Ypres is no more :( according to Garmin.
The Garmin 2859 I bought had to be returned to Amazon because it died, after twice promising to replace it they eventually agreed to refund the cost.
The only one I could see in Argos was a Garmin drive 6.
It is useless, a trip from my place to a friend in Antwerp I reckon on 500 miles, but its route was 714 miles plus it couldn't do it without using toll roads even though I had them disabled.
Thinking to visit tyne cot war memorial I tried putting it in as a way point as the only way I could get a sensible route was to create a trip. Sadly its repertoire does not include Ypres or Leper although it does show it on the map.
I had the impression that a sat nav would find a reasonable route from where you are to a destination. I find myself using Via Michelin to plan the route, then spend an happy hour or so forcing it to create a trip for that route. But the thing is nuts, the rn154 is dual carriageway, yet with faster time and no tolls selected it takes you off the dual carriageway to route you through Evereux which takes longer and is further on single track roads.
Incidentally Viamichelin finds a route from my place to Antwerp in 480 miles and no tolls.
I despair.
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