TomTom XL IQ Routes edition UK and ROI

  • Photo of TomTom  XL IQ Routes Edition UK and ROI Satellite Navigation
  • Photo of TomTom  XL IQ Routes Edition UK and ROI Satellite Navigation
  • Photo of TomTom  XL IQ Routes Edition UK and ROI Satellite Navigation
Photo of TomTom  XL IQ Routes Edition UK and ROI Satellite Navigation
Score: 9.0/10

65 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This satellite navigation is a good all rounder. “Better features then last version” Bill, manchester View all 65 real customer reviews

Available via Reevoo.com from £147 – £206 at 6 retailers

Compare prices & retailers »

Product Details

sat nav More »

  • Customer reviews
  • Expert reviews
  • Product details
  • Compare prices & retailers
  • People also viewed

Real customer reviews

65 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
92% of people recommend it.

Show scores of…
All purchasers (64)
Accuracy8.5
Design9.0
Ease of use8.8
Size9.1
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.8
Overall rating9.0
Occasional user (16)
Always use sat nav (3)
Use it for work (3)
Technophobe (1)
Other (41)
 

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Score 8.0/10

Bill, manchester , “Occasional user” More like this »

+ Better features then last version

- 3 Months trails on speed cameras,fuel prices, traffic reports, and Not fast at processing information.

Was this review helpful?
14 of 17 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Jun 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ A well constructed and easy to use product.

- Map inaccuracies still annoying having been directed down a alleyway in Dublin in a car! Numerous points-of-interest inaccurate including railway stations, ports and petrol stations. Directions called at wrong moments causing driver to take the wrong turn too early e.g. turn left is called when the required turn is later than required and often there is another turn before the actual one. Computer updates annoying as safety camera locations are erased or omitted when they worked on a previous version. Computer update often 'wipes' customised settings e.g. favourite locations & safety camera settings requiring the user to re-customise - usually this is only known when driving so is most frustrating to re-customise the unit when on the move - not very safe! Battery life only lasts around 1.5 hrs which is very annoying when most journeys last longer than this.

Was this review helpful?
9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Carolyne, Edinburgh

+ clear instructions and pictures especially at major junctions on motorways etc

- have had 1 instance of out of date info. Wrong exit on a roundabout given and I know that the roundabout has been this way for at least 4 years.

Was this review helpful?
6 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

ELAINE, TYNE & WEAR

+ LOOKS GOOD,

- DOESN'T GET YOU TO EXCACT DESTINATION. WHEN ENTERING POSTCODE SHOWS LOADS OF ADDRESS'ES .

Was this review helpful?
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Lesley, Dereham

+ Really pleased with the unit overall. The new slim design and windscreen holder is a vast improvement on my old Tom Tom Go 300

- Quite a few safety cameras which were not recognised even though I had updated the unit with the latest safety camera software.

Was this review helpful?
5 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Sue, Dronfield , “Occasional user” More like this »

+ Mostly brilliant

- Occasionally takes you a little past your destination, but not more than 100 yards or so.

Was this review helpful?
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Jim, Glasgow , “Technophobe”

+ easy to find most uses
menu system is simple

- 3d/2d views very basic

Was this review helpful?
7 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jun 2009

Alice, Dawlish

+ Very clear and i like the lane guidance, although i wish it would guide you more often, especially for tricky large roundabouts! The screen is very large which is great! Touch screen very responsive. So far, even for very out the way spots it have been very accurate!

- Touch screen sometimes too sensitive when typing in addresses.

Was this review helpful?
4 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Use it for work” More like this »

+ clear display

- VERY poor fixing piont

Was this review helpful?
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Paul, Bolton , “Occasional user” More like this »

+ Easy to use easy to follow

- Maps at least two years out of date at time of purchase.

Was this review helpful?
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

rodger, Rochdale

+ Easy to use, compact size

- none noted

Was this review helpful?
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anil, London

+ Good software, easy synchronisation, wide view, clear display, multi language, compact design, USB connection.

- No Bluetooth. Old Tomtoms' used to have Bluetooth.

Was this review helpful?
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Ian, Nottingham

+ Easy fastening to your windscreen

- More different voice options would be good

Was this review helpful?
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional user” More like this »

+ Clear and concise. easy to attach to windscreen.

- Didn`t come with carry case.

Was this review helpful?
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Robert, Ipswich

+ Tom Tom remembers places yuo have been to so is much quicker to set up for a second trip. If you dont go the way TT plans, it very quickly besets itself. I am a new user and not used very much yet.

- I would like to be able to set more than one speed alert, ie 30 Mph for towns then perhaps 60 and again at 70 . Ithink if these extras were included I would use TT more.

Was this review helpful?
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I can fine tune where I'm going and plan routes for download from my laptop

- None really.

