SatNav Post code check please

Mel_P · 19 Sep 2010 at 21:51

I am investigating how car sat navs deal with postcodes.

If you have a sat nav please put in the code B26 1DS.

Where does it direct you to without any house number?

- Does it ask you for a house number?
- Does it say it is between 1741 to 1795 Coventry road?
- Something else?

Google maps tells you where it is exactly - 1741.
All my TomTom 730 seems to tell me is that it is between 2 and 2599 - (with "2" as the initial suggestion) not very useful if you don't have the number!

I want to know if any other Sat Navs do a better job.

Thanks, Mel

Mel_P · 19 Sep 2010 at 22:15

Thanks Cuchulain.

Mel_P · 19 Sep 2010 at 22:18

dl763 said:
My Navman allows me to enter for e.g. 1-10, exact number, or centre of postcode.

What road number range does it give for B26 1DS please?

Mel_P · 19 Sep 2010 at 22:29

From the Post office checker the correct range is 1741 to 1795 so Nokia E72 is "mid-range" - a good estimate!

Thanks "Tim".

Mel_P · 19 Sep 2010 at 23:31

Scubascorpion said:
Tom Tom go 720 ( a bit out of date)

asks for house number starting with 2...
If I try and circumvent that it tells me to enter a number between 2-2599.

It did say Coventry Road though

Bit like my Cra* TomTom

Mel_P · 19 Sep 2010 at 23:34

dl763 said:
Here goes;
Must say I've never seen a post code with so many options!

Yep - and it's 3 to 4 miles from one end to the other - not very good if you don't know the number, only the post code and you have a TomTom.