Worth The Money? TomTom Go Professional 6250 Review 

I got one December last year. Love the thing! Keeps you away from all the Stobart parking zones *cough cough* low bridges I mean!

I have been looking at getting one for a week or two now, just been on their site, entered your code, and £78 off. Happy days. Safe driving buddie....

I've been using this for around 7 months, it's reliable 95% of the time, but even having my weight set at 44t and height at 4.33m, it has tried sending me through weight restricted areas and under low bridges on a few occassions, and despite entering the vehicle length (standard artic length), it will still try to tell me to make a U-turn at a mini roundabout on the odd occasion where I make a wrong turn somewhere. I remember once on Belvedere, approaching left turn at a roundabout (with a car dealership on the corner), it tried rerouting me to cut through the car dealership to save a minute because of the traffic 😂 But I can't imagine any sat nav is perfect, and it runs great! Especially when you have it connected to the wifi on your phone to keep you updated with traffic delays and road closures etc!

Hi Scott thanks for another video. Hope your doing all well and the TomTom treats you well. Thanks

I got mine when i first started driving HGV's 2 years ago. Never let me down, such a nice accurate thing. I love the lane preview. So it shows you exactly what lane you need to be in

had mine for 4 months never let me down yet 👌 # more scott

Just bought one for my first LGV/PCV work the satnav seems amazing! I would much rather spends £100+ and have no dramas! Top review thank you!!!

I've always preferred the TomTom to any other brand. Started trucking 30 years ago now and like many drivers back then, I very quickly built a mountain of local street maps for almost every city in the UK. The satnav was one of the best inventions for truck drivers for years and when they first came out, I could never understand why you didn't have to pay some sort of subscription to use the service. Still prefer checking a long route on a traditional road atlas but can't beat the satnav for getting you to the final destination.

Gone are the days of carrying a uk map and a bag full of A-Z's when i started driving. Sat navs are a godsend these days.

I’ve had this a couple of years, overall I think it’s pretty good, traffic as you say is pretty spot on and it will even tell you if there’s heavy rain you’re approaching. Few negatives I have with it are - updating on WiFi takes absolutely ages, I’m talking like 7 hours! Traffic pretty often drops out if you stop for a while ie a break, usually it sorts it’s self out in 5 minutes or so but occasionally it will loose the traffic for a long time. One occasion it lost the traffic permanently and I had to delete all the maps and completely re set the sat nav to fix it. And final negative, if your destination is within a weight limit, even an except for access one, the sat Nav only recognises the start of the road as the weight limit, so if there is a road that joins the weight limited road in the middle it will route you that way, which is usually through a residential street, unsuitable for HGV route (sat nav doesn’t route around those as they are advice signs) and occasionally it will be a very long route down country lanes, so if your destination is within a weight limit, you will need to use the add stop on route function to add a stop just before the weight limit, once you drive through the beginning of the weight limited road it will route as normal, and then remember to do the same on the way back out. I once parked 5 minutes from a drop which was 300 yards inside a weight limit, the tomtom was telling me it was going to take 50 minutes to get there and when I checked the route it was taking me on a huge diversion through lots of lanes to avoid the start of the route.

Thanks for the discount Scott! I have Ben toying with buying one for a while. Great review 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚚

Was contemplating asking you about your sat Nav. And you literally posted this as the thought went through my mind. So thank you!!!

Next time I need help opening a box, you're the man.....

Certainly didn't pull any punches on that sponsored review - brutal

Got the previous 6200 professional from Amazon marketplace and it looks identical but £100's cheaper. Had to travel down a 7.5T except for access road to get to a drop and it was desperate to send me down a farm track to avoid the weight limit . I've used the green re route a number of times and it's been accurate about the delay and saved time . The Cash generators . Oops , mobile speed camera data relies on users updating the locations as they see them for others to then be warned .

