Major change to sat navs to help you get around – and it’ll even help you find a parking spot
SAT navs will now automatically update short-term traffic measures - and stop sending drivers down closed roads.
The Government is set to launch new measures to ensure sat navs are up to date and drivers get the most accurate real-time data.
As part of its new Plan For Drivers, all Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) such as temporary speed limits or sudden road closures will be made digital.
It will be set out today.
Until now, these short-term traffic measures were not automatically updated on digital systems such as sat navs, often not giving real-time information and misleading drivers.
But under the new measures, all important data including the location of empty parking spots will be made available to drivers' sat navs.
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In a statement for the Department for Transport, Roads Minister Guy Opperman said: "This Government is on the side of drivers, which is why we're making travelling by road much easier.
"Everyone knows the frustrations of being sent down a closed road by your sat nav.
"By going digital with our traffic information, we're making sure that drivers have the very latest travel information to rely on.
"This is part of our first package of measures from our Plan for Drivers to be set out today, coming after our record £8.3 billion investment to resurface local roads, the biggest ever increase in funding for local road improvements."
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