THE NEW TOMTOM GO EXPERT! My Honest Review 

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Does anyone know where he stopped? There's a free satnav in the bush🤣

No such thing as an honest paid ad let's be real for a second here 🙄

When will Google maps just update a HgV version and just finish Tom Tom like Apple did to Nokia ??

I still have my 5150 truck 8 years old still going strong.

Great review…I am also a tomTom Tom fan…had 6250 now this model…I agree with your thoughts…my old 6250 when going to a few routes around Bideford (after lorry dimensions set etc) it would never try to take me across “old Bideford bridge” off A386 its a 3tonne weak bridge)this new sat nav try’s to take me over it please..? Is there a way please of permanently avoiding bridges with weight issues…this area I know well but others areas I don’t know would cause issues please.. Thanks for your time

Are there saveable truck profiles on this new sat-nav? This is something Garmin sat-navs have had for years; you can set multiple profiles with different characteristics such as weight and height etc., to avoid having to enter them all in every time you start a new route. I've tried a couple of TomTom truck sat-navs but this has always been a showstopper for me (quite apart from the sluggish user interface and limited phone interaction, at least compared to Garmin). I drive lots of trucks and it helps to have an artic profile and various others so I only have to set the height, normally, when I get in a new truck.

I always feel that when 1 HGV Vlogger does a video about a certain thing, they all have to do a video about the same thing. I like this though good review. Can understand it better than Scott's welsh twang haha.

Tom Tom is terrible don’t buy that navigation !! I use to love TomTom and it was the best nav for me because of the simplicity and design of menu, but they really gone bad because they don’t have user support and they don’t listen to their customers, they really doesn’t care what you think ! On new models you need to pay for everything, and you need to have speed camera subscription, but that doesn’t matter because for example in Germany is forbbiden by law to use that option so you can’t see where the speeding camera is so you always getting tickets for speeding (for 5km/h over you get around 50-60€ and all over Germany for trucks max speed is 80km/h and nobody is driving 80km/h so you are always getting tickets which is crazy, German laws are crazy, they wanna ripp you and TomTom is letting them do it) so it is useless to have subscription for speed cameras at least for me and now because of that reason and many others i will change my navigation system to Garmin !! And so much more is bad with TomTom i don’t want to get into all of that ! TomTom is really bad and don’t buy it…i would reccomend Garmin it is much much better navigation and more professional…

I've used sat navs in late 2000 car only and I'm out of date. I'm a coach driver will this sat nav work for me?? I'm currently driving a 23 plate Neoplan Tourliner Tri Axle. Can I customise this sat nav to work for me is it worth it??

I have just returned nt tomtom pro as it was shit awful. Sending me down narrow country rds & all around the houses miles out of my way & kept wanting me to go clockwise around m25 ofc the m20 when i was going to Essex so should direct me anti clockwise & through dartford tunnel. Never buy tomtom shit.

hi. my go expert won't take me through Dartford tunnel. vehicle dimensions are correct and all adr settings at zero. but won't go near tunnel. any ideas please ??

I am updating to the GO expert because of constant charging problems with the 6250 tomtom not interested, sad battery could not be replaced, so i replaced it, still charging problems, what is the socket now ??mini usb or c

Hi mate I bought go expert 7 and I am not happy with it This sat Nav. Token me to 7.5t and narrow road and it keep doing this After 2 days I bought satnav I went to argost and they said is not our problem contact Tom Tom I don’t know how to contact them there is no number Could u please help me plz Thank

It's shit at least for me . 1 It takes in account or shows changes to the route very late 2 the map or locations that i go (pallex fortec ) dont appear on it so i end up using google maps to ve sure 3 cant input exact location coz it wont have it simple as that . Ex city , postcode street and number and it still wont find it . Tried updating but its still same . 4 that i drive or wtf is called with live traffic update is freaking slow , google maps is way faster . 5 not a big downside but for me at times when they close up 3 lanes on m1 and you get 30 min congestion you really need to know how much time you have left (doesnt show time just eta) so you gotta calculate yourself . No big deal right ? It is when you trying to figure out 10 other routes and problems 6 just use google maps , its free its on your smartphone already , check your route for bridges and obstacles and go . I mean to use tom tom for new locations i have to use google maps anyway .

