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Top Tips for Using A Sat Nav Safely Satellite navigation systems (Sat Navs) have become second nature to drivers now, and almost a necessity, replacing A-Zs, road atlases and maps as guides for driving directions. So much so that use of a Sat Nav is being introduced to the Driving Test in December 2017.

With constant updates, the GPS-led technology can guide a driver to his or her destination with ease, but the dangers inherent in technology operation still apply to Sat Navs as they do the infotainment systems that many are now part and parcel of.

IAM Roadsmart, the trading name of all businesses operated by the UK’s largest road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), suggests, after studying a recent simulator study looking at a variety of distractions, that many road users fail to use Sat Navs in the correct or safe manner, and that this has a negative impact on driving standards.

So, courtesy of IAM RoadSmart’s head of driving and riding standards, Richard Gladman, we offer up some tips on how to use a Sat Nav safely in the car.













