SMARTNAV

SmartNav

Smartnav is Trafficmaster's easy to use satellite navigation system. Smartnav directs you to your destination stress free - It helps you avoid traffic jams, warns you of safety cameras, provides 24 hour personal assistance for emergency and breakdown and can track your vehicle if it has been stolen.

Today's roads

Driving today is stressful. As a motorist you have much to contend with; traffic jams, poorly signposted roads, safety cameras, accidents, breakdowns, car crime and now road tolls and congestion charging.

Stress Free Driving

What would you think if you could a have system in your car that:

Gives you simple instructions on how to get to your destination and tells you when you are going to arrive.
Navigation service available across Mainland Western Europe*
Alerts you to traffic problems and guides you around them.
Helps you avoid congestion charging zones.
Warns you of safety cameras.
Provides 24-hour personal assistance, in case of accidents or breakdown.
Will pinpoint the location of your car and liaise with the police in the event of it being stolen.

All at the press of a button on your dashboard!

Smartnav, an easy-to-use satellite navigation system, can provide all of this today.
It is a fully flexible system, which can be tailored to your needs with a range of optional services.
* European Navigation Option operates in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Spain, Switzerland.

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UK Guidance

Just one press of the Smartnav connects you to a round-the-clock control centre and friendly Personal Assistant (PA).
PA enters your destination details into a central computer, which calculates the optimum route, avoiding the traffic using Trafficmaster's up-to-the minute traffic information.
In just a few seconds your route is downloaded to the car and clear verbal turn-by-turn instructions are provided throughout your journey.
Your journey is constantly monitored by the computer, so Smartnav will warn you of new delays and will look for a quicker alternative route. The better route is downloaded into your car at a press of the button.

There's more…

Any part of the address can be given, from business name to postcode. Smartnav can even find your nearest petrol station, cash machine or other points of interest. And because the mapping is held outside the vehicle Smartnav ensures the latest road developments are available so you don't have to worry about out-of-date information.

Optional Services

Safe Speed, a safety camera warning

There are over 6,000 safety cameras installed on UK roads today and this number is continuing to grow. They are often located at accident black spots to reduce speed and prevent accidents. Interestingly, in a Mori survey it was found that motorists using speed camera detection devices travelled over 50% more miles between accidents than those without these devices.

What may be more worrying to some drivers is that the government predicts that there will be 3 million speeding convictions, due to the increase in safety cameras. So to protect you and your car, Smartnav offers Safe Speed, an optional service that alerts you to the accident blackspots and safety cameras.

The Smartnav Safe Speed option alerts you when you approach zones monitored by fixed safety cameras, variable safety cameras and multi-camera detectors (also known as Specs). There are three audible alert stages. Three beeps warn you as you approach a monitored zone, followed by five beeps immediately before you enter the zone. These beeps remind you to concentrate on the road ahead, and give you enough time to correct your speed.

If you continue driving over the limit through the zone, continuous beeps warn you until your speed falls below the limit.

Stolen vehicle tracking service.

Every day in the UK, thieves attempt to steal around 2,500 cars. Over half of those stolen are never recovered, or are too badly damaged to be returned. If a stolen car is recovered, the estimated average uninsured cost to the owner is £470. If it is not recovered, the cost can be £2,000 or more.

If you have the Stolen Vehicle Tracking option and your vehicle is stolen, we can help to locate it by using the Global Positioning System (GPS) within your Smartnav unit. In addition, fitting Stolen Vehicle Tracker to your vehicle could also reduce your insurance premiums.

If your vehicle is stolen, you must first report the theft to the Police and obtain a crime reference number. Once you have the number, call the Smartnav PA on our dedicated Stolen Vehicle Tracking phone line. The PA activates the GPS tracking function in your vehicle's Smartnav unit, which then tells us the car's exact location every 20 seconds. We continuously update the Police with the vehicle's location to help them recover it.

The service is operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The Stolen Vehicle Tracking service has a Thatcham Q class listing, which means that many leading insurance companies recognise the Trackstar option for insurance policies and discounts.

European Navigation Option. more
Take the stress out of your holidays and business trips with Smartnav's European Navigation Option*.
Covering all major countries within mainland Western Europe**, this service will get you from Antwerp to Berlin the smart way.
Once you become a European subscriber, the service is as easy to use as ever,simply press your Smartnav button to call PA, provide the full address and off you go!
Touchscreen users can also use the 'Favourites' facility to request pre-set Favourite destinations in Europe.
Smartnav will even give you the option to use or avoid European toll roads.
Buy Smartnav European Navigation Option for a single month to cover your journey abroad or take out an annual subscription if you are a regular European traveller.

Full Terms & conditions apply to this option.

Touch Screen Option

Smartnav Touchscreen is the perfect visual aid for your Smartnav. The discreet and stylish LCD screen has been specifically designed for drivers who prefer the comfort of visual guidance as well as the spoken instructions of Smartnav.

Use the Smartnav Touchscreen to enter your destination by postcode, alternatively select the route to one of your 10 favourite stored destinations, or contact the Smartnav Control Centre to make a request via the PA, as with standard Smartnav. When guidance is active, distances to your next manoeuvre and destination, plus your estimated time of arrival, will be displayed on-screen.

As you approach junctions and roundabouts the screen will display the manoeuvre you need to make, accompanied by spoken instructions. And if you upgrade to the Smartnav Safe Speed option, the speed limit will be displayed on the screen when entering a zone monitored by safety cameras.

With Smartnav Touchscreen, Smartnav services and options are at your fingertips. Simple menus help you to customise the service and access safety and security options. Simply press the Emergency or Breakdown icon on the screen to connect to the appropriate service provider directly. They will automatically be informed of your location and can send assistance straight to you.

Other services

Smartnav is supported by 24 hour, seven day a week personal assistance. The Smartnav PAs offer emergency and breakdown support and can order flowers or wine and book you a hotel.

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