Talex GPS Speed Camera Detector

(Please note that this review is for the Talex Lite, the budget priced, cut-down version of Talex 's flagship regular model) My wife and I have different driving styles. She's very careful and I'm the one who drives like he's at the helm of the USS Enterprise ("Warp 9 it is, Captain"). However, as things turn out, ironically, she was the one who was caught speeding just over two years ago. But it did make me think that it was only a matter of time before I got my bottom kicked too and so I began looking for some gizmo that would help me control my Lead Right Foot Syndrome. A couple of weeks ... more

I bought my Talex Lite from Tesco on a special offer. I had 6 points on my licence and getting quite paranoid about driving. My points were from just exceeding 30 mph in both cases and both local. It's so easy to be thinking of something else and allow your speed to creep into the forbidden zone. This unit is excellent - small and easy to fit on its magnetic mount - there are alternative mountings for the windscreen if required. You are advised to unplug and remove the unit if leaving the car unattended and this is easily done being small enough to slip in your pocket. I like its simplicity ... more

I purchased my Talex from Woolworths in the sales this January. Mine was a cut version without the cable, but still offers the same functionality that you'd expect from a speedcamera detection system but it's so much more than that. The Talex has several extra functions - it tells you when you're approaching a speedcamera, announces the type (fixed/specs/mobile) and blackspots. It also monitors your speed during the area designated as dangerous. It'll give you a warning when you've passed the danger area. It also reads out the time, tells you after two hours of driving to have a break and ... more

I updated my talex lite in august 2008, to their new one it worked great, untill i tried to update it nothing this was dec 2008 i could not get any joy from talex other than broken promises, finally I received word to send it back which i did on dec18th. since then no joy, no replies now to emails or phone calls, so now i have no talex which i have paid for also a 3year subscription which is useless i have never had such bad service from a company and now resigned to the fact nothing is going to get done by talex so now I am £100 lighter and nothing to show for it , I even tried to get my old ... more