At any point it will tell you where the nearest petrol station is, how many fixed speed cameras there are on the route and - if you've got the optional extra TomTom RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver plugged in - if there is any traffic. Once you've worked out where you are going to the TomTom Start 60 gets to work working out how to get you there and what's en route. The TomTom Start 60 is also one of the first of the manufacturer's devices to offer lifetime free daily map changes. Updates are based on reports from TomTom’s Map Share community of 21 million, so will help with certain conditions such as speed limit changes and blocked roads. But then you don't get the price tag to match either.Īs the name suggests this is for those 'starting' out, and here you get full Europe maps, IQ routes that work out the best route based on the time of day you are travelling and TomTom's very easy to use user interface. You don't get to shout your destination to the satnav, nor do you get the company's excellent Live Services that bring with it the HD traffic and live rerouting. That gives you access to some features, but not all. The TomTom Start 60, as the name suggests, is a part of the 'start' range with TomTom. The point is that - if you wanted a huge screen there's a very good reason why you haven't mounted your iPad on your dashboard yet: safety first and all that. That somewhat defeats the object of having a bigger screen, if it has to be much further away. It has to go further towards the dashboard, because of its massive proportions. So big is the screen that you won't be able to put it where you normally do in your car. We jumped into our car, attached the TomTom Start 60 to the windscreen and 20 metres later had to stop again. Rather than pack more content and detail on the screen, cluttering up your viewpoint, the additional real estate is used to make the buttons bigger and the mapping data easier to see.Īt times that does mean there is plenty of countryside rather than road to see, but it certainly helps when you are navigating around a city. The TomTom Start 60 features a 6-inch resistive display that works well in bright sunshine in your car.

In the box is a large sticker so you can opt to stick it to the windscreen or the dashboard. There's a speaker to the rear, a hidden power button and the micro USB charging socket - which are the only breaks in the design, apart from the screen.

To give TomTom its due, the company has done its best to make it as svelte as possible with the very thin built-in windscreen mount included as standard. Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Nintendo Switch.

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