Right 9 points now, what can I get to help me drive legally?

[Tampon]

Blue Meanie said:

Sorry, but if you can't take any notice of your speedo, due to lack of self control, what makes you think you can take any notice of a gizmo on the dash?

No need to be sorry.

I can't see my speedo when i am looking at the road, I don;t have a heads up display. I now drive with my head down alot checking and double checking, I can;t risk it.

When you come to a speed camera do you look at the speedo and not at the road to check you speed even for a split second ? Thats what I have to do literally all the time I am driving, i can't slip up once not even for a short amount of time for the next 2 years.

I figured a noisy audio signal of the speed limit along with better more considered driving would help me drive heads up, safely and stay in the speed limit.

[Major Fallout]

Sell the car and get a

[Herbs]

I had this a while back - bought an Automatic for a year until the first set came off

[v8will]

Major Fallout said:

Sell the car and get a

That's about 30 years too new. You want a Series 2 diesel to go slow. If the engine and tranny noise doesn't do it then the leaf spring ride quality will!

[Tampon]

LOL, I had a auto now have a slow box, it isn't the acceleration I am scared of ( I have ridden motorbikes for years, none of the points are for bikes )it is that drive down a 30mph road that opens up to a 50mph, it starts widening, you thinking of something else check your speed, your needle is just over the thirty but still there, carry on, slight downhill slope, your in a high gear for the long road, and before you know it your doing 36, very easily done and easy to correct but I can't/ don;t want to go over.

[Blue Meanie]

Ha... I drive a vitara at the moment. No chance os speeding in this thing!

[Tampon]

Blue Meanie said:

Ha... I drive a vitara at the moment. No chance os speeding in this thing!

Lol, bet if you had 9 points you would sweat it out in her even for the shortest of journeys !

[bigdods]

Tampon said:

Pooky67 said:

My TomTom XL Classic tells me whenever I'm over the limit at all times, not just near a camera (well it would do, if I ever went over the limit )

TomTom XL Classic you say ?

Fanking you sir

Any one know of anything that could make my garmin do this wonderous thing ?

Tomtom will change the speed background to red when you go over the limit, anc.d you can add an audible warning too. But (and this is a biggie) lots of roads dont have a speed limit in the tom tom so its not brilliant. And you have to go a few mph over for a few seconds for it to decide to warn you.

You wont be able to rely on any satnav , so it looks like 18 months of paying close attention to road signs etc

[Tampon]

grgrgray said:

It highlights your speed in red if your over the limit for the road. also keeps you under the average speed cams on motorways, roadworks etc..The speed limits are based on the maps and are sometimes out of date but mainly accurate.

So it knows the speed limit on all roads, not just ones with cameras ?

Can you get it to make a sound/alarm if you're over the limit ?

What model do you have gary ?

Cheers bud

[Mad Jock]

Buy a car with the biggest, most gas guzzling engine you can afford. With the price of fuel at the moment, your wallet will kick you in the 'nads if you get too enthusiastic.

[J4CKO]

Might as well get one now and save having to get one.....

[Tampon]

J4CKO said:

Might as well get one now and save having to get one.....

That won't work, doesn't have any pedals............................

[thinfourth2]

Tampon said:

I would like something that monitors my speed and warns me when I am above the speed limit, I have been looking at road angels but not sure if they don;t just tell you when your over the limit near a camera ( essentially what my sat nav does ). I would like something that keeps me in check all the time.

Sounds like my mother

[Tampon]

thinfourth2 said:

Sounds like my mother

How much ?

[carmonk]

What an embarrassing thread. "I can't drive so is there a device that can do it for me?" Yes, it's called a bus.

[Pat H]

Tampon said:

Doofus said:

1mph?

I call 'liar'

Cracking user name for you then;)

Not much positive to add, but had to have a wry smile at the irony of Tampon slagging off Doofus for his name...

Anyway, try driving a Jimny.

I bought one because I needed a cheap 4WD. I haven't driven anything so slow since I sold a 1974 Land Rover.

[Conian]

You need something with a smaller engine, say a 1 litre, but I can tell you dont want to sacrifice build quality.... so... something German with 1000cc... hmmm

[Doofus]

Tampon said:

Cracking user name for you then;), 39mph and no offer of speed awareness, 38 and they do, said it in his little pamphlet and on their website. not complaining but it is just one of those things that would completely change my situation.

My apologies, I misread your post. I thought you'd said that you were 1mph over the speed limit.

[MrV]

Tampon said:

So it knows the speed limit on all roads, not just ones with cameras ?

Can you get it to make a sound/alarm if you're over the limit ?

What model do you have gary ?

Cheers bud

Yes you can make it warn you when you are going over any speed limit

If you don't mind waiting a few days for it to turn up there are always deals on refurnished Tomtoms via their online shop

http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products/tomtom-outlet...

[paul.deitch]

Don't forget that Navis are only useful for this if the maps are uptodate, and they never are, so don't rely on them at all. I went through a similar experience some time ago. Just drive like an angel.