Find your way with Yell.com's mapping services

When location matters—try one or all of these mapping features

Multi Point Map—view multiple businesses in your chosen location

Whether you don't know the area you're in and need to find a pub near your hotel, or you're in your local area but want to see the locations of nearby businesses to help you decide between them, Yell.com can help. On Yell.com you can now plot the locations of up to 10 businesses on a map and also get driving or walking directions.

• Click "Show results on map" on the results page and Yell.com will plot the businesses on a map;
• With our interactive maps, you can click on a business on the map and see the detailed Location Map for that business.

Location Map

To see a detailed road map for just one business, you can either click on the business on the Multi Point Map or click on "Map/Directions" below your chosen business on the search results page.

The Location Map has been enhanced, enabling you to get your bearings through:

• Larger, clearer maps making it easier to locate your chosen business;
• Draggable maps—use the mouse to click and drag in order to navigate around the map;
• Intelligent detection of the most suitable default scale to display, depending on whether you are viewing an urban or rural area;
• Aerial photography, so you can see where you are going—just click on the aerial photo view link next to the map;
• The addition of diagonal panning;
• Zooming in or out—expand the UK map to see the surrounding cities or zoom in to see street names;
• Get directions to the business from home, work or wherever you are in the UK—just fill in the "Get directions" box directly below the map with a postcode or street name and town/city.

Directions and routing information

To save time and ensure you don't get lost, Yell.com can plot your route to the business of your choice by giving you driving directions or walking directions and a map. Just provide your postcode or street name and town/city to get:

• Step-by-step instructions;
• Mileage;
• Map showing your start and finish points;
• If you are driving through London, Yell.com can now also tell you at what point in your journey you may be entering or exiting the Congestion Charging Zone.

Please see our guidance on mapping and routing accuracy.

Car parking—be prepared

Time wasted trying to find a car park is something Yell.com can help minimise with its dynamic car park feature.

You can now plot up to 10 car parks around a business you have found on Yell.com. Car park 1 on the map is the closest to the business and 10 is the furthest away. This feature will not only show the locations, addresses, distance and cost for each car park, but also allows you to request written directions from a start point, via the a selected car park, to the business.

It's simple to use:

• From the search results page, select the "Map/Directions" link for the business you are interested in. This will take you to the Location Map;
• Click "Show results on map" within the "Find the nearest... Car Parks" box on the right. The nearest car parks will be plotted around the business of your choice.

To get a map with directions to the business via the car park:

• Provide your postcode or your street name & town/city;
• Select a car park from the drop down list;
• Click "Plan Route".

* NOP World, January 2004