At some point google maps will introduce a truck version

Scotty, I dare not watch this - I took delivery of mine yesterday! I managed to pass my Class 2 on Tuesday after the 'Rona delayed tings, just a tad. Still on cloud 9 as not only did I pass but did so with a totally clean sheet :) I have tried it at home and compared the routes with my Phillips Navigator atlas, all good. Pleased to say that you can set it to display in the direction you are travelling in, unfortunately, my tiny little Gay brain can't quite cope with a north-south orientation. Very handy that you're able to plan on the app and adjust way-points on a tablet and then send the route via Bluetooth to the TomTom. If nothing else it's worth the money for the sample voice of Bruce the Aussie - try it, it's hilarious. Big gulp and I will watch the vLog now, I am sure it will be fine. MG.

If will not tell you speed vans but will tell you mobile camera hotspots. Again it allows you to tap and mark your own spots on the go e.g laybys or even other popular spots you might want to know about. I have owned almost 4 buying and selling. The only downside is the slow loading menus. Tomtom just must add a few more road detail like visible bridge heights, access restrictions widths and weight limit markers rather than just routing. This is a beautiful kit and very strong too, remember to add screen protectors as it does scratch easy. Recommended buy.

I've got the 620 which I think is the same just without the SIM and I love it. Never given me any issues direction wise but it has overheated a couple times on really hot days.

used a tomtom trucker foer the last 5 years never let me down yet unlike the office that give me the wrong address to start with

I am a buyer for Gregory’s distribution & I will be buying 2,000 of these Monday morning. You have my word.

Just used your promo code and saved £78 cheers mate

Great review Scott, I have this model,on multi drop work in London and its faultless,brilliant bit of kit.👍👍

Wow.. Amazing sat nav. Been using TomTom 6200 and I was excited and now I purchased 6250 with SCOTT discount. Which make my day. 😏

I’ve had my 6250 for 5 months . Wouldn’t be without it but it could be better. Most short falls have been covered already. Shame that it doesn’t warn of a reduced speed change coming up . Sometimes if you not familiar with an area and with a lot of hedges and other vegetation over grown these days the reduced speed limit can catch you out .

Scott the Tom Tom does do speed cameras you'll just click on a bottom of just click on a bottom of the screen where it says speed camera it says speed camera and then you can say where it is your ot where it is to your other road users

Love the review thanks, I’m on this journey of being a trucker and this will be the device I will purchase and even better with your discount. Cheers

It is a 3-year-old SatNav, I have seen videos dated back from 2017 for the same product. A bit bias but reasonable comments. There are FREE alternatives that do the same thing.

the best thing to do take the screen protector off ? just the dust on your finger scratches it

also got this tomtom! Love it!

This code still works I'm so pleased I saved £78 thank you can't wait to get it now

Amazing explanation to I bought it yesterday and watched your video just smashed 🎉thanks

I like using Google maps in the lorry, it keeps me on my toes so to speak, only had to be pulled out of one hedge in Bridgend, and when I come to a low bridge and have to do a blindsided 3 point turn into 4 way traffic lights... Brilliant for keeping your skills sharp

I’ve had my 6250 for a couple of years no problems but since February’s update it’s trying to send me down roads which are signed “unsuitable for HGV”. If you plot a route from Sturminster to langport and see which way it sends you. If I’m going to a new destination I start to question my faith in it. Phil

great video as always scott

had mine for 2 years. There is a button to report the mobile camera vans at the bottom of the sat nav next to you speed and it does tell you where they are if they have been reported and where they like to be.

I bought one . .best review i have seen and best instruction well done sir!!👊

It really needs a better processer, its so slow and I would like it to have included what the particular restriction is on a road, not just a pink line. For example 7.5t except for access vs. a low bridge, I would like to know which one it is before setting off. I use google street view to do this at the moment but its just one more thing to worry about.

Had this for couple of years now, still have it, quite good gps device, near to perfection. Minor things that always pisses me off: very slow start up, sluggish when zapping through menu and typing. Other than that no complaints 👍

How much are they Scott and thank you for taking the time to make this vlog Scott

Good nav clearly. I bought the Garmin 780 Looks like a phone ( the glass ) & is smooth to use on the fly !! WiFi updates although the Argos description doesn’t talk about that, very happy to find that out. Garmin is good tooo £370 ish pounds with 2 year warranty included from Argos.

