Updating to use full postcodes

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UPDATING TO USE FULL

POSTCODES
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When navigating to a location in the UK or the Netherlands you should be able to enter
full digit postcodes.
If you are only able to enter 4 digits, follow the instructions below. In this case you need
to manually copy the postcode files to your navigation device.
Click on your operating system to see how:

WINDOWS

WINDOWS

WINDOWS

MAC OS

8 & 10

7 & VISTA

XP

WINDOWS 7 & VISTA

1.

Download the file below and save it to your computer.

Download (//uk.support.tomtom.com/euf/assets/postcodes/975/zip.zip)

2.

Extract the contents of the downloaded file by right-clicking the file and
selecting Extract all. A folder named zip will be created.

Note: Open the zip folder. Some extraction programs may create another
folder called zip inside the folder. If you see this, please open this folder also.
The folder zip should contain the following files; Great_Britain.postal,
Great_Britain.postal.ver, Nederland.postal & Nederland.postal.ver.

3.

Select the folder named zip containing the postcode files by clicking it once
and then click Organise Copy.

4.

Connect your navigation device to your computer.

5.

Click the Windows Start button

6.

Select your navigation device by clicking it once and then click Organise

and then click Computer.

Paste.

Note: The folder zip should be copied to the root of your TomTom device.
This means not inside one of the folders.

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