Was this review helpful?
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Small and sleek design, address entry is very easy and most importantly picks up a signal almost immediately when turned on. Maps are very easy to read when driving (lane guidance feature is excellent) and spoken instructions given well in advance and repeated sufficiently . Excellent product and highly recommended.

- The menus are layered so you must trawl through a few before you get to what you want. Nothing else to complain about.

Was this review helpful?
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Eugen, Tunbridge Wells

+ Compact
Good suction cup design
Takes the stress out of driving mainly in a foreign country - Priceless

- Very, very, slow internal memory !
No memory card, thus no way to change it to a fast one
TomTom Home software still a lot left to improve

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

John, London

+ Good, clear screen & sound. Easy to set up & use.

- None

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Jul 2009

Sue, Gravesend

+ I bought this for a present - the recipitent is very pleased with it, but I can't say why.

- Reviewer left no comment

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Angela , Swansea

+ I love it, it has stopped me from ever looking at a map again!

- Sometimes takes a while for a GPS signal

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional user” More like this »

+ easy to use

- sometimes sends you an obscure way to your destination despite being on fastest route.

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Always get you there

- Updates needs purchasing after 3 months such as live traffic and speed cameras, should last 1 year

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Sukhbir, Leicester

+ Still need time to truely test device.

- Not 100% accurate.

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good size,clear road mapping ,not too obtrusive on windscreen , overall excellent

- none found yet

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

David, Bristol , “Occasional user” More like this »

+ Menus are quick to use and easy to follow. Calculation (and re-calculation) of routes is fast. The screen is big enough to be seen with ease.

- None I can think of.

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

John, Tewkesbury , “Use it for work” More like this »

+ easy to use and to conceal when not in the car.

- ok 90% of the time but sometimes cannot compute route of find the post code or road name. Screen fitting very fiddly.

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

barry, tyne & wear , “Occasional user” More like this »

+ excellent build quality. easy to use

- sometimes takes ages to get a signal

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Nancy, Brentwood

+ Until I purchased TomTom I struggled with driving alone on long distances. Now I have a friend in my car who takes me to my destinations stress free. I had to attend a design event in Long Melford last week and Tomtom took me on the most picturesque route imaginable, avoiding main roads and taking me through the heart of the countryside. I had a thoroughly enjoyable driving experience, which was an unexpected bonus to owning a GPS. Not only that, but I arrived sooner than other people who had taken the main roads.

- Sometimes entering the postcode doesn't bring up the correct road, however this problem is solved by entering the address instead.

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

sheila, carlisle , “Occasional user” More like this »

+ size of screen, quite easy once all fav.info is installed.

- did not get a home charger with product and for the price I would have thought a carry case should have come with it,

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Jacki , Rainham, Kent , “Always use sat nav”

+ Easy to use. Bought it for our holiday and we would have been lost, literally, without it. Easy to see yet small enough to carry around when not in use. 100% pleased with it so far. Would definately recommend it.

- Not found any bad points so far - but have only had it a short while.

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional user” More like this »

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Not good when in Cities and when roads are closed.

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use, lots of POIs, reasonably customisable, 1hr battery life, windscreen mount works well, speed camera alerts!

- Difficult to fit connector into recessed socket, can take a while to plan/recalculate a route when using IQ Routes, typing can be fiddly,

Was this review helpful?
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Sep 2009

How we collect reviews »

Show more reviews »

« See only first 15 reviews

Like this product? Want to keep track of it? Add it to your shortlist »

Expert reviews for TomTom XL IQ Routes edition UK and ROI

PC Advisor expert review - by Marie Brewis

The TomTom XL IQ Routes Edition is a clever and good looking satnav device.

This TomTom XL IQ Routes edition UK and ROI review continued on PC Advisor

reviewed 12 May 2009

Product Features

Traffic Message Channel (TMC) TMC ready
Bluetooth No
Voice Control No
Screen Size in Inches 4.3
MP3 Playback No
Touchscreen No
USB Port Yes
CD Function No
Hard Disk Capacity in GB 2
iPod Interface No
Type of Combination No

Also known as: TomTom XL IQ Routes edition United, TomTom XL IQ Routes Edition UK & ROI

Satellite Navigation Buyers Guide  

Compare prices for TomTom XL IQ Routes edition UK and ROI on 22 Nov 2009

Retailer Customer satisfaction (in %) Delivery Price Total price Availability Buy
94% 1000+ reviews of Currys Free delivery Courier £160free delivery
£160
In stock

Go
94% 1000+ reviews of PC World Free delivery Courier £160free delivery
£160
In stock

Go
99% 92 reviews of Micro Anvika Courier £160 + £8 delivery
£168
In stock

Go
91% 299 reviews of MicroWarehouse £195 + £7 delivery
£202
No info from retailer

Check site
No retailer reviews yet £199 + £7 delivery
£206
No info from retailer

Check site

Get the latest consumer news and tips in your inbox!

Please enter your email address below