Speeding in France - Points on UK License?

Speeding in France - Points on UK License?

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jcosh

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1,172 posts

231 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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Hi

Just home from a 7 day 2500 mile road trip around France.

I managed to trigger two separate fixed cameras on my travels. One was a 90kph zone and I was doing about 99kph and the other one was a 110kph zone and I was doing approx 120kph. With the new laws in place for the French authorities being able to prosecute UK drivers is it likely that I will receive a fine in the post for these two relatively minor offenses? And more importantly am I likely to receive penalty points on my UK license for offenses in France?

Thanks.

Dan_M5

615 posts

142 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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Cant get points only fines

jcosh

Original Poster:

1,172 posts

231 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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Dan_M5 said:
Cant get points only fines
You sound pretty certain, so I'll buy that.

Sounds like a fair enough deal to me.

Mill Wheel

6,149 posts

195 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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jcosh said:
Dan_M5 said:
Cant get points only fines
You sound pretty certain, so I'll buy that.

Sounds like a fair enough deal to me.
You don't mind paying to speed?
At those levels you can do the same here... speed awareness course, then three more goes in three years, then you get another chance at a course.

jcosh

Original Poster:

1,172 posts

231 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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Mill Wheel said:
You don't mind paying to speed?
At those levels you can do the same here... speed awareness course, then three more goes in three years, then you get another chance at a course.
No, I don't mind paying a small fine for a minor offense.

I don't fully understand the rest of your post.

Amateurish

7,697 posts

221 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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jcosh said:
No, I don't mind paying a small fine for a minor offense.

I don't fully understand the rest of your post.
Will the French authorities get your details from the DVLA? It will be interesting to see if they make use of the new laws requiring the UK to provide this information. Let us know!

CoolCurly

210 posts

210 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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They have always been able to get your details, but enforcing the fine I think is still a grey area as the UK did not agree to the EU sign up of inter border fine enforcement.

If thats changed, it has only changed VERY recently.

Im 99% sure that you can still just throw it in the bin but obviously Im no international lawyer and this is only my personal opinion....


Amateurish

7,697 posts

221 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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CoolCurly said:
They have always been able to get your details, but enforcing the fine I think is still a grey area as the UK did not agree to the EU sign up of inter border fine enforcement.

If thats changed, it has only changed VERY recently.

Im 99% sure that you can still just throw it in the bin but obviously Im no international lawyer and this is only my personal opinion....
It changed last month.

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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Amateurish said:
CoolCurly said:
They have always been able to get your details, but enforcing the fine I think is still a grey area as the UK did not agree to the EU sign up of inter border fine enforcement.

If thats changed, it has only changed VERY recently.

Im 99% sure that you can still just throw it in the bin but obviously Im no international lawyer and this is only my personal opinion....
It changed last month.
<nods>
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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Fine no points, I live in Germany (resident) so they have all my detail / info, yet they have no way of assigning points to your license.

I've been caught 4 or 5 times.

Edited by Trexthedinosaur on Wednesday 24th May 12:50

CoolCurly

210 posts

210 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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No more blasts back from the Monaco GP on the Sunday evening then...

I know using a speed camera detector or any type of app to show where the cameras are was illegal. Never actually turned mine off though so it double pinged on the very few fixed cameras on route.


V8muscle

37 posts

118 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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I was flashed by two speed cameras last year going to Le Mans. I've received nothing through the post and have returned to France twice (by car) since then...Nothing.

I may have been lucky...Not sure.

surveyor_101

5,069 posts

178 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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I thought that all changed in April now they can do our drivers with points in the EU but due to something to do with they we classify speeding we can't put points on non UK licences (eu being fair)

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/759306/EU-Law-...

velocgee

508 posts

145 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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CoolCurly said:
They have always been able to get your details, but enforcing the fine I think is still a grey area as the UK did not agree to the EU sign up of inter border fine enforcement.
nope, until 1st May UK did not share DVLA details with Europe. they do now....frown

320psi

9 posts

216 months

Sunday 2nd July 2017
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Hi
uk resident over here in france for a week
just been flashed by a speed camera (nr poitiers)
70kmh in a 50kmh in a hire car
What can I expect ?

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Sunday 2nd July 2017
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320psi said:
Hi
uk resident over here in france for a week
just been flashed by a speed camera (nr poitiers)
70kmh in a 50kmh in a hire car
What can I expect ?

jcosh

Original Poster:

1,172 posts

231 months

Sunday 2nd July 2017
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320psi said:
Hi
uk resident over here in france for a week
just been flashed by a speed camera (nr poitiers)
70kmh in a 50kmh in a hire car
What can I expect ?
I've heard nothing as yet. Nearly six weeks on. But my speed was only just over the limit. Yours is a little higher so expect a fixed €90 fine but nothing more than that.

gtidriver

3,335 posts

186 months

Monday 3rd July 2017
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Ive driven all over Europe and I've very rarely seen British registrated cars going much faster than the posted speed limits. With Britains war on the motorist is was lovely to just drive a bit quicker.

Chicken Chaser

7,744 posts

223 months

Monday 3rd July 2017
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I've been in France the last 2 weeks and think I have been flashed twice by static cams, definitely once by about 5kmh. Will have to see whether they fine for all breaches of if it's just high excess speed.

psi310398

9,036 posts

202 months

Monday 3rd July 2017
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gtidriver said:
Ive driven all over Europe and I've very rarely seen British registrated cars going much faster than the posted speed limits. With Britains war on the motorist is was lovely to just drive a bit quicker.
Interesting. My experience (caravans/motorhomes apart) is that a sizeable number of Brits take the speed limit signs as being in MPH for their starting point and then add some speed. A smaller (but not insignificant number) just bomb it.

I try always to be second fastest car on the road unless in my red Alfa when I tone it down considerably as it seems to be a flic magnet.

Peter