Flashed in France

[Osinjak]

Not the naughty kind. Anyone know what the current state of play is with being zapped by speed cameras in France? Two years ago I got flashed twice in the same day in Germany and France but never heard anything, just wondering if things have moved on since with notifications, etc. 117 in 110 for the idly curious. No children or kittens were involved.

[blue_haddock]

I've been flashed loads in france and never heard a thing. Most recent was last august.

[DuraAce]

Wouldn't worry about it (unless in a hire car)

[Beggarall]

While it is technically possible for the French authorities to follow up your "offence" in the UK, this requires a lot of paperwork and co-operation and in any event you may find that you were well within the tolerances allowed even assuming that your own speedo readings were accurate. A guide to fines can be found here and you can pay them here. Very unlikely you will hear anything - don't sweat it!

[Osinjak]

DuraAce said:

Wouldn't worry about it (unless in a hire car)

Pretty relaxed about it to be honest, own car too so hopefully they'll just not bother. Minor irritant at the end of the day.

[ellroy]

Given the recent news about the amount of cameras that have been put out of action by the yellow vests that's very unlucky!

[Osinjak]

[WyrleyD]

I was just going to say how did you get flashed as there are very few cameras working now!!

[Dr Mike Oxgreen]

About five years ago I had a hire company charge my credit card for providing my details to the gendarmes because I had been flashed, but I never heard anything further. Presumably when the gendarmes received the details and realised it was a "roast beef" with a UK address, they couldn't be bothered following it up.

[EU_Foreigner]

On my recent trip, it was lovely that I did not see a single working camera. All burned out or taped over, and progress was made everywhere by everyone.

Pretty amazing how much better the traffic flowed near Calais with all those silly 90 / 110 zones no longer being "active"

[F4R]

I got flashed at over 100mph near Calais last April and didn't receive a fine. I think the french must've liked my blue Clio cup and decided not to fine me!

[anonymous-user]

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Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 15th January 20:05

[Osinjak]

Merde moi vieux china, c'est un putain liberty! Ils sont les surrendering singes de la fromage!

[Redgate]

EU_Foreigner said:

Pretty amazing how much better the traffic flowed near Calais with all those silly 90 / 110 zones no longer being "active"

We should all be careful though. Yes, a reported 60 % of the fixed cameras have been burnt/damaged but …

Earlier this month, as I was coming back to Coquelles to catch the train three UK-registered cars overtook me as if I had been driving in reverse (cruise control was set to 130 km/h). They were doing some serious progress.

10 minutes later I can see all three cars being escorted by a police car out of the motorway into a rest area where, I can only suppose, the drivers will have been fined on the spot.

[ArmyMedic2012]

Have been based in Germany since 2017 and the "Calais rally" is something we all do on a regular basis. I don't believe any of my lot have ever been fined in France and we do some serious speed, the 55 km from the border to Calais we take as a challenge to get out of Europe as fast as we can. After the autobahns in Germany, we forget that the French roads aren't as speedy as the Germans. We get more fines IN Germany for speeding than we do out of Germany! I honestly wouldn't worry about it, the French appear to be quite lazy in our experience.

[xjay1337]

I got flashed most recently on a stretch near the Euro Tunnel.
Think it was a 70kph and I must have been doing around 80-85.

Not bothered, don't even think about it.

[QBee]

If you get hauled over by the Gendarmes de Trafic for seriously excessive progress, you can expect an on the spot €750 fine and your licence taken away......and if you don't have another driver in the car with you, your car will be impounded. So just because the flashers are not effective, don't assume you can do anything you like.

[jakesmith]

I got flashed in Nov several times, I was actually trying to follow the limits but for some reason kept missing the speed changes. Maybe not knowing what the speed cameras look like didn't help

It's funny as I am normally very careful and touch wood only have got caught speeding maybe 3 times since I started driving 20 years ago

[xjay1337]

jakesmith said:

I got flashed in Nov several times, I was actually trying to follow the limits but for some reason kept missing the speed changes. Maybe not knowing what the speed cameras look like didn't help

It's funny as I am normally very careful and touch wood only have got caught speeding maybe 3 times since I started driving 20 years ago

They're very sneaky - tiny in the middle of the motorways. Also painted grey....
Doesn't help the speed limit changes very often, OK, usually for a decent reason (IE a junction) but nevertheless...

[RC1807]

xjay1337 said:

They're very sneaky - tiny in the middle of the motorways. Also painted grey....
Doesn't help the speed limit changes very often, OK, usually for a decent reason (IE a junction) but nevertheless...

Apart from those between Lille / Dunkerque and along the autoroute east to Belgium, west to Calais and beyond, where the Gilets Jaunes torched the cameras and then put fluo vests over them....


Me, on the other hand, driving a Lux registered car with a Lux licence, seems to get caught at 5km/h over the limit every.fking.time. Arse! - because I have to pay it.
(I don't get those tickets in the UK, though, so swings and roundabouts, eh. )