Speeding in France question

[blindswelledrat]

Hello
NOt sure if anyone knows this.
I recently got flashed by a fixed speed camera in France.
It may have been more than one.
It was three.

Anyway- will I get in trouble? FInes or can they give you points nowadays as well?

Thanks

[will_]

Rien.

[McHaggis]

Hire car or own car?

[blindswelledrat]

Own car.

[Motorrad]

You won't get any points.

You might receive a request to pay a fine.

Whether you pay it or not is up to you. Personally I wouldn't but then I'd make sure I didn't return to the country in that particular vehicle. I'm not sure if the French use ANPR or if those systems would work with UK style reg plates but I certainly wouldn't want to take the risk. They have fairly draconian penalties involving large fines and vehicle confiscation.

[crispyshark]

if you elect not to pay the fine and return to France without being stopped as you get off the ferry i would advise you to avoid toll roads and stick to the B's just in case licence plate recognition is being used. You could end up sitting at a barrier to get of the toll road being asked for your fine aswell as toll!

In future, just used a tom tom with the scamera locations updated...much easier!

[agtlaw]

Motorrad said:

You won't get any points.

You might receive a request to pay a fine
.

Odd post. Where do you think the garlic munchers will get his details from?

[covboy]

crispyshark said:

In future, just used a tom tom with the scamera locations danger zones updated...much easier!

Fixed that for you

[Riley Blue]

crispyshark said:

if you elect not to pay the fine and return to France without being stopped as you get off the ferry i would advise you to avoid toll roads and stick to the B's just in case licence plate recognition is being used. You could end up sitting at a barrier to get of the toll road being asked for your fine aswell as toll!

Is that based on knowledge or supposition?

[Motorrad]

agtlaw said:

Odd post. Where do you think the garlic munchers will get his details from?

DVLA who seem only to happy to sell motorist's details to whoever asks.

I received an invoice for an alleged traffic offence from Italy. Needless to say it went straight in the bin.

[don4l]

Riley Blue said:

Is that based on knowledge or supposition?

On a recent Petrolheads Nirvana road trip, one of the drivers reported that a Toll booth had added a fine when he paid by credit card. He didn't notice it until he got his card statement.

Don
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Edited by don4l on Wednesday 15th August 15:47

[Roo]

don4l said:

Riley Blue said:

Is that based on knowledge or supposition?

On a recent Petrolheads Nirvana road trip, one of the drivers reported that a Toll booth had added a fine when he paid by credit card. He didn't notice it until he got his card statement.

Don
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Edited by don4l on Wednesday 15th August 15:47

So he says, but never proved it.

Even PHers who live in France have never heard of such a thing happening.

[McHaggis]

Sounds like a bloke down pub story... The French are no-where near that organised for a start.

[crispyshark]

Roo said:

don4l said:

Riley Blue said:

Is that based on knowledge or supposition?

On a recent Petrolheads Nirvana road trip, one of the drivers reported that a Toll booth had added a fine when he paid by credit card. He didn't notice it until he got his card statement.

Don
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Edited by don4l on Wednesday 15th August 15:47

So he says, but never proved it.

Even PHers who live in France have never heard of such a thing happening.

I stand corrected.

[icetea]

crispyshark said:

In future, just used a tom tom with the scamera locations updated...much easier!

These are illegal in France... you can get a massive fine for even having one in the car but switched off.

[covboy]

icetea said:

crispyshark said:

In future, just used a tom tom with the scamera locations updated...much easier!

These are illegal in France... you can get a massive fine for even having one in the car but switched off.

Discussed here


http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[agtlaw]

Motorrad said:

DVLA who seem only to happy to sell motorist's details to whoever asks.

I received an invoice for an alleged traffic offence from Italy. Needless to say it went straight in the bin.

yes but not to johnny foreigner.

hire car. that's different.

[Esseesse]

I'm near Como right now, got flashed on the way last night between Nancy and Epinal. Was doing about 130ish in what must have been a 110 limit on an empty road at about 5am. Doubt I'll hear anything but just wait and see for a bit now...

[DuckDuck]

I have been flashed twice, last time was in France, 1st week in July. Have heard nothing more about them.

Breathalised (Passed, phew!!) along with just about everyone else who drove off the Hull,Rotterdam ferry

It's a war out there I tell you

Duck

[Le Pop]

This has been discussed at length on both the Le Mans and the France threads.

You will not get any notification of speeding captured by a French fixed camera if your car is UK registered. Yet. They are talking about sharing information, but knowing the likely cooperation between UK and France what do you think are the chances? Then, even if they do say go, can you imagine how long the project would take? I think fixing the euro is a higher priority in France right now...

Ask again in, maybe, about 5 years...