I’m the same as you Luke, I want to see the current time as well. As for route colour, there is a setting for it in Map and Display setting.

Mate, I'm having proper trouble setting this up, and if I'm doing it right and lane assistance and having my calls come through nothing :( please help mate

My snooper had the hights and weights on the maps. It was so good. Missed that so much on my go professional

Mine was great initially, but now it's repeatadly crashing, route freezes for a couple of days YES DAYS!!!! turning off, trying another route etc does nothing to clear it. It's slow to show where I am, It has also repeatadly sent me into roads that are big enough but then unable to turn at the other end because its a super tight T junction with parked cars. It also randomly moves the arrow into space on the screen so I've no idea where I'm supposed to be going. Updates have done nothing to resolve it, maybe I have a faulty one??. Used a colleagues garmin the other day, so much better with info although the maps look shit compared to TomTom. Yesterday I forgot my TomTom and sods law meant I was also given the only unit without a built in satnav. Panic striken I downloaded the Roadlords app (kind of ironically powered by TomTom) and suprisingly had my best day. Anyhow i need to contact TomTom as I purchased it direct and see what they say as I'm really not happy with their satnav. Refund? exchange? special update?? If i get a refund i'll chose a childs graphics Garmin or just continue with Roadlords. Oh mines the Go expert 6

Rubbish satnav took mine back after 2 hours.. programmed it a 16 foot 6 inches and it routed me under a 15 foot bridge

Hello. I'm née driver I need buy first GPS please help. Which will be best for me?

I plugged in my tom tom to update it. It never worked again and tomtom did't give a shit the thing was 14 moth old and used twice. DON'T buy a TOM Trash.

Which one is better, TomTom go expert, or Garmin dezl800 for UK? Did anybody try them both? Really hard to choose…

Great Review, I've literally just purchased this 7" Go Expert model as I've Recently moved into the HGV Industry doing Class 2 multi-drop. This New Tomtom Nav will help me out greatly 👍

Thanks for your honest review, these sell on eBay for £350 now I have the previous version 6250 but has sim-card included as I do not trust my phone connection and as a trucker I have to go to all kind of places where my phone provider let me down several times but 6250 sim-card did not so I WILL NOT BUY this one over 6250 unless they will ad the sim-card incorporated and when they will do this... trust me, prices will be from £450 onwards.. which are ridiculous unfortunately like always been. Just like you I would like to see the clock on bottom right corner as the top was set by me to flash between arrival time and estimated arrival so for now I would love and cherish my 6250 which is fast enough and never had a problem with calculating routs to slow and believe me I do over 400 miles every night in the truck. Go abroad using your phone now after Brexit to help you with your directions and you will have a nice phone bill when you get home. NO SIMCARD INCLUDED... USELESS!

Load of rubbish run out of space for updates never ever had that happen on my previous tomtom devices 🙄 I’ve had it a month

Just passed my class 2 last week and I am starting Monday eek!, Just invested in one of these and a nice A3 ringbound 2022 AA atlas too , can't beat old fashioned at a pinch!

Why doesn’t it show the battery percentage while driving ???

The Tom Tom MyDrive software is very poor and lets down the hardware! Also doesn’t always provide the quickest route as suggested and seems to be lacking up to date bridge heights and routes which advises you is not suitable but they are.

Recently buy one of them but unfortunately doesn't show lane guidance on the roundabouts

Nice one Luke, great video. I’m the same as you, man. I use the 6250 and like having the current time at the bottom corner. Also I have mine in bright green with a sexy Irish lady as the voice. :p Are you gonna be at truckfest at all this year bud?

