Speed Warning - French Police Waiting at Port Exit

[RallyChamp]

So I've been seeing on Twitter. Assuming Calais but very possible other ports and tunnel exit too. Speed limit 50 kph I believe. Google Maps directions will show local limits and your own GPS speed if
it helps or if you have no onboard satnav etc

[sherman]

French police picking up stupid brits is normal. Its not new and not uncommon.

Got to fund the christmas cheese and wine somehow.

[sahajesh]

The number of idiot Eastern Europeans we have on UK roads, says you probably means it’s only fair the French target speeding Brits as well.

We don’t get as many Dutch, French, German etc drivers, so the foreign drivers tend to be EE, before anyone makes claims of racism.

[SixPotBelly]

sherman said:

Got to fund the christmas cheese and wine somehow.

Or, want to enforce their laws. Depending on how you look at it.

We go stickered up like race cars, have a history of tearing down the Autoroute and are once again immune from camera enforcement. Can you really blame them for making a visible presence as early as possible into our journeys?

Edited by SixPotBelly on Monday 5th June 13:03

[RallyChamp]

With all the police cutbacks I think it's a case over the decade or so of UK roads generally not being policed and we've all got used to that and drive accordingly. Generally it's fixed penalty cameras that are any over-speed deterrent. Plus the policing structure is different in France (three types of police force) with the gendarmerie focussing on small towns and rural areas - the eagle eyed hidden tinkers always close to an autoroute junction!

[Truckosaurus]

I saw something recently suggesting France had twice the number of Police as the UK does, for a similar population.

[RallyChamp]

Truckosaurus said:

I saw something recently suggesting France had twice the number of Police as the UK does, for a similar population.

Wouldn't surprise me at all. Just don't see that many around any more - bogged down in paperwork and government targets.

[sherman]

Truckosaurus said:

I saw something recently suggesting France had twice the number of Police as the UK does, for a similar population.

France does have twice the area of land to look after.

[eps]

sherman said:

Truckosaurus said:

I saw something recently suggesting France had twice the number of Police as the UK does, for a similar population.

France does have twice the area of land to look after.

Parrot incoming

[Monkeybrain1234]

After brexit if you are caught by a speed camera in dance are you likely to get it come through the post?

[judgespeed]

Police National waiting at the peage on 16 with their stop sticks
Be careful