Microsoft AutoRoute 2004 is the great value all-in-one travel and mapping solution that delivers a comprehensive array of town and country maps, points of interest, and driving directions for the UK and Europe. If you want to locate the closest post office, cash machine, hotel or restaurant, AutoRoute 2004 helps you find it

AutoRoute 2004 may not be without imperfections, but it is among the best route-planning software for the PC. It has a polished interface that lets you plot routes easily. A smart search engine enables you to find places, postcodes, partial addresses, points of interest and near matches. You can then easily set waypoints and have AutoRoute automatically calculate the best route for you, along with providing time of journey and cost of petrol. It will take account of what speeds you drive at, how long you like to drive without a break, how many miles per gallon you typically get and the price of your petrol. You can also set preferred journey types, based on time, distance or preferred roads. This latter option enables you to set weighting to different road types, so for example, you can specify that you don't like driving on motorways. You then have a visual representation of the route accompanied by a list of written directions, which are easy to print out or e-mail.

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