Hamm- The Star of the Show -for me anyway -)

[ophidianman]

Originally Posted by slimeysnail

Arachnid we too got absolutely stuffed when Tomtom Sat Nav would not divert us round the blocked Motorway. It was terrible- we followed the diversion routes, round ina circle and ended up passing the blocked motorway about five times. Tomtom then finally stopped taking us back to that point, and took us two hours back towards Antwerpen the wrong direction... wow it was such a stressful drive. 1800 round trip from Edinburgh. We much preferred the Reptile Expo the next day in Rheda- much more relaxed, and in our opinion, more bargains to be had.. though had a good time (apart from the drive)!

The moral of this story is never ever rely totally on the Sat Nav. We always have a good assortment of road maps and a Europe Atlas to consult as well. Sat navs can get it wrong and lie (as you have discovered). Mind you I do enjoy arguing and shouting abuse at Sat Navs!!