Vauxhall Trafficmaster Oracle

You have probably seen second hand cars with small extra switches fitted, these have a circle on them, with the initials T & M, short for Traffic Master of course. I have actually disconnected mine, because every time I turned on the ignition, was greeted by a voice telling me how to renew my subscription, which I am not going to do. You have also probably noticed Blue posts by the side of the road, with small cameras on the top, these are TM Cameras, not speed cameras. There are over six thousand of these all over the country. Their job is to monitor traffic flow, and report any area with slow moving vehicles, the idea being you can divert ...  Read the complete review

On purchasing a Vauxhall Omega I was pleased to see the Trafficmaster Oracle system installed. Previously I had used an AA LED trafficmaster unit (Vodafone) which I found quite useful, the addition of a voice unit seemed perfect. The strangest thing though is that since I had the CAR400 radio/cassette changed to a VDO CD/radio by a vauxhall dealer, the trafficmaster no longer works! I get a message on the info display saying that I am receiving a phone call if I press the oracle button, but other than that nothing! Is this something to do with the new radio not having an audio input, or is there something that needs changing? Any help from other users would be ...  Read the complete review

I had a trafficmaster system built in to my Vectra. The way it worked is that when you neared a motorway or major A road, the system received information from trafficmaster and told you of any delays within the next couple of junctions. The major problem with this is that the information that there is a delay is not really enough. When you are heading in towards central London on the M4, the device tells you that there are delays from junction 3. I know there are delays from junction 3. There always are. I just have to sit in them because the device doesn't tell you where else to go (of course in London there is not anywhere else to go - it is all jammed). ...  Read the complete review