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Can you recommend a satnav with speed limit indication?

Do you know of a Satnav (UK and Europe) with integral speed limit indication and speed camera warning or a Satnav with integral 'Road Angel Gem' facilities, please?

Asked on 19 October 2013 by SW, via email

Answered by Honest John
The TomTom in my car has these features, but it's illegal to drive through France with a satnav that warns of speed camera locations. Also the speed limit warning can never cover temporary speed limits, or speed limits that have recently been lowered. For that you need a camera system that recognises speed limit signs, as in new Fords, Mazdas and Vauxhalls, and that is not illegal, of course.
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