Camera Detectors in France

Camera Detectors in France

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725 posts

253 months

Monday 12th March 2007
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[url]www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?t=365892&f=153&h=0[/url]

Could someone with a knowledge of the Code de la Route comment on the above discussion on the Sat Nav forum?

I'm thinking about buying a Garmin and upgrading to a camera location subscription to keep me in the clear whilst in France - as I say on the discussion, I think GPS systems in France are OK, detectors are not. Is this correct?

Le TVR

3,092 posts

252 months

Tuesday 13th March 2007
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Correct.
GPS are all OK (even with an overlay map of 'radars fixes')
Radar detectors are not. (and they can confiscate your car for it)

istvan24

339 posts

215 months

Wednesday 14th March 2007
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Go to www.gpspassion.com and sign up - on the french version of the forum, or directly via www.radarsenfrance.com you can have a free download of the speedcam database. For 10euros (IIRC) there is a more frequently updated database sorted by speed.

Both databases include a list of potential mobile speedcamera sites. I've always found this pretty accurate!

Hope this helps