Not really. A dedicated half decent Satnav is way better than using your smartphone - no matter how good your phone is.

yes smart phones have killed this tech

One at Tewkesbury I see for anyone local.. I use a old mobile phone myself

Thanks ordered exactly the same - great deal

yes smart phones have killed this tech

thanks op. reserved the same one :smiley:

well my smartphone never misses a turn ...but each to their own

reserved a 57lm do these come with boxes and accessories? and warranty?

Didn't have the one I ordered in stock but gave me another.
It was boxed and while had been opened seemed in a1 condition

Upon collection make sure you have been given the window bracket. Halfords tend to 'forget' on display models.

Thanks OP, picked up a DriveLuxe 50. Excellent value.

My local didnt show the drivelux in stock as ex display however had one on display in the locked cabinet so gave me that with all new cables and mount. No box but who cares for that price lol

My local didnt show the drivelux in stock as ex display however had one on display in the locked cabinet so gave me that with all new cables and mount. No box but who cares for that price lol

they are better then tomtom ? 610

Reserved a 50LMT-D Luxe for collection tomorrow. If they have it, will also get my 15% Ford Owners Club discount.

I just reserved the Garmon 50 model with dash cam but it came through at 109 pounds?

Really worth upgrading from phone sat nav??

Reserved a Garmin DriveSmart 50LMT-D for collection tomorrow, last time i reserved something at a good price from Halfords they rung and said it was out of stock, bet someone who works there had that bargain!!

Any of these have replacement batteries available?

great deal just ordered thanks

Just reserved the drive assist 50 built in dash cam Thanx

I'd get this if i traveled every time but if it's rarely that I leave my town then I'd use my mobile. i have Google maps and HERE from Nokia app

The exact same rules apply to sat navs so you'll be getting 6 points either way!

Lucky the one I got is voice activated :smile:

Reserved, will wait for notorious we have no stick call at 10am

thanks op ,
reserved , maps 3 years out of date on mine , silly prices for an update.

bet the Sunday staff at my local mess this up

True, a dedicated Satnav is better and a good large screen in dash Satnav makes the difference even greater.

Both can be true.

I do find I miss fewer turns with the resolution of my phone than with my Navigo V1. But you can guarantee that the once a month I need to use my phone to navigate somewhere, someone will call me at a critical point. Then there's the problem with my aged phone and charge cables falling out of the micro usb socket, 10 mins later the phones practically dead, OK if you spot it and there's somewhere to stop.

My experience of Garmin are that they are absolute garbage! I honestly wouldn't bother

how is the battery life with these or does it have to be plugged permenantly into the power outlet

Reserved the drive assist with dash cam last night and just collected this morning, no problems with collecting it from team valley Gateshead branch. Cheers op!

Great find OP.

In London all of the 6 models I clicked on were available within 2 miles so there must be a fair bit of stock.

After umming and arring I'm going to stick with Waze on my phone but these are great deals for anyone who wants dedicated satnav.

Ordered. £280 down to £120 with a build in dash cam & unlimited map updates. Great find

Thanks OP, just picked up Drive assist with dashcam. Was brand new unused, even though it was classed as ex-display. Had to ask as there was nothing ex-display on show, they got it out of storeroom. Staff knew nothing about the reduction.

Please does anyone know which of the models is voice activated and how good the system is?

On my old £20 ( thanks hukd!!!) tomtom I could say "drive to the nearest hospital" or " nearest school" etc and it would list them whereas my new £100+ tomtom is pretty rubbish in comparison.

Tempted to jump ship, but never used Garmin before

I've just reserved the Garmin DrievAssist (with dash Cam) and DriveLuxe. Which one is meant to be the better sat nav? I really can't find clear cut information comparing the two...any advice will be much appreciated :smiley:

May you have more luck than I have with Garmin there very good if not excellent when working. My top of the range sat nav packed up 2 days after the makers warranty expired the seller had given me a two year warranty but you've guessed it he had already gone bust quicker than Garmin. Replacement cost £100+ so far so good.

The main differences for me.... luxe has a magnetic mount which is quicker and easier to remove and drive assist has dash cam

Thanks Betty just bought same one as you but go through TopCashback saved a further £3.45.
Great offer

thx got the Drive Luxe 50 LMT :smiley: hot price .. used it on the way home to miss a big traffic jam on route worked a treet :smiley:

Thanks Betty. Went and collected them both (1 hour collection). I ended up keeping the luxe although I wanted to keep the assist with cam. The assist with cam was in bad condition with glue all over the rear of the sat nav which had peeled off the outer coating and manufacture stickers. There was also glue on the top left of the screen (a considerable amount that couldn't be removed). The rear mount clip was missing also. On the other hand the luxe is immaculate, just with a minimal amount of glue on the back between the sat nav and magnetic mount, which covers the glue anyway. The Luxe has a better screen resolution and better whites. Also it has a slightly larger screen size. The metal casing feels nice to hold

Just picked up the drive assist 50 Europe LMT-D from Southport. I was offered half price accessories with the purchase so picked up a Garmin friction mount for £9.99. The receipt just shows a £10 coupon being used, the guy that put it through the till had a barcode to scan at the till to apply the offer.

