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Sat nav ignores height restriction

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Old Jul 31st, 2017, 03:20   #1
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Exclamation Sat nav ignores height restriction

Returning from a caravan holiday in France, my sat nav directed me to the A86 through Paris. This route involves tunnels with a height restriction of 2 meters. Spent best part of an hour travelling through Versailles trying to find a way which did not keep sending me to the same height restricted Road. If my satnav can avoid toll roads, why not tunnels and single track Kent roads?

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Old Aug 1st, 2017, 18:03   #2
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You need a specialist caravan sat nav, you can put the height, weight etc. in.
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Old Aug 2nd, 2017, 10:10   #3
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As Billggski says, dedicated caravan sat nav, however on the Sensus navigation on my Xc70 I've selected "Avoid unclassified roads" So far this has stopped me being sent down narrow/single track roads when towing.
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Old Aug 2nd, 2017, 20:48   #4
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What sat nav have you got? Assuming you have built in sat nav, then it's going to work on the basis that your 'unit' consists of a single vehicle. Snooper do HGV and motorhome sat navs that allow the overall size to be entered so it avoids roads where it won't fit.
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