Le Mans and speeding

[aw51 121565]

That doesn't work on 80 posts per page - sadly !!1!

Anyway - in the UK - a simple offence such as speeding "opens the door" to numerous other potential offences and *cough* outstanding arrest warrants on occasion ...

Surprised no-one's mentioned this yet ?

Yeah, RIGHT, Kent police's RPU go to France for shts & giggles (and the duty free)!

CUCKOO!

[W8PMC]

RobbyJ said:

You still not home yet, that's quite a hangover

Tell me about it Not home until Wed & have lost count of the number of hangovers;) Le Mans to Barcelona to Ibiza & back to Barcelona before home. Let's just say my brownie points account is in negative equity

[MartinixxxLB]

Slightly off topic (not LM or France) but it gives you an example of different jurisdictions.

In Guernsey where we have speed limits of 20mph and 35 mph the police are pretty heavy on speeding, approx 15 mph over and for a first offence you can expect £200 fine and 1 month off the roads, we do not have penalty points. Drink driving: we have a limit of 35microgrammes per 100 (I think it is mg) if you are double that the fine is £750 and 3 years suspension.

Martini...LB

[W8PMC]

Great political debate

Just glad my moment/s of tunnel love should go unpunished

[madcaplaughs]

The answer is to take the Plymouth to Roscoff ferry. I travelled the 250 miles plus and never saw a policeman on the way there or back. A couple of cameras which were of no concern because they were signposted well in advance and currently the UK and France do not have an agreement to exchange driver details due to data protection concerns. So it was a blast all the way, roads were very quiet as well which was a bonus.

[blueg33]

madcaplaughs said:

The answer is to take the Plymouth to Roscoff ferry. I travelled the 250 miles plus and never saw a policeman on the way there or back. A couple of cameras which were of no concern because they were signposted well in advance and currently the UK and France do not have an agreement to exchange driver details due to data protection concerns. So it was a blast all the way, roads were very quiet as well which was a bonus.

shush

If everyone uses this route then the gendarmes will be there

Next year we are going via croatia

[lowdrag]

Seems they are already about. Got done for exceeding the 30 mph limit this morning at Mulsanne.

[joncon]

they have started early !

keep us posted lowdrag

[andyps]

Seems really early but does make the enforced transport we are using look slightly sensible!

[ellroy]

lowdrag said:

Seems they are already about. Got done for exceeding the 30 mph limit this morning at Mulsanne.

Don't say that LD, everyone knows its all about catching out Les Rosbifs and nothing to do with a general clampdown........

[lowdrag]

Would agree - except I'm on French plates. However, SWMBO has just rung to say they are already, at 8am, out and about and if she hadn't been flashed she'd have been done today. As the saying goes "Be careful out there".

[leyorkie]

Don't worry, as soon as it starts raining they will disappear back to base

[FredericRobinson]

There were loads of Gendarmes and some Police National in Yorkshire this weekend, clearly on a fact finding mission into Engleeesh speeding enforcement practices so they can implement them back home.