The first sat nav I ever bought was a tomtom back in about 05 I think, I shouldn't imagine a truck one existed back then, it cost £399! Haha, I was only driving 7.5 tonners for comet, I think they were 11' 4' or there abouts, I thought it was the best invention ever!! prior to that you'd have a drivers mate looking at a map trying to get you from one end of the city to the other, I dont drive trucks at all anymore. Thankfully I found bitcoin and matched betting in the early days, but that was down to just listening to educational podcasts on youtube in 2014, that was a workmate pointing out I shouldn't waist my time listening to bs on the radio when im going up and down the motorway 6+ hours a day, he's not a trucker either now

Fast processor 👍😀. Does it find Burger Vans??????? Great review Scott. Thanks for sharing. Regards John.

Just bought the garmin 770 ltd, same characteristics.. but i guess it will be almost the same just diferent brands..safe journeys scott!!

That low bridge in Gowerton I know is a pain for truckers heading in/out of Gowerton itself, ideally they should raise the bridge higher in my opinion but I can't see that happening

The best ever Sat-nav , recommended 1000 %

I got a normal TomTom Go Prenium. For the speed camera vans i can report them with the report button. Then if the nexst car comes along they get a pop up there is a speed camera van and they can click yes or no and aslong if everybody clicks yes it stays on the map. And when sombody reports no it will be removed. Maybe this is not alowed in the UK so it could be disabled. (And i got a app for that as well just to be sure and most of the time they beep at same point so it does work.)

Beats the road atlas we used in the seventies.

I just ordered one using your discount code, thanks mate, I'll like and subscribe to your channel.

Had mine for about 10 months, never lets me down

I just orderd one with your discount code thanks scott.

Great review. I’ve just ordered one and used your promo code.....£78 off the price. Happy days.

Use a mio sat nav for trucks. Lot cheaper less than £200. Do 40 000 plus miles a year. Had it 3 years now would not swap it for anything. Also has hand free built in!

Hiya Scott thankyou for your video..I’me an hgv driver aswell...seriously looking at this Tom Tom 6250 ..I do multiple delivery’s in uk..postcodes and street numbers are fantastic..but there not always accurate on big industrial estates or some areas ..goggle maps takes you to the business name check website address to make sure...I know Tom Tom drive time has some business names but is there away please to type in the business name on Tom Tom ..(check postcodes etc) then go to it that way please...with multiple delivery’s ..the hgv roads is fantastic but I’ve been using my google maps to find business if not where Tom Tom drops me..thankyou for your time

Been using one for the past 12 months, it's been fine for the most part until the latest map update...... Now it seems to think there are road closures when there aren't any and certain motorway and dual carriageway sections show up as 50Mph......putting that aside though it's worth it's weight in gold, I wouldn't leave home without it. (And that's factoring in that my truck is a Scania S500 that has a built in 7inch touch screen sat nav) You negated to mention my favorite feature, which is the saving of your destinations but also how you can use the mydrive app (in conjunction with google maps in my case) to put your destination marker exactly where your destination is using your phone and then send it to the sat nav!......some sat navs will take you close but you'll be a street over. (Not too much of a problem in a car but when you're over 50 foot long!!!!) Hopefully they will sort out the weirdness with the maps with the next global update.

Why are tomtom pushing these units out for review with promo codes to the truck vloggers , as they have been around for quite some time now. Is it to try to compete with the new Garmin Dezl LGV range or have they a new device to release and are trying to clear out the old stock first. The timing just seems a bit odd to me.

LOVED THE VIDEO....I USUALLY DRIVE AN ARTICULATED WHEEL CHAIR...AND WILL DEFFO GET ONE

I had a tomtom but found it so bloody slow at calculating so swaped to garmin the garmin is alot faster I just wish thay did a bigger screen like the tomtom

Great video enjoyed it Scott

Didn't mention you don't actually need to touch it.it can all be voice activated including putting the address in

Thank you

Amazing advertising scott

How does it compare to your own sat nav?

