CAP, the UK’s leading vehicle information provider, has just launched their Black Book Mobile application for iPhone, iPad and Google Android smartphones, enabling you to get instant access to used car values.

The Black Book Mobile downloads trade values once a month, so if you want easy access to a used car price at any point in time, you can access the information without the need for an internet connection. The mobile application provides all the information available in the standard printed Black Book but with the added benefit of vehicle valuations at more mileage points.

If you want a demonstration of the new products go to the CAP website via the following links

Android version is @ www.cap.co.uk/bbma.html

iPhone version is @ www.cap.co.uk/bbmi.html

TomTom App for iPhone/iPad 1.9

TomTom has just released their new TomTom App for iPhone 1.9 which has also been optimised for an iPad as well. If you are an existing TomTom App customer you can download the new version to your iPad for free.

The iPhone 1.9 App has a higher resolution for a sharper display and an enhanced user interface to fit the larger screen, plus it is also compatible with Apple’s brand new iOS5. It also comes with a new map release including updated roads, the latest information on fixed speed camera locations and other points of interest.

The new full-screen display shows both the driving view and advanced lane guidance at the same time and you can also switch to driving view with one touch from anywhere within the app, plus access guidance options with a tap of the screen. You also get HD Traffic on this new app as an added-extra and the TomTom App for iPhone/iPad 1.9 costs £49.99.

RoadPilot Mobile

An innovative GPS speed camera locator has just been launched on iPhone from RoadPilot and is available off the Apple App Store. RoadPilot Mobile is available on a 30-day, trial basis for just £0.59 and thereafter on a monthly figure of £2.99, or annual payment of £14.99, or a three-year deal at £29.99.

The new RoadPilot Mobile App has a global database or more than 35,000 fixed speed camera locations and includes more than 5,500 in the UK alone. It is compatible with iPhone, 3, 3GS and 4 models and provides audio and visual alerts to all upcoming fixed and mobile speed camera locations, as well as reminding you of the speed limit at camera sites. The App also offers a real-time alert facility where users can also share with other members of the RoadPilot Mobile user community, locations of mobile speed checking locations as well

Park-Up app

If you have ever been out and have had trouble finding a parking space then a new service launched by Park-Up.com might be of interest to you. They are launching a new revolutionary car parking “space finding application” on the iPhone next week.

You just enter your location into your handset and you will then be directed to the nearest available car-park space or roadside parking spot in the vicinity. It also tells you how much it will cost to park and when local parking regulations are in force. Initially the system will only be available in London but the company is expanding to cover Brighton, Bristol, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Milton Keynes, Birmingham and Bradford later this year.

Dakar Rally

Volkswagen has launched a new iPhone application about the Dakar Rally which is available free of charge. The application is called “Volkswagen Rally mobile – 2010 Dakar” and it will send you news,results and videos directly to your phone.

The link to the Apple App’s Store application is;

@ www.volkswagen-motorsport.com/dakar_iPhone

Smartnav on smartphones

Smartnav Mobile is now available on the most smartmobiles including the iPhone, Nokia and Blackberry, as well as Windows-based GPS mobiles.

Smartnav is easy to download and simple to use and offers real-time traffic data and road speeds to keep motorists on the best available route at any given time. If there is a blockage or slow moving traffic an immediate alternative is downloaded to the phone.

Just enter a postcode into the phone and within a minute a route will be loaded. Or just call the Trafficmaster Personal Assistants, who will find your destination and download the route to your phone.

John Lawrence, Sales & Marketing Director of Trafficmaster plc said,”Putting it on the leading smartphones makes Smartnav Mobile readily available as both a business and lifestyle application and will help motorists save time, fuel and mileage by keeping them on the best route at all times, avoiding congestion and unnecessary delays”.

Land Rover

This new application is easy to use and Tom Rees, London Wasps captain and flanker said, “This is exactly what Premiership supporters need; it makes rugby accessible to all its followers which is great for the game”.

Land Rover is the Official Vehicle of the Guinness Premiership and has worked with Premier Rugby to identify a service that supporters will value. The app is free and available to download @

www.guinnesspremiership/iphoneapp.php

Honest John

Honest John, the leading independent motorist website, has launched a new service whereby you can download car road tests and videos via a free App to your Apple iPhone.

Most drivers usually rely on a friend or colleague if they visit a car showroom so this useful service will enable you to have all their latest data at your fingertips.

The new application, as well as delivering independent news, road tests and videos from the Honest John website, also allows access to the website’s backroom, where an interactive forum discusses many other motoring issues. Honest John is a popular car site and receives over 750K unique visitors per month so this new App is bound to be popular.

Honest John, who is a partner of Comparecontracthire.com, is also promising that the new App will be available on other smart phones like Nokia and Blackberry in due course.

Trafficmaster live road map

Trafficmaster, the UK’s leading traffic solutions and satellite navigation company, has been awarded first place for the Best Handheld Satnav category from Business Car magazine. Using Trafficmaster Mobile, users can get live traffic information coupled with the best satellite navigation technology.

The Smartnav Mobile system offers Trafficmaster’s route planning with accurate traffic information, business mileage reporting system, speed camera alerts and personal tracking – all available with the application. John Lawrence, Sales and Marketing Director,Trafficmaster plc, said “Trafficmaster Mobile is quite simply one of the most significant developments in portable satnav technology for many years”. The application will  be available on Blackberry and then Nokia and iPhone later in the year.

Trafficmaster also works with Comparecontracthire.com, to offer drivers access to their real live UK traffic information map. Zoom in and out, throughout the whole of the UK , to see where the delays are on all the main motorways. A useful tool if you are setting off this weekend for the Bank Holiday break.  

Further information on Trafficmaster Mobile can be found at www.trafficmaster.co.uk/mobile