Satellite Navigation
Satellite Navigation Information
Best-Breakdown information on satellite navigation to make you aware of how important having sat-nav installed is to helping you save time as well as money:
Sat Nav explained
Having satellite navigation can reduce your time on the road dramatically. Your time driving travelling through areas previously unknown can be improved by up to 25%.
78% of users have the feeling that they are in complete control when satellite navigation is installed in their vehicle
Sat nav can Increase alertness as well as reduces stress levels for drivers who have installed sat nav.
Having a sat nav in your vehicle has become by far the most popular accessory for consumers today.
Sat nav’s superior ability to help you find some obscure location has dramatically reduced by the advent of sat navs.
Safety on the road
Surveys have proved that drivers using sat navs drive more safely by:
Listening to the voiced route instructions, which help drivers to concentrate on the road.
Drivers spend less time looking for signposts, as the sat nav is already directing you, therefore more time concentrating on driving.
Surveys show an overall reduction of stress levels of drivers using sat nav, again giving you more time to focus on your driving
Using Sat navs safely and sensibly:
Whilst driving try not to adjust the sat nav, as this will distract you from your driving, you should only adjust it when you are stationary.
Try not to glance at the screen for too long whilst driving; again this will distract your concentration whilst driving.
Safety of your sat nav
More and more thieves are increasingly targeting portable sat-navs here are a few tips to prevent this type of theft:
Do not leave your sat-navs in full view when you leave your vehicle for any period of time, if possible take your sat nav with you, when you leave your vehicle for any length of time. If you can’t take your sat-nav with you, lock it in the boot of your car. Remove the mount bracket on the windscreen if possible- less opportunity for thieves knowing you have sat nav, also don’t forget to wipe clean any marks that are left of the removal of bracket