How to tell if updated postcodes have 'taken' ?

Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:49 am

In the
Great_BritainPostal.ver
file you can see the version.The latest is the
[Description]
ID=GreatbritainPostal_TeleAtlas
Version=965
With Notepad, you can open the ver file.

If you can not find the newest addresses then you have to wait for the next update
970.
It can take up to a year or even longer before you find the newest addresses and even then it is possible that you not find them. I think it is not a priority item for TomTom because they depended on the information from general and local counsels.
You have not 100 % guarantee that you got the latest postcodes.

Last edited by holyhead on Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:30 am

jokskot wrote:1. If the fix was achieved by an earlier Zip version, why are successive updates generally larger than their predecessors?
2. Surely it's because new postcodes are added as new buildings are erected on new streets which are reflected in new maps?

1. The FIX is map specific. A 965/966 FIX for the 965/966 maps.
2. TomTom has not contacted me with info on how the FIX works.

Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:32 am

Thanks for the info. Holyhead all clear now

Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:02 pm

holyhead wrote:In theGreat_BritainPostal.verfile you can see the version.

You don't have to go any farther than the URL to know what version you are downloading.
[Please Register or Login to download file] 965/great_britain.cab

Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:32 pm

That is true but sometimes people make mistakes and with any doubt for the peace of mind check and open the ver file.

Thu Mar 31, 2016 4:06 pm

holyhead wrote:That is true but sometimes people make mistakes and with any doubt for the peace of mind check and open the ver file.

RIGHT!!!!

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