advice needing on speeding offence?

[nicky284]

well i had a great weekend and met some cool people over in le mans, however on the way back i was stopped for speeding (220km in a 130 km) just past rouen, and was fined 750 euros and i was told i couldn't drive my car any more even though i was on my own. i only got back last night because i needed to get someone from england to drive my car back as i didn't know anyone in france. after i paid the fine and they said i could leave they gave me a court date back in france in september?

does anyone know if you are banned in france your banned in the uk as this is a major problem for me as i drive hgv for a living? they have taken my licence (originals) off me. i have no previous convictions and the road conditions were good with no traffic?

[crossle]

Here we go again, every bloody year there's another one...

Sits back and waits!

(I'm no expert, but is 137.5mph a suitable speed to be travelling at?)

Edited by crossle on Wednesday 17th June 16:30

[Skywalker]

...and in simple terms, if the French courts ban you from driving - you are only banned in France.

[Man-At-Arms]

you're fked

HTH

ETA: you're lucky you weren't taken taken straight to Le Bastille
220km/h

Edited by Man-At-Arms on Wednesday 17th June 16:36

[chocolatemonk]

SpeedIsProgress said:
If they take your licence when do you get it back?! They're not allowed to ban you from driving in England, do you get it in the post?

Reply -

Comes back with a receipt for any money you paid, and what appears to be the result of the French court case??? - anyway I got an additional fine and a 2 week driving ban for France. Never paid the fine and have never heard from them again.

Edited by chocolatemonk on Wednesday 17th June 16:38

[nicky284]

thanks for the advice. i hold my hands up to being in the wrong and definitely think twice about speeding again
chocolatemonk - did you go to the court case then to receive the additional fine and french ban?

[I don't do...]

If you get an additional fine but don't pay it, what will happen ? I imgine that it would be unpleasent if your ever stopped again !

[orangeco]

It happens to the best of us. In the meantime, I'd contact the DVLA and get a new licence by saying you lost yours. Good luck mate.

[chocolatemonk]

Did not go to court case, details got sent through the post some months later. The ban has obviously expired. There was no follow up letters or anything on the additional fine.

Have not been stopped since, so don't know how they would retain records of outstanding fines?

Whatever the case it should not affect you in UK.

[BirdDB9]

We got done last year on the way out of le mans up towards alencon. Was 750 euro on the spot fine, said we couldn't drive the car back, but eventually said we could and gave us a "special piece of paper". They took the licence and it came back in the post a week or two later with a 6 week ban in france. You won't get banned in England or anything. It can go to the court and they can double the fine to 1500 euro and at most some kind of sentence, but I sincerely doubt that will happen.

Stayed off the main route this time and took all the back roads, but still got a fine! Luckily was only 90 euros this time. It was just coming out of flers, single carriageway opened into dual, overtook two cars and then 50m ahead of us a crazy gendam ran into the road! It's a bloody good job we have good brakes otherwise would have hit him, only stopped a few feet away. Plus the two cars we had just overtaken had to swerve out of the way, it was rediculously dangerous...

[crossle]

chocolatemonk said:

don't know how they would retain records of outstanding fines?

Don't they have computermebobs in France then?

[PHOENIXUK]

crossle said:

Here we go again, every bloody year there's another one...

Sits back and waits!

(I'm no expert, but is 137.5mph a suitable speed to be travelling at?)

Edited by crossle on Wednesday 17th June 16:30

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[ael]

Crossle thats good input for some one in the sh--t
nikey 284 yust send a french lawyer in september to represent you
your license will come back in post you may get a french ban for 6 or 12 mounths and a fine again people go to 24h lm and dont know the first time, why do we go because 90% of us love cars and speed

we got 750 fine last year put in the nik for 4 hours lost a r8 for six mounths
one court case in sep and second court case in november then 10 days after case to do paper work to release car total cost with compund charge £6000.00
fu--k the french theres other meetings never again who buys a r8 or a 430 scud to drive at 70mph
i gess thats crossle then hope its not to bad just let it go till sept it will drive you mad nikey 284
regards ael

[BOBPRISM]

ael said:

Crossle thats good input for some one in the sh--t
nikey 284 yust send a french lawyer in september to represent you
your license will come back in post you may get a french ban for 6 or 12 mounths and a fine again people go to 24h lm and dont know the first time, why do we go because 90% of us love cars and speed

we got 750 fine last year put in the nik for 4 hours lost a r8 for six mounths
one court case in sep and second court case in november then 10 days after case to do paper work to release car total cost with compund charge £6000.00
fu--k the french theres other meetings never again who buys a r8 or a 430 scud to drive at 70mph
i gess thats crossle then hope its not to bad just let it go till sept it will drive you mad nikey 284
regards ael

Nice one AEL --- Crossle must be the virgin Mary !!!

[ael]

no baby jesus

[burriana]

One thought about not bothering with the court or any additional fine is the worry about what may happen next time you go through French passport control... they scan your passport and all of a sudden a load of hypothetical sirens go off and red lights start flashing!

What ever punishment they give, I would personally humbly pay up and try to not get caught next time.

[MaestroDave]

All this talk about the ban not counting in England... it doesn't now... but don't expect to get away with that much longer. The database is being made europe-wide soon - I believe by this time next year.

[Mattt]

Just out of interest...

I have licenses from 2 countries, if stopped could I surrender my non-UK license and keep the other as backup?

I presume not, and if caught would be in a fair bit of trouble! Also, I guess the insurance would be based upon my UK license, so would be driving 'on' it.

[lost in espace]

burriana said:

One thought about not bothering with the court or any additional fine is the worry about what may happen next time you go through French passport control... they scan your passport and all of a sudden a load of hypothetical sirens go off and red lights start flashing!

What ever punishment they give, I would personally humbly pay up and try to not get caught next time.

You actually pass French passport control in the UK at Dover ferry terminal, they must wait and pounce on you on the other side!

[burriana]

I know ... that's what I mean. Could seriously dampen next year's Le Mans or your family trip to EuroCamp if it did flag up.