"Jethro_uk" wrote in message
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On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 21:36:58 +0100, T i m wrote:

My GPS is stuck using the std vacuum cup to a plastic disk stuck to the
dash. The top of it is just about level with the bottom of the
windscreen (and on the Meriva and even at 6'2" I cant see the bonnet).

My ideal GPS (and these days phone) placement is in line with the dash,
or maybe slightly higher, but on the quarterlite side - to the right. So
a quick flick of the eyes picks up the key detail keeping peripheral
vision on the road.

I never look at mine while driving and keep it in the bin in
the dash so its easy to pick it up to use it when stopped etc.

I suspect my - and maybe older drivers in general (?) use of sat navs
differs slightly from people who have grown up with them ... I try to
have a broad idea of where it might take me before I set off, so it's
just the last few turns that are really needed.

I find that the other reason I use it in that situation is when
the main highway takes a rather indirect route thru some
of the larger towns along the way. Handy to have the
satnav tell you where to go when the signage isnt ideal.

But it seems from driving with younger colleagues they rely on it
from the off. Meaning they can quite happily arrive at the wrong
destination if they make a fist of the original address

Never seen anyone do that.