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New Philip's atlas

New way to navigate Europe

Mapping giant Philip’s has finalised its 2008 atlas line-up – and as part of the changes, the company has produced an A4-sized version of its popular Navigator for the first time.

Atlas

18th December 2007

It has the same detailed maps and large 1.5 miles-per-inch (mpi) scale as the A3 Navigator, plus 72 town plans and the all-important indices. We assessed it using the same criteria as in our recent test. It’s easy to use, but the Navigator missed some details – for example it didn’t show the planned extension of the M74 near Glas­gow.

It also failed to highlight the M25’s variable speed cameras and a junction on the A5 which became a roundabout in 2002 – disappoint­ing considering this is a new addition. A revamped Multi­scale Europe map has also arrived, which comes in A4 and A3 sizes. Some drivers will find the smaller map hard to read, but the A3 version’s route-planning pages allowed journeys of up to 1,200 miles to be plotted with- out turning a page.

In addition, Philip’s has launched new country maps, including Italy. These are great for journey plan­ning, but a bit unwieldy in the car.

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Extra Info

Philip’s 2008 Road Atlas range
Price: From ÂŁ4.99
Rating: ****
Contact: 01903 828503, www.philips-maps.co.uk
Problems? Mapping could be a little more up to date, some camera sites are missing.
So why buy? Detailed, with a good selection of town maps.
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