Primo 1.2 with TMC GRrrrr!

[Teflon]

So, after a good many weeks of me messing around with Primo to get TMC working, Tony Fry steps up and solves the issue. :D:D

But!:

Today I went over to see Messenger in Crawthorne. Didn't know the way, but not a problem, afterall, I have Primo with TMC. :D So, I get to a roundabout: "Turn left onto 9 Mile Ride says Primo". Would that be the road that's blocked by the police cars (and has been for days), due to the raging forest fire? Yup! I ignore Primo and carry on straight ahead. Primo recalculates, and helpfully instructs me to use the main Crowthorne road - also blocked by police etc etc!! Aaargghh.

It's typical, the one time I want to use TMC, I mean when I actually need TMC, it tries to direct into a raging firestorm to die a horrible death. Even worse, it could have gotton my paintwork singed! :mad: It happilly reported slow traffic on the M3, and a few other minor distractions, but a massive fire raging out of control laying waste to an entire continent? Nah, never noticed it says TMC (Note: I may have exagerated the scale of the fire slightly).

I suppose i can't criticise the (free) software, as it can only act on the data it gets, but I was really looking forward to being impressed. Oh well, there's always next time I suppose.

Cliff

[MARKUK]

Like you said Cliff,

It will only update you IF the data is available...the fault lies with the system that inputs the data onto the TMC network really...

But I understand your frustration !

[Teflon]

Yup.

It's typical though. I rarely go anywhere in the Rover where I need directions, so haven't had a chance to see TMC really do its stuff. Each day on the way to work, it has loads of data on traffic flow / accidents/ road closures etc, but doesn't step in as I don't have a route set in Primo.

I was kind of looking forward to the novelty of having my car tell me "Dont go that way" - wasn't really too much of a problem though, as I just pulled over and edited the route to avoid the 2 roads in question.

Cheers,

Cliff

[tony_fry]

Yup.

It's typical though. I rarely go anywhere in the Rover where I need directions, so haven't had a chance to see TMC really do its stuff. Each day on the way to work, it has loads of data on traffic flow / accidents/ road closures etc, but doesn't step in as I don't have a route set in Primo.

I was kind of looking forward to the novelty of having my car tell me "Dont go that way" - wasn't really too much of a problem though, as I just pulled over and edited the route to avoid the 2 roads in question.

Cheers,

Cliff

Depending on how you have the TMC setup, it can automatically re-route you or it can show a warning on the screen and will ask "you" if you want to re-route, also you can set it for "only" traffic reports what are in your journey route or ALL traffic reports, might be worth playing around with the setting from within Primo

[Teflon]

I'll have to have a paly around. At the moment, I think it is set up to to ask before re-routing, and to show all traffic incidents.

I don't seem to have much luck with TMC. When I first got iGo8, I had it set to automatically re-route me. First time I tried to use the sat nav "in anger", it started my journey by pointing me in the "wrong" direction. Knowing better, I ignored it and proceeded onto the M25 - you can guess the rest! :o

Cliff

[Mr Edd]

I have seen many threads about TMC and this is the first one I have seen it explained what it does. I thought I would never need this technology, probably out of ignorance. Now I am wondering if I should get it.

Then if it doesn't tell you that your continent is sinking its hardly worth it... glug glug glug. I thought we were on an island :shrug:

Edd