TomTom Go 530 UK and Ireland


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Score: 8.6/10

118 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This Satellite Navigation is a good all rounder. “Good sized screen, nice compact size fr carrying around, vey easy to mount in the…” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 118 real customer reviews

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Covers UK and Ireland Bluetooth In-Car sat nav More »

Real customer reviews

118 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
90% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (116)
Accuracy8.4
Design8.7
Ease of use8.7
Size8.7
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.3
Overall rating8.6
Use it for work (3)
Always use sat nav (1)
Business user (1)
Other (111)
 

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Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Female, with 2 kids. ”

+ Good sized screen, nice compact size fr carrying around, vey easy to mount in the car, nice clear instructions which can be linked to increase if the noise in the car is a problem, eg if you have kids shouting or radio on load. . I liked the advanced lane guidance this was very helpful when navigating complicated junctions.

- When using phone via bluetooth connection volume is not load enough.

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24 of 25 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

scott , longside

+ TOMTOM map share makes this stand out from all other satnav systems. fast route finding, loads of customisable options, standard tomtom layout, compact windscreen mount, music player transmitted direc to car radio.

- As with most satnav the POI need arent very accurate, however with mapshare this problem is reducing each day by every tomtom user with mapshare updating road changes and poi locations.

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22 of 22 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jul 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “newbie driving on motorways”

+ Advance lane indication is a very good feature. Big screen is a bonus.

- Even though the sat nav was charging, it switched itself off. Not handy and safe when you are trying to drive on the motorway and trying to get it switched on again.

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ RDS Traffic updates are so much better than having to maintain a data connection through your phone at cost and having to have a subscription to Tom Tom Traffic. New clearer display of motorway junctions is good. Have not tried it, but now seems to come with an FM transmitter and Ipod integration (think you may need a separate cable for this).

- Possibly a little costly but doubtless will come down as time goes on.

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Adrian , Tonbridge

+ Ability to find new routes, instructions given verbally well in advance, screen also provides plenty of advance warning. Great as bluetooth hands free unit for phone

- Wireless data connection does not work with Nokia 6300

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

John, Glasgow , “A gadget buff”

+ Main functions easy to use

- No real info on how to use SD card to upgrade memory.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use and accurate. The ability to use mobile phone through it is great and improves safety.

- Reviewer left no comment

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Sally, Spalding

+ Accurate. Plain instructions. Plenty of warning re turning off routes etc.

- The amount of wires everywhere

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

edmund , croydon , “EXAMINATIONS MANAGER WITH 30VEHICLES”

+ EASY TO USE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS

- NONE AT THIS TIME

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10 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Non-techy grey hair”

+ Ease of use
Clear display.
Has never got me seriously lost

- The product itself is good. However, TomTom downloads are sometimes not without problems.
Sometimes tries to take me along impassable tracks

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Oct 2008

Score 5.0/10

mark , rainham

+ Reviewer left no comment

- no better than my other standard tomtom, still takes the same route no matter what time of the day.

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8 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Dec 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ EVERYTHING EXCEPT ( BELOW)

- CANT READ INCOMING NEW MESSAGES

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9 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

doug , cirencester

+ effective display , good quality simple presentation of info, calculated alternative routes very quickly. Blue tooth like was fantastic, saved mucking about with headset. sat nav also good handling text messages

- nothing at present

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Dec 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks good, ease of use

- There is no concealed suction cup for the windscreen, only detects fixed camera, not mobile, temp cameras etc, the RDS should be installed within the unit without having a seperate wire, bluetooth is useless for music.

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Poor windscreen mount

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good clear directions. Even gives the road number which is more info than previous model. I like the clear lane directions which ensures you position your vehicle in plenty of time.

- Screen mount is not the best and could be afforded more development.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

james, scunthorpe

+ Reviewer left no comment

- maps are not fully uptodate and i'm not refering to new developments i mean developments that have been built over 30 yeatrs ago

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Oct 2008

Score 6.0/10

alistair, glasgow

+ it is functional

- so far to complicated

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Sarawan, Taunton

+ The ease and ability to update the unit online

- Not the easiest to navigate around the menu system and not all online updates appear to register onto the TomTom. The screen suction mount is not as easy to use as my previous Navman.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

peter, grangetown/ middlesbrough

+ easy to use simple to program clear voice directions

- can not find one

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ It's very easy to use without reference to an instruction manual and it does the job of directing you very well. It's useful to be able to set up itineraries or routes in advance. The motorway lane guidance and route selection according to traffic volumes at different times are both very helpful.

- I haven't discovered any yet.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Andy, York

+ quick response to change

- where to change what in the menu system

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “easey rider”

+ tom/tom go 530 is they best tool for my work it does the job and save diesel

- tom/tom hold is poor to use as it has no adjustment, needs to improve

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

David, Leeds , “HGV Driver”

+ Simplicity

- Speaker quality when using the phone

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Robbie, Leicester , “Discerning”

+ No nonsense and easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jan 2009

stuart, sittingbourne , “honest person”

+ easy to use looks smart lots of features

- sometimes the hands free phone bluetooth lets you down but dont let this put you off

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Clear to look at, traffic camera warnings are good. Also it reminds you of the speed limit on (most) roads and shows your speed which acts as a good reminder. It's easy to add new destinations and gives you pre-stored destinations (eg locations of petrol stations and cashpoints) which is useful if you are travelling in an area you don't know well.

