my ff was seized by French police..

my ff was seized by French police..

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Michaelff

Original Poster:

1 posts

72 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Just to let you know the myth of French police taking your car for speeding is no myth. I had mine seized at the roadside 4 weeks ago and court was today but the judge makes up his mind tomorrow.
THEY WILL TAKE YOUR CAR and they can then sell it at auction and keep the money.

French prosecutor is seeking it be seized..careful!

kiethton

13,883 posts

179 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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That's absolutely ridiculous, how can that even be legal!?!

May be a good time to get some highly leveraged tick on it - not your property for them to cease then....

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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How fast though?

nickfrog

20,871 posts

216 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Sorry to hear that.

What kind of speed are we talking about here ?

Presumably over 180 km/h ?

Justin S

3,637 posts

260 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Suppose it could be that you were going beyond their speed limits then ?

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Michaelff said:
Just to let you know the myth of French police taking your car for speeding is no myth. I had mine seized at the roadside 4 weeks ago and court was today but the judge makes up his mind tomorrow.
THEY WILL TAKE YOUR CAR and they can then sell it at auction and keep the money.

French prosecutor is seeking it be seized..careful!
Prove it.

valiant

10,067 posts

159 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Hmmmmm.

Has the whiff of fish about it.

Vitorio

4,296 posts

142 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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kiethton said:
That's absolutely ridiculous, how can that even be legal!?!

May be a good time to get some highly leveraged tick on it - not your property for them to cease then....
How can it be legal? Because it is the actual law over there perhaps? Im not entirely familiar with the threshold value for this to come into effect, but something tells me TS wasnt doing a mere 10 over the limit.

And one would assume that making the car you break the law in, not your property will not fix this, any lease agreement will hold you responsible for losing possession of the vehicle.

If you want to speed, hit up the german autobahn or go to a track, breaking laws abroad is stupid anyway

Luke.

10,944 posts

249 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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FF? Clio? Range Rover? A. N. Other? Details, man...

kiethton

13,883 posts

179 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Vitorio said:
How can it be legal? Because it is the actual law over there perhaps? Im not entirely familiar with the threshold value for this to come into effect, but something tells me TS wasnt doing a mere 10 over the limit.

And one would assume that making the car you break the law in, not your property will not fix this, any lease agreement will hold you responsible for losing possession of the vehicle.

If you want to speed, hit up the german autobahn or go to a track, breaking laws abroad is stupid anyway
Thing is with a finance agreement in place they couldn't then take something which doesnt belong to you, much like bailiff's can't cease cars subject to finance over here

Doofus

25,732 posts

172 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Vitorio said:
How can it be legal? Because it is the actual law over there perhaps? Im not entirely familiar with the threshold value for this to come into effect, but something tells me TS wasnt doing a mere 10 over the limit.
The threshold for confiscation is 50kmh over the limit. I and at least one other PHer, when caught doing more than that, were written up as doing 49 over so as, presumably, to avoid the need for confiscation, and just get a ban.

OP may well have been driving like a complete bellend though; I don't know.

Vitorio

4,296 posts

142 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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kiethton said:
Thing is with a finance agreement in place they couldn't then take something which doesnt belong to you, much like bailiff's can't cease cars subject to finance over here
Im not sure the law is about the ownership of the vehicle, but the fact that the vehicle was used in a misdemeanor/crime

Leptons

5,113 posts

175 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Luke. said:
FF? Clio? Range Rover? A. N. Other? Details, man...
Hand in your PH card!

Presumably as the OP can afford a Ferrari he can afford some decent representation too...

Gareth1974

3,408 posts

138 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Luke. said:
FF? Clio? Range Rover? A. N. Other? Details, man...
Could be a Ford Fiesta? Or a Jensen Interceptor FF?

Burwood

18,709 posts

245 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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I can only find this on the subject. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/02/french...

LayZ

1,619 posts

241 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Probably a Jensen

numtumfutunch

4,704 posts

137 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Burwood said:
I can only find this on the subject. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/02/french...
........Police later requisitioned the powerful BMW 118D.........



poing

8,743 posts

199 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Gareth1974 said:
Luke. said:
FF? Clio? Range Rover? A. N. Other? Details, man...
Could be a Ford Fiesta? Or a Jensen Interceptor FF?
It was fancy and he was in France so it's quite obviously a Mr Kipling.

cuprabob

14,416 posts

213 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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LayZ said:
Probably a Jensen
Nah...more likely a Ferrari FF

DamnKraut

456 posts

98 months

Tuesday 20th March 2018
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OP, just buy back that Fiesta ST when it goes to auction.