Yeah, exactly Gareth, I agree!
That's why i posted the chart so peeps can measure what is actually happening rather than stressing about what the gauge says

there's been soo many posts lately about this issue, with people only taking the gauge indication as gospel regarding water temperature, when in fact there's not likely to be a problem at all! I've seen all the shite that the gauge can try and tell you from time to time, and frankly I don't take much notice of it any more. The fans can take ages to come on when it's stood still too, and it's easy to persuade yourself they are not going to, when in fact the temperature just isn't actually hot enough to get them on.