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Technical Details

3.5" colour LCD touchscreen
UK & Ireland country maps
Fixed safety camera alerts
Loads of searchable points of interest
2D & 3D maps and night-view mode

Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

If helping you recover your car by the motorway wasn't enough, RAC have released their very own line of Sat Nav GPS units so you can safely get to your destination without any hiccups.

Due to their highly successful service in both road side recovery and insurance, RAC have teamed up with the BEST to produce such a high quality product which is known as the RAC200. Packed to the brim with all the latest features this series is well ahead of the competition.

The software pre-installed on these units is the highly user friendly Route 66 Navigation software including 7 digit postcode search, door-to-door navigation and supplied with the most up to date maps provided by NAVTEQ, the #1 in electronic mapping.

Box Contents

RAC200 GPS unit

Suction car cradle

DC power lead with 12v car adaptor

User manual with start guide

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3.1 out of 5 stars (43 customer reviews)

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82 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars for directions good, but other features lacking, 14 Aug 2007

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Mr. S. J. Perkins "Steve" (Watford, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RAC 200 GPS Unit (UK & Ireland) (Electronics)

This was a gift i received as my mum works for norwich union and they bought RAC and therefore got a discount on this unit. Its the cheapest sat nav out there and all in all not a bad unit.

If you want a simple clear sat nav to get you from A to B with minimal fuss and redirect you if you go wrong then this is an ideal unit for you.

However i was interested in the safety camera alerts and was disappointed. The database has 2300 locations for the whole UK, there are 25 around watford where i live all that have been there for over 4 years and it didnt have any of them in its database, I am yet to go past a camera that it has detected! As per other reviews they are listed as red lights.

So I like any other technically minded person assumed, no problems the product spec promises free updates to the safety camera database, through route66 who provide the navigation software. But when you go to route66 they only offer updates for pocket PCs and not for the software used on the RAC200, they said in email to me that they didn't promise anything and to go back to RAC. I think it is wrong for RAC to promise free updates that are not available and from route66s response, doesn't appear ever will be.

Again though dont let this put you off buying one, it all depends on what you want from your sat nav, if safety cameras are not important to you then everything else on it is very good.

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent value, 28 July 2007

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Liz Birch (North West) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RAC 200 GPS Unit (UK & Ireland) (Electronics)

Unlike some of the other reviews I found the RAC 200 a smashing sat nav, very easy to operate, nice clear graphics, strong window suction, neat and
robust design. I've had no problems with my unit and would highly recommend, if you just want a basic sat nav to get you from A to B at a fantastic price then this is the unit for you.

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5.0 out of 5 stars quality piece of kit, 3 Aug 2007

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M. I. A. Mcwhirter - See all my reviews
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i've had quite a few problems with my tomtom so i exchanged it for an RAC 200 and its so much better. it seems to pick up reception pretty quick and i havent noticed any blackspots either. the fuzzy search thing has been pretty useful too. when i rang them about how to update speed cameras they said it's free (via www.66.com) using a standard usb cable to link it up to my pc. so for the price i can't fault it and would definately recommend.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasic
Just what I needed, wiped the software what was on and put third party software on and works a charm! Very fast delivery too :)

Published 1 month ago by Andy

5.0 out of 5 stars GOOD PIECE OF KIT, GETS YOU TO WHERE YOU WANT
item arrived barely 3 days after ordering, great service. Item classed as new, but looked like it was the last demo in the shop - not a problem as I want it to work rather than... Read more

Published 7 months ago by THUnderstick

5.0 out of 5 stars Great overall
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