I bought this TomTom last September for a holiday in the UK.

First impressions were it was very easy to set-up - literally bought it, plugged it in, typed in postcode and we were off! It was relatively easy to use, though the touchscreen was slow and not terribly sensitive. I liked the window attachment, it folds back on itself to makes it easy to store. The battery lasts well when not plugged in. The points of interest worked most of the time, though I struggled to always set it up to navigate to them. The lane guidance is good, would be better if it didn't just work on motorways.

My main problem came when I tried to buy a map for the USA, only to find that it doesn't have the memory to use other maps (only discovered after purchasing a map and going through TomTom support to fix it - luckily they refunded me!). I know with more research I would have known this before I bought it, but with all the maps available for purchase I didn't realise there were memory limitations. The IQ routes still directed me through city centres at rush hour; I'd hoped it would keep me out of busy traffic areas.

I found the more I used Google maps on my Iphone, the less I liked using TomTom - being able to quickly zoom in and out, and move about is so easy on Google maps and yet so fiddly and irritating on TomTom.

My TomTom was then stolen after my car was written off, however I won't be buying another one unless all of the alternatives are just as bad! It does the job, but it just isn't a pleasure to use.