garmin nuvi map updates

[tony m]

can anyone on here update a garmin nuvi with the latest maps?

[nickwilcock]

Do you mean "Can anyone on here tell me how to update a Garmin nüvi with the latest maps?"

Or do you mean "Can anyone on here help me to defraud Garmin by copying a new map set to me?"

Garmin nüMaps Lifetime Europe is now only about £65 from Amazon....

[bad company]

To be fair updates on Garmin are not that simple. You need to remember to turn off your fire wall.

[Eggman]

I recently downloaded a free, open source map for my Nuvi 255 from openstreetmap.org (details here). All the instructions are there, so as long as you can read English it's straightforward enough.

I've been driving around using the new map for a couple of months and apart from directing me to drive along a stretch of sea wall last week (have eyes, so didn't) and the route calculation sometimes being a bit slow it works fine.