All very nice for you to show us opening a box you got for free but you are not showing us it in real life situations.

Does the new expert use glonass or galileo ? For others reading this there are 3 main gps systems used for sat navs. Glonass is Russian owned. GPS is owned by the US and Galileo is European. I have noticed that new Garmins 710 810 1010 etc have dropped Glonass and are now using Galileo. Probably due to what is going on in Ukraine and Russian sanctions etc. Galileo is apparently better in urban areas and does not lose satellite connection as often as Glonass which to be fair isn't that often anyway but Galileo is specifically European orientated whereas Glonass is Russian.

could this be used for towing a caravan too? ie & entering vehicle dimensions etc

Hi Luke, I’ve ordered a Go Expert. Just wondering, where you put vehicle specs in settings, which axle weight is it asking for on an artic? Is it on the unit or the trailer please?

my go expert is not louder than my 6250 :(

The Fred Dibnah of trucking Luke C. TomTom also thinks that to.

hello luke i cannot get my tom tom go expert so i can answer the phone calls any idlers thanks steve

Got the 6250 and it is ok but slow to react. Would get the expert but will wait until it's not £400. 6250 also re routes away from a 7.5T with access to try and take you down a farm track ( staveley in North Yorks for e.g ) . Even if you agree that the route doesn't comply with your restrictions and accept it .

I see they have just launched the GO Expert Plus. Annoyingly for services, you still have to use your phone connection. In my opinion, they have done this to cut costs and increase margin, which I feel is a little greedy.

i have been searching all morning for a proper review so thanks for this! great video.

Muy buen video, yo tengo el tomtom6250 y cuando planifico una ruta se suele apagar y encender. Me estoy planteando cambiar al tomtom go expert pero esperare a la versión 4g. Saludos

I've always wanted to move to Tom tom but my Snooper has never done me wrong.

So much better if phones let you pay for a app that would work like this

1- Charging pin is not good. 2- no current time 3- no carry bag

How do you turn the damn screen saver off. So annoying!

Been waiting for this review (commenting before watching) Now after watching, I think I will stay with my 6250 and for simplicity here is why; 1. Yu have to connect your fon to the new Go Expert for traffic updates, the 6250 works on its own. 2. No customisation on new Go Expert but can do that with the 6250 3. After a year you have to pay for those road information signs on the new Go Expert that means you will literally have the lesser Tomtom Go Professional 6200 or 520. 4. Obviously that time ticker they have removed at the bottom is a no no too, just put it back on Tomtom. The only good things with this newer are; 1. They say it’s faster 2. Good detail on directions 3. And those road info signs are the best thing I have been looking for… Dear drivers, just wait for the all in one newer model that has similar and more features than the 6250 else avoid the big screen and speed fantasy over the practical best kit 6250. I love Tomtom navs too and have used them 5 years going trying from the Go Professional 520 to 6200 then ultimately the 6250. Just avoid this one for time being.

Do they have it for truck drivers in the USA?

You know what guys, I've had my 6250 for a couple of years now, can't remember what I paid. Probs a few hundred but I tell you what I'll never buy another TomTom or any stand alone nav again. Ive been using road lords alongside my TomTom and it does everything my TomTom does and even betters it some areas and it was totally free. Yeah there's a paid option but the free gets the job done. I recommend anyone to check it out before investing in a stand alone

So, basically, you are saying that the newest model of Tom Tom that replaced the Tom Tom 6250, hasn’t got a built in SIM card for internet/traffic etc?! So, the older model (6250) has the SIM card and is providing its owner with traffic updates, where the newest model requires connection via Bluetooth with a mobile phone?! How does this make sense?!? This reminds me of a “pfonejacker” RU-vid video where the guy asks : “what about DOWNGRADING”… Well done Tom Tom… There is the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MkIPKZOPSb8.html

I own a Tom Tom 6200 Go proffesional. The one to go for. No matter if you're an experienced trucker or you just got into the industry.

