"john smith" wrote in message
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Thomas and Martin:

What can you tell us about GPS usage in Europe.
How common is it in Europe to see gps displays in motor vehicles and
people walking around with handheld gps units?

Most pilots I know have gps in the aircraft either a fixed installation or a
handheld.
gps has not been approved everywhere for navigation or approaches - Uk have
just decided to do it.

As far as cars go again either portable devices or fixed installations
depending on price are very common with Tom Tom and Garmin being main
suppliers.

Etrex types popular with walkers

So gps is prevalent.

They are talking about putting units in cars for road pricing purposed - pay
as you drive, with different tariffs for different roads and times of day.