alaTest has collected and analyzed 169 user reviews of TomTom VIA 130 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other GPS on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the design and maps. The price and performance are also mentioned favorably, whereas the reliability and durability get less positive opinions.

In use it's not bad although establishing satellite connection can be long-winded. But anything connected with software/map updates is rubbish! Also the traffic alert system and the map updates are very expensive. In a way their machines are like...

1 The voice recognition is, as previous reviewer says - a joke. It almost never recognises words, usually coming up with something completely different, even in ideal situations i.e. not in the car.2. The update and download software for one's PC is...

Although very good I think it worth knowing that if the speech recognition available on this model is important to one, it is a bit of a joke,and had my family laughing as it was very difficult to get it to understand what address one was trying to enter.

I bought this about 6 weeks ago and used it endlessly.

The TomTom via 130 was chosen for travel in UK and for the ability to connect to a mobile pkone via Bluetooth.\nThe offer of free Lifetime maps influenced my outlet selection.\nThe visual and verbal directions are clear, and the setup is easily...

Bought this for my son who does a few long trips, live being able to ring and not worry about him answering the phone if he's driving and not at his destination

Delighted with my new sat nav\n So many more features than my old one. More informative. Gives road names and tells you which lane to be in. Doesn't keep falling off windscreen! Easy to use. Very pleased.

I've had a Tomtom for some years but realised that it was somewhat out of date with maps etc. I saw the Tomtom via 130 advertised at a very competitve price at Tesco and bought it after looking at the very positive reviews. I am delighted with my...

I bought this sat nav last month and haven't had a problem! It get's me from A to B and offers different routes etc. Happy with my purchase :)

Found this product very easy to use, and gets you where you want to go using the best routes.