- It can be difficult to press the right area on the touchscreen if you are moving (eg as a passenger), but I guess that would apply to all satnav and not just this one.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

ken, buxton/derbys

+ lovely wide screen and good graphics

- a stylus would help for people with larger fingers

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Charles, Burntisland. Fife

+ slim design. blue tooth. touch screen facilities. motor way lane information. speed camera information.

- haven't found any yet,

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Peter, Edenbridge

+ Very easy to use. Mounting much better than my original tomtom.

- None

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good overall

- speakers could do with being a bit louder

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ efficient easy to use great value

- none

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Nov 2008

Score 5.0/10

steve, brighton

+ Reviewer left no comment

- can not get speed cams on it.

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Nov 2008

Score 8.0/10

Julie, Luton

+ Nice clear screen, I particularly like the lane directions for motorway junctions. Clear spoken directions. Fires up much faster than my old satnav.

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Simon, Birmingham , “Business user”

+ plenty of features and options, easy to use, looks good, good display screen with the data you need on it.

- Its not loud enough to hear people on the phone when useing the bluetooth option. Ive not tried marrying it up through the car speakers via an FM radio channel yet?

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Dec 2008

Score 7.0/10

musa, rotherham

+ Reviewer left no comment

- dont always gives you the quickest route

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Wide screen gives great view
Advanced lane guidance is a big plus

- None

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ if i didn't have this sat nav i would keep getting lost so now i get to where i'm going in good time

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jan 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very accurate and quicker than old version of Tomtom, time to destination accurate with IQ routes.

- Did not think the lane guidance feature was anything useful as only shown on certain motorways (so 530 no different to 520)

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very good display.

- Not the ideal route for leaving my town but acceptable if you didn't know it.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Jan 2009

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ LOOKS NICE IPOD HOOKS UP EASY TO TOM TOM AND PLAYS ON CAR STEREO

- CAN'T GET THE TEXT TO WORK NO MATTER WHAT I DO - AS THIS ONE OF THE THINGS I GOT IT FOR IT'S A VERY BAD POINT

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “professional”

+ cost

- display not easy to see and not attaching to windscreen easily,need for post code

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

William, Belfast , “Casual user”

+ Maps good visual and good spoken word

- Not up to date with changes in my district

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Mike , Bath, Somerset , “Middle aged perfectionist.”

+ Optimum size, logical menus, low power consumption, up-date facility.

- Inflexible windshield mount, poor choice of voices included.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Jun 2008

Score 8.0/10

michael , bristol

+ general good alround sat nav

- could do with a normal plug charger and a stylus for easier use.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

ian, lancashire , “first sat nav”

+ does exactly what it says on the tin

- none as yet

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- the fitting on to the car windscreen and Tom Tom to base not very good

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Apr 2009

Garry, BOLTON , “have respect for others”

+ Reviewer left no comment

- have to reset frequently due to locking up

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Far far far superior to the previous one we had!

- Voice recognition definitely incompatible with a South Wales accent!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

David, Leeds

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Windscreen Mount

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

sharon, birkenhead

+ excellent product easy to use actually knows were its going ,i have used this in france found it to be just as good there

- mounting bracket is really bad am currently looking to buy another one as i am fed up with it falling

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Andy, Hungerford

+ Its a tom tom and they just work. The radio for traffic is also great.

- You have to pay extra for the speed camera database

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Feb 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Use it for work” More like this »

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Original windscreen not adequate
No carry case provided

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Sajjad, Slough

+ Reviewer left no comment

- UPDATES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR 1 YEAR FROM DATE OF PURCHASE AS SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A P.C DURING THE SHORT PERIOD THAT IS ALLOCATED FOR UPDATES. OTHERWISE EXCELLENT SAT NAV.

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purchased 30 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Marek, Ipswich

+ big, easy to read, screen
very nice design
simple one-touch setup
eye-catching graphics

- maybe for that price it would be possible to get a carry case.

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purchased 14 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Mansour SeidAhmad, London , “Use it for work” More like this »

+ easy to use and traffic update sharing options

- size could be smaller I think, still a bit big to carry and would like battery to last longer

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purchased 11 Aug 2009

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Product Features

Type In-Car
Traffic Message Channel (TMC) Yes
Traffic Message Channel (TMC) No
Bluetooth Yes
Voice Control No
Voice Control Yes
Map Coverage UK
Map Coverage UK and Ireland
Screen Size in Inches 4.3
Dimensions (mm) 83x118x24
Dimensions (mm) 118x83x24
MP3 Playback Yes
MP3 Playback No
Photo Viewer Yes
Touchscreen Yes
Weight (g) 220
Memory Card Slot Yes
Built-in Camera No
Spoken Directions Yes
Speed Camera Warning Yes
Windscreen Mountable Yes
WiFi No
MP4 Playback No
Release Date 20 May 2008
Release Date 13 Jun 2008
FM Tuner Yes
USB Port Yes
Hard Disk Capacity in GB 4

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