Adding motorway service stations

Former Member over 11 years ago

Hi everybody,

I have the Garmin Zumo 350 (motorcycle sat nav) and I am planning to use it on a trip around Europe this summer. So, I have downloaded the basecamp software to customise my route. However, I'm getting really confused on adding stop over points to the point where I'm bashing my head against the wall.

Basically what I want to do, is to add a service station just over half way along my route for filling the bike's fuel tank up (thurrock M25 service station) and get back onto the M25 then eventually the M20 to Dover. When I add Thurrock as a waypoint, it changes the route completely. It changes the route from my starting point and takes a longer way round to the M25 orbital then takes a different route again to Dover from Thurrock.

The services can be accessed by exiting the M25 at a certain junction (don't know what the Americans call that, intersection maybe?) then exiting and going back on the M25, but the software completely deviates from that!

How can this be solved? Sorry if this is a half-arsed attempt to explain it.

Robbie

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

Could it be the ordering of your new way-point relative to your other way-points? Could it be trying to back-track because the way-points in your route are not in the correct order? I only ask because I've done this more times that I am willing to admit.

0 SUSSAMB over 11 years ago

The other thing is whether the service station is the correct side of the motorway, zoom way in to ensure you've placed the waypoint on the correct side.

If you're still having problems can you post a screen shot to show what's happening? I did a quick check and had no issue creating a route into and out of Thurrock service area, this was using CN EU 2014.40, and I'm assuming you have that map selected in Basecamp?

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

Slightly off track, but do you know there is a Tesco & Tesco petrol station extremely close by? (Where the maps says "Lakeside Retail Park".) This was one of the places we used to fill up when we were living in Essex. It is probably cheaper than the Service Station.

Just a suggestion, for your planning ideas.

Best regards

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

It is extremely important to do what was suggested earlier -- zoom way in where divided highways or even major metropolitan arterials are involved. Many strange things happen if a waypoint is inadvertently placed on the side of the road going in the opposite direction from what's intended. It's a hassle to go from the extreme zoom required to separate the opposing lanes back to a scale that shows a useful portion of the map involved, but it's a necessary evil.

0 stuartmw over 11 years ago

When I'm placing a via on a divided highway I normal try placing it while zoomed out. If I'm lucky it goes on the correct side of the road. If not I can see the route go loopy and then zoom in to move it. I've got about a 50% success rate :)