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Philip's 2016 Complete Britain & Ireland

Philip's 2016 Complete Britain & Ireland
Overall Auto Express rating

2.0

Best price: £13.48
Contact: 020 3122 6400, www.octopusbooks.co.uk

One of the pricier atlases, this isn’t as ‘complete’ as the publisher might want you to think. For example, there are only two pages, out of 228, dedicated to the whole of Ireland.

In addition to this shortfall, the mapping wasn’t as up-to-date as in the best atlases on test. The colours are less bright, although some drivers might prefer this.

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Speed camera locations are present, but the disclaimer says the scale inhibits accuracy. The town plans are also incredibly small.

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