If you're caught speeding in France by an extreme amount, the Gendarmerie could confiscate your license and you wouldn't be able to drive in France for at least three months. If the car you are in is not french registered then you wont hear any more about it. Just use a satnav with speed display google maps has just added this, but Waze and others do it. Families can be fined up to 3,360 if speeding in France, one of the most common locations for Brits to be caught over the limit, with fines issued up to a year after the offence. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. As said, no points. What impressed me with France was the amount of paperwork involved. Not a big disaster. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page. The ten places in France where you're sure to be caught speeding "The speed cameras are painted, hammered or wrapped in something but five to seven days after the damage report has been. Currently, British drivers cannot be given points for motoring offences committed in France. I assume Ive been flashed a few times on the motorway but have never been sent anything. In built up areas, fines are set at 90 from just one kph over the limit up to 39kph over. French transport minister Dominique Bussereau will propose new legistlation in Brussels this week to stop foreign motorists treating their motorways 'like a racetrack'. 500K Speeding Drivers In France Caught By Private Camera Cars In 2021 Christopher Smith 5/10/2022 Privately operated speed camera cars have operated in France since 2018, and accounted. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Does it work the other way around. This means it's a costly business for them to chase after you. No points? Just a fine? Wasnt there a new agreement a couple of weeks ago allowing info and fines free movement across borders. A Mountain Bike Bedtime Story, With Joe Barnes, Pete Scullion, Canyon KIS & the art of taking pictures: Podcast, Back From The Dead: We Need To Talk About Jack, This topic has 32 replies, 30 voices, and was last updated. And although foreign motorists only make up five per cent of traffic on French roads, they are responsible for 27 per cent of all speeding offences. You are liable to a get a speeding ticket or fine if you break any of the recommended speed limits. This- if its uk reg then chalk it up to experience. Watch out for the Swiss ones. the fine is about 45 pounds which has to be payed within a certain time or the fine goes up. When is it raining, and thus the lower limit is in force? My record is 3 in a trip, only slightly over the limit on dual carriageways. AFP As a member of the EU, Britain had signed up to a directive that allowed member states to share the contact details. Genuinely got the impression they were enjoying their work that weekend. The thing I always grapple with is the 130/110kph limit on the motorway. France wants to install 400 of these turrets before the end of the year, mainly on side roads. You get a point for small offense. I could race through British fixed radars but dont. Some treat the motorway like a racetrack. What are they like on speeding these days? This happens to around 100 Dutch per year, caught driving at least 50 kilometers over the speed limit, broadcaster BNR reports based on figures requested from the French Interior Ministry. Brit caught speeding - Possible 4 years in jail! Youre unfamiliar with le code de la route, your reflexes all work the wrong way and habits are different. Wednesday 24th May 2017. By Ian Sparks for MailOnline Updated: 10:17 GMT, 7 October 2008. The worst culprits on French roads are the Germans, British and Italians, many of whom have a 'total disregard' for French speed limits and speed cameras, a transport ministry spokesman said today. @ deadlydarcy cant see that stopping em though can you? The transport ministry spokesman said: "Foreign drivers behave like the laws of the road don't apply to them. I'm A Celebrity 2022: 'Who's going to roast Matt Hancock now?' @scud, yes that certainly sounds very dodgy. Luckily 110Kph is pretty aspirational for my van on even the largest peage takes a geological age to get to the south! Do I get live updates to judge if Im speeding. A Mountain Bike Bedtime Story, With Joe Barnes, Pete Scullion, Canyon KIS & the art of taking pictures: Podcast, Back From The Dead: We Need To Talk About Jack, This topic has 42 replies, 29 voices, and was last updated. However, if you pay this within 15 days it's 90 euros. http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/overseas/radar-detectors-in-france.html. Nothing happened until the followig year when he hired another car in Italy and very shortly after returning home, he received two fines by post. This simple phrase actually has many different possibilities. Fine went straight to french hire company, who duly charged it to the bookers credit card. In the summer months, three-quarters of of all motorists pulled over for speeding on the 70-mile stretch of road are British. A Joe Barnes film is