Lack Of Police
Discussion
Drove down on Fri am, back on Sun pm; through Rouen both times. Didn't see a single Policeman or speedtrap either way. Saw a couple of Police vans at the tolls but no coppers walking about.
Odd as last year I saw Police w/ speedtraps as far back as the outskirts of Calais. Didn't notice many Police at or around the circuit in either.
Must've been when we were travelling but roads were really quiet both ways & aside from some motorway roadworks and the inevitable Le Mans trafffic at Arnage etc we had very clear journeys.
Odd as last year I saw Police w/ speedtraps as far back as the outskirts of Calais. Didn't notice many Police at or around the circuit in either.
Must've been when we were travelling but roads were really quiet both ways & aside from some motorway roadworks and the inevitable Le Mans trafffic at Arnage etc we had very clear journeys.
I saw the hidden Megane on the way down. One of our convoy also encountered them on the way down on the A28 (playing catch up with the rest of us - 90 Euro fine) just after where the Megane had been sitting. On the way back the UK registered Porsche Panamera that was sitting on peoples rear bumpers and forcing everyone over at 140kph so he could zip off in to the distance at what appeared to be 210kph also got stopped after being spotted by the 2 female cops in cammo gear hiding in a hedge and radioing ahead to the cops on bikes. If you're on here Porsche driver - thanks, as without you doing that speed it would have been me that got pulled over! Cheers!
Yup,on the route back to Calais immediately after the race, we saw cops on bikes, the Megane was just backing into a hidey hole on the A28.
Waze had lots of reports of cops, most of them by the time we had got there had moved on.
We were back at the car by 15:25 and on the Autoroute by 15:45.
Waze had lots of reports of cops, most of them by the time we had got there had moved on.
We were back at the car by 15:25 and on the Autoroute by 15:45.
Had just commented to my passenger, who was on his first trip, that it was unusual not to see any of them all the way down, and during the way back and that I fancied a little blast, but knowing my luck I would get caught. As we were talking I noticed a blue M3 in my rear view mirror approaching at a decent rate. Just as he drew along side me we passed one of the small slips and out shot a bike lights flashing. Signalled to the M3 and pulled him over at the next pull off
I have been going to LeMans for 25 years. Have never had a ticket, or any complaints about the Gendarmes etc, but this year I was disgusted.
Outside Alencon on the way home I was pulled over and charged for doing 141KMH, fined and sent on my way.
That would be totally acceptable had it been true. However, we did not break 90KMH between Alencon and where we were pulled.
The Gendarme told me that the affending car was black and the same make as mine. That was the only evidence.
This is shameful and there should be some method of recourse.
Outside Alencon on the way home I was pulled over and charged for doing 141KMH, fined and sent on my way.
That would be totally acceptable had it been true. However, we did not break 90KMH between Alencon and where we were pulled.
The Gendarme told me that the affending car was black and the same make as mine. That was the only evidence.
This is shameful and there should be some method of recourse.
We travelled down on Wednesday from the tunnel and only saw one car hiding in a services. We went to see some friends camping at a nearby chateau thursday afternoon and there were 2 in a car on the slip road to the dual carriageway (d20bis > d323) leading to the track but luckily some locals flashed us to warn. Then on the way back yesterday there was a car just on a slip road but luckily I wasn't at illegal speeds then. Lastly the sneakiest was the 2 ion the long grass as previously mentioned - was expecting to see some bike cops as 2 or 3 astons went hooning past but didn't, so i guess they got away with it :-)
Edited by chrisr111r on Tuesday 16th June 16:44
MadMacMcMad said:
I have been going to LeMans for 25 years. Have never had a ticket, or any complaints about the Gendarmes etc, but this year I was disgusted.
Outside Alencon on the way home I was pulled over and charged for doing 141KMH, fined and sent on my way.
That would be totally acceptable had it been true. However, we did not break 90KMH between Alencon and where we were pulled.
The Gendarme told me that the affending car was black and the same make as mine. That was the only evidence.
This is shameful and there should be some method of recourse.
You are guilty Mcmad, they should have locked you up. It is loonys like you that give us safe driversOutside Alencon on the way home I was pulled over and charged for doing 141KMH, fined and sent on my way.
That would be totally acceptable had it been true. However, we did not break 90KMH between Alencon and where we were pulled.
The Gendarme told me that the affending car was black and the same make as mine. That was the only evidence.
This is shameful and there should be some method of recourse.
a bad name.
you really should buy a car you can control
MadMacMcMad said:
I have been going to LeMans for 25 years. Have never had a ticket, or any complaints about the Gendarmes etc, but this year I was disgusted.
Outside Alencon on the way home I was pulled over and charged for doing 141KMH, fined and sent on my way.
That would be totally acceptable had it been true. However, we did not break 90KMH between Alencon and where we were pulled.
The Gendarme told me that the affending car was black and the same make as mine. That was the only evidence.
This is shameful and there should be some method of recourse.
It's at that point I'd offer to show the nice gendarme the GPS-logged video evidence of me doing 90km/h at the time...Outside Alencon on the way home I was pulled over and charged for doing 141KMH, fined and sent on my way.
That would be totally acceptable had it been true. However, we did not break 90KMH between Alencon and where we were pulled.
The Gendarme told me that the affending car was black and the same make as mine. That was the only evidence.
This is shameful and there should be some method of recourse.
ukcobra said:
Yup,on the route back to Calais immediately after the race, we saw cops on bikes, the Megane was just backing into a hidey hole on the A28.
Waze had lots of reports of cops, most of them by the time we had got there had moved on.
We were back at the car by 15:25 and on the Autoroute by 15:45.
Interesting, similar timing as me! I was on the tail of a small convoy and it sounds like it was just luck that we didn't see any flashing blue lights.Waze had lots of reports of cops, most of them by the time we had got there had moved on.
We were back at the car by 15:25 and on the Autoroute by 15:45.
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