One tiny problem: it is not too good at finding hotels (in France I had a problem) which my old model (VIA**) did..... If you have a tip please let me know.......

Mine packed up last week after 2 years constant use can charge it up on house charger but doesn’t hold its charge think it’s the battery

Nice video Scott thankyou👍just about 2 start my class 2 driving lessons so exited.. wondering what licences u have and do u have the adr is it worth doing thanks

Brill sat nav worth every penny

Whats the difference between tomtom go professional vs expert? Which is better for truck driving?

Your a good reviewer mate. Do some more..ive got Tomtom Go android app for the car and also motobike Bluetooth to me bike helmet.

Very Informative Scott , there's an option in the checkout to pay installments over 3 months interest free too ...... 👍#morescott

Thank you nice

does it include truck stops along any routes along the direction of your way to your destination and does it have the Hands free to the unit

Hi Scott could you use this for a motorhome? As the motorhome specific Tom toms are much more expensive

Hi mate love the channel… I have this satnav it keeps freezing 🥶 and turning off you got any ideas apparently it’s a common thing.

No it's not simple I am an old user of Tom tom when it was the best at level of using it the new one ok has better graphics but has a very bug issue doesn't giving you results if you don't write correctly the destination or even if you wrote correctly doesn't giving results if you don't guess how the programmer named the destination with the old models even if you don't remember the name of destination exactly it will gives you all the results very handy we don't know all the countries languages in Europe the old one you choose airport and gives everything the new one maybe gives you near airport restaurants with the same name if airport but not the airport in some cities is the reason I gave up to be tom tom user not good for my work anymore

Snooper is the top dog . Eddie Sto uses tom tom 🤣🤣

Scott I have a TomTom 6200 and that does detect speed camera vans when it pings up asked you is the van still there yes or no no and then says thank you

i take it you and the other truckers are getting them free to plug on your channels, as I seen the others with the same sat nav.

I'm a coach driver. But my Tomtom some times takes on B roads short cut. I want to stay on A roads. Any 1 can help me plz

Hi Scott. What's the new built in sim card on the 6250? How does it make a difference to 6200 as does not have it. Do you know how it be used?

Hi, does de tomtom go professional 6250 have support for high capacity vehicles and the rules and laws involved in the netherlands?

Thanks

Is it possible to turn life traffic off so it's not avoiding traffic?

Passed my class2 failed first attempt but passed on my second just need 2 find work now.. which nav is the best mate the 6250 or garmin 800/1000??

Alright Scott got a tom tom but for the life of me can not find setting to change from metres to feet for dimensions, where is it on the system as I've gone into all and can not find anything, cheers 👍

That's interesting, you didn't plug an antenna into it, wonder how it gets it traffic. Gps sub carrier?

How do you check nearest truck parking near by Because if I put parking near me it takes me to car parking

There's an empty slot on the bottom of my tomtom 6250. Is it normal? Traffic service is unavailable all the time. Tried everything without any luck. Can someone please help me.

Are you still think that is as good?

Scott, im changing the settings for my artic as I passed on Tuesday. How did you figure out the weight bit? Confusing the hell out of me!

Hey Scott, do you have a new promo code ? Also, how it is about setting UN class or live warning restrictions ? Specification is saying that there is no such option but I think I saw it on your video

Nevermind the Tom Tom , did you manage to clean your sign behind your head

can it be used for small vehicle and private car as well ?

How do you change the tomtom 6250 from meters to feet I can't seem to get it in feet

Tom Tom try to sell old product because of new DEZL OTR 700 , 800 , 900 which looks amazing like tablet Be careful with TomTom half of my favourites stop recognised on tomtom 520. Dezl very good because show your daily driving time and time to brake ,total hours driven .

Anyone had any experience of tomtom 8475 rugged sat nav with telematics?

They seem to have sent these out to a lot of truckers for review

Anyone had any problems after August 2020 updates or is it just me having lost of problems with it?

They need to update perth alot better and faster. im not very happy with it

How do you change it to feet