usually a good way to brighten your day. British and other foreign motorists caught speeding in France could soon see penalty points deducted from their licences at home. In town and cities fines are set at 90 for 1-39kph above the 50kph limit. Just home from a 7 day 2500 mile road trip around France. But there will also be no deal to allow UK license holders to drive in the EU, so you will not be able to drive there legaly. But if its a hire car you will be chased to the ends and then add a hefty admin fee from the hire company. The examples given are: for a recorded speed of 95kph the speed used is 90kph (95kph-5kph), and for a recorded speed of 140kph the speed used would be 133kph (140kph - 7kph (7kph being 140kph x 5%)). When speeding 1kph over to 19kph over the fine 45 and 20kph to 39kph it's a 90 penalty. On other roads, including auto-routes, they are as follows. The last report I saw said that there were discussions ongoing as to whether the UK are immediately excluded from that when Brexit happens or not based purely on the fact that we were members when we signed up to it and that that agreement was slightly different to the one non-members signed up to. It wont hurt you to write letter and directly state you are concerned that the cash fine may not have gone to the authorities. I honestly did not notice I was speeding. no condemnation or holier than thou comments about observation. Potentially the first actual benefit Ive heard of that could relate to me! I find that its sometimes hard to speed in France since drivers will break well before a speed camera and stay on that speed for at least another 2 minutes. Hire car in Europe fine in the post. I was in a Swiss hire car (hired from Geneva airport), so Im hoping it will be ok, but I wouldnt be at all surprised to be landed with a fine from the hire company. My French gf is paranoid about speed cameras and police, I would imagine that because she knows they will try and fine you of they possibly can. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. The Spanish are as bad, got done for speeding there when i was a column of traffic of about 8 cars, the difference was the other 7 cars did not have GB stickers on back. I have got LOTS to talk about this month at Happy Days! I would never mean to speed, but the fact is that I often find it hard to tell when the limit changes between towns and motorways especially beween Calais and Lille. If the same driver is stopped by the police for speeding, he will be fined on the spot (a fine. My Waze pings the minute I exceed the limit plus it warns you about police up ahead and i cant count how many jams its got us round. Especially since Brexit. Im heading over in a few weeks in our van (Renault Trafic). To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Do the UK authorities pursue foreign motorists? Nope. I have had two tickets from Switzerland, very efficient are the Swiss. Advantage women! . Hey guys sorry for the boring content of this thread, I tried to find the old one but after 20 hours of driving im pretty baked and just wanted a . In France the faster you are going the higher the fine. we are two weeks in. Getting a letter through the post from French Plod from a fixed camera? Sign up as a Singletrack Member and you can leave comments on stories, use the classified ads, and post in our forums, do quizzes and more. Speeding in France 100 times in twelve months . They still pull people over but with wide use of speed cameras the average speed in France has dropped dramatically. Reading into the October comments, does that mean that were in the clear if we leave the EU? UK number plate nothing. I advised him to pay them in case he ever wanted to return to Italy. If the gendarmes are really short of cash they head out onto the autoroutes on a rainy day and cruise along at 115kmh, and fine anyone stupid or ignorant enough to overtake them. On faster roads, including autoroutes, the following penalties apply: If police stop you, you'll be required to pay the fine on the spot. It makes for interesting viewing. Officials in the Gendarmerie for the Seine-Maritime region were on . This has always been on smaller local roads never on the autoroute fyi. I got flashed by one a couple of years ago at around 15-20kph above the limit on an Autoroute. The speed limits in France are somewhat similar to speed limits in other european countries. The standard speeding fine in France is 135 euros. Ive also had a white van drive right-up-my-*** and my gf insisted I slow down and move over and sure enough there was what I assume to be an off duty guy driving perhaps hoping to make some spending money. It is forbidden to carry any instrument that hinders the policework (radar warners, laser jammers, ..) If you get caught with this, the instrument will be confiscated, you will get a fine of 1500 and 6 penalty . Bin, don't go back to France in the same vehicle. Most of us, me included, will have driven at over the speed . 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