After doing the bones of 800 miles in france last month, the co-pilot opted to use google maps instead of the map, because it highlighted attractions and places of interest while enroute. The results was largely positive, especially on a spaghetti motorway junction and navigating town centres.
However arrival times need to be adjusted by 20%, since a MH is about 20% slower than a car. The google maps also throw a curve ball on some occasions.
We were travelling from Saumur towards Tours along the Loire river when google maps directed over the Montsoreau bridge. The best way to describe the bridge is to compare it to a 18th century rail bridge made out of 3 inch angle iron and the road lanes were just 8 foot wide. The bridge lenght was 1 km. I had no option but to go for it while my dear co-pilot highlighting the amount of broken glass on the road. I was half a stone lighter at the other side. Fffff google maps.
Google maps also failed us by directing us onto 3500 kg limited roads in france of which they are lots. While our MH is rated under 3500kg, it can be debatable at times as to what our weight is because some people in our household see the 3500kg limit as a target to exceed.
I am keeping an eye on this thread because if going to Europe again, I feel the need to aquire some sort of a sat nav that allows for MH size and weighs
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