Speed limit for instant ban?
Discussion
Slight spanner in the works.
Group A won't insure my co-driver on the M5. He's 30, had his licence 13 years, but because he drives a 1.8i Honda they say it's too high risk going to a 5 litre V8! It's not that it's cost prohibitive, they just simply won't do it. Unbelievable.
Anyway, with the reality of a potential instant ban situation in France now, naturally I'm going to have to be extra cautious on the journey. I seem to remember reading in Evo the banding of the new speed laws, but couldn't find the issue last night. Does anybody know, or at the very least as anybody know when the instant ban kicks in on the speedo??
PS if you spot a blue M5 on the side of the road and then 2 people walking a few miles later, gis a lift!!
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Group A won't insure my co-driver on the M5. He's 30, had his licence 13 years, but because he drives a 1.8i Honda they say it's too high risk going to a 5 litre V8! It's not that it's cost prohibitive, they just simply won't do it. Unbelievable.
Anyway, with the reality of a potential instant ban situation in France now, naturally I'm going to have to be extra cautious on the journey. I seem to remember reading in Evo the banding of the new speed laws, but couldn't find the issue last night. Does anybody know, or at the very least as anybody know when the instant ban kicks in on the speedo??
PS if you spot a blue M5 on the side of the road and then 2 people walking a few miles later, gis a lift!!
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Truckosaurus said:
Murray993 said:
I thought the French could only fine you, they dont have the right to endorse your licence. So you could get 750 Euro fine no ban on your UK licence.
They can ban you from driving in French temporarily though.andyps said:
Truckosaurus said:
Murray993 said:
I thought the French could only fine you, they dont have the right to endorse your licence. So you could get 750 Euro fine no ban on your UK licence.
They can ban you from driving in French temporarily though.A general rule is up to 145 km/h where it says 130 i.e. dry autoroutes you should be okay. Remember the limit is 110 in the wet.
Towns and villages I would try to stick to the limits.
I got stopped last year doing 170kmh on a dry motorway and got pulled but managed to talk my way out of a ticket.
Towns and villages I would try to stick to the limits.
I got stopped last year doing 170kmh on a dry motorway and got pulled but managed to talk my way out of a ticket.
Truckosaurus said:
Murray993 said:
I thought the French could only fine you, they dont have the right to endorse your licence. So you could get 750 Euro fine no ban on your UK licence.
They can ban you from driving in French temporarily though.andyps said:
Pretty sure evo reported it as 40kmh over the limit, making it just over 100mph on a dry autoroute. Even sticking to the limit you can get from Clais to Le Mans in about 4 hours so take your time and enjoy the journey - has to be quicker than walking
You are in for a 90€ fine up to 30kph over the limit, a big fine up to 50kph over the limit, and over that you are in danger of having your licence taken off you on the spot and your (in this case nonexistent) codriver continuing.The speed limit in France on the motorway is 110 kph (68mph) in wet weather and 130kph (80mph) in the dry but french radar deducts 10% from the speed since they accept a 10% speedo error. It follows that in dry weather you can safely run at 90mph give or take and not get fined. However, one Portugese driver here was caught at 133mph last week and he paid 1,500€ on the spot and continued his journey by train. be aware that they are waiting for you on the side roads as well as the autoroute so it is up to you if you want to take the risk; no matter which way you come they will be waiting for you.
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