Police Speed Cameras Hiding
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I not sure what i saw as i was very tired and hungover. About an hour out of Le mans on Monday coming round a corner I swear I saw a chap hiding in the bushes in full camo gear and a camera. At the time thought it might be police but forgot about it. Reading some of the people's stories on here about speeding not many recall seeing a camera.
Do you think that the french police would use tactics like this. Ill put my hand up and say no one else saw it in my car but I am a 100% sure i did see something.
Do you think that the french police would use tactics like this. Ill put my hand up and say no one else saw it in my car but I am a 100% sure i did see something.
vetteheadracer said:
One of my mates saw this but too late, then the Aston in front got pulled and the vette behind also got pulled and he didn't and all three were doing just under the 200Kph at the time......Black Scooby with four up doesn't get pulled.....go figure!
4 up black scooby? wonder who that could have been
The vette wasnt being driven by a rep by anychance was itWe came home Monday afternoon and didnt see anything at all. Only spotted one on the way down on Thursday and one on Sunday after the race on the A28 going south about 40 mins from Le Mans
GrahamG said:
I absolutely definitely did see a cop in full camo with a speed gun - they were just setting up and a couple of motorbike Gendarmes joined the Autoroute in front of us as the camo bloke set up on a grass bank
Saw the exact same thing, but he came out of hiding after clocking some English cars not quite within the speed limit!kris450 said:
Saw a camo chap on monday around lunch time. Luckily we were in the inside lane doing the limit. Not so the black Z4 that went past us.
2 bikes caught him up and escorted off the autoroute. Hope the monies asked for weren't too big ...
sounds like me, i think i struck lucky as they only radared me at 165kmh, i expect you were a bit further on while i may have been doing a bit more?2 bikes caught him up and escorted off the autoroute. Hope the monies asked for weren't too big ...
90 euro fine but its deffinately one of those things you have to do in life, surreal experience being taken to the processing station just off the motorway and seeing 5 or so stickered up cars all being handed fines.
bulldog5046 said:
kris450 said:
Saw a camo chap on monday around lunch time. Luckily we were in the inside lane doing the limit. Not so the black Z4 that went past us.
2 bikes caught him up and escorted off the autoroute. Hope the monies asked for weren't too big ...
sounds like me, i think i struck lucky as they only radared me at 165kmh, i expect you were a bit further on while i may have been doing a bit more?2 bikes caught him up and escorted off the autoroute. Hope the monies asked for weren't too big ...
90 euro fine but its deffinately one of those things you have to do in life, surreal experience being taken to the processing station just off the motorway and seeing 5 or so stickered up cars all being handed fines.
Glad to hear it was only 90 euros.
we didn't see any rozzers on the way down Friday afternoon... figured they must have gone home for the day.
on the way back though Monday morning they were in their usual place past Rouen near the massive slope/hill Windmill section behind a bridge. We saw two motorbikes pull out from there chasing someone.
To be fair we've only been caught once and that was in our first year where we ended up taking a wrong turn at Rouen and ended up in the villages so we overtook a tractor up a hill only to be caught by a mobile tri-pod and the old man got a €90 as did the Aston and BMW behind us. Nothing for the past two years since.
Remember though if you don't get a receipt then it's going into their back pockets.
on the way back though Monday morning they were in their usual place past Rouen near the massive slope/hill Windmill section behind a bridge. We saw two motorbikes pull out from there chasing someone.
To be fair we've only been caught once and that was in our first year where we ended up taking a wrong turn at Rouen and ended up in the villages so we overtook a tractor up a hill only to be caught by a mobile tri-pod and the old man got a €90 as did the Aston and BMW behind us. Nothing for the past two years since.
Remember though if you don't get a receipt then it's going into their back pockets.
Edited by beamosmp on Thursday 17th June 22:07
smit8361 said:
I not sure what i saw as i was very tired and hungover. About an hour out of Le mans on Monday coming round a corner I swear I saw a chap hiding in the bushes in full camo gear and a camera. At the time thought it might be police but forgot about it. Reading some of the people's stories on here about speeding not many recall seeing a camera.
Do you think that the french police would use tactics like this. Ill put my hand up and say no one else saw it in my car but I am a 100% sure i did see something.
We saw this guy, but he appeared to be using a "Camera" rather than a traditional "Speed Gun/Camera" we diddn't get pulled, although doing 150-160kph. Do you think that the french police would use tactics like this. Ill put my hand up and say no one else saw it in my car but I am a 100% sure i did see something.
Will there be a ticket in the post, or if you are going to get one do they pull you there and then?
Steve
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