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Garmin UK & Ireland

Garmin won our test of portable sat-navs, and its smartphone app isn’t bad, either.

By:Auto Express team

14 Apr 2014

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Garmin UK & Ireland

Overall Auto Express rating

3.0

Price: £44.99 | Available for: iOS | Maps: Offline

Garmin won our test of portable sat-navs, and its smartphone app isn’t bad, either. Trouble is, it’s expensive and doesn’t offer a lot for the money. It performs just as well as an entry-level Garmin portable device, navigating from point to point with ease, but given the price of a cheap dedicated unit, you could be better just buying a basic nav.

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