Garmin DriveSmart 55 MT-S 5.5 Inch Sat Nav with Edge to Edge Display, Map Updates for UK, Ireland and Full Europe, Live Traffic, Bluetooth Hands-free Calling, Voice Commands and Smart Features, Black

I am someone who has no sense of direction and prior to sat nav technology use to get lost all the time and journeys were difficult and relied upon map reading preparation. So, when sat nav's were introduced it changed my life for the good. I have had various sat nav's and my latest was a previous similar model Garmin. I needed a replacement as it started to become unreliable (not stated up all the time and giving error messages), therefore I needed a reliable replacement. Set up was very easy, linking to phone with app and to laptop. Many of the features are very similar to my earlier model and the new ones such as asking about weather, reporting camera's, adding multi journeys etc are very good additions. Voice recognition is also very good, now you have to say 'Ok, Garmin' as opposed to my earlier model which is 'Voice Command'. Wifi updates is also a great addition, as it was previously a bit of a pain to connect to a laptop with a particular lead which I was constantly losing. Live Traffic works very well and I believe is essential these days to avoid jams. Overall, I cannot be happier and now know that I have a sat nav which I can rely on and which will get me to my destination and back.

Really easy to navigate, lane display is clear, tells you with enough time before you have to take an exit, Bright display.

Its a fine sat nav. A bit confusing at first attempt to connect to the phone for the smart functions but now its done the connection works automatically each time the sat nav. is on. HD traffic is useful and the information displayed is clear. Pleased that the power lead is good quality and flexible. The last one I had was not so good and difficult to route around the car. Haven't really used voice recognition yet but don't expect any issues. The one or two mistakes with my voice the last sat nav made were quite funny!

Easy to use

This is so good I sit at home & plam my journey then press send to machine so when I get in the car it connects automaticallyHas traffic updates & many more useful features like touch screen & it looks elegantI am so pleased with my purchase

Absolutely rubbish, it would not connect to any of the four smartphones in the house.I'm tech savvy and have several Bluetooth devices connected to my phone, wildlife cameras and dash cams and sat navs, but this Drive smart 55 just wouldn't connect. I can't sit in my car for two hours trying to connect it before each journey.That's what it was, two hours of trying! Frustrated isn't the word I'd use, it almost got thrown out the window many times!Returned for a refund

Not my first Garmin. Have tried others over the years but, always come back to using a Garmin. The free lifetime updates are a bonus. The latest updates to this model are great.Would recommend.

Had 3 over the years all been fine. However like all sat navs you have to be clear if they are trying to take you onto small roads. Look at maps before hand.