Good video, satnavs have come along way these days, I don't use any of the big brand I have a navpal 70 quid and it does everything garmin tom-tom does like any satnav don't rely on it 100 % but you don't need need pay 400 quid these days good review though

If you drive a lot in central London I would avoid Tomtom as their map is full of errors. This is mainly with weight restrictions. Their aftersales service is poor too. If you try to report a map error you are directed to a help desk in India who don't have a clue what you are on about, hence the map error remains unresolved. Have at least a dozen known map errors in central London, yet Tomtom can't even resolve one. Plus - they have no listed uk head office, so if you are like me who is trying to get your money back - you are stuck basically because you have nobody to take your device to.

Do you need to pay a memeber ship for traffic update

How is signal in central london or around tall buildings?

100% agree with the current time comment

Can not for the life of me get traffic updates on this

It is only for trucks or can i use it on my car as well?

I just bought and returned a Garmin Dezl as I was sick of Tom Tom routing but I have found the Garmin is even worse and the traffic is diabolical which is fantastic in in The Tom Tom. Reluctantly I have decided to buy this model I just can’t understand why between them all they can’t sort routing out?

For driving in Austria, Tom Tom 6250 is completely useless. 90 per cent of all times, there is no traffic in Belgium too. Very far away from a 21- st century device, especially taken in mind the price…

I purchased this unit. I've always been a TomTom fan but this one isn't their finest - but it's still kind of ok. It won't allow you to add your own poi's things like ukfuels sites and your own saved locations.. just why?! And no clock which really does my nut in 😂

Hi Luke, I met you at Oxford services a couple of weeks ago. I also purchased a Tomtom go expert 7 three months ago. My go expert has failed! Just will not turn on at all. Trying to get Tomtom customer service is a job on its own! It took a week just for them to agree to sent it for REPAIR!!, OMG it’s only 3 months old! I asked for a replacement but they insisted that it was sent to Romania for repair! In the meantime I’m back to using me phone! Very disappointed

Hi Luke I have just purchased the TomTom expert7 .. for some unknown reason it's not willing to connect to Bluetooth..you don't have any advice to help me

Good review, I think it’s a good honest review. I also don’t like the default lane colour (blue) AND the vehicle direction symbol also in blue, it blends into the lane colour. So when it’s made better and improved, I’ll probably buy. Shame they made a product half heartedly.

Respekte thank you

The navigation display route is better on old 6250. I do not like this blue box on top left. On older device was symmetry, this is all over the place. I have tomtom app on phone and I cannot use it landscape because of this issue. I am leaning towards a Garmin LGV700 MTD For now free apps are Roadlords, and I use Sygic professional (cracked) and they do the job just fine on my Sony tablet.

Totally agree abaut real time... this must be displayed visible, any setnav got it.. Also i my gi expert is quite behind on maps, junction is right in front of me but my location on setnav is away from junction. And sometimes in villages he loose Totally location and show my location somewhere in the field or river...

Can i buy you Bush logged 6250 I need satnav ASAP lol 😁

What’s it like in city areas, I always find they freeze in built up areas

Personally what happen to the A2Z the traditional way off trucking. Not using a twatnav, always been s**t sending you into fields

How as it improved the manual search speeds? I currently have the 'TT 6200' and it's always been quite laggy. Seriously considering upgrading.

Hi took the Expert to France to drive from Calais to Bourges. On the way there it took me on the Peripherique in Paris and on the way back along the Seine. Both ways I wanted to avoid Paris and use A71, A1 and A21 and not the A16. Is there a way to tell it the route?

Hi. I am using the 6250 now from 3 years. The most annoying thing is that the TomTom DO NOT SHOW borders and this is ridiculous for a professional truck sat nav ! If I go from UK to Hungary for example it won't show the country's that I am travelling also do not show on the map/notification bar the border when I am entering in a new country...For this new version do you have this option ?

