Jan/Feb 2009

Retail customers purchasing and registering new Iveco Daily vans up to the end of March can have Trafficmaster's Smartnav satellite navigation system fitted free. The offer includes a year's subscription to the Smartnav service.

Smartnav is unusual among navigation systems. It includes custom instructions on how to get to any mainland UK destination, plus alerts about traffic problems. There are also warnings about congestion charging zones and speed cameras.

The system also provides 24-hour personal assistance at the touch of a button, and if emergency assistance is required, can pinpoint the vehicle's location.

So far, not many van manufacturers offer satnav as a standard feature, though Citroen introduced it back in 2007. This company, too, chose the Smartnav system, including a three-year subscription as part of its deal.