Lost my Garmin Zumo SatNav last night........

Well, lost the closest word I can think of!

I use the Zumo with a Bluetooth headset and the headset tells me when the GPS disconnects.

On my way home last night, while filtering through traffic, I heard the message "GPS Disconnected".
I immediately pulled over and jumped off the bike to start looking for the GPS.

I was about 30 metres from the bike when I heard the message GPS Connected" (I still had my helmet on) meaning I was close to the Garmin, so I stopped and started checking around that location.......about 20 seconds later I heard the message again saying "GPS Disconnected"; sadly that was the last I heard of it!

I spent another 30 minutes checking under cars and on the road but all the effort proved futile so I gave up, got on the bike and headed home, feeling as gutted as one can imagine cos the Zumo cost me a few pennies.

My conclusion is that someone picked up the GPS and walked away (or drove away) with it. Whoever had it was close to me for a few seconds while I was searching for it.......really annoyingly because I've only had it for 3 months!

I've tried ringing my home insurance since I've got contents cover but they said they could only have covered it if I'd taken an additional personal cover so they asked me to ring my bike insurers.

[Bibio]

that's a bummer and an expensive loss.

i'm the apostate as i never have the thing talking to me as it gets on my nerves being told to turn right several times for the same turning, so i look at the spaznav to where i need to go.

Originally Posted by Bibio

that's a bummer and an expensive loss.

i'm the apostate as i never have the thing talking to me as it gets on my nerves being told to turn right several times for the same turning, so i look at the spaznav to where i need to go.

Ha ha, I don't find the instructions annoying.

Definitely a bummer! Cheers.

[Geodude]

Ahh man thats a downer might be worth a call to the local cop shop just incase a 'nice' member of the public found and handed it in, you never know. Next spaznav fit a safety wire or the like.

Originally Posted by Geodude

Ahh man thats a downer might be worth a call to the local cop shop just incase a 'nice' member of the public found and handed it in, you never know. Next spaznav fit a safety wire or the like.

Cheers, didn't think of that would give it a shot.......you never know!

The SatNav holder is very secure. I did 7 days round Europe and had no issues.

I suspect I didn't "lock" it, so it wasn't seated properly in the holder........user error.

My home insurance covers me for electronic equipment up to £1500 I think, that includes cameras, iPads etc etc, might be worth checking the documents on your insurance, they don't always tell the truth when you want to claim.

You sure it ain't still on the bike and it 'lost' it's bluetooth connection?

Just saying.

[sumimasen]

Could it be that a 4-wheeler ran over it and crushed it, and that's the reason you permanently lost connectivity?

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[Winder]

That strange noise you keep hearing from the bottom end is actually just your sat nav knocking around in the belly pan.

Originally Posted by specialone

might be worth checking the documents on your insurance, they don't always tell the truth when you want to claim.

I assumed the info she gave me was correct after she put me on hold for about 5 minutes to check.

I'll go through the docs just in case.