Driving in France

[Subyland]

I have just read in the French press that as of 1st Jan this year, an agreement between France and the UK has made it possible for you to get points on your licence for offences comitted in France. You would still pay the fine to the French authorities but DVLA will be informed of your offence and apply the revelant penalty points.
Interesting to say the least when you know how the speed cameras system is run in France and when you bare in mind that not so long ago France was found guilty of breaching the Human Rights Act with regards to their so called appeal procedure against speeding fines...

 

[imadoofus]

A couple of years back, I averaged 107mph (170kmh, against a limit of 130) between Toulouse and Nantes - around 350miles - and none of the toll booths on the autoroute caught me...



PJ

 

[wobbly]

Pity I used to enjoy going to France on my bike, and enjoy their great roads, of course I never speeded.

 

[Gollom]

No hding place!

May I ask where you read it please?

Thanks

 

[miro]

I have just read in the French press that as of 1st Jan this year, an agreement between France and the UK has made it possible for you to get points on your licence for offences comitted in France. You would still pay the fine to the French authorities but DVLA will be informed of your offence and apply the revelant penalty points.
Interesting to say the least when you know how the speed cameras system is run in France and when you bare in mind that not so long ago France was found guilty of breaching the Human Rights Act with regards to their so called appeal procedure against speeding fines...

Slightly off topic

We call it morse code ... the French call it driving. I wish the French would go easy on the honking. I presume that fault is not to be made against the person that warns the other party of impending doom and/or stupidity.

Abusive drivers are enemies of sleep and sleep deprivation is a crime against civil rights !

 

[PJH]

....an agreement between France and the UK has made it possible for you to get points on your licence for offences comitted in France.

Any mention of this agreement applying the other way round ? ie French drivers receiving points for speeding in the UK.
I suspect NOT.

 

[Swiss Toni]

Did you read it in the Daily Mail?

 

[Parrot of Doom]

Any mention of this agreement applying the other way round ? ie French drivers receiving points for speeding in the UK.
I suspect NOT.

http://www.safespeed.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11905

 

[plgibson]

A couple of years back, I averaged 107mph (170kmh, against a limit of 130) between Toulouse and Nantes - around 350miles - and none of the toll booths on the autoroute caught me...



PJ

The average speed between tolls is a myth. You are caught by traffic police hiding behind signs or on bridges between last exit and toll booth and radioing ahead. Much easir for you to stop at toll booth than them having to chase you.

 

[kikkthecat]

Did you read it in the Daily Mail?

Strangely enough it's here on "This is Travel.co.uk"

From the publishers of the Daily Mail

And from the Telegraph

 

[BonzoDog]

Since France introduced speed cameras the accident rate on their roads has reduced dramatically.
My wife and I were driving to Metz one weekend, a route we travel fairly often, when she asked "What's wrong?".
"Nothing as far as I know, what do you mean?" I replied.
"We are travelling at the limit and nobody is overtaking us." she was puzzled.
The problem has been that everybody has known that back in Luxembourg we have no such system and so transiters and locals have blasted around ignoring the limits giving us one of the highest accident rates in Europe.
Thank goodness that from sometime later this year we too will have speed cameras.

 

[imadoofus]

The average speed between tolls is a myth.

Not so. It is an extant system, and I know of at least two people (both French) who have been caught by it.

My point was just that I have not.

PJ

 

[ShinyF1]

On French automated toll booths - I have had the LCD dispaly scroll
"Levez le pied" or some suchlike words after a particularly satisfying run.

O level French reminds me they are suggesting I 'lift my foot'???

 

[Subyland]

May I ask where you read it please?

I read it in "Bourse plus", a weekly magazine.