Its going to be quiet around here for a few days

[te51cle]

As most of the regulars have gone to Le Mans !

[Camaro SS]

Won't be that quiet round here with Keith and the pace car!! Welcome back, hope you had a great trip.

[ZR1forFun]

Hi all, I'm still here, lurking...

[Viper]

its not quiet in the pits after the driver went into the tyres about 20 minutes ago, they seemed to turn it around quickly and shouldnt of lost to many laps, lets hope it hasnt affected any other parts of the car

[Camaro SS]

Gone quiet round here after that! Shame theres no more coverage till early hours for about half an hour, then 8 am, perhaps we'll have to rethink our boycott of France and go again next year!

[C5RagTop]

I'm thinking about next year as well

[Viper]

if you leave now you could still catch plenty of the race

[Camaro SS]

How fast do you think a vette can go!!!! Don't want the same fine as last year, hence the boycott, shame though as its only us we're hurting as they'll catch plenty of other 'innocent' brits!

[blackzr]

I had a little info from our "troops" abroad that one of there number had been stopped and fined 700euro for having a radar detector in the car!!

[jaytee368]

Gendarme b@st@rds!

[LuS1fer]

If he'd been wearing a German uniform, they wouldn't have stopped him. He he. Just kidding.

[SunnyZR1]

did they actually see the detector? how come they stopped him?
Authorities just banned radar detectors here in Spain too, :-(

[jaytee368]

Hi Jordi - Is the ban on having one, using one or both?
In the UK I think it used to be that it was only illegal to use one, ownership was legal. However now, I understand usage is not illegal.


>> Edited by jaytee368 on Tuesday 15th June 07:12

[LuS1fer]

Havuing and operating a radar detector in the UK has never been illegal. Having a radar jammer is.

[Viper]

SunnyZR1 said:

did they actually see the detector? how come they stopped him? Authorities just banned radar detectors here in Spain too, :-(

I've heard stories of the police after pulling a car over, seeing the tell tale marks left on the windowscreen, searching the car for the offending item
(normally quickly chucked under the seat) then confiscating it

[C5RagTop]

blackzr said:

I had a little info from our "troops" abroad that one of there number had been stopped and fined 700euro for having a radar detector in the car!!

So who was it? - I'm not going to gloat but they may want to buy my Snooper to replace their confiscated detector..

[blackzr]

Further info, it was £750.00!! You probably won't know the guy, Alex Boddy, he is a customer of ours.
Spoke to Nigel last night and he said the police were very hot on speeding and especially the use of radar detectors this year with an on the spot 1000.00Euro fine if you were nicked with one in the car, didn't even have to be connected!!

[blackzr]

Further info, it was £750.00!! You probably won't know the guy, Alex Boddy, he is a customer of ours.
Spoke to Nigel last night and he said the police were very hot on speeding and especially the use of radar detectors this year with an on the spot 1000.00Euro fine if you were nicked with one in the car, didn't even have to be connected!!

[jaytee368]

You can say that again...

[blackzr]

Ok, Further info, it was £750.00!! You probably won't know the guy, Alex Boddy, he is a customer of ours.
Spoke to Nigel last night and he said the police were very hot on speeding and especially the use of radar detectors this year with an on the spot 1000.00Euro fine if you were nicked with one in the car, didn't even have to be connected!!

Perhaps you got it that time you blind old git!