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Mattt
Original Poster
14,801 posts
87 months
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For those going to Le Mans, beware that it's now illegal to have speed camera warnings on your Sat Nav.
I imagine Les Flics will be cracking down on this from the Brits.
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Gixer
3,587 posts
117 months
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Interesting though is that they are not allowed to reach in you car and check the sat Nav without your permission. Good luck arguing with them though.
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FraMac
355 posts
86 months
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Garlick
38,277 posts
109 months
PH Manager Bloke
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If nav has it, but you have it switched off, is that OK?
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Johno
7,144 posts
151 months
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Garlick
Yes. In fact they have no legal standing or right to search your equipment, however if they suspect you are using it by evidently slowing at a fixed point etc then they'll potentially pursue it further.
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Garlick
38,277 posts
109 months
PH Manager Bloke
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Thank you. I only ask as I'll be using my Garmin as a KPH speedo.....and I'll probably forget to turn the alerts off anyway!
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Mattt
Original Poster
14,801 posts
87 months
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Why KMPH? All the French speed limits are in MPH surely 
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RevTastic
68 posts
26 months
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Been trying to update the built in sat nav. Now being told I have to send the hard drive back to clarion!!!
Has anyone else had a similar situation ?? I was kinda hoping to download update on to a USB stick and transfer.
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adsvx220
410 posts
52 months
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I got back from France a couple of weeks ago. Before we left I up dated our Tom Tom for Europe and it took the speed cameras off for France.
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Zed 44
257 posts
25 months
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I've been looking at my TomTom and can't see how, just by going through the menu they would know whether or not speed cameras were installed as a POI. If I connect the camera to the computer it gives me the option to up-date speed cameras for various countries but if I don't tick them, does it un-install the speed camera warnings already installed' 
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will_
4,040 posts
72 months
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It's a completely bonkers law and wholly unenforcable, but I wouldn't want to have to argue the point with le plod at the roadside.....
Apart from not having Sat Nav at all, I don't know what other way there may be to avoid a particularly nasty copper demanding €1500.....
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YRRunner
1,241 posts
85 months
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FraMac said: Very helpful, thanks 
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FranSpeed3
63 posts
71 months
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I got a note from Tom Tom a while ago and loaded an update before my last French trip at easter, it worked a treat. Basically thought looks like they've agreed with the authorities to reclasssify speed camera sites as danger zones and they are flagged up for a loner distance than the precise placing of a speed camera. Only some Tom Tom devices can be updated though so it's also a way of helping sell more new Tom Toms! The link here explains more http://uk.support.tomtom.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5560/~/is-the-tomtom-speed-camera-service-legal%3FCheers Fran 
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