What's the best online Route Planner?

xcessive · 20 Apr 2006 at 21:13

Hi

What do you think is the best online route planner?
I have in the past used Multimap and RAC.

Out of them two i found RAC to be better because it was layed out easier (use of icons), it was just easier to use (the printouts when being a passenger).

DreXeL · 20 Apr 2006 at 21:17

I've always found AA the best, haven't got lost yet using it. On the other hand I find RAC useless........

Oracle · 20 Apr 2006 at 22:13

via michellin is also quite good, especially for European travel

TripleT · 20 Apr 2006 at 22:20

I've always used the aa, never failed me yet

multimap is **** imo.

Unluckyalf · 20 Apr 2006 at 22:54

McDonalds!

Granted, you can only plan a route to/from/via a Resaurant though

thedazman67 · 20 Apr 2006 at 22:56

green flag

MrMatteh · 21 Apr 2006 at 00:51

i use http://maps.google.co.uk as my preference

but then it can't do 'via location'

agw_01 · 21 Apr 2006 at 09:29

AA is by far the clear leader.

The route information is just so easy to read. Multimap, Google and RAC just confuse me.

TinkerBell · 21 Apr 2006 at 09:31

agw_01 said:
Multimap, Google and RAC just confuse me.

Awwww

I use google map

Acolyte · 21 Apr 2006 at 09:35

Agreed AA is superior, RAC has always gotten me lost.

F355 · 21 Apr 2006 at 09:36

I like Map24. There isn't much you can't do on it. You can add stopovers...etc...

Only down side is its quite slow sometimes.

monkeyspank · 21 Apr 2006 at 09:44

Google maps is nice, not just for the directions but the maps are good (durrr)

agw_01 · 21 Apr 2006 at 09:46

Google Earth + Laptop + GPRS Connection = :cool:

Phantom · 21 Apr 2006 at 10:20

mapblast's 'line drive' has never failed me in the past. having tried AA, streetmap etc. it also gave the most accurate times for journeys too. these days i just go with Tom Tom GPS far easier and if you ever take a wrong turning it will auto adjust its directioning and you can still get from A to B as easy as pie.

JollyGreen · 21 Apr 2006 at 12:09

agw_01 said:
Google Earth + Laptop + GPRS Connection =

Bit expensive though surely?

agw_01 · 21 Apr 2006 at 12:12

JollyGreen said:
Bit expensive though surely?

Not really.

Most people have a laptop these days... Google Earth is free... and GPRS isn't that expensive.

I've used my mobile to connect a laptop to the 'net before. Good old O2's free minutes

JollyGreen · 21 Apr 2006 at 13:25

agw_01 said:
Not really.

Most people have a laptop these days... Google Earth is free... and GPRS isn't that expensive.

I've used my mobile to connect a laptop to the 'net before. Good old O2's free minutes

What GPRS are you using? as the best I've seen over a phone is something stupid like £4 a megabyte..
The dedicated G3/GPRS Vodafone/Orange PCMIA cards are much better, but if you go over the limit it's still ridiculous money.

MrMatteh · 21 Apr 2006 at 15:12

surely a laptop + google earth + gps reciever would be best?

Fulcrum · 21 Apr 2006 at 15:23

DreXeL said:
I've always found AA the best, haven't got lost yet using it. On the other hand I find RAC useless........

I have to say the oppisite. I planned out a route with AA and it completely messed up the last part which meant I had to go all the way back home (ok it wasnt that far but :mad:

anyway) and this time checked it with RAC who gave the proper directions right till the end, it was in the middle of nowhere to be fair.

I advise you to source more then one routeplan if you are going to rely on it a lot

paradigm · 21 Apr 2006 at 15:26

See, this is why i don't miny paying for Mappoint (which must be due an update soon), or autoroute.

Far better than any of the online systems.

What's the best online Route Planner?

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