GPS systems are now so pervasive that manufacturers have to come up with novel features in order to part you from your money. Of course, if you want to appeal to women, most manufacturers seem to think that painting the thing pink or providing directions to the nearest shoe shop will be enough to make the distaff side cough up the reddies. Or if you are a bloke, then it should talk like Kitt from Knight Rider. However, kudos to Binatone as it has come up with a feature that would really help all of us - a rear-view camera to help you park better.

The T430 is a normal-sized GPS, measuring 117 mm x 80 mm x 19.5 mm with a 4.3 inch display. It also sports an SD card slot for extra maps and media files.

Out of the box, you have UK and Ireland maps installed as well as a speed camera database (always handy). There is also Bluetooth so you can pair your phoneor multimedia play for videos (not that you should be watching videos while driving - that's a no-no!)

Using the display is not too bad. It can be used by even our fat fingers without resorting to a stylus. Getting directions from where you are is pretty quick. The device is a custom version of Nav N Go's iGO 2006+ and runs a version of Windows CE. There are Zoom and Elevation controls on the main map display as well as a mute button and tabbed menu access to change the display to your liking.

While the device works well as a GPS, we were keen to see how well the camera works. Normally this would require putting the camera on the back of your car and wiring it up to the reversing light. As soon as reverse is engaged the camera should come on. As this review model was on loan to us, we weren't about to start out on electrical work on our pride and joy. Binatone handily provided us with a special cable to power the wireless camera to test it out.

The camera worked fairly well with a good enough picture on the screen to allow you a bit of info on what's behind you.

There is also an audio and video player as well as a photo viewer (can't see the point of having these in a GPS but they are there).

Overall, the unit costs around £176 to £180. While there are cheaper GPS devices on the market, we are scratching our heads to think of any that come with a parking camera.

Rating: 7/10