Radar detectors?

[carse]

So what actually constitues a radar detector? Every other year ive gone ive gone with my family but im going by myself this year so am taking the tom-tom, will they nick you for one of these or is it a road angel type device that they do you for?

Cheers

Carse

[cooperlola]

Devices which contain the positions of fixed speed cameras are fine and perfectly legal in France (although, as an aside, they are illegal in Switzerland). It is indeed the road angel type which are illegal and the fine for carrying one is quite hefty.

[carse]

Cheers for that.

Carse

[Viper]

i read its a 750 euros fine if caught with radar in France

Edited by Viper on Sunday 18th May 16:21

[BigWithey]

and they'll confiscate it and/or make you drive over it ... just to get the point across.

[carse]

Just wondering about what i introduced in the OP, are tom-toms legal in France then?

Cheers

Carse

[lowdrag]

Any standard GPS system is legal in France. It is radar detectors that carry a standard 750 euros fine.If you work on the basis "can it detect a mobile radar" and the answer is "yes", then it is illegal and the standard fine is 750 euros on the spot plus confiscation of the device. I have a Tom Tom OneXL and that tells me where fixed radars are so you are all right to bring one.

[BigWithey]

I've the same but with the mobile sites added from PocketGPS ..

[lescombes]

You can get POI overlays to add to most Sat Navs for FREE on www.poiplaza.com

I have just downloaded the latest updated from 19 May 08 - yup yesterday the full European and the Uk & French mobile cam locations all for nowt............go on guys.....save that license

Your only cost is your time........and your license if you can't be arsed