If you’re like me you’re getting bit weary of long and boring car journeys, dogged by rows over who read the map wrongly, then maybe it’s time you took a look at the latest Sat Nav system available. We take a look here at 10 of the best and cheapest models on the market to help you make the right choice.

We’ve all heard about Sat Nav mis-haps… People being sent down one way streets in the wrong direction, but for the majority of people Sat Navs (Satelite Navigation System) are an enormous help, saving all the stress of arguing over who’s reading the map correctly and who got lost etc etc.

Satnavs are small but extremely clever devices that fit onto the windscreen or dashboard of your car that have GPS (Global Positioning System), which enables them to receive information and then pinpoint on an electronic map, exactly where you are in the world. You tell the system your destination, and it calculates the quickest route between the two points.

The exactly details of the journey can vary according to the information you enter, for example avoiding motorways etc.

Some of the units have small radio receivers in them too which supplies updated traffic information which can be handy for avoiding tailbacks and jams. With others you can visit a website and work out the route before you leave. This is then sent to the SatNav unit so there’s no programming or messing about needed.

Bluetooth features on some devices means that phonecalls can also come through your SatNav unit, giving you hands-free mobile phone operation.

But with so many models on the market, the big question is Which Sat Nav is best? Take a look at our SatNav Shakedown as we look at 10 of the best Sat Navs on the market today!

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