Speeding on the Continent UK GOV's resp to X Border info
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agtlaw said:
The aforementioned is based on the false premise that a court is seized of the matter when the reality is that speeding is dealt with as an administrative offence in Germany. There isn't a prosecution because criminal proceedings are not commenced. The scope of the directive quoted is limited:
"Where a Member State provides for the imposition of a sanction regarding minor offences by an authority other than a court having jurisdiction in criminal matters, and the imposition of such a sanction may be appealed to such a court, this Directive shall apply only to the proceedings before that court following such an appeal."
Thank you for the correction."Where a Member State provides for the imposition of a sanction regarding minor offences by an authority other than a court having jurisdiction in criminal matters, and the imposition of such a sanction may be appealed to such a court, this Directive shall apply only to the proceedings before that court following such an appeal."
bmw320ci said:
So been flashed for doing 108 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the autobahn in Germany, yep fine i did wrong ill pay the fine.
Received a letter 1 month after to the registered keeper (not me) with my picture of my mugshot (RHD side) with the reg below, all in German no English, luckily enough I have a colleague who is Swiss who can speak fluent German and the letter is saying its a caution and pay 10 Euro, but I'm reading where our stupid government have signed up to the this cross border information where the vehicle is registered it has to be in that local langague in this case English.
I have called the DVLA/C and asked them what i need, there advise was to call the German equivalent and ask to have it sent in English, so I proceeded to ask if (Which the UK doesn't) send in reverse (German done for speeding in UK fine sent in English to German resident) could the DVLA/C speak German upon where the Welsh Civil Servant said no, so I said why are you expecting and for me to ask if they speak English. So I said when your giving out my information to some foreign government you don't check whether I am going to be protected under the new EU Cross Border Law, to the answer 'I cant help you any further'
I am going to pay it but this goes to prove again the UK government bow down to European money making schemes.
Have you got this to hand, I’d like to see what one looks like. Feel free to redact any personal info. Then it’s easy to photograph and upload it on any smartphone. Received a letter 1 month after to the registered keeper (not me) with my picture of my mugshot (RHD side) with the reg below, all in German no English, luckily enough I have a colleague who is Swiss who can speak fluent German and the letter is saying its a caution and pay 10 Euro, but I'm reading where our stupid government have signed up to the this cross border information where the vehicle is registered it has to be in that local langague in this case English.
I have called the DVLA/C and asked them what i need, there advise was to call the German equivalent and ask to have it sent in English, so I proceeded to ask if (Which the UK doesn't) send in reverse (German done for speeding in UK fine sent in English to German resident) could the DVLA/C speak German upon where the Welsh Civil Servant said no, so I said why are you expecting and for me to ask if they speak English. So I said when your giving out my information to some foreign government you don't check whether I am going to be protected under the new EU Cross Border Law, to the answer 'I cant help you any further'
I am going to pay it but this goes to prove again the UK government bow down to European money making schemes.
Mad Swiss fines etc aside, the biggest nuisance is not fines, it is the possibility of instant bans and vehicle confiscation in France. They've already nearly had me on that.
Long gone are the times when five minutes off the ferry meant max velocity until fuel ran out, and slowly passing 95/100 mph gendarmes without an issue.
Long gone are the times when five minutes off the ferry meant max velocity until fuel ran out, and slowly passing 95/100 mph gendarmes without an issue.
99dndd said:
TooMany2cvs said:
Prof Prolapse said:
Well we won the war after all didn't we?
Nah, it was the yanks, 100%. I saw a film once...Bit like winning a match because the other team scored an own goal.
Yipper said:
cmaguire said:
Long gone are the times when five minutes off the ferry meant max velocity until fuel ran out, and slowly passing 95/100 mph gendarmes without an issue.
That sounds brilliant 
Like "Le Rapide et Furieux". When did it happen?No end of bike mags and car mags with performance features before that, common practice to head over the channel for a thrashfest.
Even mid 90s 100mph cruising on the Autoroutes was fine.
This global anti-speeding nonsense has the implications so over-egged you could get in the Guinness Book of Records with the omelettes.
cmaguire said:
Probably fizzled out early 90s.
No end of bike mags and car mags with performance features before that, common practice to head over the channel for a thrashfest.
Even mid 90s 100mph cruising on the Autoroutes was fine.
This global anti-speeding nonsense has the implications so over-egged you could get in the Guinness Book of Records with the omelettes.
Quite a few people still do it around the south of France, despite the ever increasing numbers of cameras / gendarmes. I only got pulled once despite going very quick at any quiet period and as he got me when I’d already slowed down a lot so it was only about €90. I moved away a couple of months ago but right up until I left you’d see Belgian / Swiss / Monaco reg cars cruising at 100+, as well as French reg bikes. I doubt it’s changed since. No end of bike mags and car mags with performance features before that, common practice to head over the channel for a thrashfest.
Even mid 90s 100mph cruising on the Autoroutes was fine.
This global anti-speeding nonsense has the implications so over-egged you could get in the Guinness Book of Records with the omelettes.
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