Bought one for relative who always gets lost when he comes to visit, many thanks.

Yeah, I also got the Garmin friction mount. 50% discount on accessories if purchased with a unit. The lady told me it was only for Halfords own brand accessories, but another guy told her to stick it through anyway. A great piece of kit for my new campervan!

picked myself up the driveluxe 50 and looks a great piece of kit,big thanks to OP and heat added

didn't bother in the end... only £49 but £49 I don't need to spend as really thought about it and have used Google maps on my phone last 12 months with no issues and live traffic mapping

I've reserved the £49 one anyone got any experience with it?

Reserved Nuvi 57LM, but when I reached the showroom, they said they cant get the device working, screen kaput.

So they gave me Nuvi 2529 LMT-D for 75 GBP. Just at home updating the maps. Hope this one is good.

bought a Garmin 5 inch travel kit with mine , £5 reduced from £20
http://www.halfords.com/technology/sat-nav/sat-nav-accessories/garmin-nuvi-sat-nav-5-travel-pack

contains a case , 2A mains charger with adaptors , micro and mini usb leads all good quality

Does the friction mount block the dash cam?

Those of you who received the Garmin DriveLuxe, what did you receive in the box? I've only received the in-car charge plug/cable, a micro USB data cable, sat nav unit, magnetic mount and windscreen mount. I don't seem to have received the live traffic receiver? Am I meant to receive one or does the sat nav have the antenna/receiver built-in to the unit?

On most Garmins it is usually built into the in car charge cable but please check as I don't have this unit so cannot say for certain.

On my unit the receiver is built into the unit. The in cable variety went out of fashion at least 3 years ago you should have a Manual explaining this if not download from the Garmin support page which is very useful as you can quickly find what your looking for using find/search the manual is also probably loaded in the unit go through the menu's.

No, the mount can be clipped in for top or bottom mounting. Top mount for the included screen mount or bottom mount for the friction pad.

I use a £34 phablet I bought off eBay a few years ago, with a windscreen holder, hard lob to find a decent one with a grip that is wide enough, and use Here maps off line which are upgradeable every so often for free, I add or subtract countries as required to keep the storage down. Find this better than my old TomTom and cheaper than my in car satnav. The problem with satnav mapping of any sort is that even though you get an update of the country as far as the satnav company is concerned it has the latest map info, the mapping agency of that country may not have updated their maps, so you get the same availability as 10 years ago. This is true of Spain mates so you also need a good sense of direction some times. Where there is a road under your wheels there is a field on your screen.This happens whatever the source of your navigation.

Better whites and blacks, screen resolution???? What is this place coming too when those make the choice of a satnav decision a priority. As far as I can see, no satnav whether dedicated or phone app, has a picture that can't be successfully without saying oh my god the resolution, I'll never be able to find my way now.

You do realise that improvements happen?

Of course if you are looking at two items off a similar price then choosing the one that is more pleasing to eye makes perfect sense. Couple that with the fact that it was also the model in better cosmetic condition and all you have is the poster telling us why he chose one over the other.

Imagine what the world would be coming to if we didn't have progress. We wouldn't have retina displays, 4K, HD, 7.1 audio...

Anyway I hope you still successfully find your way, and keep the positive contributions flowing!

Thanks TomBoy, but I did say that I have not seen a satnav that has not given a picture I could not navigate by.

Your right the quality of the mapping is most important. I was once sent up an approach road to a block of flats on reaching the end there was a 20" drop + fence etc by the time I had retraced back to the road said sat nav had recalculated another duff route I ignored sat nav & drove around the block of flats which had been there forever. The best mapping I've come across was provided by ViaMichelin see their website but there sat navs couldn't survive a single journey without crashing and after care service was non existent. Garmin don't seem to have produced an update to their mapping for just on a year are they going bust? And all mapping of Spain is atrocious no matter who provides it.

Just collected the drivesmart and is in excellent condition with not a mark on it. It's boxed with all accessories un opened and a 4gb memory card. Also picked up the universal accessories pack for half price.

