Just got back from the annual trip to the south of France and back and yes, I was done for speeding again.
This time it wasn't near an airport or ferry terminal but was about an hour south of Le Mans. I'd just set off on the last leg of the journey home and was deliberately tying to keep between 90 and 100 thinking that that was a reasonable speed (virtually empty, bone dry Autoroute on a bright sunny day) but the local gendarmes still nicked me. They were going to charge 80-odd euros then decided 45 euros was enough. I was done at 155kph which is just under 97 mph in old money.
So the message is they are getting more and more serious over there about clamping down on speeding and not just in the obvious "let's bust the Brits as they sprint for the ferry/tunnel/plane" places.
Before anyone says anything I am not condoning speeding. I am just gradually getting used to the idea of getting nicked in France after 20-odd years of never seeing any attempt by the France to police speed on the autoroutes.
As for the car it just lapped it up. The 211 estate is just such a great tool to take a family there and back. As we didn't camp this year there was even plenty of space to bring back some wine. Left in the sun, came back to the sun totally relaxed. Great trip.
This time it wasn't near an airport or ferry terminal but was about an hour south of Le Mans. I'd just set off on the last leg of the journey home and was deliberately tying to keep between 90 and 100 thinking that that was a reasonable speed (virtually empty, bone dry Autoroute on a bright sunny day) but the local gendarmes still nicked me. They were going to charge 80-odd euros then decided 45 euros was enough. I was done at 155kph which is just under 97 mph in old money.
So the message is they are getting more and more serious over there about clamping down on speeding and not just in the obvious "let's bust the Brits as they sprint for the ferry/tunnel/plane" places.
Before anyone says anything I am not condoning speeding. I am just gradually getting used to the idea of getting nicked in France after 20-odd years of never seeing any attempt by the France to police speed on the autoroutes.
As for the car it just lapped it up. The 211 estate is just such a great tool to take a family there and back. As we didn't camp this year there was even plenty of space to bring back some wine. Left in the sun, came back to the sun totally relaxed. Great trip.