Must-Have App for UK Driving

I just used this app for the past three days in England and Wales and it was a lifesaver. My first night, I tried using just printed out step-by-step directions from Google (to avoid roaming charges) and it was a nightmare trying to keep track of 25+ roundabouts. If its your first time driving in the UK, save yourself from a potential day of misery and get this! Seriously, dont try navigating by maps unless you have military training or something.

When I switched to this on day 2, it was a huge relief. Navigating from Heathrow to the Harry Potter studio, then on to Oxford and ultimately Cardiff was seamless. The apps perspective layout is simple and felt intuitive. It showed not only directions, but all the twists and turns of the road, which was reassuring in more rural areas where signage was sparse. The voice navigation is set up well: next-step call outs at .5 miles and 400 yards, then a repeat when you get to the action needed (e.g. at the roundabout, take the second exit).

I had my AT&T iPhone settings as cellular data enabled, but data roaming turned off. With those settings, the app tracked me perfectly.

We searched for both major places and tiny towns, and the app found them and navigated a route each time.

There were maybe two small hiccups (e.g. diverting from a major road into a roundabout, only to be sent back onto the major road) but barely worth mentioning, as the app figured it out quickly.

I took the wrong direction a few times and the app correctly recalculated my route.

Used it for walking in London too and it was spot on.

First-Time US Traveler about Navmii Offline GPS