Inforad K1

I have the Inforad K3 and live in Belgium .The description confirms that this device will work in Europe.I have used the device while driving through Belgium,France,Holland and Germany and the device did not bleep once.

There were many fixed speed camera,s on my routes.

So please do not trust this device if you are driving through Europe.

Speeding fines are €150.00 and more

Drivers beware

The most appalling piece of equipment I have ever bought and when you complain to Inforad you get absolutelly no satisfaction whatever.

Avoid like the plague

Piece of junk, returned it within a week. Downloaded latest DB and then went for a drive deliberately past 3 camera sites (on a 130 mile journey). Missed all 3.

Conclusion on the DB is that it's no good.

also - when it did have a camera in the DB, it goes of within 0.5 mile of the site - i.e from about 30 seconds before the camera and for another 30-40 seconds after. No mute function means that this is a REALLY annoying device.

AVOID IT

Good, but data base is efficient? on few road didn't beep, well!

The database is hopelessly out of date which makes the unit next to useless. I bought this a few weeks ago mainly because of the free updates for life but I'm very disappointed.

For example, the alarm goes off over 50mph on motorways with a 70mph limit because there were road works there 5 years ago. It goes off at speed cameras that have long since been removed.

I guess you get what you pay for!

I would have givn it 0 in each category if I could. You may as well stick a Wethers Original on your dashboard!

Bought this little chap last week after getting 3 points on my licence, first in 37 years driving! I only wish that i had heard about it before. It usually locates gps within 5 seconds and does everthing that it's supposed to. I'm at present trying to get the software that would enable me to see a complete trip using cartography. Someone mentioned that the free for life updates were only for 12 months, this is not tue, it is free for life. I would certainly recommend this to someone else.

Christopher Jackson.

Having fallen foul of 3 cash cows in 3 years (cameras cynically deployed to generate revenue from ordinary motorists who wander over unrealistically low speed limits by a few mph) I decided to invest in some protection. The Inforad K1 interested me because it was (a) small, (b) cheap (£40 offer in Halfords - I wouldn't have paid full price!), and (c) camera updates were free for life.

The gismo comes with a multi-lingual instruction leaflet, small snap-in cradle you can stick to the dash, and car charger/adapter with standard cigarette lighter plug at the bottom and a USB slot at the top. You need a good 5" clearance above the lighter socket for a direct connection. The K1 can also be re-charged directly from a computer USB port. Battery life is meant to be in the region of 4 hours. Realistically, it's best to connect the unit to the charger in the car by USB cable (not supplied).

The database update involves a one-time software download onto your computer, and then using that program (not hugely intuitive and with clumsy English, presumably translated from German) as and when you deem necessary (weekly recommended). The application has a couple of useful/interesting features, particularly your trip details: departure, arrival, mean speed, top speed ... There is also the facility, using an online form, to update the database with new big brother sightings you may have made on your crawl across the landscape.

The warnings are by different combinations of lights and beeps which you just have to learn. Listen for 5 short and 2 long beeps; this means you need to take out the next camera with a rocket launcher: it's what the sun-roof was invented for (just kidding!).

Pros: as detailed - small, neat, cheap, and free updates. Has so far picked up most, if not all, cameras.

Cons: can take a long time to acquire GPSs; green LED scarcely visible in strong sunlight; imitates a demented canary if the signal keeps dropping; can cause reflex emergency stop on motorway if it picks up a 30 limit from an adjacent road or bridge (scary!).

I'd give this bit of kit 3-and-a-half stars overall but 3 if you're paying full whack or 4 if you get it cheap.