Of all the equipment I have either bought, borrowed or rented over the years, I can say with all honesty that the modern day GPS satellite navigation system is easily the best and most effective! I was so impressed that I started this company so that you could rent a system rather than spend thousands of pounds finding out for yourself.

The first time I used the system was for our regular family trip from our home in Hampshire to Mottram near Manchester. This trip had always taken us just over 4 hours with much of that time spent in long jams around Birmingham, and I was eager to see what route the GPS system would recommend.

As it happens it suggested a route that we had previously considered but always shied away from in case we got lost on such a long journey, particularly with a baby in the car! Setting the system up was much easier than I had expected. Just select "new journey" from the menu and it asks if you want to start from where you currently are or somewhere else. It then asks "where to end the journey" and you can either type in the street name and number or simply touch the screen map where you want to go. It really is a easy as that.

The LCD screen map is very clear and a thick purple line shows the route to take. As you approach junction changes you need to make, the system talks to you very clearly advising which way to go. As you get closer she repeats the instructions and a small window opens on the system showing the junction and where you are now, and where to go.

We followed the route with no problems until one small detour but the system knew we had gone off route and quickly recalculated to get us back on route again. We got to our destination in just 3 and a 1/2 hours with no traffic jams and best of all, absolutely no stress or arguments for once!

Tony Perry
Managing Director