Just collected the drivesmart and is in excellent condition with not a mark on it. It's boxed with all accessories un opened and a 4gb memory card. Also picked up the universal accessories pack for half price.

When did I say that the resolution/screen factor was a priority when searching for a Sat nav? I was comparing 2 sat navs that were comparable and stating the obvious differences between them, nothing more. If you felt obliged to add your 2 penny's worth, I'd suggest not to make assumptions and read the facts.

Reserved the driveluxe from a local store and 30 mins later had a call to say they didn't have any, nor have they had any of these recently. Have reserved 2 other models at 2 other local stores. Will see if either of these materialise.

I'm actually quite surprised mine were available and had not already been snapped up, as it's a fairly popular branch. The advisor who served me did confirm that there was only 1 of each model available as they were taken off the display cabinets. I wanted to replace the Drive assist but that was the only one they had unfortunately.

I just picked up a driveluxe 50. It was absolutely unmarked and all the accessories still in their packaging. It had spent its days locked in a cabinet. Nice spot op.

If you were stating the OBVIOUS then why feel the need to include it in your post. If it's so obvious then we would all know this, obviously.

Obvious to me but not to potential buyers who haven't seen the two units in person and may find that info useful. But clearly your IQ level is too low to comprehend. Probably explains why you have a 15 year old boy's username

You question my IQ level when you make a post like that?

What one is best the drive assist or drive luxe I have both reserved.

Hassan/Soldierboy. Now Now boys before there's fisticuffs. Surely there is enough information on the web to know all of the features offered by these units prior to purchase by reading the reviews available via Google and if that is not enough the Garmin site offers a comparison feature which ought to finalise any doubts.

Reserved Driveassist, then recieved phone call to say the store had none, but they would get one sent from another store, which would be brand new and unopened, for the same price. In the past when this has happened, Halfolds have always pulled out all the stop and I've been satisfied with the result.
Does the travel pack suit the model, ie case fit. Good find OP.

Which Sat-nav did you buy and is the case a good fit?

drive assist 50 with dash cam. The travel pack says for garmin nuvvi, so does it fit the drive assist model?

bought the 57LM , quite large @ 140 * 85 * 20 mm
fits the case perfectly

My friend picked up my Garmin Drive assist 50 from Halfords and was given a brand new one.

Being the honest sort he told them and they swapped it for the display model - grrrrr!

10TECH Now also get's you 10% off.....too late for me but might help others

Ok, thanks. I got the Drive Assist and was looking for a cheap case.

i also reserved a drive assist one with dashcam. they called me from the store and said it is only the unit they have and no other accessories. not even car charger. what does it normally come with guys? is it worth the £119 when it comes with not even a cable?

You will need the car power lead to receive traffic info as the antenna is built in to it. The other items it comes with are the windscreen mount and a USB cable. I would find out how much these items would cost and try and knock them down a bit more, as its not just ex-display but also incomplete. Its a good device though.

Thank you so much op. Had email from TomTom recently offering me a supposedly special deal as my much-loved 10 yr old sat nav is obsolete and cannot be updated. Their offer is more expensive than Halfords and Amazon but thanks to you I have ordered a more sophisticated Garmin with a £183.89 saving to boot. Now I can answer my mobile hands-free via my sat nav!:smiley:

I'm interested in hearing the answers too... Not sure whether the traffic receiver is built in or not

To clear up the issue.. the garmin units up to the drive luxe have the traffic stuff in the charger cable. If you get a mini usb lead and plug it in it wont work with traffic.

To test it plug the usb lead into a usb charger and go into the traffic settings it will say u have to use a specific traffic charger otherwise it wont work

Did you get the box? I picked one of these up from Halfords and didn't realise until i got home, as i ordered a couple of other things with it, that the box and instructions were missing.

Same... I'm gonna contact them as I'm still (as well as everyone else on here) within the 30 day return window

Yes i got a brand new boxed and accessories in their original packaging. The car charger has built-in traffic. The way to test it is by turning on the Garmin and on the menu, if traffic is not greyed out, it means it's active. If you remove the charger, the traffic button will no longer be 'clickable' if that makes sense.

What model did you go for? I'm collecting the drive smart 50lm_d and was under the impression you have to connect your phone via Bluetooth for the traffic to work?

50LMT_D

That's the one i got, the DriveLuxe 50LMTD. Bluetooth isn't required for traffic, just the charger which has a built-in DAB receiver. Bluetooth can be used for making calls and some additional features like weather updates on the Garmin.

The DriveLuxe was £129 so if you can do without some of the extra features, then £64 is a steal for the DriveSmart

same here.... complete garbage.