I have go 6250 but for me the small symbols and the RAM are the main reason to buy this navigation, but why we can’t update new software to go 6250 with the small symbols, I don’t understand. Very good review thank you.

Just use your phone mate 😮

Hidden configuration menu via help menu. Go to main menu, help, what's new click right to last page and you'll find some more settings. Six week in and not the easiest sat nav to use, lots of missing post codes, has taken me down a slip road and back up the other side onto the same road more than once and on one occasion in both directions. I struggle to override routes it picks without adding additional waypoints and replanning route, can you help? Overall so far 7 out of 10 one up on my first impression of bloody awkward considered returning it and trying the Garmon 7" truck.

The volume doesn't seem as loud as the 6250 I have just gotten the new tomtom expert and have the volume up full and struggle to hear it over the road noise and radio, where as on the 6250 I had no problems, anyone having the same problem?

Hi, I just bought one upgraded from 6250, I'm having trouble with my drive and routing, also when routing does appear it doesn't show the next stop eta, always the total journey, is there a way I can change this?

Struggling to make or receive a call on this thing, am I doing something wrong? My phone is connected through Bluetooth but that’s it.

Having just purchased the Go Expert, the mount attached with a click, which is fine, but I just cant work out how to remove, any help would be appreciated. P S, cant find info on this in the manual..

I would like to see a pin lock

Hi Luke how do you store locations if your on the map screen with no planned route if you stopped somewhere how do you store your current location. Thanks

Not enough memory as always and now i have to connect to my phone for the life traffic wich is messy, to be honest i prefer the trucker 6000 even if is slow but you can add more memory for the maps and has a sim card , 7 inch worst choice ever , can't use it in the car when needed because is like huge tv in the middle of the windscreen but that was my fault , the only think that i dont realy like is to connect it to the phone and delete maps to create space for the update , that is a step back tomtom 👎👎👎

Thank you bro👍

Hi Luke, Any news on the time display update yet and the auto live traffic? Also have they added the junction numbers to the planned or unplaned routes as that is for me a "must addition" !...

Just bought one of these but think when your using it for HGV purposes and looking for fuel it gives you filling stations that are not suitable for wagons .

Next 3 Tom toms in the future: 1. 8 inch screen 2. 9 inch screen 3. 9.5 inch screen

Just out of curiosity what routing option do you use , Fastest route or shortest route ? I've had mine just over a month now and if I'm honest I'm not that happy with some of the routes it calculates. Feel like I've wasted lots of money . Been doing lots of work in and around Bradford and Keighley and it's constantly trying to navigate me down road's only just suitable for cars nevermind trucks. Massively disappointed !!!

Hi Luke how do you store locations if your on the map screen with no planned route if you stopped somewhere how do you store your current location. Thanks

With all that shit on your windscreen, how do you see the road?

I'd like to know which idiot thought it was a good idea to have the damn thing go blank sometimes when sorting updates, usually right when a spaghetti junction type thing comes up!

Love tomtom , but the voice activation is a pain in the arse 👏🏻👍🏻

my Tomtom go professional 620 the traffic update is useless connection is off more than it is on so hoping the tethering is better on this model

Does this have hands free calling being 5ha5 it connects via Bluetooth ; if not is there a Tom Tom out there in the 7” series that’s does

Hello. Any idea when coming out new Tomtom with sim included. Thanks

Hi luke is there a way i could send you a private message im a new class 2 driver and start a new role next week i just want to ask your advice about something. cheers

Good satnav but not for multi drop we have a lot of 7.5 r we’re to go but with the TomTom it’s impossible to go

Hey Luke Just purchased this, as my 6200 crashed when downloading updates unable to load any maps been told its an on going issue for over a year now any idea when or how this will be resolved thanks

Hi, can you have a tom tom connected to the phone Bluetooth for the traffic and have your phone connected to hands free system at the same time or will it work just for one device? Thank you very much in advance

Made me lol when the 6250 went flying into the bush 😂😂nice review I have a 500 and it is slowwwww but has been hammered