Stricter penalties for speeding in France

[TeamRienza]

This new, stricter set of french laws against speeding seems to have slipped under the wire in terms of broadcast.
Became enforceable 29th December, perhaps a strengthening of existing powers?

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-15446385/Drivers-31mph-speed-limit-France-criminal-proceedings-new-rules.html

Davy

 

[barryd]

Bloody hell! Thats a massive speed Camera! Is there a load of Gendarmes hiding in it ready to jump out and haul you off to clink?

 

[Scotia]

Bloody hell! Thats a massive speed Camera! Is there a load of Gendarmes hiding in it ready to jump out and haul you off to clink?

I've saw them, reminded me of northern Ireland in the early 90s

 

[barryd]

I've saw them, reminded me of northern Ireland in the early 90s

LOL!

I never saw a single camera in France last summer. I thought they had maybe gone all "Stealth" but looking at that "Skip" Camera apparently not!

 

[trevskoda]

Can of spray paint soon sort that.

 

[YeoBlade]

Bloody hell! Thats a massive speed Camera! Is there a load of Gendarmes hiding in it ready to jump out and haul you off to clink?

Most of those type are covered in moss and falling apart. The new type, a slim black pole often hidden behind a bridge buttress or tree. SatNav with Speed cam warnings are not legal in France, however my new Pioneer Sygic system nav warns of 'Object ahead' instead

 

[colinm]

Most of those type are covered in moss and falling apart. The new type, a slim black pole often hidden behind a bridge buttress or tree. SatNav with Speed cam warnings are not legal in France, however my new Pioneer Sygic system nav warns of 'Object ahead' instead

TomTom lists them as 'danger zones'.

 

[trevskoda]

How would they get the money of you once home.

 

[marchie]

Why is it socially unacceptable when M/homes dump cassette contents and/or grey water, but socially acceptable for Forum Members to try to avoid speeding fines, to claim Category 2 status on the Peage when they know they're Category 3 or 4? Do we have the UK version of Trump's moral judgement, because it sounds equally flawed
If you don't want a speeding fine, try driving with due care and attention ...

Steve

 

[trevskoda]

Why is it socially unacceptable when M/homes dump cassette contents and/or grey water, but socially acceptable for Forum Members to try to avoid speeding fines, to claim Category 2 status on the Peage when they know they're Category 3 or 4? Do we have the UK version of Trump's moral judgement, because it sounds equally flawed
If you don't want a speeding fine, try driving with due care and attention ...

Steve

Hard to read all the street funiture and look out front 24/7 for kids bad drivers, if roads were marked on the entry to speed zones it would help.

 

[marchie]

Hard to read all the street funiture and look out front 24/7 for kids bad drivers, if roads were marked on the entry to speed zones it would help.

Change of speed limit is marked, Trev, in both France and Spain, and you get about 100m notice of the hump that will launch you into space if you don't slow down; in France, you will often see signs such as '7 Passages Succesifs' at the start of a series of zebra crossings on a main road. I have the satnav set to warn of any excess of the speed limit by way of a warning 'bing' to avoid the bigger warning of a camera flash or the illumination of pursuing blue lights, because getting a speeding ticket would really ruin the trip for me

Steve

 

[trevskoda]

Change of speed limit is marked, Trev, in both France and Spain, and you get about 100m notice of the hump that will launch you into space if you don't slow down; in France, you will often see signs such as '7 Passages Succesifs' at the start of a series of zebra crossings on a main road. I have the satnav set to warn of any excess of the speed limit by way of a warning 'bing' to avoid the bigger warning of a camera flash or the illumination of pursuing blue lights, because getting a speeding ticket would really ruin the trip for me

Steve

Only starting to mark roads here and a colour band on tarmac, i got snapped 2 years back up antrim coast and the 30 on a pole hidden in the hedge, then again i left this at home

 

[Geek]

This new, stricter set of french laws against speeding seems to have slipped under the wire in terms of broadcast.
Became enforceable 29th December, perhaps a strengthening of existing powers?

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-15446385/Drivers-31mph-speed-limit-France-criminal-proceedings-new-rules.html

Davy

How does that differ from our points system?

 

[colinm]

How does that differ from our points system?

At present a speeding fine in France has little affect in UK, however a criminal conviction can have consequences.

 

[trevskoda]

At present a speeding fine in France has little affect in UK, however a criminal conviction can have consequences.

There are criminals and murders running our streets here for years and police dont touch them, why would they chase up a conviction from france.
Mind you no mission of going back would make you pay up if allowed.

 

[colinm]

There are criminals and murders running our streets here for years and police dont touch them, why would they chase up a conviction from france.
Mind you no mission of going back would make you pay up if allowed.

Every 5 years I have a criminal records check, including any from abroad.

 

[trevskoda]

Every 5 years I have a criminal records check, including any from abroad.

Big brother is watching you.