Which Preferred Route Type is the best for a car / and or hitched to a caravan

[Leebroath]

Hi folks,

We have our route type set as ‘Fast’ which we have used mostly all the years having a Tomtom

But we seem to be seeing the device (without caravan) take us down roads which will divert away from a main road, which would no doubt would have been better than the back windy roads.

What setting does everyone have on here, we’re thinking maybe try short?

 

[Willy875]

Hello
Whether you choose the fastest, shortest, or most efficient route, you'll always be disappointed by the route suggested by TomTom.

For long journeys, it's best to plan your route by adding stops.

 

[brianwatts99]

G'day Willy, as for adding stops, it has been for a long time that when planning with stops, the stops are on the plan.tomtom.com application, but when synced, the "stops" do not show up on the track on either the TomTom device, nor the TomTom GO app, even though the track does track via those "stops". Has there been any recent developments that now enables stops to actually show up as stops on a track or a way of getting the originally planned route to sync as a route, rather than a track? It is OK to use the stops as a way of artificially making the route go where you want, but sometimes you actually want to stop at the stop, and want to know where that stop is, rather than drive on past. Thanks. Brian.

 

[Willy875]

G'day Willy, as for adding stops, it has been for a long time that when planning with stops, the stops are on the plan.tomtom.com application, but when synced, the "stops" do not show up on the track on either the TomTom device, nor the TomTom GO app, even though the track does track via those "stops". Has there been any recent developments that now enables stops to actually show up as stops on a track or a way of getting the originally planned route to sync as a route, rather than a track? It is OK to use the stops as a way of artificially making the route go where you want, but sometimes you actually want to stop at the stop, and want to know where that stop is, rather than drive on past. Thanks. Brian.

That's right, if you plan your route using MapTomTom, it won't work.

If you plan your route using your GPS and add stops, it should work.

You should see the stops in the route bar on the right, and you should get a voice message telling you that you've reached your stopover.