Charging SATNAV, Phone etc in Canadian Rig
Apr 8th 2008, 11:29 am
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Charging SATNAV, Phone etc in Canadian Rig
My LMO was issued this morning (brill) and hopefully I am off in a few weeks. As long as I can get my permit issued at the airport with my family following later (see my thread on the immigration forum)
My question is this: do Canadian trucks have cig lighter plugs that i can plug my tomtom satnav and mobile phone charger into. (don't bother telling me real truckers don't use Satnav. Hear it every day in UK) Anyone know if it's cheaper to buy Canadian mapping for the tomtom in the UK or Canada.
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My question is this: do Canadian trucks have cig lighter plugs that i can plug my tomtom satnav and mobile phone charger into. (don't bother telling me real truckers don't use Satnav. Hear it every day in UK) Anyone know if it's cheaper to buy Canadian mapping for the tomtom in the UK or Canada.
Thanks
Apr 8th 2008, 11:55 am
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Re: Charging SATNAV, Phone etc in Canadian Rig
My LMO was issued this morning (brill) and hopefully I am off in a few weeks. As long as I can get my permit issued at the airport with my family following later (see my thread on the immigration forum)
My question is this: do Canadian trucks have cig lighter plugs that i can plug my tomtom satnav and mobile phone charger into. (don't bother telling me real truckers don't use Satnav. Hear it every day in UK) Anyone know if it's cheaper to buy Canadian mapping for the tomtom in the UK or Canada.
Thanks
My question is this: do Canadian trucks have cig lighter plugs that i can plug my tomtom satnav and mobile phone charger into. (don't bother telling me real truckers don't use Satnav. Hear it every day in UK) Anyone know if it's cheaper to buy Canadian mapping for the tomtom in the UK or Canada.
Thanks
Most have/put an inverter in their trucks though so you can just plug things in with a normal 'at home' plug (phone chargers, tv, kettle etc)
Apr 8th 2008, 10:32 pm
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Re: Charging SATNAV, Phone etc in Canadian Rig
My LMO was issued this morning (brill) and hopefully I am off in a few weeks. As long as I can get my permit issued at the airport with my family following later (see my thread on the immigration forum)
My question is this: do Canadian trucks have cig lighter plugs that i can plug my tomtom satnav and mobile phone charger into. (don't bother telling me real truckers don't use Satnav. Hear it every day in UK) Anyone know if it's cheaper to buy Canadian mapping for the tomtom in the UK or Canada.
Thanks
My question is this: do Canadian trucks have cig lighter plugs that i can plug my tomtom satnav and mobile phone charger into. (don't bother telling me real truckers don't use Satnav. Hear it every day in UK) Anyone know if it's cheaper to buy Canadian mapping for the tomtom in the UK or Canada.
Thanks
Apr 9th 2008, 3:20 am
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Re: Charging SATNAV, Phone etc in Canadian Rig
Last winter I drove from Calgary to Vancouver with 429 tons of steel on a 98 foot trailer using racing slicks and the brakes off a Ford Pop. And I still did it in 43 minutes.
Apr 9th 2008, 11:05 am
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Apr 9th 2008, 1:41 pm
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Re: Charging SATNAV, Phone etc in Canadian Rig
Mk 1 eyeball is all you need....
Well and a Tom Tom 910 with all N.American maps pre loaded.
Don't use it under a series of flyovers in Halifax as you could be chasing your ass for about 20 mins taking dodgey turns....well so I was told...
Well and a Tom Tom 910 with all N.American maps pre loaded.
Don't use it under a series of flyovers in Halifax as you could be chasing your ass for about 20 mins taking dodgey turns....well so I was told...
Apr 9th 2008, 11:23 pm
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Re: Charging SATNAV, Phone etc in Canadian Rig
real truckers 
don't need 1, thats what I told OH until my directions took us a very scenic route in Virginia now he only listens to TomRosie
Apr 9th 2008, 11:39 pm
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Apr 10th 2008, 12:03 am
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Apr 11th 2008, 11:54 am
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Apr 12th 2008, 11:37 am
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Congratulations Koog, i am really pleased for you and glad things are going well............................wanna buy a tomtom?
Apr 12th 2008, 5:05 pm
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Apr 13th 2008, 2:00 pm
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