it doesn't make a great deal of sense.
the satnav thing is pretty fucking stupid as well. I've only driven one car with satnav and that was a Focus I had the other week. Definitely seems like a dangerous thing to be operating while driving.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 17 May 2011, 10:23, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

That is quite strange
since pretty much every sat nav you can buy separately will happily take post codes.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 17 May 2011, 10:25, Reply)

The reason is actually fairly obvious
Saab satnav is europe-wide and sold in every country. not using postcodes means they don't have to code for different country's systems I assume?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 17 May 2011, 10:29, Reply)

Is it hard coded then?
I thought most used a DVD containing all the info they needed, certainly my dads Audi does.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 17 May 2011, 10:30, Reply)

DVD is the same europewide too, I think
it's just laziness but it does kind of make sense
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 17 May 2011, 11:25, Reply)

But it's mobile phones that they ban.

( Kroney, Tue 17 May 2011, 10:25, Reply)