Sat nav lorry headache for street - BBC News
August 21st, 2007The driver of an articulated lorry was stuck for more than three hours on a tight bend in Carmarthenshire, after taking directions from his sat nav.
Sat navs may be the route of the problem - Daily Echo
December 28th, 2006SAT NAV technology designed to make life easier for drivers is making life harder for rural people.
People living in towns and villages near Winchester are complaining that satellite navigation systems are misdirecting drivers onto unsuitable roads.
There are a growing number of reports of lorries getting stuck on tight corners and narrow country lanes.
One village in the Meon Valley, Exton has erected a sign asking drivers to turn off their satnav systems.
Sat navs tell drivers the quickest route but many systems do not take into account the suitability of the local roads.
Now Alresford town councillor Mark Luckham is launching a campaign to minimise the problem.
Replace sign to end sat-nav madness’ plea - Halifax Courier
November 24th, 2006FED-UP residents are calling for a sign allowing lorries down their narrow lane to be changed after a truck got stuck four times causing thousands of pounds damage to their walls.
See the Daily Mail’s coverage of the problems in Luddenden >>
How sat-nav rats brought jams to country lanes - Sunday Times
March 5th, 2006It may be the quickest route according to your in-car guide, but increasingly the technology is sending drivers on rat runs through obscure rural byways – and the locals aren’t happy, report Dipesh Gadher and Luke David of The Sunday Times