you because the sat nav in it is illegal.

Renault, one of France's own and biggest selling brands, has been supplying integrated TomTom Carminat units with an SD card for years now. My (French) father-in-law recently bought a new SD because he wanted the Europe maps, rather than just the France maps supplied with the car, it was well over 100 quid.

The French government are idiots when it comes to motoring laws, then the population just ignore them anyway.

14-01-12, 09:53 AM	#3
-Ralph- Guest Posts: n/a	Re: france bans speed-camera-warnings Of course it's an issue, who is going to pay for the update to a new software version with hazard notification? What if your sat nav either doesn't do software updates, or the manufacturer says stuff the French market and doesn't release one, you have to bin it and buy a new one? What if your integrated sat nav does speed cameras? Buy a new car? Oh no, you couldn't do that, nobody could buy the old one from you because the sat nav in it is illegal. Renault, one of France's own and biggest selling brands, has been supplying integrated TomTom Carminat units with an SD card for years now. My (French) father-in-law recently bought a new SD because he wanted the Europe maps, rather than just the France maps supplied with the car, it was well over 100 quid. The French government are idiots when it comes to motoring laws, then the population just ignore them anyway. Last edited by -Ralph-; 14-01-12 at 10:01 AM.