THEY have caused traffic chaos on Huddersfield roads for years.

But now the problems associated with satnavs are to be thrashed out at a Government summit.

The summit, to be held in early March, will be hosted by Local Transport Minister Norman Baker.

He wants to see an end to the misery caused when drivers follow out-of-date directions from their satnavs.

Several roads in Huddersfield have been blocked by huge lorries whose drivers have received directions from navigation systems that use information from orbiting satellites.

Residents in West Slaithwaite campaigned for years to ban lorries using the narrow lanes around their village.

And there have been regular traffic jams in Lowergate, between Paddock and Milnsbridge, because lorries have been directed along steep winding roads as a shortcut from the M62.

Other cases have been in Crosland Moor, Meltham and Marsden.

Mr Baker wants highway authorities, mapping providers and satnav manufacturers to work more closely to ensure everything possible is done to make sure the right vehicles are on the right roads.