French police roadside ban for speeding
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Currently biking home through France.
Got pulled over by cops and they took my wife's licence immediately. They let me off thankfully and made it clear they were doing me a favour.
But it did leave us stuck by the side of the road with 2 bikes, lots of luggage and only one rider.
Despite being slightly smug that I was clocked at a lower speed than the missus I'm now faced with the difficulty of getting back to UK and then returning for the second bike.
Bang to rights for exceeding the limits by a good margin although not dangerously so and the roads are so empty and flowing it's hard to resist. We were doing 130kph in a 90.
They took all our cash in fines too.
Can you imagine if UK cops started doing that to foreigners visiting Blighty.
Any tips on how to get the second bike back gratefully received.
I had to knock on a door in the village were we were stopped and ask a stranger to store it for me.
About 300 miles from calais
Had been a great 2000 mile trip until that point.
Been through France a few times without trouble so obviously a bit overconfident re speeding I guess.
My bad
But wife takes the rap.
Lol
Got pulled over by cops and they took my wife's licence immediately. They let me off thankfully and made it clear they were doing me a favour.
But it did leave us stuck by the side of the road with 2 bikes, lots of luggage and only one rider.
Despite being slightly smug that I was clocked at a lower speed than the missus I'm now faced with the difficulty of getting back to UK and then returning for the second bike.
Bang to rights for exceeding the limits by a good margin although not dangerously so and the roads are so empty and flowing it's hard to resist. We were doing 130kph in a 90.
They took all our cash in fines too.
Can you imagine if UK cops started doing that to foreigners visiting Blighty.
Any tips on how to get the second bike back gratefully received.
I had to knock on a door in the village were we were stopped and ask a stranger to store it for me.
About 300 miles from calais
Had been a great 2000 mile trip until that point.
Been through France a few times without trouble so obviously a bit overconfident re speeding I guess.
My bad
But wife takes the rap.
Lol
Happened to a mate a while back. His ZX7r kept breaking down so we left it in Charleville Mezieres at my parents' and he carried on the trip on the back of another friend's GS.
He went back a couple,of weeks after we got back to the UK in a rental van. Did Plymouth - Charleville and back in a day. He was knackered though. That was the cheapest option. Can't remember what courrier services he tried but everything was running into the low £1000s.
Although his bike was slightly nearer to Calais. 200 miles ish.
Oh and don't forget your ramp and straps
He went back a couple,of weeks after we got back to the UK in a rental van. Did Plymouth - Charleville and back in a day. He was knackered though. That was the cheapest option. Can't remember what courrier services he tried but everything was running into the low £1000s.
Although his bike was slightly nearer to Calais. 200 miles ish.
Oh and don't forget your ramp and straps
t, where about were you? This daft Worldwide anti-speed thing is just becoming plain ridiculous now, this nonsense in France really takes the shine off using the roads there. They've threatened to ban me twice recently.
I would go through the motions, come back later and drive/ride anyway. And then hope my next visit was after the ban expired.
I would go through the motions, come back later and drive/ride anyway. And then hope my next visit was after the ban expired.
It was a small D road. I was keeping off the main N roads and assuming the chances of a cop with a speed gun on a quiet back road with hardly any traffic was unlikely on a Sunday.
How wrong I was.
Also thought about just riding them both home but the cop was very clear about watching for the bike and instant jail if caught.
Not a risk the wife was willing to take.
How wrong I was.
Also thought about just riding them both home but the cop was very clear about watching for the bike and instant jail if caught.
Not a risk the wife was willing to take.
Yes good thinking.
I looked at that but today the only option seems to be 3 to 6 bus journeys via Paris ending with a long taxi ride from Langres if I can get one. Could be a 9 hour journey down.
It's a Bank Holiday here today and everything shut. Also I have to be at an important work event tomorrow.
Might get the Eurostar London to Paris next Friday and then down to Langres from Paris.
Would prefer to send a van
A real ball ache in any event.
I looked at that but today the only option seems to be 3 to 6 bus journeys via Paris ending with a long taxi ride from Langres if I can get one. Could be a 9 hour journey down.
It's a Bank Holiday here today and everything shut. Also I have to be at an important work event tomorrow.
Might get the Eurostar London to Paris next Friday and then down to Langres from Paris.
Would prefer to send a van
A real ball ache in any event.
Easiest way may be to take her into Germany then return for your bike to Dijon. Both then ride back through Germany & Belgium and get a ferry from somewhere like Zeebrugge. She's only banned in France.
130kph in a 90 resulting in a loss of license is very worrying. I know that if you doubled the limit then it was bye bye license not as little as 50kph over!
130kph in a 90 resulting in a loss of license is very worrying. I know that if you doubled the limit then it was bye bye license not as little as 50kph over!
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