Further update....
I have just been trying to reproduce the problem I had so I could provide as much information as possible. I was unable to reproduce the problem unless I left off the postcode.
Whoops!
I am pretty sure I used the postcode as I remember checking to see if it was case sensitive. The other possibility is that the address and postcode I originally put in was wrong. I used a different source for the addresses this time.
I shall be checking my data sources.
In the mean time - the multimap wbe page for "door to
door directions" in Canada seems to work very well. As far as I can tell from memory the journey times it comes up with are about right as well.
A useful site.
originial post and updates below
One of the many things that I subscribe to, and rarely get around to
reading, is an email newsletter from the Canadian tourist board called
Spirit of Canada
One interesting bit in this months is a link to multimap for "door to
door directions" in Canada. I have not tried it yet but at some point
I will try it with the address of my parents-in-law. They live on a
road that has a number rather than a name and I am not sure I recall
how the house is identified. Should be interesting to see how it copes
with destinations like that.
Update: I tried a route from my parents-in-law to my sister-in-law.
I got this error message
"We could not find any matching names or places for your start address"
Obviously it cannot quite cope with "any address in Canada" as it states on the original link.
Update: I have received an email from the people at multimap askign for details so they can work out why things don't work. Seeing as how this is not a mainstream blog (infrequent posts et cetera) it strikes me that they are very interested in customer service to be keeping an eye out for comments about their service. I shall have to dig out the addresses again and reply to their email.
