Best website for driving directions
Feb 24th, 2003 | 08:48 AM
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The website www.viamichelin.com is the gold standard on my book, though www.mappy.com is also good.<BR><BR>The other major web site I used to mention - - www.shellgeostar.com - - has now been discontinued.<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>[email protected]<BR>
Feb 24th, 2003 | 03:12 PM
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In doing a comparison of the route planning websites mentioned between Gatwick and the Cotswolds area to which we'll be going, I noticed several differences. <BR><BR>The viamichelin site has beautiful detailed maps, but the route planning descriptions were a bit cryptic. <BR><BR>The aa site gave better driving instructions (more detailed) but the maps weren't as good.<BR><BR>The rac.co.uk site gave wonderful detailed planning directions, but went a longer way than either of the michelin or aa sites<BR><BR>I know there are many different variables that can go into determining the best routes, but from what I can tell, the aa route planner was best for instructions and the michelin site was best for great detailed maps. <BR><BR>Obviously, different routes may produce different results but that's what I found.
Feb 24th, 2003 | 04:18 PM
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Thank you-yes, I actually went to michelin and AA and printed directions to compare with the ones I had printed with MultiMap...I think AA was the one that was closest and easiest to read. I will have a detailed map with me so don't need that part of it. Thanks again for all of the help!
