europe - camera detectors

[baSkey]

Going through...:
france
luxembourg
germany and
belgium
...this weekend and need to know which countries will nick you for having an old skool laser radar detector thing. my mate has one and we need to know when it must be in the boot and when it can help us identify 'accident blackspots' ()....

(i am 98% sure you can't have them in france but not sure about the others...)

[baSkey]

anybody..?

[Le TVR]

baSkey said:

(i am 98% sure you can't have them in france but not sure about the others...)

You can make that 100% and they can confiscate the car it is fitted to

[craigw]

would they confiscate a tom tom gps which also had cameras on it ?

[nel]

craigw said:

would they confiscate a tom tom gps which also had cameras on it ?

Nope - no problem with GPS devices with camera locations on them, provided that they don't have a detector module. Many frogs use tomtoms too, so the cops are used to seeing them.

[baSkey]

Le TVR said:

baSkey said:

(i am 98% sure you can't have them in france but not sure about the others...)

You can make that 100% and they can confiscate the car it is fitted to

ok great so that's one of the list (thank you very much. i take it in the boot and switched off is *fine* !?

the other 3 countries anyone..?

[Zod]

baSkey said:

Le TVR said:

baSkey said:

(i am 98% sure you can't have them in france but not sure about the others...)

You can make that 100% and they can confiscate the car it is fitted to

ok great so that's one of the list (thank you very much. i take it in the boot and switched off is *fine* !?

the other 3 countries anyone..?

anecdotes suggest that in the boot is not fine. Leave it at home.

[baSkey]

ok thanks. we're in no particular rush anyway so i'll take your advice!

[Le TVR]

baSkey said:

i take it in the boot and switched off is *fine* !?

Article R.413-15 du code de la route refers to equipment "that has been used or could be used" and is installed in the vehicle.

Leave it at home

[Dwight Vandriver]

Its a No No on possession or use in all those countries mentioned except Germany which apparently allows possession but not use.

(Website)

dvd

[JMGS4]

ALL the named countries will confiscate and "do" you for having a radar detector!!!
least likely is Germany...but all ze french spikkin coontrees vill make you pay yoo feeelthee foreener daring to flaunt notre reglements......